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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously last week to repeal a 30-year-old ordinance capping the amount one can legally charge for an event ticket, while also creating a ticket-scalper buffer zone around Chesapeake Energy Arena.

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Talk about adding insult to injury — literally.

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Oklahomans sure are friendly, even to visitors who don’t necessarily deserve it.

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Lil Wayne is no Charles Barkley. The rap star, unable to get into the May 31 NBA Western Conference playoff game in OKC, took to Twitter to claim he “was denied by the team to be in their arena.”

News
Kelley Chambers
Big changes are in store for the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Even the front door is being moved, shifting from the north side to the southwest side.

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When Carrie Underwood appeared in concert in Louisville, Ky., last month, it made the night — perhaps even life — of 12-yearold Chase Kurnick. The enterprising youth attended the show with his parents, and brought a homemade sign reading, “Will you be my first kiss?” Presumably becomes Oklahomans are such nice people, especially in Carrie’s hometown of Checotah, she brought the tween onstage to fulfill his fantasy.

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Boy, the OKC Thunder sure does rub some music stars the wrong way.

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That scream you heard carry across the metro at 8:48 a.m. Dec. 10 was untold thousands of tween girls reacting to Chesapeake Energy Arena’s announcement that Justin Bieber had scheduled a local stop for his “Believe” world tour, for July 2, 2013.

Sports
Rachael Cervenka
Oklahoma City NBA fan Heath Kufahl lined up behind the half-court line at last night’s Thunder game against the Los Angeles Lakers as Rumble began his drum roll and the Chesapeake Energy Arena went silent as he released the ball and said his prayers ... Swish!

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Lil’ Wayne is officially returning to Chesapeake Energy Arena. This time, presumably, he will be admitted entry.