Neighborhood

Fall 2010 Home Tour and other Neighborhood Events List

The Updated List

Linwood Place Home Tour

September 26^th

1 – 5 pm

For more information go to: www.linwoodplace.org

Heritage Hills Historic Homes and Gardens Tour

November 9^th & 10^th

12 – 5 pm

For more information go to: www.heritagehills.org

Plaza District Festival

October 9^th

Noon – 10 pm

Features performing and visual arts, interactive art activities and live music.

For more information go to: www.plazadistrictfestival.com

Trolley Track Run

October 23^rd

Kid’s fun run, 6:30 pm; 5K race, 7:00 pm

For more information call 948-7295 or email: ktwebb1@cox.net.

Mesta Festa

October 9^th

Perle Mesta Park

For more information go to: www.mestapark.org

Gatewood Home Tour

October 31, 2010

Noon – 5 pm

For more information go to: www.gatewoodokc.com

Mesta Park Holiday Home Tour

December 4^th & 5^th

For more information go to: www.mestapark.org

Thanks to Georgie Rasco and Jennifer Meckling of Neighborhood Alliance for helping me fill in the Missing Dates.

Mesta Park is just north of Mid-Town.  Nestled between Heritage Hills on the East and Classen on the west.  One of the prettier streets is 18th which is on the route of the Annual Memorial Marathon.

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Homes for Sale in Mesta Park

Pictures out and about Heritage Hills. Heritage Hills is a neighborhood located just north of NW 13th.  These historic homes make for a truly charming neighborhood.  Enjoy.

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Homes for Sale in Heritage Hills

Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what kind of homes you will find in the Edgemere Park Neighborhood in Oklahoma City.  You can get a feel for the architectural style of the neighborhood.

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Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what kind of homes you will find in the Gatewood Neighborhood in Oklahoma City.  You can get a feel for the architectural style of the neighborhood.

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      I recently had the privilege of attending “OKC Moving Forward”, a panel discussion on the future of our great city.  The distinguished panelists were as follows:  Roy Williams – President, Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce, Janet Yowell – Executive Director, Edmond Economic Development Authority, Pat Ryan – OKC City Council, and Brett Hamm – President, Downtown OKC Inc. I will share the highlights of this discussion and provide my own take on what you and I may do to participate in the renaissance which is currently under way in our city. Read the rest of this entry »

Growing up several miles outside of a small town in eastern Oklahoma, I and those that I knew had an inherent distrust and distaste for any kind of gratuitous rules or authorities. We were country folks with a suspicious eye towards anyone trying to control our lives. But as often happens I grew older and began to see things from a different perspective. The idea of a Home Owner’s Association seems to resonate to our deepest notions of society, decency, freedom and collective rights vs. individual rights. To some there is no greater violation then to be micro-managed in the affairs of one’s own castle. To other’s there is no greater transgression then to have one’s greatest possession degraded by another’s poor behavior. These feelings about one’s home are at their root emotional and personal. Read the rest of this entry »