By Madelyn Gau, OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Nebraska at Omaha is hosting a thought-provoking student curated art exhibition, Experiences in Femininity, which provides a platform for artists to explore themes of gender, identity, and representation. Now in its third year, the exhibit has grown both in scale and significance, offering a deeper interrogation
By Abigail Gocek OMAHA, Neb.- UNOTheatre’s latest production, New Ways New Works is a two-week festival celebrating the arts both on campus and in the Omaha community. The festival enters its second week with new events each night. “It’s about seeing how performance and story really echoes throughout all of the things that we do
By Peighton Yoakam , OMAHA, Neb—The Friends of Omaha Public Library has announced the annual Virginia Frank Writing Contest, inviting talented young writers from the local area to showcase their creativity. This contest is open to 5th- through 8th-grade students residing in Douglas or Sarpy counties. Participants must submit an original fiction piece that reimagines
By Andrew Smith, OMAHA, Neb. – Workshop attendee Leah Hile uses a vintage 35 mm film camera to take portraits at The Union for Contemporary Art on Feb. 6, 2025. Andrew Smith/The Omaha News Once considered a dying technique, the art of film photography is alive, celebrated and taught at The Union for Contemporary Art
By Sean Keating, OMAHA, Neb. — For many young buyers, the dream of homeownership can feel out of reach, as a competitive market continues to drive up prices. In Omaha, the median sale price for homes recently hit $262,000—a 3% increase from the previous year. This meteoric rise over one calendar year is symptomatic of
By Andrew Coughlin, OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha voters are gearing up for a competitive mayoral election, with the mayor’s seat as the prize. Incumbent Mayor Jean Stothert, who has served since 2013, is seeking a historic fourth term. She officially filed for re-election on February 21, solidifying her place in the upcoming race. Stothert faces
What if minorities helped billionaires become better people? That’s a tad reductive, but the basic premise of “Running Point,” a fictionalized take on the life of Los Angeles Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss, is little more than a combination of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” (with a tiny dash of “Arrested Development”), only, this time, the rich
No matter how dragged-out Oscar season can seem, I’m a fan of this time of year—mostly because the focus is on the quality of films, not how much they make at the box office. But there is one aspect of these months of build-up that can be really wearying: Once the Academy Award nominations are
As he sits on the throne as the King of the Streaming Era, writer/director Taylor Sheridan has sometimes been accused of being pretentious and even misogynistic. Whatever criticisms can be levied at his output, he is arguably the creator who has most earned the right to his pretensions today. He is more of an industry
In a time of great international anxiety, the television ground seems fertile for a bit of soapy escapism. Enter NBC’s highly-promoted “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” which may not exactly wither and die, but struggles to grow in its four episodes sent to press, lacking in most of the key departments needed to make a network