By: Andrew Kusleika OMAHA, Neb. – A myriad of local business owners and businesspeople gathered at Beacon Hills Bar and Grille in Aksarben Village for an early morning event. The Omaha Empowerment Breakfast is an event that is held once a month to serve the local business community. The small business owners that comprise the
By: Jackson Piercy OMAHA, Neb. – After starting his business in early 2020, and then putting said business on the backburner during the COVID-19 pandemic, Barry started his business catering, just enough to get himself a hot dog cart. Since then, he has grown to four carts and now a brick-and-mortar store in Aksarben’s Inner
By: Max Garvey Omaha, Neb. – Stinson Park was the location for the second-annual Midwest Chingona Fest on Saturday, Oct. 7. Event coordinators partnered with Omaha Michelada Fest to produce the event. Food, music, art, and cultural dress were on full display for the festival honoring the strength of Latinx women. Omaha citizen Eddie Vallin
By: Daytin Inserra-Cunningham OMAHA, Neb. — In a significant development, Lee Enterprises has made the decision to relocate the remaining staff of The Omaha World Herald to The Freedom Center. This decision comes as the newspaper grapples with years of layoffs, drastically reducing its workforce. Sports Copy Editor for The Omaha World Herald, Andrew Stem,
By: Wyatt Moravec OMAHA, Neb. – The Eagles Ballroom, a historic venue in Omaha, has geared up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of hosting Jitterbugs Night Out. This weekly dance event has been a regular occurrence at the venue almost every Friday night since it started in 2003. On October 20, 2023, the Eagles Ballroom
By: Dee Warren OMAHA, NE – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, minority and women owned business are on the rise with growth driven by Black women like Christi Ballard, founder and owner of Status luxury handbags and accessories who said her journey had its own hurdles. Based on a 2021 U.S. Census Bureau
By: Ben Copeland OMAHA, Neb. – The Nebraska Interscholastic Cycling League, or the NICL, held their third weekend event of the 2023 season this weekend at Tranquility Park, where middle and high school students from across Nebraska come together to cycle. The race had athletes biking through gravel, tree roots, and up and over a
By: Jackson Piercy FREMONT, Neb. – The Keene Memorial Library, which has had its doors open to the public for the last fifty years, has gone through major renovations that have moved the library’s stock of books into the Fremont City Auditorium. The renovations would add over 12,500 square feet of new space, in addition
By: Gracie Goos OMAHA, Neb. – They promote lifelong learning through member research, programs, and tours of historical sites and museums. “It’s fun to seek and a joy to find” is the motto of the Questers. Questers members also unite to champion restoration and the preservation of artifacts in each state to safeguard them for present
By: Max Garvey OMAHA, Neb. – The new RiverFront Park in downtown Omaha opened to the public on Aug 23. The $325 million transformational development features scenic walking paths, playground exhibits, and a roller-skating ribbon. Fanfare has been positive since the park’s unveiling, but accessibility concerns have started to arise. Omaha’s new RiverFront Park has been