The bounty of cartoonishly ridiculous news stories that result from an internet search for “Florida man” is well known. At the time this was written, for example, the top two results were “Florida man caught with Trump-shaped ecstasy pills” and “Florida man attacked by a kinkajou [a South American raccoon-monkey] waiting at the front door.” […]
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House rules
Oklahoma City council members addressed issues of home-sharing Sept. 25 amid a crowd of advocates and adversaries. Community members from historic neighborhoods Edgemere Park and Heritage Hills requested amendments to a city ordinance that, if passed, would allow for home sharing businesses throughout the city to operate with relative ease. The amendments would, in theory, […]
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Home talks
The City of Oklahoma City is seeking to do what many other American cities have tried in recent years: regulate the home-sharing industry. It’s no easy task to write an ordinance that allows homeowners to generate extra income by renting their homes through Airbnb, HomeAway, FlipKey and others while also creating a mechanism to cut […]
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Cover Story: OKC residents are taking a ride on the app-based sharing economy
OKC residents are taking a ride on the app-based sharing economy.
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Chicken-Fried News: Equal opportunity
Next month, Airbnb will start collecting a 4.5 percent state sales tax from clients who stay in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma native creates online marketplace for space
Raw Space for Rent users visit Cindy Convery’s website to rent garages, attics, sheds, patios, backyards, gardens and offices.