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SXSW Film Festival 2025: Redux Redux, Descendent, The Surrender | Festivals & Awards

Horror is a big part of Austin, Texas. It’s not just the wonderful Fantastic Fest that unfolds every September, but the genre has been a major part of every SXSW I’ve ever attended. Even the Headliners here have an adults-only edge to them from the gore of “Death of a Unicorn” to the murderous betrayals

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Omaha Fashion Week

OFW S25: Press Roundup

Want to relive your Omaha Fashion Week experience? We’ve rounded up all the photos, blog features, and press coverage from the February 2025 season…all in one place for your viewing pleasure! Stay up-to-date as we share more coverage from the season by following us on Facebook and Instagram. IN HOUSE Runway Photography by Heather &

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News: Beef vs Spartans Preview

Colorado Spartans @ Omaha Beef March 15th – 6:30pm CT Liberty First Credit Union Arena vs The Omaha Beef are currently 1-0, maintaining a 22-game winning streak as they prepare for their home opener at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston on Saturday. The visiting Colorado Spartans are also 1-0, having secured a road

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Movie Reviews

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Forge, Slanted, The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick | Festivals & Awards

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

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Omaha News

Fresh strawberries sold out of semi-truck in Midwest tour  – The Omaha News

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,

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Omaha News

Vision Zero Omaha Enters Second Year After Record Traffic Fatalities in 2024  – The Omaha News

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

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Omaha News

Cat Cow Yoga Brings Movement and Community to Papillion  – The Omaha News

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

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Omaha News

Potential Cuts and Their Impact on Vulnerable Populations” – The Omaha News

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,

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Omaha News

The Inside of Homeschooling in Omaha  – The Omaha News

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

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Omaha News

Greenlining Fund Invests in Omaha’s Historically Redlined Neighborhoods  – The Omaha News

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

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