BUSINESS: Wilshire Pennington
Wilshire Pennington Wealth Advisors is a financial planning firm that focuses on financial planning exclusively for doctors. The company’s founder, Benjamin D. Kennedy III, having over 25 years experience as a financial advisor, realized that doctors get a late start in life, have large student loans, little experience in practice management and often a target…
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BEFORE & AFTER: Pools 2 the Max
Copper is quickly becoming pure gold to pool owners who relish the pleasures of a backyard oasis but have tired of the expense, time and work required to maintain sparkling water. For decades, chlorine has been accepted as the most effective and economical method of pool sanitization, despite its harsh, toxic chemical effects that routinely…
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BUSINESS: Bob Howard Nissan
Automobiles have come a long way from their early beginnings of coal gas engines to the complex machines they are today. While the advancements in automotive technology have evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers so have the specialized technicians who work on them. According to Kristal Beat, service manager for Bob Howard Nissan,…
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BUSINESS: Brookdale’s Sterling Houses
Life is a series of events, experiences and relationships that make each person’s journey unique. While the golden years may bring new and different challenges, the associates at Brookdale Senior Living believe that events, experiences and relationships are a significant part of the journey at any age. Jacki Winn, sales and marketing manager for Sterling…
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LOUISE: Knowing Carl
Today, I am celebrating my husband! Hard to believe that a year has passed since I lost the love of my life to pancreatic cancer. I still miss Carl desperately, but today I want you to see the man you never knew through my eyes and my heart. It was our first Christmas together. Being…
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HOME: Blood, Sweat & Turf
Donnie Price, owner of Stone Makers of Central Oklahoma, has seen his share of beautiful outdoor spaces. In fact, he’s made a few of them. Price’s company uses a method in which a form of concrete is manipulated to replicate real stone. He’s created breathtaking pools, waterfalls, retention walls and fire pits, just to name…
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SPORTS: Tewell Time
You might think gusty Oklahoma is an odd choice of home base for a professional golfer, but Doug Tewell has called Edmond home for much of his career. He played 20 years on the PGA tour with four wins, and seven seasons on the Champions Tour with eight wins (two of which were major championships)….
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ARTS: Musical Fusion
When listening to the tunes of Justin Young’s newest album, “Nothin’ but Love,” you could feel as though you are sitting in a dark jazz club as the cool lights reflect off his saxophone. His music infuses the classic touch of jazz with a play on contemporary music to create an unforgettable sound. A Detroit-bred…
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LOCAL BREWS
Venture into 2nd Street Wine Company in Edmond, and beers of every flavor, boldness and color greet you like an army of suds and hops. From the usual suspects — nationally-known brews like Sam Adams or Boulevard — to the more generic Corona and Tecate, customers of the Edmond package store have a wide variety…
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FOOD: Hobby’s Hoagies
“There’s no place like home” isn’t a figure of speech for Kim Nixon of Hobby’s Hoagies; it’s the heart behind the restaurant that has given Oklahoma customers a taste of the East Coast for more than 20 years. “Many people know that my dad, George, started Hobby’s Hoagies because he missed Philly cheesesteaks. We have…
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MY EDMOND OUTLOOK: Orange Rex
Name: Orange Rex, Entertainer Extraordinaire You graduated from Edmond Memorial. Did you grow up in Edmond? I was born in OKC and moved to Edmond in 6th grade. I purchased a home near UCO when I was 21 and have lived there ever since. How did you become an entertainer? I am a natural…
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IT’S ALL IN THE HIPS
It’s a Tuesday night, and women are undulating to the snaky and mournful sounds of ouds, the reedy flutelike whistle of the double mijwiz and the staccato heartbeat of the doumbek drums. Lamees Amar leads the intermediate class of belly dance students at the AALIM Dance Academy, Oklahoma’s only nonprofit professional belly dancing school. She…
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LESSON PLAN
It was more than 22 years ago when Edmond resident Rita Gray-Martin encountered a young boy who was very angry. As a teacher, she wanted to convey to the boy that it was OK not to understand sometimes and that he was loved. To illustrate this particular lesson she decided to write a book. Now,…
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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ATHLETES
Sports can be a hot topic, especially in Oklahoma. And perhaps equally as popular a topic is that of social media. Where the two collide, there is much debate. The issue of student-athletes using social media and the response from universities to monitor their online activities is a touchy subject for many. An Edmond entrepreneur…
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BRINGING HOPE TO THE HOPELESS
When he is not working his day job in the weed control business, Edmond resident John Green is following another calling – bringing hope to those who have none. During the past 10 years, Green has been an active member and volunteer of Kairos Oklahoma, a prison ministry whose mission is to bring a message…
Read More >Chalk the Walk Chalk Festival
Lots of Fun on Father’s Day Weekend!
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