CityLook: Start Here…
Where do you go for dinner? Where do you shop for groceries? When was the last time you explored a new park or attended a local event? Whether you’ve called Edmond home for six months or 60 years, there’s probably more to discover right in your own backyard. And the choices you make about where…
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Taste of Edmond
LA LOBA CANTINA & GRILLYour holiday party or private event is sure to be a hit when you invite La Loba to host the festivities! For groups of 10 to 200, your place or theirs, catering pick-up or delivery, they bring the tastes everyone loves. Their vibrant Central, Coastal, and Southern Mexico- inspired dishes have…
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Buford’s Life of Safety and Service
Buford Ford, age 94, would not describe himself as a Korean War hero, but his life story clearly indicates his heroics. Buford’s military service, professional career, and even his decades of community service have all focused on the same thing: keeping people safe. Military Messenger Buford grew up on a farm in Guthrie. He expected…
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Little Reporter, Big Voice
Most 10-year-olds would like to snap a selfie with their favorite athletes. Edmond’s Lyla Waugh would rather interview them. Armed with a bouquet of pom-poms serving as a makeshift microphone, Lyla recently found herself interviewing football players following Oklahoma State University’s game against Oregon. While other fans were hoping for photos, Lyla was busy asking…
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Urban Sketchers
Most of us have walked past the same building a hundred times without giving it a second thought. But have you ever stopped long enough to really see it? William Lentz has. He takes the time to get to know a scene. He notices the scalloped details around the window. He studies the woodworking on…
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Racing Home
It begins before they can fully fly. The pigeons make small circles, tiny loops above their loft, barely venturing out of sight. Soon those circles become mile-long trips, then journeys measuring tens of miles. In a few short months of practice, the birds are ready to race. For Edmond resident and Pigeon Racers of Oklahoma…
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A LOOK Back: Edmond’s Armory
Built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Edmond’s historic armory originally housed the Headquarters Company, 179th Infantry Unit of the 45th Infantry Division, known as the Thunderbirds. The building also hosted community dances, concerts, basketball games, and even a traveling circus. When the National Guard outgrew the facility, a new armory was built…
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National Academy of Court Reporting
After nearly four decades in court reporting, Tracy Thompson is excited to introduce others to a profession she\ loves and to career opportunities they may have never considered. Thompson, RDR, CRR, CRI, founded the National Academy of Court Reporting (NACR) in 2026 after years of working as a court reporter and teaching and training both…
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Kerri Your Passport
For many older adults, the desire to travel does not disappear with age. What can change is the comfort level of navigating airports, long flights, cruises, immigration lines, and unfamiliar destinations alone. Kerri Your Passport LLC helps make those journeys possible with personalized travel companionship and support. Owner Kerri Matlock formally launched the Edmond-based business…
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In Other Words with Dave
Last month, I wrote about a little car I helped design in 1986 that unexpectedly came cruising back into my life. That column ended with, “It’s not every day that 1986 comes rolling back into your life.” Well, I’m on a roll, because this month, I went all the way back to 1985. Alison and…
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