By Pablo Perez OMAHA, Neb.- Inside Iglesia Agua Viva, Sunday mornings overflow with music, prayer, and connection. But behind the scenes, something deeper is happening — a passing of the torch. The Omaha church is taking a new approach to leadership transition by mentoring its next pastor from within the congregation. For the year, Pastor Tony
By Isaac Nielsen OMAHA, Neb.- The Best of Omaha Soirée isn’t just an awards party. It’s a night where Omaha’s favorite businesses, performers, and creators come together to celebrate what makes the city tick. Hosted by Omaha Magazine, this year’s soirée filled the venue with activity from the moment guests walked in. In the foyer,
By Paxton DeVault OMAHA, Neb. — At Omaha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, care goes far beyond medicine and daily routines. For the staff here, it’s about finding purpose, connection, and dignity in the smallest moments — what they call their “Moments of Truth.” These moments represent heroic acts of service that transcend daily duties, embodying
By Jade Thornton OMAHA, Neb. – As temperatures drop and the first signs of winter hit the Midwest, Omaha drivers are taking steps to make sure their cars are ready for the cold months ahead. Experts say winter weather can be tough on vehicles, especially on car batteries. According to AAA, a car battery loses
By Mare Pritchard OMAHA, Neb., – A group of young adults have found themselves at the center of internet viralness and creative events. For the last year, the group has amassed nearly 8 thousand followers and over 27 million views across multiple platforms while hosting events that range from lemonade stands to African weddings. The
By Gage Peterson OMAHA, Neb. – November is National Adoption Awareness Month, a time to recognize the importance of providing stable, loving homes for children in foster care. According to the Nebraska Children’s Home Society, in Nebraska, more than 6,200 children are currently in foster care, many still waiting to be adopted or placed in
My eighth-grade teacher’s name was Mrs. Hughes. She always told us not to be a bump on a log if she saw that we weren’t using our energy to its full potential. I thought she’d coined the phrase until we read S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders as a class. It’s right there on the fourth
Before I was a friend and colleague, I was a fan. In my early and mid-teens in the 1970s, I was a loner jock/pop culture nerd who was obsessed with these pursuits: Playing and watching baseball and football and to a lesser extent basketball, and consuming issues of Sports Illustrated and Sport and Baseball Digest,
A profoundly moving portrait of a family reckoning with the painful memories embedded deep within the walls of their ancestral home, Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” finds the filmmaker reflecting once more on the existential themes—of time, love, identity, and history—that have abounded throughout his career. The film reunites Trier with Renate Reinsve, a Norwegian actress
We are proud to be a part of a network of sites that has awarded Julia Loktev’s stunning “My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow” with the 2025 IFSN Advocate Award. Other films cited as essential ones of 2025 include “Cutting Through Rocks,” “Familiar Touch,” “The Perfect Neighbor,” “Put Your Soul on