Edmond’s Can’t-Miss Holiday Events
From carols to karaoke, Edmond is full of opportunities to celebrate the holiday season. Mark your calendars and message your friends and family – it’s time to make some merry memories! Edmond Ice Rink The Edmond Ice Rink at Mitch Park is open November 5 through January 15. Rent some skates – from toddler size…
Read More >Texlahoma BBQ
Leave it to a competition BBQ pitmaster with expert taste to level up the BBQ game in Oklahoma. Having lived in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, Brian Jones and his wife Jennifer sought to blend the best of the places they loved and bring Texas-style BBQ to the OKC Metro. Opening ‘Tex-La-Homa’ on Waterloo Rd. in…
Read More >LEGO Artist
If you give Joseph Kraham 140,000 legos, he’ll turn them into a masterpiece. For proof, check out the 96 square-foot mosaic of Mt. Rushmore he completed earlier this year. This piece took 1,000 hours to complete and is one of countless LEGO creations the artist has produced since launching his artistry in 2013. According to…
Read More >Coffee the Old-Fashioned Way
Looking for that coffee shop that feels like your friend’s living room? Then the Engles family invites you to visit their second home at the Last Drop Coffee Shop. Stan and Fiona Engle, along with their grown daughter, Elizabeth, opened Last Drop five years ago in a 1952 Howard Johnson Restaurant that sat empty for…
Read More >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 >Four Paws Play Yard
Every day is a new adventure at Four Paws Play Yard. Offering enrichment activities, games, and lots of TLC, owner Halie Parsons will lavish your best friends with the loving attention they need to thrive. A Fun, Safe Place to Play “The dogs who come here are treated just like my own dogs,” says Halie….
Read More >Running Wild Catering
Celebrating 25 years in business, Running Wild Catering offers an enticing array of food and drink options for gatherings of any size. Owners Debbie Lowery and Teresa Walters serve corporate and individual clients across Edmond, OKC, and surrounding areas. Delicious Menus for Every Occasion Running Wild Catering is well known for serving favorite comfort foods…
Read More >In Other Words with Dave
In the early-2000s I remember our development team staying late one night after work and wrapping everything in their project manager’s workspace in aluminum foil. They wrapped his chair, desk, lamp, monitor, keyboard, mouse, pens, family photos – everything. That was a memorable “Happy Birthday” gag. When I worked in auto design, I remember being…
Read More >Pondering Miracles!
With Christmas almost upon us I’m thinking of miracles, since the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is the Christmas miracle we celebrate. But what do we really know about miracles? Recently, I spoke with a lady whose grown son survived an illness which almost took his life. She called it a true…
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