Local Eats: Opus Prime Steakhouse
Bill Wilson started at the top. His former restaurant, Nicz at the Top, offered great views and a quality dining experience in the iconic Founders Tower. A retired army colonel, Bill inspires loyalty among his team and accepts nothing less than best. With Bill’s son Billy taking the lead, Opus Prime Steakhouse opened on Oklahoma’s…
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BizLook: Align Interventional Pain
People with chronic pain have more treatment choices now than ever before. At Align Interventional Pain, Dr. Morgan Pollard offers innovative, simple procedures to help patients get their lives back. Safe, Effective Options “Recovering from surgery is no joke,” says Dr. Pollard, who had shoulder surgery herself as a collegiate golfer. “All the treatments I…
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BizLook: FlasHOLR Apps
Whenever Lily Jiang needed large items delivered, she became frustrated with the high fees and logistical problems she encountered. So she created a better option. FlasHOLR is a local, app-based dashboard that matches drivers with delivery customers. Affordable Delivery and Towing “We connect people who need service with people who own a big car, pickup,…
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Sweet Memories
Tonight, as I fixed a cup of hot tea—my evening calm—the aromatic smell brought back a memory of yesteryear. I was sixteen years old and in the hospital for the first time ever. Pneumonia. When asked what I wanted to drink for my evening meal, I requested tea, picturing a tall glass of the golden…
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Strawberry Red Velvet Cupcakes
Whether you love Valentine’s Day or dread it, you have to admit it’s a great day for food. One of my favorite V-day memories as a kid was waking up to a festive basket of candies, heart-shaped pancakes, and pink smoothies before school. I had no significant other and only a kind girlfriend to buy…
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Jordan’s Funny Socks
Film Title: Socks Again A 4-min comedy film written by 12-year-old, Jordan Black, from Edmond’s Deer Creek Middle School. 1st Place Winner, 2020 Will Rogers Film Festival, category 14 & Under. Film Scene: Grandpa, the late Paul Black, walks around the house, keeps seeing socks everywhere GRANDPA: “Socks again? Socks again?” Grandpa wonders why this…
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Oklahoma’s Hockey Pro
Matt Donovan made Oklahoma hockey history in 2009 as a college freshman when he helped Team USA earn a gold medal at the World Junior Championship. Twelve years later, he’s a family man whose professional hockey career has allowed him to travel the world—but his Edmond roots remain strong. “All my family lives in Edmond,…
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Post-Covid Fashion: Pick A Decade
We enjoyed working in our pajamas this year, but the end of that forgivable allowance looms as people return to the workplace. Men and women are looking in the closet to realize they’ve lost interest in their “old” work clothes or (gasp) they’ve changed sizes. A dramatic overhaul in clothing is upon us. After a…
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Renewing the Old Ice House
Every town has its legends and oddities. After a half-century of abandonment, the Ice House property near the railroad in Edmond and directly west of the Edmond farmer’s market is about to become a community hub–again. To understand the new concept, you must appreciate the old. The Edmond Ice Plant began in 1909, providing the…
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A Love for Language: Oui and Si
It’s never too late, or too early, to learn something new. The mind of a young child is a sponge, soaking up information that lays a foundation for learning. The mind of a parent can feel drained by the task of coming up with new and engaging activities. The needs of both can be met…
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Graeber Design: Custom Furniture
William Graeber’s first encounter with woodworking came with a bit of teenage angst and reluctance. What he thought would be an opportunity for a mid day goof-off, wood shop class at Edmond North provided a different kind of escape for William. The teacher sat him down, put tools in his hands, and William’s artistic inclinations…
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In Other Words With Dave – February 2021
If you’ve been following along, in 2019 I got married to a wonderful lady named Alison. While we dated, we traveled a lot. Dined out a lot. Took motorcycle trips. Zipped around in a little sportscar she suggested I purchase (I didn’t even know I liked convertibles). We got married on a beautiful beach in…
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Ask Edmond: Who has been your greatest mentor and what did they teach you?
“Who has been your greatest mentor and what did they teach you?
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