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Cruisers — Omaha Wing Challenge

8634 F StreetOmaha NE 68127402- 614-7445 This one will be a bit different from other HitThatDive wing reviews.  Why’s that you ask…that’s simple. My wing order (as most people can tell you) never changes.  It’s always wings with Buffalo sauce, and if I have my choice between mild, medium or hot…I always go with medium.

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Cruisers Bar and Grill, Omaha — REVIEW

8634 F StreetOmaha NE 68127402-614-7445 Let’s Cruise It’s actually harder to write about a bar that I’ve been to a few times than it is to just walk in for the first time and start writing down my immediate knee-jerk reactions. But, two weeks ago on Facebook, I asked people to nominate (and vote for)

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Crossbones Bar, Omaha — REVIEW

5611 South 36th StreetOmaha NE 68107 402-905-3651The bar on the corner of 36th and V in South Omaha holds a special distinction in the HitThatDive folklore.  Formerly the Brass Monkey Sports Bar (and then just the Brass Monkey) this place, more than any other bar in Omaha, was instrumental in helping HTD start to have

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Bud Olson’s Bar, Omaha — REVIEW

3207 Leavenworth Street Omaha NE 68105402-342-9116 Oh, where to start with this one. Let’s start with the ending first…Hit This Dive! Now, let’s backtrack shall we?  Not too long after I first started writing this rinky-dink blog, the grand total of five HTD readers decided to meet up one Saturday afternoon at Bud’s for a

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HitThatDive’s 2014 Bar Of The Year

This was a strange year, even by HitThatDive standards.  I cranked out the lowest number of new actual bar posts since the first HTD “review” went live four years ago.  And yet, interest in all of this has never been at a higher point, in fact, as we roll into 2015…HitThatDive seems to have more

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Cover Stories Entertainment News Featured

Rev’ Up Your Engines

Monster Jam 2015 Rides Into Town By Shout Omaha Staff It’s that time of year again when engines are roaring and the dirt is flying as monster truck tires burn rubber across the convention center floor. That’s right, Monster Jam 2015 ascends on the Mid-America Center January 2-4. To get an idea of what it’s

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Comedy Cover Stories Entertainment News Featured

Not So Short Stuff

Comedian Kevin Hart Packs a Punch By Shout Omaha Staff Comedian and actor Kevin Hart is following in the footsteps of entertainers who write, produce, direct, star in, and own their material. He controls production, marketing, and distribution. “When you own your product, your capital becomes so much greater and your access to other things

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Nick’s, Pottersville, New York — REVIEW

Let’s get hammered! Main StreetPottersville, New York Much like a moldy old fruitcake, or that sweater vest from your long lost relative, it’s time for the annual retelling of my long strange trip to Pottersville, New York a few years ago on Christmas Eve.   My travels take me to some pretty out-of-the-way places, so it’s

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Movie Reviews

Redmayne Pulls Off A Tough Role In ‘The Theory Of Everything’

Considering how many things could have gone wrong, it’s amazing just how many things go right in James Marsh’s absorbing drama “The Theory of Everything.” Though it never really penetrates the theories behind legendary theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, or really tries, “The Theory of Everything” is a naturally uplifting film about a gifted scientist who

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The Worst Wings in Omaha — LaVista Keno

7101 South 84th StreetLaVista, Nebraska 402-339-1606 OK…before I get started, let me answer a few questions and comments I know I’m going to get later today via Facebook and Twitter. Q: “What kind of wings to you expect you’d get at LaVista Keno in the first place??”  A: Well, in their defense the dude eating a

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