Hundreds come to Okla Capitol for Women’s March
“We’re pissed off and we’re not going anywhere,” said Krystal Lambert. It seemed to represent the general tone of the 2018 version of the...
DDRC update – Omni Hotel, The Bower plans approved
Two projects significant to the rapidly-changing face of downtown Oklahoma City were received by the Downtown Design Review Committee or DDRC Thursday.
Omni Hotel
The committee...
OKC Quality Schools a mystery to many
A powerful nonprofit that controlled the founding and the latest actions of John Rex Charter Elementary in downtown Oklahoma City remains somewhat of a...
Humphreys back on John Rex Charter board after controversy
Kirk Humphreys is back on the board of John Rex Charter Elementary as of Monday night after being removed a few weeks ago.
After the...
MLK Day OKC – New challenges for next generation
The schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day stays the same in OKC, but realities for black Americans continue to change each year revealed...
Police focus on south side OKC to develop relationships
The body language of those attending the South OKC Safe grant kick-off meeting Thursday night changed when OKC Police Maj. Paco Balderrama started explaining...
Principal Sue Starr back in at OKCPS, but not Northeast HS
Late Friday Oklahoma City Public Schools announced that they had “reached an agreement" with former Northeast High School principal Sue Starr that would avoid...
Termination hearing for popular NEHS principal is Tuesday
UPDATE - 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 12 - After more negotiations, Starr is back as a roving principal to fill in for other principals...
John Marshall Bears honored for state football championship
It was “Go, Bears!” night at the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education Monday when the John Marshall Bears Football team and coaching...
John Rex parent groups divided at OKCPS board meeting
"We will have to reconcile," said Audra Beasley looking directly at a group of parents and other supporters of Kirk Humphreys, embattled board chair...
Village residents to vote on bonds, sales tax Tuesday
The City of The Village will have its first bond vote in history Tuesday, Jan. 9 for streets, parks and other capital improvements totaling...
Holt – “Not just running for mayor of downtown”
"I'm not just running for mayor of downtown," said David Holt. "I'm running for mayor of all of Oklahoma City."
And it seemed to sum...
Seasoned OKCPS principal will develop new John Rex middle school
John Rex Charter Elementary School continues on its march toward opening a middle school next year by bringing in a seasoned enterprise school principal...
OKC Council update – neighborhoods receiving new money
Neighborhood development in core areas of the metro received more attention in the Oklahoma City Council's first meeting of 2018.
Adventure District
After a year of...
These were our top five stories of 2017
Here are the top five most-viewed stories out of the 203 original, copyrighted pieces we published in 2017.
Most viewed story of 2017
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