The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is seeking regional partners for the HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant program. Announced last week, the program is designed to create economically competitive, healthy, opportunity-rich communities. Grants will be awarded competitively to regional partnerships comprised of state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and […]
Community
Posted inNews
Flooding forces six arts organizations to relocate, seek donations
Six Oklahoma City art organizations lost their offices and 75 percent to 90 percent of their property following June’s heavy rains and flash floods. Artworks, Carpenter Square Theatre, Metropolitan School of Dance, Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park were left homeless as water rose more than 5 feet in the Stage […]
Posted inNews
Bricktown leaders discuss new director, MAPS 3 and expansion of rock school
Remembering the past, building upon the present and planning for the future: This comprised the message city and state leaders addressed at today’s 2010 State of Bricktown. At the event, Jeannette Smith, former director of marketing at Penn Square Mall, was announced as Bricktown Association’s new executive director. “This is an absolutely wonderful time to […]