New Year’s Eve is here, and there are many reasons to look forward to the next trip around the sun. And you can bet there are plenty of live performances, drinks, and good company to be found within each one of these options. Here you will find different venues where you can cut loose and […]
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Best of the Big O: 2022 Readers’ Choice – Nightlife and Play Winners
Best Bar for an Internet Date Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Edge of the Universe Reader’s Choice: Flying Timber Axe Throwing, The Village Bar, Beercade Reader’s Recommend: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Tiny House Bar, WestEnd, Homy Inn, Nite Owl, The Down Under Lounge Reader’s Refer: North Shore Tavern, Stocks n Bonds, Winchester […]
Things to Do in Omaha During Fall
Autumn nears the end of its all-too-brief stay, and winter continues its gradual arrival. But you can still live it up before a blanket of snow covers our corner of Earth! Adventure within the city (or not too far beyond) to hang out in the coziest indoor spots, or take a journey into the brisk-but-not-too-cold […]
Being Single in Omaha Guide
And if you live in Omaha, you may have noticed that there tend to be a lot of couples – you might even see them taking up too much space on the sidewalk. But the best single minds circumvent comparisons, work on themselves, and have good times.
A Place for Everyone
Amelia Drake has heard that businesses shouldn’t try to be everything to everyone. But when it comes to The Berkley, the venue located at 19th and Leavenworth Streets she opened with her sister in late fall 2021, she sees opportunities to serve a wide swath of the community. “Every day I’m in the club, I […]
Switching Things Up (Again)
Yokocho Behind IkaSan Ramen in the Old Market you’ll find Omaha’s newest speakeasy. Yokocho is open Wednesday through Friday from 5pm to 2am, and features cocktails, sake, and Japanese whiskeys. The name Yokocho is Japanese for ‘alleyway’ and serves as a clue to the location of this hideaway lounge. Follow on Instagram for pictures, updates, […]
See You Soon to These Omaha Eateries
Over Easy Under Water The warm atmosphere at Over Easy was put on ice this weekend as a burst pipe flooded the dining room with frigid water. Owner Nick Bartholomew posted footage from the venue on social media Saturday as several inches of water shut the popular brunch spot down. No amount of ice water […]
A String of Stinging Closures
Culprit Cafe Beignet and Lox fans were met with chained doors at Culprit Cafe this week, and the realization that the coffee and sweets shop had suddenly and permanently closed all three locations.1603 Farnam3201 Farnam1911 S 67th (Inner Rail)Owner Luke Mabie has made no public comment on the closure, and both the owner’s the establishment’s […]
FBI Searches, Omaha’s Music Scene, UNL Chancellor Retiring
Read past Reed Moore daily newsletters HERE’S YOUR RUNDOWN Happy Don’t Make Your Bed Day Reed Moore observes this celebration many more times than once a year. 2022 Music Year in Review This past year was the closest we’ve been to “normal” since before 2019. Still, things have changed. By Tim McMahan. Published in The Reader. REED […]
OPINION: School Officials Should Support, Not Suppress, Expression Supporting a Diverse and Equal Learning Environment.
Adam J. Sipple is an Omaha civil rights lawyer and former Legal Director of the Nebraska ACLU. Whether it’s a student newspaper, posters or flags that promote racial equality or LGBTQ+ people, peaceful expression in Nebraska’s public schools seems to be under attack. Recently, Millard North High School administrators bowed to the pressure and initiated […]