It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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Street fight
Opposition to initial plans for the downtown boulevard call a bridge counterproductive.
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Clifton Adcock
Controversy is dogging a future downtown boulevard as the Oklahoma City Council prepares to receive an update on the project Tuesday.
A Darling raid
Authorities arrested 17 people in a strip club raid Thursday night.
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Gazette staff
Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies arrested 17 people last night in a raid on a Valley Brook strip club. Authorities descended on the club, Little Darlings, as the culmination of a two-week undercover investigation.
High and dry
Tuesday's dam failure on the Oklahoma River is the third in a year.
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Clifton Adcock
As the sun rose over Oklahoma City on the morning of July 17, a strange sight greeted those walking or commuting near the western basin of the Oklahoma River.
Winging it
Purple martins seeking a rest stop on their route to Brazil find resistance in OKC.
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Mark Beutler
Purple martins have been a staple in our grandmothers’ backyards for generations. The birds have a long history with humans and are generally regarded as a welcome addition to any landscape. But thousands of the birds have descended on downtown Oklahoma City in the past several weeks, and are finding their surroundings anything but hospitable.
Living with character
Downtown developers hope to foster community with a thoughtfully planned residential component.
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Kelley Chambers
Few things could bring life to a stretch of road in an otherwise sleepy corner of downtown like a new apartment complex housing hundreds of residents. With construction on Level near completion, Richard McKown, the project’s developer, is finding that with 125 residents moved in and more on the way, N.E. Second Street is starting to wake up at night.
Attention, campers
Four Thunder Girls pay a surprise visit to kids at a metro arts camp.
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Sarah Lobban
Children at First Christian Church’s summer day camp program got a big surprise July 16 when a former camper stopped by with three of her friends. Helen isn’t just any camp alumnus. More than 10 years after her first time at the church camp, called Artworks, she is now a Thunder Girl, and her friends are also part of the elite squad of dancers in the NBA.
No time for wine
Proponents of allowing wine sales in grocery stores say it’s unlikely the issue will be voted on this year.
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Greg Horton
Despite a recent state Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for a petition drive to go forward, its organizers believe a state question to allow sale of wine in Oklahoma grocery stores is unlikely to make the ballot this November. State Question 763 seeks to give the 15 most populous counties the opportunity to let certain retailers sell wine in grocery and department stores.
Central suitor
OCU law school is set to move downtown with the purchase of the historic Central High building,
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City University School of Law is headed for downtown Oklahoma City, albeit not for at least a year. The school on July 13 beat out a bid by Oklahoma City Public Schools to buy the old Central High School building from American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
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Phil Bacharach
KOCO Channel 5 chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell is leaving the Oklahoma City station next month to do the morning weather at KXAS, the NBC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Vision statements
Through a unique camp pairing blind and visually impaired youth with those who are not, the sighted learn their differences are few.
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Moose Tyler
How would you describe blue to a blind person? How would you describe Chihuly glass or downtown’s Crystal Bridge?
Exit Stage?
It might be curtains for the Stage Center, now that the iconic building goes up for sale.
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Clifton Adcock
After rejecting two proposals to put downtown’s Stage Center to use, the nonprofit organization that owns the unique building has decided to put it up for sale.
Fallin appoints Native liaison
DOD agent Jacque Secondine Hensley named to position in governor’s office.
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Clifton Adcock
Almost two years after the elimination of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, Gov. Mary Fallin announced July 10 that she was appointing a Native American liaison to her office.
Room for improvement
Built for the sensibilities of 1960s consumers, the I-240 corridor is due for a makeover.
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Mark Beutler
A few months ago, Oklahoma City officials began a study of the area surrounding Interstate 240. The study included a 4 1/2-mile stretch from Crossroads Mall on the east, to near Will Rogers World Airport on the west. Calling it “a candid look at the most important retail corridor in south Oklahoma City,” the “Envision 240” is an in-depth report about how the area can be improved.
Wedding bell blues
A Tulsa same-sex couple hopes their fight for marriage equality will make it to the U.S. 10th Circuit.
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Clifton Adcock
Nearly seven and a half years ago, a Tulsa couple decided to file a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma after the government decided to prevent them from becoming married.
Getting schooled
A national program to provide high-quality education in low-income areas comes to OKC.
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Ryan Querbach
Teach For America, a national nonprofit that focuses on improving education for low-income students, has wrapped up its first year operating in Oklahoma City.
