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The MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board will conduct its second scheduled meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. The members will receive additional knowledge on the projects planned in the initiative. MAPS 3 Manager Eric Wenger said presenting the board with background information is an important step in understanding […]

Scott Hamilton (not that Scott Hamilton) grew up in Oklahoma never thinking he would return. “I lived in New York for 24 years; it was just not in my thinking at all ever to come back here,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said that several things brought him back to Oklahoma. His husband wanted to return to […]

A framed photo of Martin Luther King Jr. sits near the window of Richard Ogden’s downtown law office. It serves as a daily reminder of a phrase Ogden likes to use. “We’re all in this together.” Ogden, who was recently appointed by Gov. Brad Henry to the Board of Regents for the Regional University System […]

A letter and fact sheet about teen sexual orientation and gender confusion sent from the American College of Pediatricians to public school administrators have been challenged as non-factual by two of the country’s largest and most prestigious professional associations: the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association. The letter and fact sheet were […]

Need a free bite on the way to work? Whataburger will give away free “Breakfast on a Bun” sandwiches for dine-in or carryout from 7 “? 10 a.m. Tuesday, in all of its 700+ locations, which include eight metro-area sites. The one-per-customer item comes with a fresh egg, choice of bacon or pork sausage, optional […]

At Thursday’s Oklahoma City Board of Adjustment meeting to consider Preservation Oklahoma’s appeal to deny SandRidge Energy Corp.’s plans to raze five downtown buildings, the energy company’s lawyer told board members the plan proposed should be upheld.   SandRidge attorney Frank Hill said that the company’s future home could be in committee members hands if […]

Oklahoma City Council will hold a workshop and meeting on transit issues at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, at Springlake Metro Tech, 1900 Springlake. Rick Cain, public transportation and parking director, and Doug Rex, Association of Central Oklahoma Government transportation planning director, will speak. Transit CEOs from Olympia, Wash., and Nashville, Tenn., will present via […]

You think your waiting room is busy? Starting at 6 a.m. on July 9, Remote Area Medical (RAM) and volunteer medical professionals will attempt to see more than 2,000 new patients for free medical care ” including general, dental, vision and select women’s services ” at State Fair Park in the Travel and Transportation Building. […]

The U-Haul Company of Oklahoma City is offering 30 days of free storage to city residents whose homes or businesses have been damaged by recent flooding. Plus, those needing to box possessions for storage can use U-Haul’s “Take a Box, Leave a Box” program, which supplies free boxes. “I hope this effort will provide assistance […]

Drive down almost any street in Norman, and you’re bound to see them ” bright blue signs bearing the name “VIRGIN.” These little blue beacons indicate that it’s primary time in Oklahoma. They’re nearly impossible to miss, and that’s what Emily Virgin is counting on. “It’s a conversational topic. It breaks the ice in a […]