okc BIZ won best magazine in the state, besting second-place Tulsa People and third-place Oklahoma Today. biz writer Kelley Chambers took third-place honors in magazine News Writing for a series on Oklahoma metro development. In Newspaper Division A, which encompasses publications with a circulation of more than 25,000, Oklahoma Gazette won third-best newspaper in the […]
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Second shot
The one-story, 11,000-squarefoot building, initially presented to OCURA commissioners in April, showed the brick building with an entrance facing south toward a parking lot. The back of the space would have faced the Bricktown Canal with a small patio on a grassy lot between two other popular eateries, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & […]
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Fueling station
As work winds down on the $750 million Devon tower, plans include restaurant and banquet space atop the 50-story building, along with a variety of dining options at Nebu in the adjoining garden wing. And yes, it’s all open to the public. Nebu opens March 19, and the full-service restaurant, Vast, and banquet space are […]
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Crescent Market closing Oct. 30
As recently as last week, Pemberton refused to comment on the situation. Early this week, he decided to announce the official closing date. Cliff Davis, spokesman for Crescent Market, said while this is the end of one chapter, it is not the end of Crescent Market. He noted that this is not the original location. […]
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Devon celebrates topping out tower
On Sept. 21, Devon officials joined with construction workers who are building the Devon Energy Center for a topping-out ceremony. The ceremonial final steel beam and a small tree were hoisted up to the top of the 50-story structure by one of the large cranes that have been a fixture on the skyline for more […]
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Red Hot Chili Peppers — I’m with You
And it almost didn’t happen. The band went on hiatus after its “Stadium Arcadium” tour wrapped up in 2007. Bassist Flea hit the books, studying music theory at the University of Southern California;, singer Anthony Kiedis was a new father; and drummer Chad Smith began playing with other bands. It looked like the Peppers might […]
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Urban instruction
As part of the MAPS for Kids program approved by voters in 2001, plans were laid for the Oklahoma City Public Schools to receive 70 new and renovated brickand-mortar school buildings in the district at a cost of $470 million. As the project nears its end, MAPS for Kids Program Manager Eric Wenger said the […]