Oklahoma City, In the Press

[Laramie]

WinStar World Casino:

Are there non-smoking areas? Yes. WinStar World Hotel is non-smoking, as well as the WinStar Convention Center.

Within the casino itself, the Poker Room, RIO Gaming Plaza, New York Gaming Plaza, and a section of the Rome Gaming Plaza, and all dining establishments are non-smoking areas.

[Swake]

WinStar World Casino:

Are there non-smoking areas? Yes. WinStar World Hotel is non-smoking, as well as the WinStar Convention Center.

Within the casino itself, the Poker Room, RIO Gaming Plaza, New York Gaming Plaza, and a section of the Rome Gaming Plaza, and all dining establishments are non-smoking areas.

[TheTravellers]

Laramie was replying to the posts about smoking rates in OK being higher and they're all in the casinos.

[Laramie]

OKC Thunder Wants to Have 'Real Home Court Advantage Again' - https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...in/ar-AA1hpzHl

Home court advantage is a very real thing. These young players will rally behind a good crowd, and bringing energy on a nightly basis will be much easier if fans truly support and bring the noise.

[ditm4567]

Wonder how long this will stay in the news.... https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news...r/71076992007/

[Teo9969]

Wonder how long this will stay in the news.... https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news...r/71076992007/

It's behind a paywall... what's the gist?

[LocoAko]

It's behind a paywall... what's the gist?

It is about this: https://apnews.com/article/judge-cel...34100307afad39

...which, while interesting, is about a judge in Lincoln County, so I'm not sure how it even relates to OKC.

[Mississippi Blues]

It is about this: https://apnews.com/article/judge-cel...34100307afad39

...which, while interesting, is about a judge in Lincoln County, so I'm not sure how it even relates to OKC.

I read the AP article yesterday and I thought it said Oklahoma County, I don’t recall reading anything about Chandler or Lincoln County. Seems like they would’ve clarified if anything was added or corrected though. I could always just be misremembering.

[catcherinthewry]

https://www.southernliving.com/best-...14b10001967827

[Bowser214]

Free good publicity never hurts! Great article!

[progressiveboy]

Good PR article for OKC!

[FighttheGoodFight]

Ardmore Michelin plant closing. About 1400 jobs lost.

https://michelinmedia.com/pages/blog...icle/c0/a1319/

[HangryHippo]

Ardmore Michelin plant closing. About 1400 jobs lost.

https://michelinmedia.com/pages/blog...icle/c0/a1319/

Yikes. That’s a big one.

[chssooner]

Not sure what that has to do with OKC...it is bad news for the state, but I am sure Ardmore will survive. Hopefully the people are able to find jobs down there, or move up to OKC to find jobs.

[progressiveboy]

Not sure what that has to do with OKC...it is bad news for the state, but I am sure Ardmore will survive. Hopefully the people are able to find jobs down there, or move up to OKC to find jobs.

Ardmore has no choice but to survive, or die on the vine. Their government officials are going to have to get aggressive in getting new jobs/industry in their communities. They can also move to Dallas to find jobs.

[bchris02]

Not sure what that has to do with OKC...it is bad news for the state, but I am sure Ardmore will survive. Hopefully the people are able to find jobs down there, or move up to OKC to find jobs.

Ardmore will survive, but the loss of a manufacturing base usually means increasing disparity between the haves and have nots and a lower quality of life for everyone except for the rich. Fort Smith, Arkansas lost a number of their plants during the 2000s and it's sad to see what the town has become compared to what it was 20 years ago.

[SEMIweather]

Ardmore will survive, but the loss of a manufacturing base usually means increasing disparity between the haves and have nots and a lower quality of life for everyone except for the rich. Fort Smith, Arkansas lost a number of their plants during the 2000s and it's sad to see what the town has become compared to what it was 20 years ago.

Exactly. My first thought after hearing this news was that Ardmore's future might look a lot like Shawnee's present. Shawnee is still slowly gaining population, but no one would mistake it for a thriving community.

[Isaac C. Parker]

https://www.travelandleisure.com/the...review-8417803

[Rover]

OKC big bang for the buck in apartment rental.

https://www.velocityokc.com/blog/eco...partment-size/

[Isaac C. Parker]

Atlas Obscura included OKC in its Wanderlist of 2024.

https://wanderlist.atlasobscura.com/.../oklahoma-city

[Shortsyeararound]

Don’t forget the Furries school bill. SMH.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture...234948434/amp/

[Bunty]

Don’t forget the Furries school bill. SMH.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture...234948434/amp/

The bill sounds like my former state rep who said years ago at a town hall meeting that a lot of solutions are running around at the state capitol in search of problems to solve. The legislator, Justin Humphrey, who sponsors that bill comes from very tiny Lane, OK, in the southeast rural part of the state, which, I think, explains his thinking as well as his constituents. For all we know he may be going by false rumors that are far from the truth.

Since 2020 Humphrey has run unopposed for reelection. In 2018, he defeated the Democrat opponent by 68%.

If furries are really causing distractive problems in Oklahoma schools, then treat it the old-fashioned way. Send them to the principal's office!

[Bunty]

Exactly. My first thought after hearing this news was that Ardmore's future might look a lot like Shawnee's present. Shawnee is still slowly gaining population, but no one would mistake it for a thriving community.

But Ardmore is a lot further way from OKC than Shawnee. Surely not very many people want to move to Shawnee just to commute over 30 minutes away to jobs in the OKC area. Why not live in Norman or Moore for closer commute for starters?

Unlike Stillwater, Ardmore doesn't have a behemoth like OSU to lean on to more than make up for significant losses suffered at the manufacturing level, so it will be interesting to see how Ardmore does for the next several years. Will being kind of close to DFW help?

[Shortsyeararound]

The bill sounds like my former state rep who said years ago at a town hall meeting that a lot of solutions are running around at the state capitol in search of problems to solve. The legislator, Justin Humphrey, who sponsors that bill comes from very tiny Lane, OK, in the southeast rural part of the state, which, I think, explains his thinking as well as his constituents. For all we know he may be going by false rumors that are far from the truth.

Since 2020 Humphrey has run unopposed for reelection. In 2018, he defeated the Democrat opponent by 68%.

If furries are really causing distractive problems in Oklahoma schools, then treat it the old-fashioned way. Send them to the principal's office!

Oh I agree. Lane has 215 people according to the census. I love when small town thinking "tries" to go global.
Two of our kids are in school and furries are not an issue, but I guess if 1 in town of 215 is, then it is an epidemic.

[scottk]

Mayor Holt met with President Biden in regards to the Annual Mayor Conference this past week.:

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa...n-202464837522