Built in 1970 by renowned architect John Johansen, the building at W. Sheridan and S. Hudson avenues has been empty since it sustained significant flooding damage in 2010. Afterward, the Arts Council of Oklahoma City transferred ownership of it to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Groups such as the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American […]
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Fallin appoints Native liaison
The position was created after the Legislature eliminated the Indian Affairs Commission in 2011, but the post has been vacant since then in the wake of questions about raised its quarter-Indian blood requirement. The lack of a liaison between tribal governments and the state has caused some tribal leaders to complain that their requests and […]
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Wedding bell blues
Today, Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin are still fighting the state to make their 15-year relationship official in the eyes of the law. Their suit challenging Oklahoma’s voter-approved 2004 state constitution amendment barring same-sex marriage continues to wind its way through the federal courts. “Sharon and I are suing for the right to marry,” Bishop […]
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Parking plight
Credit: Shannon Cornman Since at least May, some business owners along the section of Western between N.W. 40th and N.W. 50th streets have protested against an alcoholic beverage permit in buildings formerly occupied by Fruiti Yogurt and Sipango Lounge. The issue also involves Cafe Nova, which sits across the street from the forthcoming restaurant, Cork […]
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Bomb threat
Nearby was a black padded box that looked like something in which one would expect to find weapons or ammunition, but instead held a hunk of streamlined hardware resembling a computer printer. As foreign as these items might seem to those not in law enforcement, they’re standard-issue equipment for bomb squad technicians. And that’s why […]
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Exchanging control
Among the most immediate concerns is the state’s requirement to have a health care exchange. Under ACA, all states must have an electronic database that connects people buying insurance coverage to insurance providers, as well as information about what federal subsidies are available to them. Failure to create an exchange by Jan. 1, 2014, would […]
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Howard’s end?
The current contract for Zoo Amp management and operation held by the Facilities Management Group expires in December. FMG’s successor is 3Horse Productions. The contract has been at the center of controversy for months, as FMG owner Howard Pollack, his employees and attorneys have criticized the deal. Pollack, who has had the Zoo Amp contract […]
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Shedding tiers
The proposed $252 million convention center was to elevate Oklahoma City from a lower Tier 3 convention site to a higher Tier 2 site, said Roy Williams, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber CEO and MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee board member. However, funding from the 1 percent MAPS 3 sales tax may not be enough to […]
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Positive predicament
Jim Couch addresses city council. Credit: Shannon Cornman The expected surplus comes from the estimated 3 percent growth the city will see over the next fiscal year following higher-than-anticipated sales tax collections in May and June. The City Council on June 12 adopted the city’s $951 million 2012- 13 budget, and it was agreed that […]
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Heated conversation
In a June 23 appearance before the annual convention of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Ward 2 council member said Anthony Shadid’s former employer, The New York Times, is partly to blame for the war correspondent’s death earlier this year. Ed Shadid told the Washington, D.C., audience that Anthony Shadid had a heated conversation with […]