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Author Archives: Leo Adam Biga

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Ambyr Michelle is Omaha’s newest screen star

by Leo Adam Biga November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

The breakout success actress Ambyr Michelle enjoys as strong-willed Eva Thomas on the hit CBS soap opera “Beyond the Gates” fulfills a dream she grew up with in Omaha. Standing in front of the mirror reenacting what she saw on screen, writing stories from her own imagination, moving her body expressively at church or in […]

Posted inCulture

Omaha’s Kerron Stark may be the new face of educational children’s TV 

by Leo Adam Biga October 1, 2025October 1, 2025
Posted inMovies

New documentary places Omaha at the center of discussion on America’s division

by Leo Adam Biga September 30, 2025September 26, 2025
Posted inTheater

‘Small but very mighty’: Nebraska’s theater scene generates support for up-and-coming Black actors

by Leo Adam Biga September 13, 2025September 12, 2025
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EPIC for Girls empowers, encourages and celebrates student athletes

by Leo Adam Biga September 1, 2025September 2, 2025
Posted inVisual Arts

Photographer Thomas Curry captures extraordinary Urban Omaha hidden in plain sight 

By Leo Adam BigaAugust 5, 2025August 11, 2025
Posted inFood

Restaurant family journeys through trauma and tragedy to find hope and healing

by Leo Adam Biga July 18, 2025July 16, 2025
Posted inMovies

Randy Goodwin entering uncharted territory for Nebraska film production with Fallen Giant Films

by Leo Adam Biga June 30, 2025July 2, 2025
Posted inCulture

Omaha native leans into personal civic engagement legacy

by Leo Adam Biga April 3, 2025April 15, 2025
Posted inMovies

‘Film Streams’ celebrating the centennial of historic midtown Dundee Theatre

by Leo Adam Biga March 24, 2025March 29, 2025

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