Before ye read any further, you lovers of musicals and defenders of talk-singing, please remember that I really liked the first Wicked movie. The second one is an abomination. It is a pinata stuffed with cringe that was designed by the kind of blood-sucking executives who have made every, every, every single thing in the […]
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Omaha police department launches ‘Drones as First Responders’ program
There’s a new feature atop the Omaha Police Department’s downtown headquarters. Two drones sit within climate-controlled containers on the roof, ready for deployment in the city’s busiest precincts. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer and Mayor John Ewing announced the launch of the unmanned aerial vehicles Thursday as key equipment in the city’s new “Drones as […]
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OPS received $30.5 million too much in state aid. Officials say next year’s reduction could be a challenge
In a message to families on Monday, Omaha Public Schools said it received an overpayment of $30.5 million in state aid for the current school year. The Nebraska Department of Education told the district there was a mistake in the amount calculated for state aid, so the $30.5 amount would be subtracted from its allocation for 2026-27. […]
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Fundraising shortfall paused $100M Children’s Museum riverfront project
A fundraising shortfall put a pause on the Omaha Children’s Museum’s new riverfront facility and brought uncertainty to a corresponding apartment project. Plans for a $100 million museum looked to bring an updated building, new exhibits, cafe and fresh programming to the heart of the city’s newly developed downtown parks. The new museum was the […]
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Omaha’s 103-year-old steakhouse boasts best onion rings, thrives with timeless simplicity
There’s a small sign on every table in the dining room at Johnny’s Cafe, Omaha’s oldest and perhaps original steakhouse. “103 years,” it reads. “Perfectly aged.” Johnny’s is a Nebraska icon, still owned by the descendants of a Polish immigrant named Frank Kawa, who bought a bar on 27th and L Streets in 1922 with […]
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Take a look inside Omaha’s new $158 million library
With a three-story “book robot,” community event space, 3D printing lab and genealogy research hub, Omaha’s new main library is one of the largest investments in a public library system in the United States in recent years. And it now has an opening date. “Mark your calendars for opening day Sunday, April 19, 2026,” Omaha Mayor […]
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Keeper is a finder of losers and weepers
The opposite of an oxymoron, the relationship-horror genre continues to blossom. Just a few months after Together welded Alison Brie to Dave Franco with mixed results, director Osgood Perkins and writer Nick Lepard deliver Keeper, a visceral reminder that we simply cannot let our collective guard down and allow hipsters to ever know love. It […]
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‘A band of brothers’: How a running club at an Omaha prison taught perseverance from the inside-out
It was the first of many bitterly cold fall mornings in Omaha. Temperatures never broke 40 degrees as sleet pelted a service road behind the Omaha Correctional Center, a minimum-to-medium-security prison near Eppley Airfield. Thirty-three incarcerated men, some of them in tank tops and shorts, lined up at the starting line. And then they started […]
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Creighton’s Child Safety Center aims to reduce number of accidental deaths
Creighton University’s new Child Safety Center opened Wednesday morning in North Omaha. The center aims to raise awareness of accidental childhood injuries and give the Omaha community methods to keep kids safe. Accidental injuries are the leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Dr. Scott Shipman is […]
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Omaha’s The Real Zebos celebrate the release of their new dance-rock album
Omaha rock band The Real Zebos released their latest album “ZEBOHATER” in October. The album has a dance-rock sound in line with some of their biggest past hits, such as “Your Ex Said You Can’t Dance” and their cover of 1980s one-hit wonder from “Puttin’ On The Ritz” from Taco. Both of those songs have […]