He just had to find the land and someone with a similar vision to make his dream come true.
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Commentary: We need long-term road solutions
The federal government is driving us to a highway fiscal cliff, and, per usual, the road is paved with short-term intentions.
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Take a ride
Streetcar ridership hit a peak in 1920, when 25.5 million trips were taken on the city’s three lines. That worked out to nearly 280 rides a year for every resident in the city. The streetcar lines vanished in 1947, but a half a century later, the city is looking to slowly rebuild a rail-based transit […]
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Moving along
Mayor Mick Cornett The council meets Tuesday to discuss the route, already approved by two MAPS 3 citizen panels. It includes Bricktown, the downtown business district, Automobile Alley and Midtown. It will come within a block of the proposed 70-acre downtown public park with a possible extension to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. […]
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Boxed in
Box, a developer and owner of The Greens Country Club, said he has has few alternatives in connection with the sacred dome, which long ago lost its glistening golden look of yesteryear. His top options include the sale of the property or its demolition. Box is losing $10,000 a month on the old, vacant bank […]
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Banned in the USA
O. Louis Guglielmi’s Subway Exit (1946) When the topic of artistic censorship is raised, odds are that works cited include Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ or just about anything by Robert Mapplethorpe. The United States government, however, in that golden era of anti-Commie paranoia, arguably did the best job of it by the disbanding and dismantling […]
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At the top
But those who can steal a glance at the decor of the restaurant will find subtle design details and unique custom furniture. Two dedicated elevators in the lobby whisk diners to the top of the skyscraper. Those stopping by for a drink can sit at the bar or in plush cowhide chairs near the windows. […]
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‘White’ noise
The event is a celebration of the reinstallation of modern art into the museum’s Sandy Bell Gallery, following renovations. The staff thought White Denim was a good fit for such a celebration, according to museum spokesperson Michael Bendure. “We felt like it was a really nice way to complement the contemporary modern art,” he said. […]
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Breakfast for dinner
On Saturday, the museum hosts its 27th annual Omelette Party at the Coca- Cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E. California. This year’s theme, “Eggs à la MOD,” is inspired by the museum’s newest exhibit, “George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher,” a comprehensive retrospective of the influential furniture designer’s classically modern works. Local restaurants and chefs […]
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Jack Rowdy – Jack Rowdy
With red dirt, pop, ballads, gospel and hot country all receiving attention, it’s easy to see that Jack Rowdy (an Oklahoma City band, not a man) has studied up. Far from being a radio pastiche, Jack Rowdy infuses each of its tunes with enough muscle from the self-stated “classic rock and ’80s hair metal” influences […]