My garden met an untimely demise this year. The squash beetles killed my zucchini, and well, all my squash. The early rain and overly hot summer nearly destroyed my tomatoes. I have five beautiful plants loaded with green tomatoes and nary a red one in sight. The movie may have made green tomatoes famous, but […]
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Building a Village in Midtown
“The location in Midtown wasn’t a problem as far as getting renters to move inwards,” said Scott Semrad, part owner of midtown-based Urban Village. “We had the product, but it was trying to push the location of that product that was the problem.” It was a gorgeous day at Delice in Midtown Crossing. The hustle […]
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Modern Arts Midtown Grand Opening Celebration
September 16 Modern Arts Midtown Grand Opening Celebration Modern Arts Midtown, 3615 Dodge St. 6-10p.m., FREE modernartsmidtown.com, 402.502.8737 Larry and Judy Roots celebrate the opening of their second contemporary art gallery, Modern Arts Midtown, an expansion “both physically and conceptually” of their original Modern Arts Midwest in Lincoln. In the eight years the couple have […]
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Electrifying Abdullah
Jamal Turner had a feeling Ameer Abdullah would get in the end zone before the night was done. And that feeling was reinforced by Abdullah. Or so Turner says. Prior to Nebraska’s 42-29 victory against Fresno State, Adbullah “actually told me, ‘I’m going to score one today,’” Turner said Monday. “I was like, ‘All right, […]
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Beating The Odds
New test scores from Nebraska’s public schools recently showed a big drop in math scores, as the state adjusts to new testing requirements. In the first of a series of reports on how Omaha schools are performing, we stopped by South Omaha to talk to a principal who’s beating the odds. As Principal John Campin […]
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Deleted Scenes heads to O’Leaver’s
* O’Leaver’s Pub, 1322 South Saddle Creek Road, welcomes back Deleted Scenes Thursday, September 15th. The Washington, D.C.-based indie rock band has seen favorable reviews for both of its albums in multiple outlets, including Pitchfork. The latest album, just released on Sockets Records, earned a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork, which grades on a 10-point scale. […]
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More Questions (and Answers) with The Faint
This week continues last week’s interview with Todd Fink and Jacob Thiele of The Faint, who, along Clark Baechle, also make up Depressed Buttons. DP had its world premier at House of Loom last Friday night. I figured while I had Fink and Thiele on the line, I should ask a some questions that have […]
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September 18: MC Chris
MC Chris is quite possibly the tiniest emcee to ever live (aside from The Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill who is actually a “little person”). It suits the diminutive rapper’s schtick. His lyrics are littered with humor and cover everything from Star Wars characters to G.I. Joe. With his knack for comedic delivery, MC Chris earned […]
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September 16 Stone Temple Pilots
Considering what lead singer Scott Weiland has been through over the years, it’s a feat in itself that Stone Temple Pilots still exists. The San Diego natives earned prominence in the 90s with their harder take on “alternative rock.” While criticized for biting the “grunge” sound, they were among the most successful rock bands of […]
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On the Same Page
Over the course of six albums, Gomez have built a reputation for warping their Brit-pop sound with plenty of genre-hopping tics and off-kilter arrangements. But the band had a new vision for its seventh album, the recently-released Whatever’s On Your Mind, guitarist/vocalist Tom Gray says. It’s a very melodic record, he says. It’s a refined, […]