For the first time, an official at Buc-ee's has revealed the megastore is looking for locations in Oklahoma.




Buc-ee's has been expanding and typically locates along interstate highways outside major metropolitan areas. For Central Oklahoma that would most likely be in the El Reno/Yukon, Choctaw, Norman and Edmond/Guthrie areas.

From KHOU in Houston:

Buc-ee's confirms they're working toward opening 2 sites in Louisiana | Oklahoma is also on their radar
Author: Michelle
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Buc-ee's looking at Oklahoma
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2028 Summer Olympic games have formally announced they plan to move both the canoe slalom events (to our new Whitewater Rapids facility) BUT ALSO SOFTBALL!!



From the LA Times:

The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles are getting an extreme makeover, with organizers proposing changes that would shift basketball into the brand-new Intuit Dome, put a temporary swimming pool in the middle of SoFi Stadium and move softball games 1,300 miles east to Oklahoma City...

...Oklahoma City entered the picture for LA28 because it
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Earlywine Golf Club clubhouse will hold its grand opening on July 10th.




Press release:

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The community is invited to the grand opening of the Earlywine Golf Clubhouse, 11600 S Portland Ave, at 10:30 a.m. on July 10.

The new, 8,000-square-foot clubhouse features a full-service restaurant and bar called The Overlook Restaurant and Pub, patio seating with golf course views, a grab-and-go café, a banquet room for 200 guests, an event lawn and a 12-seat
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New Earlywine clubhouse to open
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Earlywine Golf Club clubhouse will hold its grand opening on July 10th.




Press release:

**********

The community is invited to the grand opening of the Earlywine Golf Clubhouse, 11600 S Portland Ave, at 10:30 a.m. on July 10.

The new, 8,000-square-foot clubhouse features a full-service restaurant and bar called The Overlook Restaurant and Pub, patio seating with golf course views, a grab-and-go café, a banquet room for 200 guests, an event lawn and a 12-seat
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New Earlywine clubhouse to open.
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After a long delay, The Hill housing project in Deep Deuce is set to move forward.


Density would be reduced with some free-standing homes, with the number of platted lots moving from 66 to 54. The exterior design will seek to blend with the existing townhomes, but the interiors and layouts will be a lot more like what you see in the Wheeler District.

Work is to start in 2025 and completion will depend on demand but the hope is it will all be finished by 2030. The architect is Common Works.

The Oklahoma City Zoo has revealed a long-term master plan.

From the zoo agenda:

On February 22, 2023, the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust approved a Contract for Architectural Services with SHR Studios, Inc., for Project No. MZ-0072, Master Plan for the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. The Contract’s scope of work provided for the development of a ten-year master plan with the following components: (1) improved guest circulation; (2) concepts for renovation of four existing habitats (Cats Habitat, Great Apes, Children’s
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Two huge mixed-use projects are moving fast in OKC.

OAK OKC is set to open this fall, with a hotel, apartments, Capital Grille, RH Gallery, Arhaus, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn and tons more retail and restaurants.

OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark will open next year with a massive outdoor lagoon, indoor water park, family entertainment center, hotel, and scores of restaurants and shops, all surrounding the First Americans Museum.