TEEMCO is moving employees into the Gold Dome, and they’re bringing the world’s largest salt crystal lamp with them.
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Back to the future
Fallin offends everyone,straight and gayOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin put the state in the national spotlight in 2013, but not in a positive way. Fallin, in her infinite wisdom, decided unilaterally that a federal mandate directing spousal benefits to same-sex couples in the military would not take place in Oklahoma. As a result, Fallin pulled spousal […]
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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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Crumbling Capitol
Oklahoma State Capitol Credit: Shannon Cornman That’s why they’ve been included on this year’s list of Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Historic Places. Preservation Oklahoma Inc., a private nonprofit, unveiled its 2013 selections April 10 during a presentation at the Capitol. Gov. Mary Fallin attended the event, thanking Preservation Oklahoma for including the Capitol on its list. […]
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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 […]
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Gold in them thar dome?
Credit: Brad Gregg Built as a bank in 1958, the building was saved from destruction once before by its former owner in the 1990s after public protests. The dome has lost a number of its tenants in the past few years, including the Prohibition Room restaurant and bar. Now, Bank 7 officials plan to hold […]
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Breast intentions
It’s not unusual for pregnant women to feel less than beautiful, and Oklahoma City artist Kelly Brinkmeyer was no exception. During her pregnancy in 2007, she channeled this frustration and killed two birds with one stone: learning to love her body while creating art — some nudity required. It was a hot July day when […]