New Zealand to Guthrie: A Bootmaker’s Journey
For Flora Knight, making cowboy boots from scratch satisfies her interests in old-timey handcrafts and beautiful artwork. It’s a career steeped in tradition, and Flora moved from New Zealand to Guthrie, Oklahoma in her late twenties to train under some of the most respected boot makers in America. “I love shoes, and the smell of…
Read More >Downtown Edmond Welcomes Walkable Living Complex
An aqua lounge, yoga studio, ‘bark park’ and communal kitchen are only a few of the features residents can expect from the multifamily complex currently under development in Edmond’s Railyard District. Led by award-winning developer, Milhaus, the $68 million complex will house 276 units. Its urban design and ample amenities make the development a unique…
Read More >Get Your Kicks at Edmond’s Cycle 66
Around 800 cyclists will embark this month on Oklahoma’s portion of Route 66, otherwise known as “the most rideable stretch of Mother Road”. This ride and its route represent a major milestone for Oklahoma tourism – cyclotourism to be exact. A Ride on the Rise November 2026 will mark the 100th anniversary of Route 66,…
Read More >Okie Grown Food Purees
What happens when an IT specialist, events coordinator and chef become neighbors? A brilliant food puree business is born, of course! Think smoothies, minus any chemicals or additives, with delicious fruit, veggie and meat combos in convenient 4-ounce squeeze pouches. Uber-organic (right down to the packaging), locally sourced, and naturally delicious, these powerful packets are…
Read More >Clifford Lewis: Atomic Veteran
Few people have witnessed the explosion of an atomic bomb, but Clifford Lewis distinctly remembers seeing the “explosion of color with a mushroom cloud.” It was 1962, and he was part of Operation Dominic, a series of top-secret tests conducted by the U.S. military. “I watched them drop the bomb out in the Pacific Ocean…
Read More >Three Lifesaving Numbers: 988
Lauren never struggled with mental health until the birth of her son. Looking back on the depths of her postpartum depression, she says a lifeline would have been a “game changer”. Though Kristen appeared outwardly strong following the loss of her mother, she was experiencing night terrors, feelings of purposelessness and a loss of hope….
Read More >Finding Success, Secondhand
Between the old, new, borrowed and blue, the ‘old’ was by far Lily Swindell’s favorite. The bride’s wedding was decked in decor from across the decades, all a result of her long standing love of thrift. From garage sales to thrift shops, Lily had long enjoyed finding treasures among the discarded items of strangers. Little…
Read More >Thank You, Amelia Earhart, an All-Okie Film
Award-winning filmmaker, Al Mertens, has just wrapped up post-production on Thank You, Amelia Earhart, a feature-length film made entirely by Oklahomans––perhaps the state’s first. “From cast to crew, it was nothing but us Okies,” Mertens said. “Our state had every ounce of talent we needed. Mary Buss is our incredible lead actress, our crew included…
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