At this year’s SXSW, I’ve found that it’s easier to spot the thematic throughlines across projects. It’s a testament to the programmers for creating a line-up where the films feel in conversation with each other. Where else do you get films like “Together” and “Friendship,”–both of which explore the physical and mental toll of codependency–have
By Andrew Smith, OMAHA, Neb. – A large crowd gathers in the AMC theater’s parking lot in Council Bluffs to shop Florida strawberries on March 7, 2024. Andrew Smith/The Omaha News For Strawberries — Full News Package by Andrew Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKdhRamLNE It’s not the best time of year to grow strawberries in the Midwest. Locally,
Dodge Street and 72nd Street Intersection, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday. March 15, 2025. (UNO/Abigail Gocek) By Abigail Gocek OMAHA, Neb.- Traffic crashes within Omaha, resulting in both fatalities and serious injury, have risen in Omaha. Typically varying by year, the city of Omaha Fatal Crash Dashboard reports over 30 fatal crashes per year since 2022. So
By Madelyn Gau, OMAHA, Neb. – Papillion’s wellness and social scene just got a major boost with the opening of Cat Cow Yoga Studio and Events. This new studio is more than just a place for yoga—it’s a community space designed to bring people together through movement, mindfulness, and engaging social events. Dakota Bockman, Creative
By Ashton Kay, OMAHA, Neb. – With talks of large cuts to government spending, the likelihood of cuts to medicaid funding are growing larger. Medicaid is a joint program between the State and federal government to provide medical care to those without access to insurance, including children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. Some states,
By Grace Huffstetler, OMAHA, NE- According to data from the Nebraska Department of Education, homeschooling has increased 31% in the last five years. It is perceived as a sheltering way of education, but children who partake develop just as much social abilities and life skills as a public-school student. Homeschooling has steadily risen over the
By Mary Mitzlaff OMAHA, Neb. — Front Porch Investments Greenling Fund is addressing the lasting impacts of redlining, the discriminatory practice of denying loans and financial services to minority neighborhoods. Though redlining was outlawed in 1968, its effects are long-lasting. South Omaha neighborhoods where the Greenling Fund is working to reverse decades of disinvestment, providing
A film finally hit this year’s relatively down SXSW like a bolt of lightning, producing multiple in-film applause breaks and a standing ovation at the end. Andrew Patterson’s “The Rivals of Amziah King” is a crowd-pleasing wonder, a new classic of the American South that hums with earnest adoration for the people of this region,
Since its first season debuted in 2021, Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time” has suffered from bloated storytelling and worldbuilding that has confused even the most fervent fantasy consumers. Despite reports that it is one of the streamer’s most popular series, it hasn’t fully garnered the attention of general audiences and the respect of devoted
41 Omaha Beef @ Shreveport Rouxgaroux March 8th – 7:00pm CT Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 18 The Omaha Beef went to Louisiana and extended their winning streak to 22-games as they defeated the Shreveport Rouxgaroux 41-18. The Beef used a 6- play drive to score first and never look back against the expansion team. Omaha will