By: Katie Klemmensen The generation that grew up surrounded by digital technology is now helping drive a resurgence in physical music. In 2024, a survey conducted by the vinyl packaging firm, Key Production, found that 59% of respondents within the ages of 18 to 24 listen to physical music, compared older generations which reported between
By: Brandon Kay OMAHA, Neb. Every year, the TYCA Midwest Conference is hosted by a different university. This year, that university is Metropolitan Community College. MCC faculty member Alison Arant put together a three-day conference featuring panels, breakout sessions, and a keynote speaker, all following this year’s theme: “The Cutting Edge.” The importance of conferences
By: Samira Zarazua OMAHA, Neb. — From thrifting to renting, the people of Omaha have gotten more creative in finding ways to keep Halloween costumes waste free. According to a 2019 survey by the Fairyland Trust, fast fashion being the second-biggest consumer of water, and over 80 percent of Halloween costumes are made of non-recyclable
By: Quise Varoz December graduation may still feel months away, but college seniors in Omaha have important deadlines to meet this fall. Missing an application or registration date can add stress — and potentially extra fees — during an already busy semester. At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, students planning to graduate in December
By: Jacob Lesley PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. — Fungoes Training is expanding its athletic development offerings with a new golf facility, building on the success of its baseball and softball programs in the Omaha metropolitan area. Since opening in August 2025, the Plattsmouth-based training facility has provided athletes with group instruction, individual training sessions with experienced trainers
By: Rhett Uleman According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer Americans are spending time socializing compared to a decade ago, but in Elkhorn, one Ice cream shop has been bringing the neighborhood together for over 50 years. In Elkhorn, ice cream is practically a way of life. With Coneflower Creamery in Olde Towne,
By: Ella Alberts OMAHA, Neb. — For eight years, Centerfest has brought local vendors, small businesses and neighbors together in Omaha’s Hanscom neighborhood, creating an annual gathering focused on local culture and community connections. Beyond food, shopping, and activities, the festival gives businesses a chance to connect with residents and introduce their products to people
Walter Scott Murch is one of the most influential figures in film history that most people haven’t heard of. Now 83, Murch was born in New York City and was part of the newest generation in a mostly Canadian family of artists that also included his father, painter Walter Tandy Murch, and his grandmother, Louise
If you like your arthouse pornography with a heaping ladle of leftist agitprop (or “agitporn,” as he’d call it), Bruce LaBruce is a name that should be on your lips. As our very own Scout Tafoya once put it, Bruce is “one of the most fearless filmmakers alive,” a man who’s spent the last thirty
The newLucas Museum of Narrative Art is a dazzling collection of art that tells stories, featuring iconic images like Norman Rockwell’s painting of a runaway boy sharing a soda with a sympathetic cop at a diner. It hangs next to an updated display featuring Richard Williams’ modern reimagining of the scene: a young Black boy