Project map key 1. A tentative concept for 134 acres at NE 50th Street and N. Lincoln Boulevard envisions a hotel, residences, office, retail, parks and trail. Officials are currently seeking developers to contract projects throughout the property. 2. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is currently building Liichokoshkomo’ – a multimillion dollar educational expansion. […]
Lincoln Boulevard
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Spokies to-go
If you’ve spent any time in downtown Oklahoma City’s flourishing Bricktown, Midtown or surrounding entertainment districts, chances are you’ve caught sight of the Spokies bike-share stations. Spokies is currently the only bike-share program in the city and has been operating in downtown OKC since May 2012. It has changed management a couple of times through […]
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City approves more TIF districts
TIF districts provide city with development dollars and aid urban renewal efforts but leave some skeptical.
Posted inFood & Drink
Claim steaked
Dianne Moentnish and Greg Gawey Photo by Mark Hancock That uncle, Jim Elias, was the owner of Jamil’s Steakhouse, 4910 N. Lincoln Blvd. The year was 1976, and wanting to sell the restaurant but keep it in the family, Elias helped his nephew purchase the venue that first opened on June 1, 1964. “My uncle […]
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Offtrack
In reality, it is going to be implemented in an area of entertainment and will probably have as much true transportation value as the “river taxis.” (Remember how they were to link downtown/Bricktown with the Meridian entertainment/hotel district?) According to letstalktransit.com, the closest a streetcar would come to the people around Douglass High School is […]