The rebirth of Manuel Perez Park has officially begun. Last week, city leaders hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the 27-acre park, which will span several blocks east from S. Robinson Avenue along the Oklahoma River. “The community has been behind this to get this recognition but also to work with the city to get funding, […]
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Hero’s honor
Nearly 30 acres of riverfront parkland will get more than a million dollars in upgrades and be named after a local war hero. Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation department is taking bids on the new Manuel Perez Park along the Oklahoma River. Manuel Perez Jr. was born in Oklahoma City and is a World War […]
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Flowering fiestas
Fiestas de las Americas 10 a.m. Sept. 29 Historic Capitol Hill SW 25th Street and S. Harvey Avenue historiccapitolhill.com 405-632-0133 Free International globetrotting can be expensive and time-consuming, but you can share experiences from several of the countries on the North and South American continents and even get a passport stamp without leaving OKC’s Capitol […]
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Manuel Perez Jr., along with Oklahoma Medal of Honor recipients, is memorialized in riverfront park
Manuel Perez Jr., along with Oklahoma Medal of Honor recipients, is memorialized in riverfront park.
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Fiestas de las Americas and Parade of the Americas are back for a 12th year
The event runs 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday in Historic Capitol Hill.
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Historic Capitol Hill’s ongoing revival includes improving the arts in the district
Renovations to structures like Yale Theater will usher in the next wave of change.
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Fiesta Fridays return to Historic Capitol Hill
This is the fifth year of the street festival that began as Taco Truck Tuesdays.
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New Capitol Hill Library site on track
The new library will feature a large meeting room, a children’s activity area, four study rooms and space for modern technology like computers.
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Fiestas de las Americas celebrates 10 years of culture in OKC
The 10th Annual Festivas de las Americas, a Hispanic art and culture festival, hits Capitol Hill this weekend.