Oklahoma City ranked No. 2 because of a low cost of living at 14.5 percent, which is lower than the U.S. average, and a low rate of unemployment at 5.7 percent with the U.S. average at 8.6 percent Fifty of the most populous cities in the U.S. were ranked based on cost of living, rank […]
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Local radio celeb Ferris O’Brien has a name and party disposition that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. This year, he shared with the Gazette his take on the season.
Local radio celeb Ferris O’Brien has a name and party disposition that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. This year, he shared with the Gazette his take on the season.
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OKC student discovers butt music
Twenty-year-old Oklahoma Christian University music student Amelia Hamrick is the first to transcribe the tune. Bonus: She’s also the first to play it. That’s right, she’s the first to play a song that’s hidden in a centuries-old painting, according to a news release posted to the university’s official website. And she gets the humor of […]
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Smart start
There are more than 12,000 abandoned properties throughout the city, according to a 2013 study conducted by GSBS Richman Consulting. The report’s authors say vacant and abandoned properties can reduce real estate values by 12 to 29 percent, or an estimated $2.7 billion total loss to Oklahoma City. City Planner Matt Gabrielson said he and […]
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Hamm remains at helm
Continental Resources CEO and Oklahoman Harold Hamm received good news recently in the divorce case with his estranged wife, Sue Ann Hamm, Forbes reported. There was speculation that Hamm could lose 70 percent controlling interest in the company, meaning his wife would win a big chunk of that black gold fortune. However, in a Feb. […]
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Grody misconduct
Other than the pointed abuse of privilege in this case, it turns out the guy wasn’t even her attorney, NewsOK reported. It took three months for the sham to be discovered, but after it was, the inmate agreed to participate in a sting, Sheriff John Whetsel told NewsOK. Back in January, she’d contacted attorney Frank […]
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Up and away
The announcement came in a March 4 media release from Will Rogers World Airport. Airport officials, however, said it won’t be too many more years before the airport cannot add new flights or handle larger aircraft or even international flights with the airport’s current configuration and capacity. But airport officials have a plan. Mark Kranenburg […]
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Nice curves
Glimcher Realty Trust reported the $51.8 million buy of Classen Curve, The Triangle at Classen Curve and Nichols Hills Plaza on March 3. The purchase plan first was announced in Glimcher’s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results released in February. The sale is the latest move in an effort by the energy company to […]
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Gazette Poll: Big win, again
Two polls conducted prior to the election by Oklahoma Gazette and News 9 adjusted for the demographics of traditional voters in Oklahoma City elections and predicted that Cornett would carry 63 percent of the March 4 vote. Cornett earned 31,514 votes and 66 percent of the total. Shadid’s campaign, dramatically out-financed by Cornett’s campaign and […]
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OKC Film Club celebrates one year
Three silent short films will be accompanied by local musicians and a cinema art show, organizers said. It is free and open to the public. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Films run each hour, starting at 7 p.m. OKC Film Club is a community organization that presents free film screenings the first Tuesday of each […]