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Gazette staff
Oklahoma City Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid (pictured) will host a free health fair and town hall meeting on health care on Thursday at the OKC Marriott, 3233 Northwest Expressway.
Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Ed Shadid
A healthy start
Health care subject of Thursday’s fair and town hall meeting.
News
Gazette staff
Oklahoma City Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid (pictured) will host a free health fair and town hall meeting on health care on Thursday at the OKC Marriott, 3233 Northwest Expressway.
Walk this way
An online survey aims to help OKC officials determine where to put up to 70 miles of sidewalks.
News
Mia Cantu
Oklahoma City officials are hoping additional sidewalks will make the metro more pedestrian-friendly, but determining where to build them isn’t so easy. Among the goals of MAPS 3, the latest chapter of the Metropolitan Area Projects aimed at improving quality of life in the city, is the addition of 50 to 70 miles of new sidewalks.
Open books
The City Council passes symbolic support for increased transparency in campaign financing.
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council passed a resolution March 6 supporting any effort by the Legislature or the state Ethics Commission requiring more disclosure in campaign financing.
Takeover trouble
The city’s request for operators of the MAPS 3 senior wellness centers has generated little interest.
News
Clifton Adcock
Although the Oklahoma City Council has approved plans laying out two MAPS 3 projects, council members expressed concern that one of the projects has drawn little interest from operators that eventually will be needed.
We're honored
The state’s professional journalism society awards Oklahoma Gazette and staffers.
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Gazette staff
The Oklahoma pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists this year awarded Oklahoma Gazette as the second-best newspaper in Oklahoma, with Tulsa World taking top honors.
Redundant or relevant?
Consultants review Core to Shore in the context of MAPS 3, while a city councilman questions the study.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City Council last week approved a review of the six-year-old Core to Shore plan to develop the area between downtown and the Oklahoma River.
Puff-less parks
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council unanimously passed a resolution last week to discourage smoking in public parks and directing city staff to develop tobacco-free signage.
Street heat
OKC leaders are undecided about where to put a Bricktown entrance on a planned boulevard downtown.
News
Clifton Adcock
The picture of the boulevard that will replace the former Interstate 40 crosstown route has become a little clearer in recent weeks, as the state Department of Transportation made public presentations on the project.
Heated conversation
News
Clifton Adcock
Comments that Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid recently made about the death of his cousin, Pulitzer Prize winning-journalist and Oklahoma City native Anthony Shadid, are making national headlines.
Positive predicament
City leaders ponder what to do with an extra $1.3 million in the budget.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council is considering what to do with a projected extra $1.3 million in next year’s budget.
