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Voters decide March 3 whether or not to pass a dedicated 1/8th cent sales tax for Parks & Recreation operational improvements.

Tags: Metro, Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation, parks tax, sales tax, Ed Shadid, MAPS, Pete White, Greater Oklahoma City Parks & Trails Foundation, park maintenance, Doug Kupper, Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanical Garden

Oklahoma City voters could decide whether to pass a new excise tax to fund the city’s Parks & Recreation department.

Tags: Metro, Ed Shadid, Eric Groves, MAPS, 1/8th cent tax, excise tax, initiative petition, city parks, Doug Kupper, Parks & Recreation, parks, trails, recreation, programming, Love’s Travel Stops, Scissortail Park, Myriad Botanical Gardens, SoonerPoll, neighborhood parks, special election, public transit

OKC residents favor voting for individual MAPS projects and allocating part of the penny tax for operations and maintenance.

Tags: Metro, MAPS 4, SoonerPool, Ward 2, Ward 6, Ward 1, James Cooper, JoBeth Hamon, James Greiner, Oklahoma City Council, city council, mayor, MAPS, Ed Shadid

Presentations and discussions on proposed MAPS 4 projects are set to begin this summer with a finalized package expected in early September.

Tags: Metro, David Holt, Oklahoma City Council, City council, mayor, MAPS, MAPS 1, MAPS 3, MAPS 4, SoonerPoll, Ed Shadid, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce

A third-party poll gauges Oklahoma City residents’ opinions on some MAPS 4 ideas.

Tags: Metro, MAPS 4, Oklahoma City Council, David Holt, Ed Shadid, SoonerPoll, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, soccer stadium, State Fair coliseum, Chesapeake Energy Arena, parks, homelessness, public transit, State of the City

Four councilmen want to reverse a decision taken by Historic Preservation Commission to protect First Christian Church.

Tags: Metro, First Christian Church, historic preservation, Historic Preservation Commission, Oklahoma City Council, Crossings Community Church, James Cooper, Ward 2, James Greiner, Todd Stone, David Greenwell, Mark Stonecipher, Ed Shadid

Oklahoma City Council’s two outgoing members are encouraged by the next generation of city leaders who will take their seats next week.

Tags: Metro, Ward 2, Ward 6, Ed Shadid, James Cooper, Meg Salyer, JoBeth Hamon, Ward 7, Nikki Nice, Oklahoma City Council, city council, city hall, city government

Oklahoma City Council is making decisions on the historic and cultural significance of two properties with long histories.

Tags: Metro, Nikki Nice, Stacy McNeiland, Jackie Gates, Sandra Finney, Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Center, CARE Center, Brockway Center, National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Ed Shadid, First christian Church, egg church, Okie Mod Squad, Crown Heights-Edgemere Heights Neighborhood Association, Preservation Oklahoma, John Malget, David Box, Pam Holt, Mark Stonecipher, Meg Salyer, David Greenwell, OK City Council, City Council, Oklahoma City Council, Historic Preservation Commission, James Cooper, JoBeth Hamon, Jewel Box Theatre

If First Christian Church is not declared a historic landmark, the building could face demolition upon sale.

Tags: Metro, First Christian Church, Lynne Rostochil, Church of Tomorrow, Ed Shadid, National Register of Historic Places, Katie McLaughlin Friddle, Crown Heights, Edgemere Park, David Holt, James Greiner

A member of the city council says using its Oklahoma City Thunder suite at Chesapeake Energy Arena for free is against the law.

Tags: Metro, City Council, mayor, David Holt, Larry McAtee, John Pettis Jr., Meg Salyer, James Greiner, Mark Stonecipher, Pete White, Ed Shadid, Todd Stone, Lee Cooper Jr., David Greenwell, Nikki Nice, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Thunder games, Thunder suite, OKC Thunder, Thunder, William Burkett, ethics commission, Civic Center Music Hall, Mick Cornett, Thunder tickets

With Ward 2 councilman Ed Shadid deciding not to run for reelection, five candidates aim to fill his seat on the city council.

Tags: Metro, Suzanne Broadbent, James Cooper, Marilyn Davidson, Mike Dover, Tracey Halley-Terrell, ward 2, city council, city council election, ed shadid, Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City Historic Preservation Commission, MAPS 3, MAPS 4, Putnam heights, Jefferson Middle School, Oklahoma City University, Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority, COTPA, transit, sidewalks, public transportation, buses, streets, infrastructure, safety, education, MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board, OKC Bond Advisory Committee, bus shelters, bail bondsman, Oklahoma Bondsman Association, neighborhoods, Oklahoma City Council

Soon after her victory, Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice lost her job with Perry Publishing.

Tags: Government, Oklahoma City Council, Nikki Nice, Ward 7, Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company, Frances Kersey, Larry McAtee, James Greiner, Ed Shadid, Todd Stone, David Greenwell, Meg Salyer, Mark Stonecipher, Mick Cornett

Oklahoma City begins its search to replace retiring city manager Jim Couch.

Tags: Metro, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Manger, Jim Couch, Oklahoma City City Council, City Manager, Ed Shadid, Dianna Berry, James Greiner, Lee E. Cooper, Meg Slayer

Historic neighborhoods’ requests for home-sharing regulations shed light on past inequities.

Tags: Metro, Oklahoma City Council, Oklahoma City, Heritage Hills, Edgemere Park, Airbnb, David Box, Cameron Spradling, Eric Groves, Jim Hopper, Jeff Penner, Putnam Heights, Suzanne Broadbent, Ed Shadid, Meg Salyer, home sharing

The Donnay Building was saved from demolition, and now a bold plan will bring new life to the midcentury modern treasure.

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Donnay Building, Classen Circle, Greg Burns, Josh Thomas, Scott Mueller, Red Oak Properties LLC, Classen Grill, Wade Scaramucci, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, marijuana dispensary, The Drunken Fry, The Patio, HiLo Club, Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores, Lynne Rostochil, Okie Mod Squad, Charlie's Jazz-Rhythm & Blues Records, Ed Shadid, Classen Circle LLC, R. Duane Conner, First Christian Church, Founders Bank, Robert Alan Bowlby, Matt Donnay, Bruce Goff, Frank Lloyd Wright, Chris Simon