By Wendy Kilmer Photography by Beth Dukes Inspiration Lifetime Abilenians Leslie and Cory Bivens had tossed around the idea of expanding their home baked pies beyond their home – maybe food truck or a restaurant – and they already had the name, Life of Pie, picked out. “But, we just thought, ‘no one will spend money on pie,’” Leslie said. In June of 2017, … [Read more...]
Dressing Downtown in Holiday Style for 30 Years
By Loretta Fulton The very first KTXS Christmas Lights Parade is one that David Caldwell just can’t forget. And for good reason. The parade is the highlight of the annual downtown City Sidewalks celebration, held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The event is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and thousands of people are expected to once again pack the downtown … [Read more...]
The Cutting Edge of Surgery
Local hospitals find benefits of robotic assistance in surgery By Wendy Kilmer Many Abilene area surgical patients are experiencing less invasive, less painful and more precise surgeries, often with shorter hospital stays and quicker recoveries as Abilene’s two major hospital systems have incorporated robots into their arsenal of surgical tools. ,In robotic surgery, or … [Read more...]
Aging Well
By Allison Bredemeyer Photography by Beth Dukes I remember the first time I noticed that my grandmother’s skin was different than mine. I pulled up the top of her hand and asked, “Why do you have elbow skin on your hand?” At 43 years old, I am horrified that I asked her that question, and I now have my own “elbow skin” hands. Abilene Scene met with three experts in … [Read more...]
Houdini Hounds: A Lesson for All Pet Owners
So, your four legged friend is an escape artist. Mine too. With this being the pet issue of Abilene Scene I thought I would touch on what has been a problem for me as a pet owner. My two fur-babies put Houdini to shame when it comes to escaping the yard. Christmas of 2015 we bought our first home. Over the next 9 months it felt like one or both of our dogs went missing … [Read more...]