A Call to Create: Sydnie Banks Handbags
In 33 years, Sydnie Peebles has accomplished what would take most people a lifetime. Her luxury, hand-stitched handbags have graced runways and magazine racks around the world – the result of her tireless determination, incredible resilience and an innate call to create. “Growing up I was always interested in building, creating and making things,” Sydnie…
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Giving Back After Getting a Second Chance
At only seven years old, Luke Weeks felt “different.” Though he didn’t yet have all the words to explain it, the emotions he experienced were very real. “I felt like there was something wrong with me,” Luke said. “I had a lot of friends, I did well in school, and I had a good relationship…
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Nutts for Peanut Butter
Twenty-three-year-old Kaden Dunlevy is absolutely nuts. Those are his words, of course, and the only reason someone would launch a peanut butter company in 2024. But somehow, it worked. Kaden’s company, “Be Nutts,” is generating sales and grabbing attention, all for the love of peanut butter. “It started when I was really young, and we…
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Going Pickleball Pro
At 65, Moira Roush embodies the spirit of competition and passion that defines the growing pickleball community. As a seasoned tennis player who once played at the collegiate level, Moira’s journey into pickleball began seven years ago when her husband suggested she try the sport. “I wasn’t really looking for something new,” she recalled. “I…
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New Library + YMCA Facility
Readers, runners, and Edmond residents at large can look forward to a new library and YMCA location at 4701 E 15th Street. Or, more relatably, on the east side of I-35 next to Henderson Hills Baptist Church. The August 8th groundbreaking will mark the start of an anticipated 18-month construction process, landing the open date…
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Funding & Fueling Future Entrepreneurs
Five Edmond High School students walked into a May meeting armed with innovative ideas and left with a total of $16,500 in seed funding to turn their concepts into a reality. The event was Francis Tuttle’s third annual Pitch Night, sponsored by Stride Bank. Participants in the technology center’s Entrepreneurship Program present their concepts to…
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UCO’s Interactive Crime Scene House
Forensic Science Institute (FSI) are called to a crime scene, it won’t be their first. Yes, their experience may be with manufactured bullet holes and bloodstains, but the knowledge is very real thanks to the interactive crime scene house now in use on Edmond’s campus. The 1,600 square foot space inside the FSI building includes…
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Terrance the Octopus
For six months, nine-year-old Cal Clifford’s bedroom was gently lit by the tank of his eight-legged friend, Terrance. The California two-spot octopus passed on Earth Day in April, but left the light on – plus fifty bimac babies – to keep Cal company. The Cliffords first welcomed the octopus into their home in October. As…
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