For those not planning a week at the beach or a vacanza Italiana this summer, plenty of excursions exist that don’t require passports or layovers. Besides, wouldn’t it be nice to spend your vacation dollars right here at home?
Whether you prefer the as-close-tothe-house-as-possible staycation or the near-but-away-from-here destination, take a gander at fellow okcBIZ readers’ top picks. Read more

Oklahoma's liquor laws soon may be tweaked. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, with the support of University of Central Oklahoma, the city of Oklahoma City, Downtown OKC Inc. and Bricktown Association, hopes new legislation will quickly receive the governor's blessing. Read more

The Devon Energy Holiday River Parade will showcase some 25 decorated boats cruising down the Oklahoma River. Read more

This month, Oklahoma City received $30,498,716, a 15.49-percent increase when compared to the same month last year, which brought in $26,408,993. Read more

OKCBiz asked various local eateries to disclose their numbers of most served - or most used - items on a typical day. Read more

All but one of seven metro-area cities experienced increases in year-over-year comparisons. Read more

Allied Arts' biennial fundraiser, OPUS VI, promises to be everything but the typical fundraising event: no black tie, no formal dinner, no silent or live auction, no program, no theme. Read more

All but one of the seven metro-area cities saw increases sales tax collections for September in year-over-year comparisons. Read more

This month, Oklahoma City experienced a grand leap of 15.01 percent over the previous year\'s August collections. Read more

The board denied Preservation Oklahoma\'s appeal 3-1, allowing for SandRidge to move forward with its plans to tear down 300 N Robinson Ave. and 107 Robert S. Kerr Ave. Read more

Oklahoma City experiences its third consecutive increase after 14 successive drops. Read more

Chesapeake will provide up to $25,000 per year in tuition to each of the 17 scholars in the Chesapeake Presidential Scholars program for five years. Read more

Remembering the past, building upon the present and planning for the future were the points city and state leaders addressed at the 2010 State of Bricktown. Read more

All but two cities saw increases in year-over-year comparisons. Read more

Oklahoma City received a 7.68-percent spike. Read more