Coach Brooks Bartending, Midget Mexican Rappers, Sumo Wrestlers - All Downtown Tonight.
Please understand, I make no claims as to whether all of this is good or bad. It just is. The good news is the midget Mexican rappers and sumo wrestling are part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations tonight in a fairly dry tent at the Iguana Grill, NW 9 and Broadway. Thunder coach Scott Brooks, meanwhile, will [...]
Angled Parking on Broadway
It looks like the postcard had it right. Jeff Speck, you now have proof that angled parking did indeed once exist along Broadway.
To Jeff Speck: Yes, Broadway Once Had Angled Parking
It was, I admit, a quick answer that might have even been tainted by a bit of ego. Visiting with author and consultant Jeff Speck last week during a dinner with members of ULI, the discussion turned to Broadway and how ridiculously wide it is.
Speck, author of “Suburban Nation,” has been hired by the city to prepare a plan on [...]
I’m Stunned
Downtown is about to undergo changes that could arguably rival the original MAPS program. Developing ….
My Office Today
Had a tough day yesterday - I drove through 90 minutes of torential rain to Tulsa to cover the National Trust for Historic Preservation, caught up with a few downtown sources there, wrote and filed my story on old Phillips 66 stations, and then began my trek back to OKC. Driving back, the company car’s tire [...]
The new Chamber HQ and NW 4 and Broadway
A lot of the discussion today at www.okctalk.com is about the proposed new headquarters for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. And one idea mentioned, that I’ve not heard mentioned to date, is intriguing - why not create a grand traffic circle at NW 4, Broadway and E.K. Gaylord?
I suspect I know the answer. But I’ll [...]
Mr. Bates Goes to Iowa
I meant to write something earlier this week about Michael Bates’ recent trek through downtown Des Moines. His observations about the lack of development around the city’s arena is a caution to Tulsa as it celebrates the opening of BOK Center, and something that Oklahoma City should also consider as it looks at where a [...]
In Case You Missed It
NewsOk video on Sara Sara Cupcakes, which will open at 7 NW 9 this fall. The old house was quite dillapidated, but is currently being renovated by shop owner Toni Hoffman and block developer Steve Mason.
A very, very cool vibe is emerging along NW 9, where the Iguana Mexican Grill is already proving to be [...]
I Don’t Do Party Pics … But …
I guess it’s no big deal to share some shots I took last night during the debut party for Oklahoma Today’s all OKC issue at the new Iguana Mexican Grill at NW 9 and Broadway.
Have fun and spot the downtown players … my spottings included Greg Banta visiting with Mickey Clagg (now that’s a discussion I’d [...]
