Jacquelyn Morrison sat at a picnic table in the Gene Leahy Mall on a humid summer morning. The nine-acre park in the heart of downtown Omaha was bustling with activity. Children played on a climbing structure, construction workers bought lunch from a food truck and employees of nearby companies walked along trails lined with native […]
Author Archives: Jessica Wade
Jessica Wade is an Omaha-based senior reporter with Nebraska Public Media, focusing on Omaha coverage for The Reader and El Perico. A native of eastern Nebraska, she previously reported on South Carolina's Lowcountry for The Post and Courier newspaper and spent four years with the Omaha World-Herald, where she covered city government and development.
