Brenton Gomez (left) and Adam Haug (right). Photo by Harrison Martin. M34N STR33T is the brainchild of Brenton Gomez (alias Conny Franko) and Adam Haug (alias Haunted Gauntlet). The name anchors them to the place where they created the music: 34th and 33rd streets in Gifford Park, running north to south through midtown Omaha. Haug […]
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High Hopes and Dreams for Creighton Basketball
The anticipation started building the moment the final horn blew in Fort Worth last March. Seemingly playing on fumes after key injuries left them shorthanded, the Bluejays still pushed eventual national champion Kansas to the brink. It was a three-point game with under a minute to play before falling short in the NCAA Tournament. With […]
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Fortenberry’s Resignation, Teammates Ditching Herbster, Westside’s Diversity Initiative
Read past Reed Moore daily newsletters HERE’S YOUR RUNDOWN Happy Respect Your Cat Day Reed Moore reminds us that the ancient Egyptians considered these fab felines sacred. Today’s news: Learn what convicted GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s resignation might mean for the 2022 elections, Westside Community Schools’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiative makes progress, and the Nebraska Examiner tries to figure out why a former running mate, a […]
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Omaha’s Little Shop of Oddities
Some call him Derek. A few call him Dad. But most just call him Voodoo. Derek Everhart has always had an affinity for the abnormal. But now he specializes in it, selling a smorgasbord of skulls, stuffed animal heads and other finds at Voodoo’s Odd Shop on the corner of 13th and Martha Streets. “The […]
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Six Small Nebraska Towns are Trying to Ban Abortion. Will it Change Anything?
This story was originally published in the Flatwater Free Press. For three weeks this July, Pastor Bill Forbes left his house around 5 p.m. and didn’t return until sundown. The Lutheran pastor went door to door his western Nebraska town asking his neighbors the same question: Would they sign a petition in support of banning […]
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Farm to Fork
While almost every industry in existence is struggling under the strain of a broken supply chain, skyrocketing fuel costs, and an ever more delicate climate, many restaurant owners are looking close to home for a solution. In Nebraska, we have the advantage of being surrounded by fertile land, talented growers, and sustainable sources for just […]
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A Lot of Deuces: The 5 Worst Movies of 2022
By now, I hope you know the drill: Hollywood still invokes playground rules and hangs out only with the cool kids. The best movies often time travel to the Midwest from the previous year, after being rolled out as “limited releases” exclusive to nepotistic regions filthy with the family of industry members. I don’t want […]
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Past Union President, Now Running for Sheriff, Was Deemed to Have Used Excessive Force. Then Omaha’s Police Chief Stepped in.
This story is a collaboration between The Omaha Reader and Flatwater Free Press. Sgt. Aaron Hanson, a former president of Omaha’s police union, used excessive force when he kneed an already-handcuffed Omaha man, the Omaha Police Department’s Safety Review Board unanimously decided in 2018. The board recommended a low-level punishment. But that punishment never happened. […]
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No Nitrate Police: State and Local Regulators Can’t, or Won’t, Stop Our Drinking Water from Getting Worse
This story was originally published in Flatwater Free Press. The farmer was growing impatient. He folded his arms. Shook his head angrily. He and dozens of other central Nebraska farmers had gathered for mandatory training in Columbus a few weeks before Christmas last year. In response to stubbornly high nitrate levels, the Lower Loup Natural […]
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“Hoping Beyond Hope.” Fewer COVID Cases Encourages Douglas County Board of Health, But Obstacles Remain
The past seven days haven’t been quiet for Dr. Lindsay Huse. The director of the Douglas County Health Department issued a citywide mask mandate for Omaha, saw a lawsuit from the state of Nebraska and had text messages posted by Mayor Jean Stothert, all while COVID-19 continues spreading more than it ever has in her […]
