Around Edmond: City cameras document progress on new City Complex still operating at predicted budget and in line for expected March of 2025 completion. OKC places a moratorium on Air B&B applications for 180 days. Shop Edmond for Krazy Daze! First weekend of August marks Tax Free Weekend, with school around the corner…

Hi everyone, welcome back to another Around Edmond! You’ll notice above, we have a new podcast! I am so excited to finally launch this podcast for which I have wanted to do since 2012. Thanks for listening and reading, and for your patience as this little podcast gets started.

What a year this last week has been nationally. Aside from national politics, and undue antics by our State Superintendent of Public Education, who is trying his hardest to force a change of curriculum that forces Bible studies for English, Social Studies and other class curriculums, parents in Edmond and surrounding communities are mostly concentrating on getting their kids ready for the new school year.

Happening just today, the OKC City Council overwhelmingly voted to place a moratorium on Air B&B applications for 180 days, due to out of state parties purchasing large blocks of homes to create swaths of short term rentals.

It will be interesting, what with an Edmond housing shortage, to see what if anything Edmond City Council does to prevent this from happening in Edmond, going forward.

Read more here from KGOU:

City of Edmond talks about progress at new Downtown Edmond City Complex

If you haven’t taken a peek at the development of the new City Complex in Downtown Edmond as of yet, check out this cool camera that allows residents to watch the construction in real time.

https://app.truelook.cloud/dashboard/16406/18908/live?code=okme9mj0wifh108sl2eh4q4m

Also, you can get further information about this project directly from the City of Edmond here:

This weekend across all of Edmond, Krazy Daze will begin, a weekend originally started by Downtown Edmond retailers, meant for local retailers to heavily discount their remaining inventory to get ready for the holiday season and make room for all that entails!

SHOP EDMOND this weekend!

Our advertiser Serendipity Market, a store with over 80 vendors, will be hosting their annual Krazy Daze sale with refreshments, prizes and deep discounts in all of the vendor’s booths! This will happen Friday and Saturday from 10-6 pm at 917 E Danforth Rd!

Paper Arts is holding their Semi Annual Clearance Sale to make room for new inventory, and this sale continues on this weekend! Also, exciting news, Paper Arts will now be open Sundays, and closed Mondays and Tuesdays! Get over for these new reductions to get ahead of your holiday crafting, card making and gift supplies!

Lastly, be sure to mark your calendars for tax free weekend on clothing & shoes valued under $100. Gather your coupons or discount codes to bring costs down under $100 as a general tip for pricey items. Not applicable to sports gear. For more information about this event happening the 1st weekend in August that is a real help with back to school shopping, visit the State’s site here to get all the information you need! 

Have a terrific weekend, and be sure to stop by next week to see what’s happening around Edmond! 

Sherri