Credit: Mark Hancock Turning tragedy into triumph, Midtown’s meteoric rise from the ashes occurred, in part, because of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, which killed 168 people and wounded hundreds more. The blast damaged more than 300 buildings over a 16-block radius at a cost of $652 million. “So many […]
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Bricktown living
Credit: Mark Hancock The $70 million development, located along Sheridan Avenue between Russell M. Perry Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard, will encompass quality and affordable housing, retail stores and a four-story private parking garage. Because the developers received $5 million in federal stimulus money, they have promised monthly rent for 39 of the 250 apartments will […]
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Weighing what’s important downtown
Credit: Brad Gregg Instead, the council wants to see the results of an ongoing market study to show if OKC even needs a hotel for the convention center, which will be funded through the MAPS 3 sales tax. The hotel is an independent project with no financing at this point. The hotel market analysis is […]
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Chipping in
Chip Fudge Credit: Shannon Cornman Chip Fudge makes his living in the claims and collections industry, but his true labor of love focuses on the restoration of historic buildings. Founder and chairman of Claims Management Resources, Fudge began restoring some of Oklahoma City’s historically significant homes and buildings in 1986, shortly after the oil bust. […]
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Lofty goal
Carnegie Centre Credit: Mark Hancock Many years later, Hatfield is working to redevelop the old downtown Oklahoma City library, which was abandoned in favor of a newer model in 2004. Her project, which began five years ago, aims to transform the 59-year-old library into the Carnegie Centre, a collection of 19 upscale residential lofts. Oklahoma […]
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The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Well, it left this fan with an unpleasant aftertaste. At first, I was uncertain who the doc was for. While it certainly is accessible enough for the uninitiated, those people aren’t likely to run across it or even be interested if they do. And since I didn’t learn anything from it, the already converted aren’t […]
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Boeing bucks
Credit: Mark Hancock On Jan. 22, the trust passed a measure to increase the amount originally put forth and another to let the city negotiate an amount for a second round of job relocations. Both require approval from Oklahoma City Council. In the summer of 2011, Boeing announced it was closing its C-130 modernization plant […]
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Building a Legacy
The estimated $6 million park, expected to be ringed with restaurants, will bring a different park concept to west Norman, which is dotted with small community parks that usually feature playgrounds. “This is not a typical park site,” said Jud Foster, Norman director of parks and recreation. “It’s an urban park, with an amphitheater, walkways, […]
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Term of art
Robbie Kienzle, the Planning Department’s former head of urban development, started in the new role last month. The post oversees public-art spending, which is required by a 2009 City Council-approved plan that sets aside 1 percent of construction expenses for public art. In addition, she will oversee the city Arts Commission, coordinate activities with local […]
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Status report
In an open house scheduled for Tuesday, city planners were to present an update to the public on the top 10 issues for each of PlanOKC’s eight elements, which were determined in public meetings in February, and attempt to narrow each list of 10 to about three, said Susan Miller, assistant planning director for Oklahoma […]