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Roses popular, easy to grow in Oklahoma
Roses are one of the most popular plants in Oklahoma gardens, and many are relatively easy to grow, especially the newer varieties like the Knock Out® rose. Roses offer color and fragrance in the garden, and many make wonderful cut flowers. If you have a garden, you should try your hand at growing roses!.
03/22/2012 | Comments 0From ‘Long Black Limousine’ to Elvis
That would change years later. For the next seven years, band members came and went. Finally, Black put together a group of musicians that have been with him for more than 20 years. They include guitarist Graham Pugh, bass player Rick Alongi, drummer Bob Gorley and keyboard player Phil Sapper, formerly of Harvey and the Wallbangers.
03/01/2012 | Comments 0Young artist generates new ideas for veterans memorial expansion
“This will not be done with any public money,” said Howe, an Air Force pilot who flew B-52s during the Vietnam war. “Each statue will cost $40,000, but this type of art puts us in a different realm. It will take us into the world of art, which opens new avenues for giving.
02/23/2012 | Comments 0Fleck and Flecktones to perform April 10 at Rose State
The extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo are touring to support their latest recording, “Rocket Science.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0Real Life
In my presentation, I told the club members about the importance of supporting their local newspaper. After all, we received numerous compliments about our publication and its new appearance, content and local ownership. In this business, compliments can be few and far between, so we enjoyed all of the positive remarks.
02/17/2012 | Comments 0‘General’-ly speaking
In fact, every night when he goes home, the general’s hat comes off – if only temporarily – and suddenly the commander of one of the most critical U.S. Air Force bases turns into father, husband, scuba diver and avid fan of New England sports teams..
02/10/2012 | Comments 0Longtime MWC fire department spokesman Jerry Lojka retires
Lojka spent 29 years at the Midwest City Fire Department and served in several roles, including firefighter, inspector, investigator, public education officer, public information officer and fire marshal.
His favorite job was that of department spokesman as he answered questions from the press, and conveyed important fire prevention tips to the public.
Real Life: Lojka will be missed at fire department
This week’s retirement of Midwest City Fire Marshal Jerry Lojka reminded
me how an effective and well-intentioned PIO does his job. During the
past 14 months I’ve discovered that he knows his job and he understands
the role reporters play in the world of news and information.
02/03/2012 | Comments 0MWC grad, Hudson to receive national awards
Midwest City School graduate Lester Claravall will receive the prestigious Lewis Hines Award for Service to Children and Youth during a ceremony in New York City on Monday.
The award will be presented by the National Child Labor Committee, which serves as the sponsor for the Lewis Hines awards...
Images of 2012 MLK Prayer Breakfast
Several hundred people attended Midwest City’s 15th annual Martin
Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast Monday at the Sheraton Hotel’s Reed
Conference Center. Featured speakers were former state legislator Angela
Monson, Oklahoma City police officer Paco Balderamma and Midwest City
graduate and current University of Oklahoma student Rodney Farrow.
01/19/2012 | Comments 0
April 14th, 2011
Midwest City gains Walmart Neighborhood Market
Crews began work earlier this month near Reno, Midwest Blvd.
Construction crews demolish the former Albertson’s building.
The retail giant purchased the former Albertson’s building at the southwest corner of Reno Avenue and Midwest Boulevard, tore it down earlier this month and is beginning construction on a new building. Crews have built a detention pond on the north end of the property, torn up the parking lot and will soon replace it.
The new Neighborhood Market is projected to be about 35,000 square feet, which is substantially less than the former Albertson’s store’s 61,000 square feet, according to Ron Green, Midwest City’s plans manager.
Walmart corporate officials have not announced an opening date.
Henson said the Neighborhood Market might provide other retailers with some encouragement on developing commercial sites in the immediate area.
“It might spark some interest in redeveloping the property around it,” he said. “I know a Walmart Supercenter will attract other retail users in close proximity, but I’m not totally
sure about a grocery store. There may be some retailers who will want to be around it.”
Walmart owns the property and building north of the new Neighborhood Market. The building once housed a former Walmart store.
“At this point, we don’t think Walmart has that property back on the market,” Henson said.
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The nearby land and building that once housed Target is now owned by the Midwest City Memorial Hospital Trust, which lists the city as a beneficiary. The former Target building has 120,000 square feet, Henson said.
Another boarded-up retail outlet, the former Hollywood Video, is located west of the Neighborhood Market.
It might spark some interest in redeveloping the property around it. Guy HensonHenson downplayed the affect the Neighborhood Market will have on the city’s sales tax revenue.
“That’s kinda the $64,000 question,” he said. “I don’t know if it will bring in new revenue or just move money around. I think (the effect) will be minimal. Mainly, it’s going to move shopping around from one location to another. It’s not like having a Whole Foods built in Midwest City where they’re offering something substantially different.”
However, Henson acknowledged the grocery store’s construction will generate additional sales tax dollars.
Neighborhood Markets typically offer groceries, pharmaceuticals and general merchandise. They also have a drive-through pharmacy and a one-hour photo center. Arkansas-based Walmart introduced the Neighborhood Market concept in 1998. There are now 183 stores in the U.S., each employing about 95 people.
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