City council members brought forth resolutions to acknowledge the historic and cultural significance of two properties. One resolution was approved, bringing two organizations together in compromise, while the other was deferred for a month. Merging support After being deferred three times, Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice’s resolution on Brockway Center and Child Abuse Response and […]
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House rules
Oklahoma City council members addressed issues of home-sharing Sept. 25 amid a crowd of advocates and adversaries. Community members from historic neighborhoods Edgemere Park and Heritage Hills requested amendments to a city ordinance that, if passed, would allow for home sharing businesses throughout the city to operate with relative ease. The amendments would, in theory, […]
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Braum’s application to rezone a portion of Classen Circle to make way for a new location is in limbo.
Braum’s application to rezone a portion of Classen Circle to make way for a new location is in limbo.
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A Springfield, Missouri, concept makes Oklahoma City its new home
The Flea OKC is a new dive bar that immerses customers in history and nostalgia.
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Chicken-Fried News: Golden opportunities
The iconic Gold Dome building is on the market yet again.
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Saving Gold
The Gold Dome, which once housed a bank at N.W. 23rd Street and Classen Boulevard, will become the new headquarters for a national environmental consulting and engineering firm. TEEMCO, which is based in Edmond and has 65 employees, purchased the building from developer David Box for an undisclosed sum. “TEEMCO believes the Route 66 iconic […]
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Stay golden
“I really thought there would be a lot more bidders,” Box said, who purchased the building with an $800,000 bid. Former owner Irene Lam had owed Bank 7, the lender, more than $771,000 on the landmark structure. Box, no stranger to the area, has an ownership stake in several properties along N.W. 23rd, including the […]