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More than $2 million was spent persuading voters to approve the MAPS 3 initiative, according to campaign reports. The latest reports filed with the Oklahoma City Clerk’s office show the Yes for MAPS campaign raised more than $2.025 million in contributions, with another pro-MAPS 3 group, Modern Transit Project, raising an additional $13,756. The majority […]

The Oklahoma City Council is expected to take up a new ordinance that could dramatically affect the use of signs throughout the city at its Tuesday regular meeting. A proposal has been put forth that would place new guidelines concerning the size, scope and operation of advertising and business signs. The focus of the proposal […]

Canterbury Choral Society will raise money for Haiti earthquake relief efforts when it performs 4 p.m. Sunday, January 24, at Oklahoma City University’s Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel, 2501 N Blackwelder. The dramatic effects of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, shook Judith Willoughby, artistic director of Canterbury Youth Choruses, into action.   “I can’t imagine how […]

, different council, city staff now has 16 years under their belt and really quite a bit of credibility and expertise,” he said. “As they get ready to structure this, it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with.” He did, however, caution against making the board too weak to accomplish the goals the […]

On June 1, 1980, an Oklahoman appeared on the first live shot of CNN, or “chicken noodle news” network, as it was called back then. Mike Boettcher, a graduate from the University of Oklahoma and a Ponca City native, took a chance on the network, which in its first stages was often ridiculed. Little did […]

Julian Gonzales turned to the most famous English playwright in explaining why he is comfortable changing the name of his well-known restaurant. “As Shakespeare said, ‘A rose by any name still smells sweet.” Obviously, there is a backstory. Gonzales is the owner of Casa de los Milagros Mexican Restaurant, 5111 N. Classen, which opened last […]

With another year down, we look back at the year that was 2009 in our great state, via this 50-question, multiple-choice quiz. Use your noodle to see how much you recall, for a chance to win a $100 gift card to any eatery in the Hal Smith Restaurant Group, which includes Boomerang Grille, Charleston’s, Lakeside […]

A man convicted and sentenced to death twice for a 1982 murder will get a third try to prove his innocence. A judge set an Oct. 18 trial date for James T. Fisher Jr. Fisher was first convicted and given a sentence of death in 1983 for killing Terry Gene Neal at a northwest Oklahoma […]

In his annual State of the City speech today, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett harked on the recent past with last month’s passage of the MAPS 3 initiative, but addressed what the city needs to accomplish in the coming years. “The last 10 years of this city have been incredible, but it won’t compare to […]

More than 400 exhibitors, vendors and experts come together this weekend for the Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show, a three-day showcase of products and services for local homeowners, remodelers and renovators. From Friday to Sunday, the event will fill five buildings at State Fair Park, 333 Gordon Cooper, said spokeswoman Kinsey Crocker. A rotating […]