A Taste of Culinary Victory
Pan Seared Bison Tenderloin with Native Berry Sauce and Arizona Mini Green Chimichangas: These mouth-watering dishes are award-winning menu items created by Edmond high school students! Edmond Sweeps Competition Two Edmond high schools won statewide culinary competitions at the Ben E. Keith Oklahoma ProStart Student Invitational. Santa Fe (SF) won the Restaurant Management competition and…
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Rescue and Resilience Amid Bombing
Rex Ice: First Responder Rex Ice remembers the spring weather on the morning of April 19, 1995. As a career Army man, Sergeant First Class Ice was working at the National Guard Armory on 23rd Street when he suddenly heard a huge boom, and the ceiling tiles came falling down. “Our first assumption was that…
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Sports Photographer Makes the Big League
Gerald Leong is a freelance photographer for some of the biggest sports organizations in America: National Basketball Association (NBA), ESPN, and the College Football Playoffs. Ironically, he knew little about sports when he moved to America from Malaysia in 2016. A recruiter from the University of Central Oklahoma had visited Gerald’s school and intrigued him…
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Dr. Bob Palmer Painting Local History
If you’ve seen any historical murals painted on Edmond buildings, then you are probably looking at the art of Dr. Bob Palmer. Palmer started teaching mural painting classes at the University of Central Oklahoma in 1995. He has painted scenes in towns all over Oklahoma. His style is recognizable because his murals nearly always feature…
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Gower Memorial Cemetery
An incredibly significant historic site exists within the bounds of Edmond, but few people are aware of this American treasure. The Gower Memorial Cemetery, off Covell between Douglas and Post Road, is one of the few physical sites in Oklahoma that represents Land Run settlement by African Americans. Thanks to the collective efforts of civic-minded…
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On Tap at Frenzy: Trivia, Tunes and Tenacity
As Frenzy Brewing Company approaches its fourth anniversary in Downtown Edmond, Matt Conner reflects on his unexpected journey. Not only was Oklahoma’s craft beer industry in its infancy back in 2018, Matt could never have predicted that Edmond would be receptive to a taproom—but things started to fall into place. “The Patriarch had already proved…
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Getting Back to “the Calm”: Rachel Mor’s 3rd Street Yoga Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Rachel Lawrence Mor suffered from significant anxiety attacks as a teenager at John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City. Her reason for entering the high-stress career of an attorney only becomes clear as her life story unfolds—and she attributes it all to yoga. “I needed help,” Mor said, speaking in her strikingly rich, deep voice….
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Reduce, Reuse, REFILL!
Gena Money used to recycle so faithfully that she filled two recycle bins and half a trash can. At some point, however, she realized that she was still generating a lot of unneeded packaging. How could she reduce her recyclables as well? Julie Chamberlain grew up with parents who were mindful about repurposing household items….
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