A Dream Takes Flight

Friday, April 29 – Sunday, May 1 The Downtown Edmond Arts Festival is a celebration of art and culture in the heart of downtown. Over 140 artists exhibit their works, including booths filled with paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, and more. The artwork can be purchased or admired– there’s no wrong way to enjoy this event….

Ron and Valeria Loper specialize in smiles. Their Edmond-based online business, Little Loper’s, offers adorable fabric bows and other clothing items that bring joy to families across the country. Customers also find joy, support, and friendship through Little Loper’s thriving 60,000-member Facebook group.  An Unexpected Success Story The Lopers never planned to run a clothing…

Clackity, Clackity… Strum, Strum… Thump, Thump… Such non-glamourous sounds, and yet symbolic of the early lives of three local musicians: Kyle Dillingham, Peter Markes and Brent Saulsbury. Separately, they are significant musicians, but together, they form a band known as Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Road. They perform a blend of music that includes jazz, country,…

When Becky and Daniel Woodall began their non-profit foundation for deaf people in 2014, they never expected war relief to become their focus. Their efforts, however, are helping hundreds of deaf refugees from Ukraine to navigate and survive evacuation.   “The deaf are typically last in line to get information, especially in smaller villages,” Becky said….

When disaster strikes, search-and-rescue canines play a vital role. They can accomplish in minutes what might take hours or days for humans to work alone. There’s a shortage of trained canine-handler pairs, but Barry and Becky Switzer are working to change that through their nonprofit Ground Zero Emergency Training Center.  Prepared for Anything Ground Zero…