Several projects are in the works for Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanical Garden that officials say will give people renewed reasons for visiting. Apart from three new animal habitat construction projects, the zoo is in the early planning phase of a big new exhibit. “We have what seems like a whole slew of projects […]
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Boom town
For years, residents of the John F. Kennedy neighborhood have dealt with loud explosions that cause their houses to shake and crack. Since 2013, they have reached out to Oklahoma City Action Center, Oklahoma City Council, the fire marshal and Department for Environmental Quality (DEQ) at various times. They still have yet to see any […]
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Tunnel out
The downtown Oklahoma City transportation hub will not feature a tunnel connecting Santa Fe Station to Bricktown, but the city will still enhance the existing connections for pedestrians. “The intermodal hub for Oklahoma City is a large project that included the remodel at the existing Santa Fe Station. It also included the reconstruction of a […]
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 15, 2017
How many? After the December 14, 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, tragedy in which 20 precious children and six brave teachers were murdered by a 20-year-old carrying a high-powered rifle and two handguns, I wrote a letter to the editor of our local newspaper. I wrote that the time was right for common-sense measures such as reinstating […]
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OKC leverages federal dollars to expand affordable housing options
The new federal budget plan puts those funds — and the revitalization they bring to the metro — in jeopardy.
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Habitat for Humanity builds homes meant to survive Oklahoma storms
Homes built to Fortified Home High Wind and Hail standards can withstand wind speeds up to 135 mph.
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Chicken-Fried News: Work slump
Unemployment in Oklahoma is on the rise, but things are looking up for workers in education, health services and construction industries.
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Chicken-Fried News: Luxury rentals
OKC is awash in high-end apartments, but that might not be the best news for middle-income renters.
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Chicken-Fried News: Construction crooks
A local builder suspects his peers have something to do with a recent burglary and theft at one of his construction sites.
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Oklahoma City-County Jail: Flaws were built into current jail, tax vote for new facility might come soon
Accountability. More than anything else, this dominates Oklahoma County’s elected leaders’ thoughts as they and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce ponder the possibility of calling an election asking voters to consider two jail-related proposed sales taxes.