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For those who have been to Shake Shack, how does Spark compare?

Just heard from the firm that handles PR for OAK and they asked me to post this correction (note that it excludes all the retailers that had been questioned):

This is the biggest difference maker about OKC.

I feel compelled to bring perspective to the crazy TIF and other taxpayer giveaways, but I also understand and respect that has been the way we have...

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I wonder if the long-awaited commuter line between Edmond/OKC/Norman might finally get fast-tracked.

My understanding is slalom kayak Olympic events are a done deal for OKC as part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

I’ve heard rumblings about also getting softball, but nothing solid. ...

I've never seen Nordstrom Rack, Sephora, Lululemon or Anthropologie on any proposed plans for OAK. Rack seems way too large and big-boxy to be a good fit.

I suspect the writer was trying to make...

In any event, it will be nice to have the arena substantially completed when OKC is on the international stage the summer of 2028.

I said from the beginning that we'll see several projects rush to...

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The previous stated goal was to be open by the 2029 season; it's now been moved up a year.

Comfort Dental is taking the lone remaining space in Mayfair, which is at the far north end of the strip that contains Michael's and just south of Domino's.

I believe there was also a window to spend the federal grant, so instead the money went towards redoing the plaza on the east side of the tracks and some other small things.

Yes, these things are not coincidences:

The revised goal for opening the new arena is June 2028.

The LA28 Summer Games open July 14th.

The NBA preseason doesn't typically start until October.

I think this is fair. People tend to look at some extreme outliers -- like a huge a manufacturing plant or oil company operating in a small town for a few decades -- as what *should* be in a...

I'll go by there and see what I can see. Can't find any social media for them.

That bar was always underutilized.

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Ooh, I hope they are going to take advantage of the big, adjacent bar space.

The interesting thing about small towns...

They generally continue to lose population even with the new "work from anywhere" model.


This is somewhat of a uniquely American problem because we...

Today, new paperwork was submitted to increase the remaining Devon TIF (#8) from $1 million to $4 million.

This may be for te new LED light system on the tower.

It concerned the material covering the outside, which is almost white.

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Thanks as always, Tony G!

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Tax cuts make it harder to fund anything, including education.

The best we can hope for is small increases which is never going to get us to where we need to go.

Yet, they are trying to cut taxes further, which shows you how much they really care about education.

Todd Lisinbee -- one of the biggest critics of SC -- has said repeatedly that Toby's death had nothing to do with the failure.

He also said he and others were told there were 3 years of funding...

The problem is that the smaller schools are the lifeblood of the towns in which they are located, and also provide easy commutes for people who don't have the money to go away to Stillwater or...

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The main complaint seems to be that they were given false information and assurances and then decided to leave other paying gigs to sign up with SC. They thought there was enough funding for a...