Known as the first Latino art and history museum in the Midwest, El Museo Latino moved to its current red tile-roofed brick home about 30 years ago. It’s a storied site — where South Omaha’s original high school was built in the late 1880s at a cost just above $10,000. Over time the high school […]
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Work starting on Omaha child care center that will serve about 100 kids
Officials broke ground on a new child care center Wednesday in east Omaha that will have the capacity to serve about 100 to 120 kids. The construction comes at a time when child care is needed in the city. The Omaha metro area has a potential gap of 4,454 child care spots, according to a […]
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Omaha mayor’s office rolls out discounted parking program as streetcar construction woes continue
Omaha Mayor John Ewing announced an upcoming parking program Wednesday that’s meant to bring more patrons to downtown businesses hit hard by streetcar construction. The program, set to begin in a few weeks, will offer $1 parking sessions in two downtown garages. Ewing and his staff also met with Omaha business owners at City Hall […]
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Nebraska Supreme Court rules challenger should be allowed in Douglas County sheriff race
One Democrat who was kicked off the ballot got reinstated Wednesday, while another awaits a court’s decision. Nebraska Supreme Court Justice William Cassel ruled that Mark Martinez, who is running for Douglas County Sheriff, meets the requirements to be on the ballot. Martinez, a former Omaha Police Department deputy chief and U.S. Marshal, does not […]
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Dem challenger fights to stay in Douglas County sheriff race, takes appeal to Nebraska Supreme Court
A potential Democratic challenger in the Douglas County sheriff race filed an appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court over his removal from the ballot. Mark Martinez’s eligibility was called into question last week by the Douglas County Republican Party. The group cited a Nebraska law the party alleges requires candidates for sheriff to possess an […]
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Longtime deacon at Omaha Catholic church found dead, son arrested
A 36-year-old Omaha man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing his father, a longtime deacon at a local Catholic church. John Zak, 69, was found dead in his home near 36th and Cass streets late Wednesday following a missing person report. His son, Martin Zak, was booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion […]
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Maybe podcasts were a mistake?
Was “Serial” worth it? Since that program injected super-soldier serum into the veins of the podcast medium, the format has elevated openly evil people to a new form of stardom and contributed more than a little to, you know, all of the bad things going on everywhere. Along comes undertone, an entry in one of […]
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Omaha’s Creighton University turns $4M gift into entrepreneurial center
A $4 million gift has launched a new Creighton University center that will help develop young entrepreneurs and their creative ventures. The Greisch Center for Enterprise Value was established with a donation from the Diabetes Care Foundation in honor of foundation board member and Creighton alumnus Jim Greisch, the private downtown-Omaha based Creighton University announced […]
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Ricketts letter highlights ongoing issues at Omaha postal facility
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts has sent a letter to the U.S. Postal Service’s Omaha Processing and Distribution Center calling for improvements based on an audit by the Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General. The audit, done last fall, found numerous problems at the Omaha center, which serves as a hub for all of Nebraska. Among the major […]
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Nebraska Medicine announces $99M building for dermatology, GI and behavioral health services
Nebraska Medicine announced Tuesday that it’s building a new four-story health center in Omaha near 42nd and Farnam streets. The announcement from the hospital system called the new $99 million development the “Farnam Health Center.” The hospital system said the construction will be partially funded by private donors. Construction should be finished in the summer […]