Pennington and Dodson believe it is time to listen to neighborhood leaders first, then spend money how each area needs it.
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Volunteers descend on a west OKC neighborhood to make needed repairs to 10 homes
It is a sight more commonly seen following a natural disaster: thousands of Oklahomans descending on a neighborhood, pausing from their own lives to help rebuild a community.
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Q&A with Georgie Rasco, executive director of Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma
Georgie Rasco talks with Oklahoma Gazette about the importance of neighborhoods and the work of neighborhood associations.
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Commentary: Neighbors build communities
In our current obsession with building the next hip neighborhood, I fear we are so concerned with placemaking and shopping local that we risk forgetting the bedrock these redeveloped neighborhoods were founded upon, which is great people. In addition to those well-known community leaders, there are great people who work tirelessly and faithfully in community […]
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The Windsor District is on the rise
The Windsor District is experiencing a resurgence that heavily relies on diversity.
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PODCAST: Capital City talks the rise of the neighborhood in OKC
This week on the Capital City podcast, Allison Bailey, Ben Felder and Shannon Entz, a senior planner with the city of Oklahoma City, talk the rise of neighborhoods in OKC.
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OKC neighborhoods see revitalization
Many of OKC’s urban neighborhoods are facing a renaissance due to demand and public investment.
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City’s strategic neighborhood plan takes planning to new level
City planners are taking a strategic approach to revitalizing older neighborhoods on their way to being great.
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Correction
However, more than 700 Oklahoma City residents representing 254 different neighborhoods have declared their support for Cornett as he seeks a fourth term in office, according to Brenda Jones, spokeswoman for the Cornett campaign. Cornett has placed those supporters on a campaign panel called “Mick’s Neighborhood Steering Committee.” Cornett is opposed by Ward 2 Councilman […]
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Popularity contest
Although voters won’t head to the polls for another four months (the primary is March 4), mayoral candidate and Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid received unanimous backing from the OKC police and fire unions. None of Oklahoma City’s neighborhood associations have publicly endorsed Mayor Mick Cornett in his re-election bid. However, more than 700 Oklahoma […]