Vic Gutman has orchestrated some of Omaha’s most beloved annual events, including Omaha Farmers Market, Omaha Summer Arts Festival and City of Omaha Celebrates America. But it’s not all work and no play. For this Locals Know Best, Gutman shares insider tips about strolling historic Omaha neighborhoods, the delights of a little-known ice cream flavor,
People like to speak about a golden era of movies—the precise dimensions of which often shift based on the generation of the speaker—when Hollywood made products that were sexier, smarter, and just generally better. Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” is for them. Like its protagonist’s ability to basically change identities depending on the situation, it’s a film
That’s a type of intimacy. So is the relationship between Ben and his childhood friend Lizzie (Jessie Pinnick), who don’t see each other that often but share a deep personal history. Ben and Tessa are in town for Ben’s high school reunion, and Tessa is feeling insecure seeing a side of her boyfriend that isn’t
Twenty years ago, Daniel broke up with Rachel (Suzanne Clément) for reasons we will learn later in the story. She has asked to meet with him, and though he told her he could only spend 45 minutes with her, he comes prepared to share memories and perhaps apologize if she is looking for closure. But
Paul Ortiz was awarded Week 12 Special Teams Player of the Week as he returned to the Beef last week in their 54-34 win over the Colorado Spartans, going 0 for 2 on field goals, 4 of 7 on extra points, and made two deuces. Ortiz was a member of the 2023 Beef. In
As the city of Omaha gears up for another vibrant weekend, there is a bittersweet note in the air. This weekend marks the grand finale of the beloved Omaha Summer Arts Festival (OSAF), a cherished event that has brought art, music, and community together for the past 50 years. The festival’s 50th anniversary will be
Omaha Beef @ Colorado Spartans June 1st – 8:00pm CT Blue Arena The Omaha Beef have locked up home field for the NAL Championship game with a 54-34-win Saturday over the Colorado Spartans Saturday night in Loveland, Colorado. Omaha used a 29-point third quarter to take a 28-19 deficit at halftime to a 48-28 lead
Omaha Beef @ Colorado Spartans June 1st – 8:00pm CT Blue Arena The Omaha Beef hit the road hopefully for the last time in the 2024 season this Saturday as they travel to Loveland, Colorado to take on the 3-4 Colorado Spartans at Blue Arena for an 8pm CT kickoff. The Beef have clinched
Set against the steadily revving engines and propulsive forward motion of the French motocross scene, Antoine Chevrollier’s feature debut “Block Pass” is a poignant and painful coming-of-age story about two young men whose friendship is tested by circumstances that complicate their lives in a rural French suburb. Both mechanic Willy (Sayyid El Alami) and competitive
There are two central characters in “Robot Dreams,” but the backdrop of 1984 New York is practically a third. Berger and his team have devised a version of the Big Apple that feels like a love letter to a city that’s always humming and moving. It’s not just the regular shots of things like the