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• Bricktown merchants, property owners in Oklahoma City say changes needed with Thunder Alley festivities May 23, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comAs the debate rages over the fate of Thunder Alley, Bricktown merchants and property owners say they hope that if it is continued that changes will be implemented.In what was the worst violence in the history of the downtown entertainment district, eight people were shot and a pregnant woman was injured in the minutes […]
• Previously sealed records show Remington Park has ties to company recommended to operate Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre May 22, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comA company formed two weeks ago as part of an effort to take over operations at the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre has ties to Remington Park and its owner, Global Gaming, a Chickasaw Nation subsidiary, according to previously sealed documents obtained by The Oklahoman.Oklahoma City Zoo Director Dwight Scott, in an inte […]
• Better Block OKC a 'coming out party' for Millennial Generation in Oklahoma City May 22, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER Business Writer slackmeyer@opubco.comIf one were to assign generations to the wave of changes hitting downtown Oklahoma City the past two decades, one might say that the original Metropolitan Area Projects plan was a last-ditch effort by younger Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964) to set things right after their older peers struggled with stagnati […]
• Bakery, bistro to open as first tenant in renovated Braniff Building in Oklahoma City May 18, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comSandRidge Energy and Good Egg Dining Group are teaming up to open a bakery and bistro that will be operate seven days a week and will be the “cornerstone” tenant of a renovated Braniff Building.Keith Paul, whose company also operates Tuckers, Cheever's Café and Red Prime Steakhouse, said the restaurant and bakery […]
• Oklahoma City Zoological Trust delays vote on amphitheater contract May 17, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER AND MATT PATTERSONThe Oklahoma City Zoological Trust on Wednesday delayed a vote on whether to negotiate a contract with a contested amphitheater operator amid claims the selection process was tainted and questions about compliance with the Oklahoma Open Records Act.For the past decade the Zoo Amphitheater has been operated by the Facility […]
• Hotel is ruled out for Oklahoma City's former Lincoln Plaza May 16, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comPlans for reviving the former Lincoln Plaza no longer include reopening it as a hotel, and it could end up being converted into housing or offices.David Box, attorney for developer Richard Tanenbaum, reported to the Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday the property is again being eyed as potential housing.“What we're […]
• OKC Pride festival moves to Film Row in Oklahoma City May 15, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER Business Writer slackmeyer@opubco.comIt may be of some note, historically, that this weekend a community that city leaders kept at a distance have the unanimous backing of City Hall as it prepares to host its annual festival in an area of town that also was ignored just a decade ago.Such is the case as the city's gay and lesbian commu […]
• Greater Oklahoma City Chamber executive announces resignation May 11, 2012
  FROM STAFF REPORTSRobin Roberts Krieger, an executive at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber who helped guide the recruitment of Boeing and other employers, is resigning in June to pursue other career interests.Krieger, executive vice president of economic development, began working with the chamber in August 2004.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Negotiations over Oklahoma City's Stage Center stall May 10, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comNegotiations have hit an impasse between a group wanting to convert Stage Center into a children's museum and the theater's owner, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.Both sides confirmed this week that they could not reach an agreement over a request by Children's Museum of Oklahoma City to pay the f […]
• Downtown Tulsa transformation is under way May 8, 2012
  BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comEight years ago, a mysterious pair of investors — Henry Kaufman and Maurice Kanbar — swept into Tulsa and bought one-third of downtown.Read more on NewsOK.com […]