Heide Writes

MOORE, Okla.–After a second tornado in 14 years caused devastating damage to this city Monday, Mayor Glenn Lewis gathered at City Hall with many of the same ...

KW of Edmond is more likely to survive the end of the world than 90% of the population. At the very least, she can outlast a week-long blizzard or ice storm ...

PRIMAL FEAR — The Psychology of Being Lost By Heide Brandes I was hiking back on the stretch of the Buffalo River Trail in Arkansas I had spent most of the d...

Donna Hilton's fingers stroke the cream-colored wad of shimmery, pillowy down made from a mix of Merino sheep, yak and silk. Her hands are smooth and dry fro...

If you had told Jessica Cargill of Edmond 10 years ago that she would be kicking and punching people for a living, she just might have… well, punched you. T...

Eight-year-old Tiffany Thompson would open a book, and as she read, the words would spiral around, slide off the page and rearrange themselves into a mess of...

For 24 years, Karen Munger’s husband fought fires and sifted through the ashy rubble of destroyed properties and burned-out homes. He also breathed in the ch...

ARTS: CELTIC PUNK Written by Heide Brandes in the March 2012 Issue If you’ve hit any of the metro’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, you may have heard the R...

From Fame to Faith Written by Heide Brandes in the February 2012 Issue God comes to people in deep and mysterious ways, and sometimes He arrives in a stamp...

Ice Ice Baby Written by Heide Brandes in the December 2011 Issue “What do you see when you look in here?” asks chef Ken Burkemper as he stares into a large...

PAINTING A DREAM The art of Josh Heilaman gives glimpse into dreamscapes, fantasy in October art show By Heide Brandes Walking through the imagination of J...

Herbs bring out the soul of summer cocktails. Heide Brandes August 3rd, 2011 At the Cheever’s Cafe bar, Ariana Khalilian pulled out the plastic squeeze cont...

How do they do that? These days, $200 doesn’t get you much. A pair of Jimmy Choo shoes costs between $525 and $2,000. A set of all-weather tires averages ab...

Head toward the sunset for an adventure in Western Oklahoma. Heide Brandes March 23rd, 2011 The old man peers from under a black cowboy hat covered in mud, ...

By Heide Brandes The first time Afton Fisher tasted Irish whiskey, she said it “was like being kicked in the teeth by a donkey, but I liked it.” Peter Cran...

Heide Brandes August 5th, 2010 The Bryant Center at N.E. 23rd Street and Interstate 35 was a community center for the city's African-American population. Ma...

New technology, programs help disabled employees become more successful Heide Brandes 3.22.2010 Ed Abel stands at his Abel Law Firm. photo/Mark Hancock Ed A...

OKCBiz Local small businesses get generous to help causes Heide Brandes 5/24/2010 1:00:00 AM Cupcakes were a sweet passion for 18-year-old Sara Brinson. Ev...

‘Freegans’ feast on discarded foodstuff Wednesday, July 08, 2009 By Heide Brandes Spring and summer bring a bounty of fresh vegetation to Oklahoma City, and...

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