Rendezvous Pizza
Two great cities with two distinct pizzas are now at home right in the neighborhood near Quail Springs Mall. No need to settle for either New York or Detroit-style pizza–now you can have both! Rendezvous Pizza is the result of Casey Klepper’s and Buck Warfield’s lifelong passion for pizza. Casey was born in the Bronx…
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Al’s: A Place for Collectors and Community
It was 1987. Ronald Reagan was President, Whitney Houston was topping the charts, and baseball cards were hot, at fifty cents a pack. That’s when Al’s Sports Cards opened as a hole-inthe- wall store in Edmond. Thirty-five years later, Al’s Sports Cards & Gaming is one of the few remaining card shops around—and a top-performing…
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The Bright Side of Blindness
If Hannah Dangle could offer one piece of encouragement to the world, it’s this: “you can do hard things.” And doing hard things is something Hannah knows a thing or two about. In her 23 years of life she’s overcome daunting diagnoses, and now is navigating total blindness. Hannah was first diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma…
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Off to the Races with Clayton McCook, DVM
On a normal Monday, Clayton McCook, DVM may see as many as 170 patients. The athletes he treats weigh around 1,200 pounds and can run up to 40 miles per hour. The Edmond veterinarian encourages Oklahomans to visit a quarter horse race at Remington Park to see his athletes in action. He says the doors…
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A Look Back: Unveiling Edmond’s Past
Eloise Rodkey (pictured) married Kenneth Rees on October 1, 1940 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma. Eloise came from a prominent Edmond family, involved in the flour milling industry from 1894 to 1972. The mill was one of the most successful businesses in early Edmond. The name Rodkey Flour Mill is still visible on the…
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Edmond City Center Complex
Edmond is making a $44 million investment in the heart of its city. The new Edmond City Center Complex will house City Hall, municipal court, a five-story parking garage and a gathering space to welcome locals and visitors there for business, lunch or leisure. “We’re a growing community, and our existing spaces are no longer…
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Farmers Grain Kitchen + Cellar
There’s no more fitting place than the historic Edmond Flour Mill to usher in a new era of regionally sourced cuisine. The downtown Edmond site, established in the early 1900s and later reopened as Farmers Grain, provided local farmers a means to market their wheat, corn, grains and poultry. As Edmond grew from a farming…
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Leveling the Playing Field
It’s one thing to talk about a problem. It’s another thing to build an entire business around fixing it. That’s exactly what Kevin McGuire did. Recognizing a startling shortage of female softball equipment, Kevin created Resilient SFBL. His company is now a licensed vendor for USA Softball, and multiple college teams across the U.S. “When…
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Tiny, Beautiful Gowns
Designer of dresses for little girls, Nancy Crum, found her sewing business taking an unusual turn last year. Suddenly, former brides were bringing their wedding dresses to her. She never dreamed a woman would be so eager to hand over her wedding dress, knowing fully that Nancy would cut the expensive and gorgeous fabric into…
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