All The News About MAPS 3

This on-going article was first published on October 26 and is current through November 13, 2009. It will eventually be filled with articles beginning in mid-September with updates through December 9, the day after the election and perhaps a bit later. As each...

About Our Principal Bee Watcher

Initially posted on October 20, 2009; current through November 12. With both credit and apologies to Dr. Seuss, it has been written,Out west, near Hawtch-Hawtch, there’s a Hawtch-Hawtcher Bee-Watcher. His job is to watch … is to keep both his eyes on the lazy...

MAPS — OKC’s 1st Successful Extreme Makeover

Below, two thumbnail images compare what is now called the Oklahoma River, earlier the North Canadian. At left is a photograph contained in Photographing Oklahoma 1889/1991 by Mark Klett (Oklahoma City Art Museum 1991) showing the then North Canadian River near Wiley...

MAPS III — The Actual Proposal Redux

This article will continue to be modified as MAPS 3 developments occur and more information becomes available. It was originally posted on September 20, three days after Mayor Cornett’s September 17 announcement of MAPS 3, and it was last modified on October 5,...

MAPS III — The Actual Vote

This article will be modified as MAPS 3 voting issues occur. The initial post was made on September 27, 2009; modified and completed on September 29, the 10:24 a.m. with various grammatical corrections after that. As expected, City Council voted about half an hour ago...