Edmond Health & Fitness: Eat, Work, Eat, Sleep
The daily grind can put the human body and mind into a stressful state. Modern technology can cause Blackberry overload and Google panic before 5 p.m. rolls around, but take heart – there are many ways local businesses can help you reduce your stress level. Dr. Jason Block, of Active Care Chiropractic says stress comes…
Read More >ABANDONED
If there is an abandoned house, town, school, or abstract building in Oklahoma, then Cody Cooper and Justin Tyler Moore will more than likely be there, documenting its historical value on their website www.abandonedok.com. Cooper and Moore had other career paths lined up in the past –- Moore once worked for News Channel 9 as…
Read More >Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Gazing into the mirror, many men and women find their reflection no longer expresses their youthful spirit. Hidden behind the wrinkles lining their face, their eyes sparkle with vitality – a quality many now seek in small cosmetic procedures sweeping suburban America, one face at a time. On an endless quest to capture the fountain…
Read More >All Dolled Up
Remember your first doll? Well, if you’re a girl you do. Mine was Gigi, a pasty doll with straw-like orange hair and glassy blue eyes that closed when I laid her down. Today, dolls come with a change of outfits, multiple accessories, cars, cell phones, iPods and even careers. But what if you wanted to…
Read More >Couch Surfing
What if you could travel anywhere in the world, enjoy the ultimate tour guide, and drastically cut your travel expenses? Today thousands of people are having the time of their lives by “couch surfing,” a phenomenon of culture exchange and unique hospitality. These fun loving, optimistic travelers are ditching the impersonal hotel scene and bunking…
Read More >Audio Midwest
Turning Technology into Entertainment The robe-clad wizard with furrowed brow and flowing beard guarantees to work his magic on your own living room with the reassuring slogan, “Audio Midwest turns technology into entertainment.” A familiar sight on the business’s many service vehicles, the cerulean icon represents the company’s owners, Rob Clason and Matt Hall, the…
Read More >Edmond’s Citizens Emergency Response Program
Volunteers Prepare for an Emergency or Natural DisasterIt was a devastating sight. Families huddled together on rooftops trying to avoid the rising water; belongings floating away on what used to be normal neighborhood streets in Louisiana. Thousands left homeless in an arena that once was full of applause and cheers. Hurricane Katrina left people across…
Read More >Healing Steps
Rita Hernandez Heals from Orthopedic Surgery In the heart of Edmond lives a young Mexican mother working hard at her UCO studies and serving as an inspiration to others. Rita Hernandez grew up with her mother and brother in Mexico. When she was about 12, the family moved from Veracruz to the hills near Matamoras,…
Read More >Reading, Writing & Rooks
Ida Freeman Students Named Chess Champions…Again!Reading, writing and rooks. And championships. Those are things many students at Ida Freeman Elementary School know very well. In March, 39 members of the school’s chess team took top honors in three sections of the Oklahoma State Scholastic Chess Championships, held at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City….
Read More >“Google Adsense Guy” Joel Comm
A penny clangs against the glass of a fish bowl over and over again, once every second. And Edmond entrepreneur Joel Comm just keeps dropping them without a word. A penny a second. That’s how much money he makes, and with his book “The Adsense Code: What Google Never Told You About Making Money with…
Read More >The Triumphant Edmond Yankees
In the world of pro sports, the lure of big money continually pulls players from team to team as they look for the biggest payoff. Fans can be fickle, and a ride on an airplane is just another trip to work. But none of that applies to the Edmond Yankees. This baseball team in the…
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