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Read More >Lyric Theater’s New Apprentice Program
Lyric’s Thelma Gaylord Academy in Oklahoma City introduces a new musical theatre learning program for high school students.
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BUSINESS: All American Fitness Xpress
The season to get back into shape is here. The weeks of holiday celebrations are behind us, as are those pesky new pounds … literally. Edmond’s All American Fitness Xpress 24/7 provides ample opportunity to fulfill that New Year’s resolution to lose weight, especially for those with difficult schedules. Members of All American Fitness Xpress…
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BUSINESS: Computer Zone
For many of us, our computers are our lives. Or at least, they contain a large portion of our lives within their mysterious walls. Access to important files, photos and our connection to the Internet all rely on the proper functioning of what is, for many people, an unimaginably complicated invention. So when something goes…
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Before & After: Edmond Kitchen & Bath
When construction and design intermingle, Robert and Brenda Helms are in the midst of doing what they do best. Edmond Kitchen & Bath LLC and their crew have been renovating homes in Oklahoma for over 10 years. “When we first started, Robert and I had been doing work for builders and other designers. We were…
Read More >LOUISE: Hello Neighbor!
This cold January weather brings some “moving” experiences to my mind. Though my family is far from nomadic, we have lived in 10 different houses during our 45 years of marriage. Our first move came when my husband Carl and I abandoned our tiny one-bedroom duplex in Tulsa for a 12’ x 52’ two-bedroom mobile…
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HOME: Everything Must Go
An antique armoire. A half-empty bottle of glass cleaner. A worn pair of blue jeans. Cans of green beans. An old collection of dolls. Oriental rugs. Rolls of toilet paper. This hodge-podge assortment and more is what can be found and purchased at estate sales. “The craziest thing we have sold yet were military flight…
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Ask Mom RN
Before the invention of television, families gathered around the radio to listen to live broadcasts of music, drama, comedy, news and weather. Although technology has changed from ‘The Golden Age of Radio,’ live radio programming remains part of the American lifestyle. Tamara Walker, Edmond resident, unexpectedly found her niche in the Internet version of radio….
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SPORTS: Zabel’s Tug
College and professional sports programs across the nation have found a new way to build strong, unstoppable players, and the key is an invention by Edmond resident and former football star Steve Zabel. “The Tug” is filled with water and it uses inertia to offer a new spin on the millennia-old game tug-of-war. Disc-shaped and…
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ARTS: Tough Act to Follow
Few people can say they have their dream job, but Erin Spencer is one of those people. She is an actress who has appeared on the hit show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and played in several films and commercials. She has also been a magician’s assistant in Biloxi, Mississippi, a dancer in “Chicago the Musical”…
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My Edmond Outlook: Rumble the Bison
Name: Rumble the Bison Have you had a lot of free time this season? The off-season didn’t change my schedule much. I already work year round doing events and appearances. From birthday parties to bar mitzvahs, trade shows to school shows. You name it, I’ve done it. Married, single or just grazing? I feel like…
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Blue Nile
The phrase “silverware available upon request” printed on the menu is an indicator that the new Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine, 3209 S. Broadway, is more than a restaurant, it’s a dining experience. Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by eating from the same plate, even placing food in the mouth of another diner from one’s own…
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Taking a Stand
Jason Epps, owner and chief instructor at Pride Martial Arts in Edmond, knows what it’s like to be threatened and want to fight. He grew up in a rough area of Dallas and was continually threatened by classmates. As the only Caucasian in a gang-related at-risk neighborhood, Epps said he was the kid that everyone…
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A Positive Impact
What began for Catherine Godwin, as the normal task of grant writing for a local company ended up opening her eyes to an entirely surprising and disconcerting array of statistics. Those statistics screamed to the Edmond mother, “Do something!” and so she did. What Godwin learned was the impact of the number of Oklahoma’s incarcerated…
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Stop-Motion
Not long ago, a telephone was just a device that let you talk to someone who was beyond shouting range. A few waves of advancement later, many of us carry movie-quality video cameras (that also happen to make phone calls) in our pockets. Coupled with the advent of YouTube, for the first time in history,…
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Love Without Boundaries
Amy Eldridge believes every time a baby’s life is saved, the world changes for the better. Eldridge is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Love Without Boundaries, which helps orphaned children in China by providing medical assistance, nutrition, education, foster care and facilitating adoption. Based in Edmond, Love Without Boundaries works with more…
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