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Scissortail Park, Oklahoma City’s new urban oasis, had a successful opening weekend. Crowds enjoyed concerts, fireworks, food trucks, family activities and strolling through the great lawn. The park is the centerpiece that connects downtown to the shore of the Oklahoma River and brings residents, visitors and downtown workers to relax, grab a bite to eat, connect and enjoy our city.

Sitting on their blanket in the grassy shade of a sound booth, sisters Judy Fitzpatrick and Linda Farner were ready to rock Friday with Kings of Leon at the grand opening of Scissortail Park.

Chamber member Allford Hall Monaghan Morris designed the update to Social Capital, a bar and restaurant in a former transmission shop. CTB Group operates Social Capital, which also runs The Patriarch in Edmond.

The MAPS 3 Convention Center is approximately 65% complete. Currently, the exhibit hall's concrete is being poured.

For the month of July, the Oklahoma City MSA had an unemployment rate of 3.1% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Remember the cool "3D Fly-Through" video released last summer at the MAPS 3 Convention Center groundbreaking that had everyone talking?

Kimberly Meyers was still a block away when she saw the No. 7 bus depart the stop by Baptist Integris Hospital, leaving her to wait for the next bus 30 minutes later.

Mayor David Holt had a unique opportunity to showcase the city Thursday and Friday when mayors of Los Angeles, Cincinnati and other major metros met here for a gathering of leaders of Accelerator for America.