Lea Terry

A community’s historic buildings are more than just reminders of the past; they also connect generations through their shared experiences with these sites, said Daniel Carey, director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Southwest Office. “A community that loses its sites loses its memory. It loses a sense of place ” a place of […]

Many environmental groups are realizing that to ensure the future of their organizations and environmental efforts, they’ll need the support of the younger generations ” soon to be the community’s decision makers. NEW YORK MODELWIDE VARIETY The Nature Conservancy‘s Oklahoma chapter, for example, found that many of its members were older. Wanting to re-introduce conservation […]

As an Oklahoma-based artist, Chad Mount sees the city’s creative class growing stronger and more diverse. Now, he hopes Uptown United, a new performance venue he co-founded, will provide a platform for local artists who want to explore, experiment and blur the lines between genres and media. “Over the last few years, I have seen […]

Since its founding in 1916, Planned Parenthood Federation of America has focused on providing reproductive health care to low-income and underserved women. Changes at the national level, however, reportedly have raised some concern about what direction the organization is headed and what that means for the low-income women who were its original focus. RE-BRANDING EFFORTSGREATER […]

Looking at one set of indicators, one sees an Oklahoma that’s not only surviving the national economic downturn, but even thriving: Unemployment is down, the housing market is relatively stable, the economy is benefiting from a strong oil and gas industry. Oklahoma City was even recently deemed “recession-proof” by Forbes magazine. However, looking at a […]

After decades of “suburban sprawl,” Oklahoma City is seeing renewed interest in urban development. But this urban growth brings up land use and development issues, subjects some in the industry say are best dealt with outside the political arena. This is the idea behind the formation of ULI Oklahoma, part of the Urban Land Institute, […]

Oklahoma ranks second in the nation in generosity, according to a six-year study conducted by NewTithing Group, a philanthropic research organization, which released the figures in 2006. The state’s more than 18,000 nonprofit organizations depend on this giving spirit, but even with the support, heads of local groups say they’re not immune to the challenges […]

At the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma, Executive Director Georgie Rasco and her staff hear countless stories about the commitment of individuals and groups to improving the city from the neighborhood level up. To honor them, the alliance organized its first Good Neighbor Awards, held at the Oklahoma History Center on Oct. 22. “We get […]