By: Ivan Tovar Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is encouraging drivers to slow down and stay focused while sharing the road with pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers. The organization promotes traffic safety through its Drive 25 message, which encourages drivers to pay attention to their surroundings and make safer choices behind the wheel. A school
By: Quise Varoz Fall brings more than changing leaves and cooler temperatures to Nebraska roads. Deer also become more active, increasing the chance drivers will encounter them on the road. Breeding season is one reason for the increase. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission deer and wildlife expert Luke Meduna says deer movement increases in the
By: Karlie Ryman The Joslyn Art Museum opened a new exhibition on September 26th called Café Society Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855-1914. The exhibition showcases the development of French café culture and the impact it has on modern art through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The exhibition does have an entry fee, but
By: Ella Alberts OMAHA, Neb. — Apartments are being built across the Omaha metro, but for many renters, finding a place they can afford is becoming a bigger challenge. As housing costs rise, first-time renters and growing families are finding that the number of available apartments does not always translate to affordable options. The average
Three or four episodes into Mike Flanagan’s visceral, searing, and provocative eight-part adaptation of “Carrie,” something occurred to me: I had forgotten to be scared. Maybe it’s because we’ve seen so many adaptations and updates of Stephen King’s classic 1974 novel, from Brian De Palma’s masterful and terrifying 1976 film to the stage work “Carrie:
Kate Renshaw-Lewis’ “Busy Bodies” is the kind of film I love to program for a shorts block, but it’s not the easiest to write about. Six minutes long, abstract, and open to interpretation, the film is a compelling, weird delight that I have watched many times and still find something odd and new each time. (Unfortunately,
From the opening moments of director Reed Van Dyk’s “Atonement,” the film subverts tropes and expands what war films (and their harrowing aftermath) can be. Shot on a warm, 16mm film by cinematographer Jon Peter, the film opens with a family in Iraq going about their quotidian rhythms for an extended period of time before
By: Jacob Lesley OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha men’s soccer team has opened the 2026 season with a strong start, surpassing its entire 2025 goal total through its first nine games. The Mavericks have scored 23 goals this season, already exceeding the 17 they recorded last year. Omaha also has four clean sheets from goalkeeper
By: Katie Klemmensen As Omaha celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, murals throughout South Omaha are highlighting the immigrant communities that helped shape the area. According to their website, The South Omaha Mural Project has created more than 15 murals celebrating cultures represented throughout the community. Richard Harrison, who started the project alongside his daughter, said the
By: Zaire Butler The event was at Stinson Park, at Aksarben, where many people gathered to look at the event, even in the rain, as the weather poured through the day, many still came to watch the event. Cara Grefe, “We are continuously making process” Grefe said, “making research happen that wouldn’t happen without the