Bright Spots

Homelessness and homeless camps are a complicated social issue and Oklahoma City is fortunate to have great service providers for this population.  In the WesTen District there have been challenges with homeless camps that are illegally situated and causing significant...

Did you know that OKC Ward 3 has been the home of the two longest consecutively serving OKC Council Members?  Jack Cornett’s day job was running the family meat packing plant, but he made it his business to work for the people...

Have you ever received a gift that left you speechless?  Castle Falls Restaurant & Venue’s proprietor Amy Rollins posted this in their social media.  Let’s remember to be grateful for the blessings and always look for a way to leave...

OKC Council Candidate Meetings for Ward 1 and Ward 3 elections will be hosted by the WesTen and Windsor Districts in January 2021.  The town hall format will be on Saturday, January 16 at Reaching Our City for Ward 1...

Cancellation after cancellation happened this year but you just can’t cancel Santa.....especially at Buchanan Elementary School where Portland Avenue Baptist Church, made sure that Santa had his annual visit. For two hours every school family drove through the school circle...

Even with all the challenges in the country right now, the WesTen District is grateful for so many things, such as: The faithful community board that continues to work to improve our areaThe many legacy (long term) businessesThe new LED...

Council Grove which is historically 3 square miles within the WesTen District has many stories and one of them involves Jesse Chisholm.  Yes, the Chisholm who the Chisholm Trail is named after.  Chisholm's trading post was in the general area...

OKC’s first purpose-built podcast production studio, Studio 7725, is in The WesTen District located within the 7725 Connect Campus on West Reno.  An Oklahoma native, Jackson Zerby is a Nashville trained audio engineer and has recently opened his studio to...

Dusty Hammack and his son, Zac, are using their Marking Tree Design business to keep it local, whenever and whenever they can.    The Hammacks unveiled their “elemental contemporary” furniture and interior design goodies three years ago in Oklahoma City’s...

In 1979, brothers Joe and George Gavula started an automotive service and repair business in a gas station by the old railroad tracks on Northwest 10th.  They moved to their current location of 4821 Northwest 10th 36 years ago and...