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Lifestyle Letter Style Issue Ask ten people in Cleveland County what “style” means and you’ll get ten different answers — a wellcut jacket, an elegant accessory, how a friend tells a story, the way an elder holds a room simply by walking into it. The more I’ve thought about this issue’s theme, the more I believe real style has little to do with price tags. It’s the way a person shows up in the world — with confidence, with care, and with a point of view that’s unmistakably their own. That kind of style is everywhere around here. You’ll see it in Coaches Corner, where we sit down with Nick Crowell, head coach of Oklahoma men’s tennis. Nick arrived in Norman in 2016 after a decorated run — a two-time All-American at Texas and more than a decade at Florida State — and he’s carried that standard onto our courts, coaching a national doubles championship and earning ITA Central Region Coach of the Year honors. But his real style is quieter than any trophy: steady expectations, genuine investment in his players as people, and a belief that class travels with you win or lose. You’ll feel it, too, in Born and Bred, our home for the neighbors whose roots run deepest. This month that’s Yancey Red Corn — a proud member of the Osage Nation, a Norman resident, and the actor many of you saw as Chief Bonnicastle in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Yancey carries a family story woven into Oklahoma’s own history, and he carries it with a dignity no wardrobe could supply. If style is the way you honor where you come from, few do it better. I also want you to meet someone new to these pages. I’m thrilled to welcome Kylie Caldwell as our new editor. A great Editor keeps a magazine’s voice honest, clear, and true to the community it serves, and Kylie brings exactly that — a sharp eye, a love for local storytelling, and an instinct for the people and places that make Cleveland County worth writing about. You’ll see her fingerprints on everything we do from here forward. However you define it, I hope this issue inspires you to lean into your own style — to carry yourself, your work, and your corner of this community with a style that’s entirely your own. Thank you, as always, for letting us tell your stories. JEFF WEBER, PUBLISHER @CITYLIFESTYLE_CLEVELANDCOUNTY

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Departments

Coaches Corner: Nick Crowell

Ten years in, OU tennis coach has made Norman home.

Shop the County

A Cleveland County Style Guide

Born and Bred: Yancey Red Corn

Osage Name Giver, actor, Normanite — Yancey Red Corn on family, tradition, and what’s next.

Lifestyle Letter

City Scene

Business Monthly

City List

Inspired By LIFE + CULTURE

Athlete Life SPORTS + RECREATION

Home Update HOME + DESIGN

Fashion Forward STYLE + BEAUTY

Trend Setter SHOPPING

Local Limelight LIFE + CULTURE

Realty Report REAL ESTATE

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Cleveland County City LifeStyle is Growing! Cleveland County City LifeStyle continues to grow and expand. After recently bringing on its new editor, Kylie Caldwell, and introducing new recurring segments to the magazine, such as Born and Bred and Coaches Corner, it is now adding new and elevated brand partners. Brands such as Graze Craze, AmyCakes, MoonFlower & Mitchell's Jewelry are joining as partners. We are extremely proud to be working with each of these amazing brands!

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Kylie Caldwell, Editor

F ROM T H E EDITOR Introducing Kylie Caldwell — OU senior, Dallas native but Sooner for life. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYLIE CALDWELL

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Hi, Cleveland County. I’m Kylieand of this issue, your new editor. Style has never been small talk to me; it’s everyone’s first impression, something we all participate in daily. So this felt like the natural place to begin. If there’s a person, or story I should know, tell me. I want to tell your stories-I’m so glad you’re here.

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COACHES CORNER: Nick Crowell

TEN YEARS IN, OU TENNIS COACH HAS MADE NORMAN HOME. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYLIE CALDWELL

AT H LE T E LIF E | S P O RTS + RE CRE AT ION

Nick Crowell has been head coach of Oklahoma men's tennis for ten years, and Norman feels like home now, not somewhere he moved to. This is how he got here — and why he's staying.

RED RIVER ROOTS

Crowell grew up in Amarillo, where grit was a requirement. His father — selftaught and the club's longtime tennis director — put a racquet in his hand. "A lot of what I've learned has come from him," Crowell said. That mentality carried him to Texas as a two-time All-American, then briefly pro before Florida State, where he spent 13 years under his college coach, Dwayne Hultquist. There he met his wife, Lindsay, and had all three kids before Oklahoma called in 2016.

SIX WORDS, ONE CULTURE

Ask Crowell what drives the team, and at times his parenting, and he doesn't hesitate: THRIVE — Trust, Humility, Resilience, Intensity, Vision, Effort. "We can literally break down every practice, every interaction, every match by those six core values," he says. "If our core values stay strong, we typically win, or at least we're playing well."

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Safe to say it’s worked. In his first season, Crowell led Oklahoma to its first NCAA title, a doubles crown for Spencer Papa and Andrew Harris. This year brought a Sweet 16 run and a 4-0 win over USC. A THRIVE sign now hangs with pride in the Headington Family Tennis Center. The roster reflects how the sport has changed: Crowell estimates 65 to 80 percent of top players now come from overseas, and last year his team spanned nine countries. "I think our community does a great job welcoming them in and making them feel like a part of the community," he says.

A FAMILY, ON AND OFF THE COURT

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Crowell has one signature: the hat. "People kind of know me as a hat guy," he says. He's a little superstitious too, wearing one for a stretch before retiring it for something new. His current go-to was designed for the program's Breakpoint Club. Oklahoma's favorite look is the all red: "I think it looks pretty cool," Crowell says. Captains pick the match-day outfits, leaving gear design to associate head coach Ben Dunbar.

“This is the place that I want to coach as long as I can.”

Crowell's kids have grown up around the program: Brooklyn, a Norman High senior and dancer; Cash, 14, into Legos and collectibles more than a racquet; and 11-year-old Hays, the team's "mini-mascot." "My wife's a saint," Crowell says, adding her number one job is always being a mom. It's been a big year for the Crowells off the court. The family navigated difficult health circumstances this spring, and Crowell credits his team for rallying around them unasked. "It meant a lot," he says. The Sooners finished top eight nationally. He said it was easy for them to call Norman home for a myriad of reasons: the people, the sports community, and great schools and family resources.

THE HAT GUY

AN OPEN INVITATION

Crowell wants Cleveland County in the stands. Matches are free, usually Friday nights or Sunday afternoons, with pizza. "We have the nicest facility in the country now," he says. "One of our goals is to fill the stands for every match." The Crowell-Cohen afterschool program brings kids 5 to 18 onto the courts several days a week, feeding local talent into a tennis community Crowell says keeps growing locally.

NORMAN, FOR GOOD

A decade in, Norman doesn't feel new anymore. "It feels like the only place we've ever been," Crowell says of the city he and Lindsay chose to raise their family — partly for the small-town feel and a 20-minute OKC drive. Off the courts, they're likely on Main Street, or stocking the fridge with chocolate-covered apples from Apple Tree Chocolates. At home.

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Modern Home Style THE NEW RULES PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANIE JONES ARTICLE BY KALI KASPRZYK HOME OF RYAN AND HILLARY BADER

1. RESORT ENERGY Outdoor rooms designed with the rigor of interiors. This isn’t a backyard. It’s a destination. From the lined-up lounge chairs to the scalloped umbrellas to the green-striped pillows repeating across the deck. The lesson here is to stop treating outdoor furniture as an afterthought. Pick a palette and commit.

For years, the rule was simple. Pick a palette, pick an aesthetic, and let it carry through every room. The all-white kitchen led to the all-white living room led to the all-white everything. That era is over. The most interesting homes right now are doing something braver. They’re letting each room hold its own mood. What ties them together isn’t a single look. It’s the materials they keep coming back to: warm brass, sculptural lighting, marble, stained wood, and quiet neutrals holding it all together. We toured one home that gets it exactly right, and pulled out ideas worth borrowing.

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2. SCULPTUR AL CALM One bold gesture in a quiet room. Everything in this great room is whispering, from the cream walls to the linen sectional to the chandelier’s delicate brass rings. And then a tree, reaching toward the coffered ceiling like it grew there on purpose. When the rest of the room is quiet, the boldest thing you can put in it is something alive.

3. MOODY MODERN Dark dining rooms are back, and better than ever. Bold taupe walls, an oval black table, sleek chairs, and an oversized round mirror standing in for art. The bright, airy dining room had its decade. Now bring on the supper club.

4. WAR M MODER N The all-white kitchen meets warm wood. Cream cabinetry stays, because the light it gives you is hard to beat. But the island gets a stained wood treatment that grounds the whole space. Brass pendants and hardware add glow. Velvet stools soften the lines. This is the kitchen the next decade is building toward.

5. THE JEWEL BOX Small spaces, big swing. Antiqued mercury glass, a brass faucet, fluted glass cabinets, golden pulls on crisp white shakers. The idea is to treat your tucked-away corners (bars, powder rooms, butler’s pantries) as the place to take your most theatrical swing. The smaller the room, the bolder you can be.

6. COLOR COCOON Saturated color in rooms meant for rest. Deep sage-spruce walls, ivory bedding, an antiqued mirror catching the shutter light. Proof that calm doesn’t have to mean beige. Color, used right, is the most restful thing you can put in a room. Find your shade and let it hold you.

7. BUILT FOR PLAY Rooms that don’t apologize for being fun. A game table under a crystal chandelier. A leather club chair next to a telescope. A theater tucked in around the corner. The best entertaining spaces are the ones built for actual use, not just for looking at.

Different rooms, different moods, one home. The new rule, it turns out, is that there doesn’t have to be one. CONTINUED >

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STYLE HAS A FLOOR PLAN TOO. ARTICLE BY KYLIE CALDWELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY URBAN KITCHENS

Style, ROOM BY ROOM For 27 years, Urban Kitchens has been quietly shaping some of the metro’s most well-designed homes; including plenty right here in Cleveland County. Founder Jo Meacham, who holds a master’s in architecture and historic preservation from OU, built the company on one idea: a kitchen should complement the house it lives in, not fight it. That philosophy started with her own background in historic preservation planning and it’s stayed the throughline ever since. It’s an approach that’s made Urban Kitchens a steady presence in Cleveland County, working with homeowners who want a kitchen or bath that feels intentional- designed around the architecture that’s already there instead of a template pulled off the shelf. As the firm has grown over the past several years, so has the

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scope of what they take on: kitchens, master baths, whole-house remodels, and additions, each one built around the specific character of the home. The process centers on collaboration between homeowner and designer at every stage — Urban Kitchens has been part of Houzz, the leading home remodeling and design platform, for over 13 years, earning multiple Best of Houzz recognitions for service and design along the way. It’s the kind of long-standing track record that homeowners tend to notice. Good style isn’t just what you wear — it’s the rooms you live in every day, which makes fall the perfect time to start, so the kitchen’s ready to host by the time the holidays arrive.

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A BLEND OF FASHION AND FUNCTION A purse does more than hold your phone, keys, and wallet. It quietly pulls an outfit together while also handling the practical side of everyday life. That balance between fashion and function is what makes a great purse feel less like an accessory and more like part of a personal style. Some bags are designed to stand out. A bold color, metallic detail, or structured shape can instantly become the statement piece of an outfit. Even with simple jeans and a white T-shirt, the right purse adds personality and intention. Other times, a purse

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works best when it blends in. Neutral tones, soft leather, or minimalist designs create a polished look without stealing attention from the rest of the outfit. These subtle bags are often the ones people reach for every day because they work with almost everything. Of course, style only goes so far if a purse is impractical. The best bags are the ones that fit real life. A roomy tote helps someone move from work meetings to errands without missing a beat. Even a small clutch has a purpose for evenings out when only the essentials matter.

Fashion trends may change every season, but the role of a purse stays the same. It adapts while still serving a purpose. That’s why people often invest in bags they truly love. A good purse is dependable, but it also can make a fashion statement. In many ways, a purse is one of the few accessories that people use every single day. It carries necessities, reflects personal style, and can completely change the tone of an outfit. Whether bold and eye-catching or simple and understated, a purse proves that fashion and function can exist beautifully together.

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ARTICLE BY KYLIE CALDWELL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAYMAN’S

Cayman's has anchored Carriage Plaza Shopping Center on West Main Street for decades, carrying women's and men's clothing alongside home décor, fine jewelry, cosmetics, and fragrance under one roof. One of the store's defining features is its collection of handbags, giving the store a browsing experience that goes well past a single category. Cayman's online shop maintains standing categories for handbags, jewelry, and clothing alongside a dedicated "Recruitment Gifting" section and an "OU" collection — inventory built around the actual shopping calendar of a university town rather than generic seasons. Cayman's is also a premier sponsor of OU's Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, which ties the store's timing and stock directly to the rhythms of campus life. September is when several of those cycles land at once. Panhellenic recruitment brings a wave of new students and families into Norman looking for wardrobe essentials. The Sooners' home opener kicks off football season, with game day pieces becoming a steady category through the fall. And Parents' Weekend, anchored by the Boomer Bash, brings families back to campus — often shopping for both students and themselves while they're in town. For a September issue built around style, Cayman's covers more ground than most single-category boutiques: clothing, home goods, jewelry, and beauty, all sourced from one Norman storefront that's stayed in the same shopping center for decades. It's a straightforward example of a local retailer whose business is structurally tied to the county calendar, not just loosely associated with it.

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Shop the County Cleveland County's best shopping doesn't live in one place — it's spread across arriage Plaza, Campus Corner, Historic Downtown and beyond, each with its own personality. From decades-old family businesses to newer boutiques, here's where locals go for clothing, jewelry, home design, and gifts, all without leaving the county.

1. CAYMAN'S CLOTHIERS

Main St. · Carriage Plaza 2001 W. Main St. | Norman's longest-running lifestyle boutique for 40+ years — women's and men's clothing, home décor, and beauty.

2. LUCCA NORMAN

Campus Corner 319 W. Boyd St. | A Campus Corner boutique offering contemporary women's and men's fashion, located directly across from OU's campus.

3. THE CLOTHING BAR

Main St. · Carriage Plaza 2001 W. Main St. | Owner Amanda Clark's boutique offers trendy, affordable pieces plus a Made in Oklahoma section.

4. OCCASIONS

Main St. · Carriage Plaza 2001 W. Main St. | An authorized MacKenzie-Childs dealer offering custom invitations, hostess gifts, and bid day packages.

5. MITCHELL'S JEWELRY

Main Street 2201 West Main Street. | Founded in 1981, Newt & Gina Mitchell have transformed Mitchell's into a full-service destination dedicated to giving every person an experience beyond compare. Big city service and selection with a hometown vibe.

6. MISTER ROBERT FINE FURNITURE & DESIGN

Historic Downtown 109 E. Main St. | Family-owned since 1958, now run by the founders' daughter — a 25,000-square-foot showroom carrying Hickory Chair, Theodore Alexander, and Visual Comfort & Co.

7. STASH

Downtown Norman 412 E. Main St. | Open since 2010 — handmade jewelry, vintage finds, and ethically made gifts near the monthly Art Walk.

8. PINK ATTITUDE BOUTIQUE

S. OKC 10617 S Western Ave, Oklahoma City | Founded in 2006 by mother-daughter duo Trina and Shaylin Roberts. Want to keep exploring? Several of these shops sit within walking distance of each other — Cayman's, The Clothing Bar, and Occasions all share Carriage Plaza, while STASH anchors the monthly 2nd Friday Art Walk downtown. For even more local shops, check the Norman Chamber of Commerce's Digital Shopping Guide.

A Cleveland County Style Guide ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYLIE CALDWELL

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BORN AND BRED: Yancey Red Corn Osage Name Giver, actor, Normanite — Yancey Red Corn on family, tradition, and what’s next. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYLIE CALDWELL

Yancey Red Corn walked the red carpet at Cannes with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. He's also easy to find courtside at an OU game most Saturdays. Red Corn has spent decades building a life here that runs on two tracks at once: fully Osage, and fully Cleveland County.

THE RED CORN NAME

That dual life didn't start with him. His father, Charles Red Corn, made Norman home and spent his career working on behalf of Oklahoma tribes, eventually directing the Oklahoma Indian Association from right here in the county. He was also one of the founders of what's now the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman with help from Yancey's mother. Charles was also a writer, and what he wrote was an heirloom family history: his novel, A Pipe for February, is drawn from the 1920s Reign of Terror — the same period that took his own grandfather, Raymond Red Corn Sr. Decades later, both Martin Scorsese and author David Grann drew on that novel while making Killers of the Flower Moon; the film's opening scene, comes almost verbatim from its prologue. Red Corn's mother, Jeri Redcorn, single-handedly revived Caddo pottery, an art form tribes had lost for generations. Her work now sits in the Smithsonian's collections, and one piece, "Intertwining Scrolls," hung in President Obama's Oval Office during his presidency. His sister is a psychiatrist and an accomplished beadwork, leatherwork, and ribbon-work artist, the same hands behind the beaded lapels and the traditional blanket her brother has worn to some of the biggest nights of his career.

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Red Corn with a note from Scorsese.

GROWING UP IN CLEVELAND COUNTY

When Billy Sims won the Heisman Trophy in 1978, Norman's schools were still built with open classrooms, and Red Corn remembers the whole building erupting when the principal announced it over the intercom. That's the Cleveland County he grew up in. His family had moved to Norman in the mid1970s, after stretches in Pawhuska and Anadarko and a period in Pennsylvania while his parents pursued graduate degrees at Penn State. CONTINUED >

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After Norman High, he pursued a political science degree at OU, playing rugby, then spent time in Washington, D.C., working at the Smithsonian, before returning to Norman for good in 1993.

STYLE WITH MEANING

For the world premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon at the Cannes Film Festival — one of the most prestigious stages in international film, where the who's-who of Hollywood turns out every May — Red Corn wore a tuxedo, but layered his traditional Osage naming blanket over it, the same blanket his mother and sister made for his naming ceremony. He topped the look with a Stetson, a staple of his. The look landed him on GQ's Best Dressed ranking from the festival — so next time you're flipping through GQ , don't be surprised to find a familiar face from Cleveland County. "You just don't think people really notice. It humbled me," he said. One of his most meaningful moments on set came filming a speech with actor Jesse Plemons, much of it delivered as scripted,— "in the old days, we would fight these people"... Background extras, many of them Osage and some his own relatives, responded with approving shouts during the take, a moment Red Corn still describes as one of the most emotional of his career, and part of why the blanket felt like the right choice at Cannes.

FULL CIRCLES

Red Corn's son is a filmmaker in his own right, currently a Sundance Institute fellow. The father and son have also been developing an adaptation of A Pipe for February together — bringing the family history behind it, full circle through a third generation. As for Red Corn himself: more acting, if the right roles come along — including, someday, a part that isn't a traditional Native role. In the meantime, the Pipe for February project remains the one he's most looking forward to seeing through. From Norman to Cannes, Yancey Red Corn has lived a life honoring his people and his hometown with equal success.

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Getting the part Red Corn’s casting wasn’t a straight line. A friend, Chris Freihofer was casting for the film and had to convince Red Corn to audition. He eventually agreed and auditioned for Killers of the Flower Moon in person during a casting call in Tulsa, then went through several additional rounds, including a self-taped audition filmed with the help of Freihofer, during the pandemic. He got the call in February 2021 that he’d been cast. “My ad lib audition was even in the final cut — with words that I had lived,” he said.

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realty report A S A M P L E O F R E C E N T LY S O L D P R O P E R T I E S I N C L E V E L A N D C O U N T Y. NEIGHBORHOOD

ORIGINAL PRICE

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DOM

BDRMS

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Ashton Grove Sec 3, Norman

1,845,000

1,610,000

3.1

Kingsbridge Estates, SW OKC

1,299,000

1,200,000

5.2

Brookhaven 33, Norman

979,000

849,500

2.2

Classen Miller, Norman

927,000

915,000

3.1

Carrington Place 14, Norman

899,900

875,000

3.1

Rivendell on The Lake, SW OKC

749,900

715,000

109

3.1

Broadmoore Heights, Moore

616,840

634,871

103

118

4.1

Hidden Lakes Sec 2, Moore

546,000

505,000

Vintage Farms 2, SW OKC

520,000

489,000

3.1

Broadmoore Heights, Moore

488,640

492,640

101

105

Rock Creek Estates, Moore

464,900

464,000

100

2.1

Ranchwood Manor, SW OKC

460,000

450,000

3.1

Belmar East Townhomes, Moore

435,000

100

2.1

Brookwood V, SW OKC

435,000

405,000

2.1

Sonoma Lakes Ph II, Moore

425,000

100

Belmar North 2, Moore

389,900

100

Lake Ridge 6, SW OKC

379,900

100

3.1

Fountains, SW OKC

369,900

370,000

100

Rolling Hills 2, Norman

365,000

350,000

2.1

Normandy Manor, Norman

359,990

351,500

This data is a sampling of sold properties from last month. Source: OKC/Norman Multiple Listing System.

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Cleveland County Fair Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Norman | 4:00 PM The classic county fair: carnival rides, livestock shows, petting zoo, and nightly live music. Free admission and parking, check website for specific times.

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Labor Day Cleveland County | 12:00 PM The unofficial last long weekend of summer, you can find locals celebrating at Lake Thunderbird or local parks and Happy Hours.

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2nd Friday Norman Art Walk Downtown Norman | 6:00 PM A monthly Norman Arts Council tradition — local galleries and shops stay open late with live music and art displays.

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Bark in the Park Lions Park 307 SW 5th Street Blanchard | 10:00 AM Bring your family and your furry friends for a good time packed with “wag-worthy” treats, local vendors, dog adoptions, dog contests, low-cost vaccinations & microchipping, an auction fundraiser, and delicious food trucks.

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OU Parent & Family Weekend / Boomer Bash University of Oklahoma | 12:00 PM Families flood back to campus as the Sooners take on New Mexico, kicking things off with the Boomer Bash tailgate on the North Oval. Equal parts homecoming and pep rally, it's the weekend Norman feels most like a college town at its best.

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Discover an exceptional opportunity to build the custom home you've always envisioned on a breathtaking 0.87-acre cul-de-sac lot in the prestigious gated community of Sunset Ridge Estates. Surrounded by picturesque natural beauty and elegant homes, this expansive homesite offers the perfect blend of privacy, tranquility, and luxury. With plenty of room for a stunning residence, outdoor entertaining spaces, and beautifully landscaped grounds, you have the freedom to bring your vision to life with the builder of your choice. Enjoy peace of mind that comes with a gated entrance, well-maintained blacktop roads, and a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere. Goldsby is cherished for its small-town charm, friendly community spirit, and close proximity to the University of Oklahoma. Don't let this remarkable property slip away—contact me today for more information before it's gone! Leslie Switzer at 580-421-1075. Offered at $85,000.

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A beautiful balance of luxury, serenity and convenience defines this extraordinary 5 acre corner homes site in the gated Estates at Southwind Hills. Just two minutes away you can have a handcrafted coffee, pastries at Sip at Salah, share a meal with friends at Pryor‘s Pizza Kitchen, browse the charming boutiques of Along The Lilacs and Buttermilk & Co. or shop for fresh groceries at Founders Market. You’ll enjoy the rare privilege of country living without sacrificing modern amenities. Tucked among mature trees, this partially wooded homesite offers a spectacular setting for your dream home! If you envision a timeless countryside retreat or an airport inspired bungalow featuring a soaring glass observation tower with breathtaking 360° views. I-35, Norman, the University of Oklahoma are just minutes away. Downtown Oklahoma City is only 25 minutes away. Only a few Homes sites remain.

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