The biggest health risk affecting certain communities is inequality. That’s what experts said last week during a symposium on northeast Oklahoma City’s lack of food security. Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice, along with a panel of three experts, discussed the various components that play into food insecurity at the event hosted by Urban Land Institute […]
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Chicken-Fried News: No violin needed
Attempts to challenge and derail State Question 792 were thwarted recently, and Oklahomans will still be able to enjoy buying full-strength beer and wine in grocery stores in October 2018.
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In Oklahoma City’s urban core, the question is where to grocery shop
In Oklahoma City’s urban core, the question is where to grocery shop. Two new projects provide an answer.
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Oklahoma Legislature passes bill to help eliminate food deserts
The Healthy Food Financing Act takes effect Nov. 1.
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There is more to State Question 792 than cold beer and wine sales
“Everyone selling alcohol is to be licensed through ABLE. We pushed hard for that,” Bice said.
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Turnip the beet
Akin’s crew BY: Shannon Cornman The stores were a pioneer in natural foods and supplements in the metro area. They also were one of the first natural food markets in the nation. Even as late as 1980, there were less than half a dozen such markets across the country, according to grocery market data released […]
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No time for wine
Credit: Shannon Cornman Brian Howe of Oklahomans for Modern Laws said he doubts the group can collect the 155,216 required signatures by the deadline. If the campaign is unsuccessful, Howe said, the organization will focus on 2014. On June 28, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the drive could proceed. Oklahoma law states that petition […]