The emergency youth facility is housed in a corner of the Alan Couch Center. Credit: Mark Hancock The county annually has provided a portion of the support for the 12-bed shelter, which opened in 1969 and is believed to have been the state’s first such shelter for at-risk youth. Each of the last two years, […]
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Go deep
TLC Florist & Greenhouses By: Mark Hancock Watering less often, with more, adds up to greater gardening success and helps preserve plants ranging from trees and shrubs to perennial beds and succulents. “People [want] to water 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there too often, and that won’t work,” said Cindy Townsend, assistant nursery manager […]
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Sprouting up
OSU-OKC Farmers’ Market By: Sara Cowan “Now we’re gearing up for the warm season, which would be your squash, cantaloupe [and] tomatoes,” said Ray Ridlen, horticulturist from Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma City campus. Ridlen, who offers gardening sessions several times a year, saw an abrupt uptick in efforts to establish metro-area community gardens when the […]
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Range war
Meadowlake residents by a new gate near the proposed gun range Credit: Mark Hancock The Tecumseh-based Quail Ridge Sporting Clays opened that part of its outdoor shooting range business in February 2012 at S.E. 149th between Air Depot and Midwest boulevards in the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT)-owned Elm Creek Reservoir reserve, where a […]
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Clean dirt
Robert and Barbara Stelle Credit: Shannon Cornman Certified organic farmer Robert Stelle is always amused when attendees of his seminars on organic gardening think the practice is something new. “Our ancestors used to grow things that way,” said Stelle, who, with his wife, Barbara, owns the 10-acre Sunrise Acres farm and greenhouse north of Blanchard. […]
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Wig out
Ruth Lampi Credit: Mark Hancock In the 11 years since Shawnee resident Ruth Lampi co-founded Five Wits, the business has grown to rank among the top companies in cosplay wig sales. In just the past several months, Five Wits sold several hundred colorful and distinctive wigs at conventions from New York to Midwest City. Lampi […]
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Water woes
Lake Thunderbird credit: Chris Street Norman, Del City and Midwest City are looking to augment water in Lake Thunderbird, after President Obama last month signed into law the Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act. It allows the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, which manages the lake for the three cities, to purchase raw water from the […]
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Mayo, my!
By: Mark Hancock At least, not around acclaimed Oklahoma chef Kurt Fleischfresser, whose renowned culinary chops were hired to amp up the flavors of Taco Mayo, the 34-year-old Oklahoma-based, Mexican-food chain. “They are quick-service restaurants,” he said. Fleischfresser may be best known for heading up the sophisticated, award-winning Coach House and other Western Concept restaurants. […]
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’Shroom zoom
The Edmond-based company bought the equipment this past spring from OM Mushrooms of Norman, which was going out of business. Heather Popowsky, owner of Oklahoma Mushrooms, launched the business in October with the “very aggressive-growing” oyster mushrooms blooming on her land in southeast Edmond. A newly hired, full-time manager will help Popowsky grow Lion’s Mane, […]
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Building a Legacy
The estimated $6 million park, expected to be ringed with restaurants, will bring a different park concept to west Norman, which is dotted with small community parks that usually feature playgrounds. “This is not a typical park site,” said Jud Foster, Norman director of parks and recreation. “It’s an urban park, with an amphitheater, walkways, […]