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“A Healthier US Starts Here” bus tour will be stopping at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic on Friday to: ” promote disease prevention, ” offer medical services and testing, ” award prizes, and ” provide health information.   Sponsored by The Department of Health and Human Services, the tour coincides with the Oklahoma City Indian […]

Twenty years ago, Capitol Hill appeared to be in the final stage of urban decay, suffering a series of setbacks brought on by:” city planning, ” business relocations, ” unemployment and ” low property values. But from 1997 to 2006, public and private investments totaling more than $12 million ” combined with a growing Hispanic […]

Downtown is not likely to see a full-size grocery store any time soon, but city government officials are doing what they can to show developers and grocery store owners that Oklahoma City is a city of opportunity. Tax breaks and credits from the city could help entice developers as well, but in the end, some […]

Leadership Oklahoma City began as a one-day training program to talk about ideas, leadership and how to get involved. “It became something that people wanted to do,” said Greg Wheeler, president of this year’s class. “It’s really taken off ever since then.” What started out as 30 people 25 years ago has now evolved to […]

On May 20, the Chabad-Lubavitch community in Oklahoma City will break ground on the new Chabad Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning. Rabbi Ovadia Goldman describes the facility as a place for the entire Jewish community. Chabad of Oklahoma City already has purchased two acres on W. Hefner Road between May Avenue and Hefner […]

Oklahoma City has been one of America’s top 10 cities in fast-food consumption in four of the last eight years, according to Sandelman & Associates, a California-based research foundation.   The list shows what percentage of residents in a city eat fast food more than 12 times a month. Oklahoma City residents made this list […]

Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliot said his hands were tied by an “absurd law” and will consider modifying conditions for nursing home care for a man who was charged with murder. Man facing murder charge is in nursing facility   At a court hearing Friday morning, Elliot denied turning Earl Bradford Postelle over to the […]

Mayor Mick Cornett and Olympic champion Bart Conner announced today Oklahoma City will host the 2007 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Men’s National Championships May 9 through 13.   Contested at the CoxConvention Center, more than 800 gymnasts will participate in the eight-session competition.   Cornett and Conner made the announcement from The International Gymnastics Hall […]

Andrea Jones makes molds of her breasts, paints them and sells them on eBay to raise money to fight cancer. Although the process was awkward in the beginning, the end result was something she could be proud of. “It opened my eyes to fresh possibilities,” Jones said. “And when my mold actually sold, I thought, […]

University of Oklahoma Division of Landscape Architecture graduate students and Oklahoma Scenic Byways are partnering to give the city of Bethany new ideas on improving the section of town Route 66 runs through. The students divided Bethany into three areas:” retail, ” parks and recreation, and ” residential. The students then studied the areas and […]