If you, like me, haven’t made your way into Gorat’s Steakhouse in years, I have a surprise for you: It’s time to go back. Gorat’s is good again. I went into this fourth installment of Steak Town USA not knowing exactly what I was going to find on the menu, but hoping to lean into […]
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An Airplane Ride Only Slightly Scarier Than Real Life
So many production companies have their logos in front of Fight or Flight, it is almost certain one is just straight-up laundering money, right? No one has yet invented a better way to cleanse ill-gotten gains than financing a Josh Hartnett action movie. That is a joke, just in case any of those 10-20 companies […]
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South Omaha’s Cinco de Mayo festival celebrates 105 years with one of its biggest fiestas yet
South Omaha’s Cinco de Mayo festival is celebrating its 105th year this weekend. The more than a century-old celebration brings in visitors from all over the state and beyond. The celebration, marketed as Omaha’s “largest and most diverse parade” dates back to the 1920s and has grown immensely since then. Organizers said this year’s event […]
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Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert faces Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing Jr. in Tuesday’s mayoral election
On the night of her most recent successful primary win, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert stood before a mix of reporters, supporters and other elected officials. She congratulated John Ewing Jr. on moving ahead, and told her supporters there is still more work to do. “We’ve got five weeks now,” Stothert said. “We must win on […]
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Buffett announces plans to step down as head of Berkshire Hathaway
The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, announced plans to step down Saturday as head of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he has led for the past 60 years. As he left the stage at the company’s annual meeting at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Buffett, who is 94 years old, said he will be retiring […]
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Florence and the Marvel Machine
Her character has no superpowers, but Florence Pugh is meta-human. Proof? She has survived acting opposite Timothée Chalamet twice and being directed as a woman by Christopher Nolan. Much will be made of how Thunderbolts* is some measure of a “return to form” for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) when it is simply further evidence […]
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May Day blues
First, a heads up that The Astro performance by Beth Hart has been cancelled. The Astro reported this information Thursday, May 1, on social media. Hart is again experiencing vocal strain and has been ordered by doctors to rest her voice. Her remaining tour dates have been cancelled. Grammy-nominated blues vocalist Beth Hart, was scheduled […]
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Country and Americana band Clarence Tilton celebrates new album
“I think it took us this long to get good. This might be a little presumptuous, assuming that now we’re good—maybe we’re not—but we’ve definitely gotten so much better than we were.” That was the response from guitarist and vocalist Corey Weber when asked what is driving the country and Americana band Clarence Tilton to […]
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Millard elementary school furthers accessibility through communication board
In January, Wheeler Elementary School debuted a special sign outside on its playground. The sign has pictures on it and provides a way for students with different needs or communication styles to interact with their classmates and the school staff. The children’s needs can vary, ranging from not being able to speak because of physical […]
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Omaha’s WarHorse Casino expands less than a year after opening
WarHorse Casino in Omaha celebrated its new expansion on Tuesday. The addition adds 400 slot machines, two new dining options and a skywalk that connects the parking structure to the casino. It also added 130 jobs to the casino that already employed about 350 people, said Lance Morgan, CEO of Warhorse Gaming Lance. The Omaha […]