Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m., Sept. 4. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED Whole Wheat Sourdough cooking class, pre-register at 405-717-4900, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sept. 4. Francis Tuttle Technology Center – Portland Campus, 3500 NW 150, 717-7799, francistuttle.edu. WED Paint N’ Cheers, creative social art classes, […]
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Mark it down for Saturday
BY: Shannon Cornman While market-fresh shopping has hit a peak in popularity in recent years, Edmond Farmers Market has highlighted local growers and craftsmen since 1988. Multiple rows of vendors at Edmond Festival Market Place, 30 W. First St., stock everything from vegetables, fruit and cheese to soaps, honey and fresh flowers. There are native […]
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‘Gazette’ welcomes new editor
She moved back after 14 years at the Tulsa World, where she worked in a variety of capacities over the years, most recently as music journalist, reviewer and blogger for the area’s burgeoning concert industry. Her journalistic work experience includes news, breaking news, feature and news feature reporting, investigative journalism, news photography, videography, blogging, page […]
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LIFE
Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m., Aug. 14, 21. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED, WED Flapjack Fundraiser, all proceeds to benefit the basketball program for the Air Stars Basketball Club., 8-10 a.m., Aug. 17. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, 3521 S. Broadway, Edmond, 478-1716. SAT Paint N’ […]
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LIFE
Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m., Aug. 14, 21. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED, WED Flapjack Fundraiser, all proceeds to benefit the basketball program for the Air Stars Basketball Club., 8-10 a.m., Aug. 17. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, 3521 S. Broadway, Edmond, 478-1716. SAT Paint N’ […]
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Ghost writer
A local author will detail mysterious graves, ransacking outlaws and a religious cult in his latest nonfiction work, disclosing the little-known history of two Oklahoma towns. David A. Farris, resident of Oklahoma City, reached back as far as 127 years in the state’s history to write Edmond and Guthrie, a Little Off the Tracks, his […]
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Dazed and consumed
Possibly a tiny, historic downtown area full of shopping and places to eat, plus a 1960s beach-themed party, prizes, sales and an ice cream truck! Enter Downtown Edmond Krazy Daze, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. A cherished annual tradition, the family-friendly event is celebrating its 50th year. Krazy Daze […]
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Battle royale
Photo: Heather Brown Through battleground memorabilia and personal mementos, the summer exhibition at Edmond Historical Society & Museum localizes a Civil War battle’s overwhelming death and destruction. The Legacy of Gettysburg coincides with the historic battle’s 150th anniversary. A museum patron’s private collection supplied approximately 110 pieces from the Battle of Gettysburg, including rifles, swords, […]
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Truth-telling TV
Credit: Brad Gregg But a rage-filled Oklahoma City man happened across a fourth reason during a July 1 appearance on Dr. Phil: domestic abuse. The episode, which first aired in May, revealed 25-year-old Timothy D. Cruz admitting to punching, kicking and strangling his Edmond girlfriend, Brittany Roberts. Oklahoma County prosecutors already had been building a […]
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Evolution revolution
Credit: Brad Gregg As evidence, the National Center for Science Education recently pointed out that two university departments in Oklahoma stepped back to Scopes “monkey trial” territory to defend evolution’s honorable status in higher education. The University of Central Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma State University have separate, if equally unyielding, statements on the importance of […]