INVESTOR TAKES CHANCE ON OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
Anyone wondering why someone who was new to residential real estate would buy several houses in a blighted Oklahoma City neighborhood with plans to fix them up and make a profit hasn't met Zach Martin. - Kelley Chambers

TULSA LANDSCAPER TOUTS ADVANTAGES OF NEW GRASS STRAIN
It may not seem like much, a small plot of Bermuda grass being treated with liquid death. But this 2,000-square-foot experiment at The Village at Central Park subdivision will provide the first test for what one Tulsa landscaper believes could revolutionize landscaping in Oklahoma. - Kirby Lee Davis

SKIRVIN EARNS HIGH AAA RATING
The Skirvin Hilton hotel in downtown Oklahoma City has received a rare four-diamond rating from the AAA travel services agency, officials announced Tuesday. - Brian Brus

MENTAL EVALUATION ORDERED FOR STIPE
A federal court hearing on whether to revoke the probation of former state Sen. Gene Stipe came to an abrupt end Tuesday when a judge ordered Stipe to undergo a mental health evaluation at a federal prison in Missouri. - Ron Jenkins, Associated Press

BUSINESSMEN PITCH STATE ARTS SCHOOL
John Brock made his money in the oil and gas industry. But he told members of the state House Subcommittee on Common Education that Oklahoma needs to focus its next generation on a different industry: the arts. - Janice Francis-Smith

COURT UPHOLDS $17M SPRINT VERDICT
A $17 million verdict against Sprint for breaching its contract with the company's former bill-collecting firm has been upheld by a federal appeals court. - Marie Price