MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee members got a look at size estimates for the forthcoming facility at its March 1 meeting, as well as some of the potential sites. And without a “headquarters hotel,” which may require some incentives from the city for development, connected to a future convention center, the project may be unable […]
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Reece’s pieces
Filmmaker Mickey Reece may be his own harshest critic. In three years, the writer/director has used a handpicked circle of friends and acquaintances to make about a dozen movies around the metro. He’s lost count of the exact number, but that’s OK, as some aren’t as memorable as others. On their debut, “Le Corndog Du […]
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Thunder up!
That is to say, the Thunder changed the city. Now, instead of Charles Barkley not knowing where Oklahoma City is, he lampoons it weekly on TNT. Progress! The NBA’s arrival has energized the city, and no sector feels that energy more than the metro’s hospitality industry. Sure, one can snag a couple tickets from the […]
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Hey! Do this
snap this We all know that caterpillars become butterflies, but what happens after that? Windle Turley, author of “The Amazing Monarch,” a photographic chronicle of the monarch butterfly’s migration patterns, answers that question with his new exhibit, now on display through March 18 at Oklahoma City University’s Norick Art Center, 2501 N. Blackwelder. Admission is […]
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Head east
Owner/chef Yong Rucker left and daughter Sune Hawkins hold bowls of fried rice and beef bibimbap at Jeon Ju Korean Restaurant in Del City. When I first tasted the Jeon Ju Korean food at the Girlie Show in November, I instantly knew it was something special. The popular and crowded booth at the annual Oklahoma […]
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Bite Size
Family: “Wife, Sheeron, and children Jeremy, 22, and Bianca, 9.” Famous person you sound like? “George Lopez.” Special feature: “I am short, only 5 foot 1.” Biggest vice: “Working — 12 hours a day, except Sunday, when we are closed.” When hiring, I want: “People who are clean-cut, very motivated with good social skills.” Most […]
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Ward 5
GREENWELL David Greenwell, 56, is a certified public accountant and partner at Cole & Reed P.C. Greenwell said he hopes to represent Ward 5 in “a manner that allows it to be represented well and with integrity and be able to be a positive force in the continued development in Oklahoma City.” Greenwell said, if […]
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Ward 8
HEARRON Cliff Hearron, 74, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, is a parttime instructor of German and Russian languages at Windsor Hills Baptist Church’s Oklahoma Baptist College. Hearron said he’s running because he felt many issues are being neglected, including street and road repairs and police and fire protection. He said he would vote the […]
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Ward 6
The March 1 municipal primary is fast approaching, and among the four City Council races, Ward 6 is one of two races with more than two candidates. Ward 6 covers most of central Oklahoma City. Current representative Meg Salyer, who filed for re-election, has drawn two challengers: Adrian Van Manen, who is backed by local […]
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Ethics-schmethics
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission’s deadline has come and gone for filing end-of-year campaign reports, which shows who got paid, who did the paying, where the money was spent, and which Mexican restaurants were frequented by fervent anti-illegal immigration legislators on their campaign’s dime. Y’all got some ’splainin’ to do! The list of those who have […]