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People's Hospital

North Omaha’s People’s Hospital: Open to Anyone

Dec 27, 2022 08:28AM ● By Kim Carpenter

People’s Hospital's history offers a glimpse into one of North Omaha’s most prestigious healthcare practitioners at the time and the challenges that faced citizens in this part of the city.

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A Dickens of a Time: Revisiting a Victorian Holiday Tradition in Omaha’s Old Market

Nov 01, 2022 08:22AM ● By Sara Locke

Founded in 1987, Dickens in the Market brought the holiday spirit to countless revelers and left sweet memories, still savored years after the final carol was sung.

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The Ghosts of Omaha's Past: Tales of Hauntings in the Heartland

Sep 29, 2022 04:36PM ● By Sean Robinson

Sean Robinson explores favorite urban legends and ghost stories from around town.

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In Ukraine We Trust: Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church

Aug 29, 2022 04:21PM ● By Leo Adam Biga

South Omaha Church Supports Immigrant Community

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A Real Classic: Local Radio Station Turns 50

Jul 01, 2022 11:06AM ● By Dwain Hebda

KVNO celebrates half a century of classical broadcasting in Omaha.

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Iron Age: Flatiron Building Presses On

May 27, 2022 03:21PM ● By Kara Schweiss

Inspired by NYC’s 22-story Flatiron Building that opened a decade earlier, banker and landowner Augustus F. Kountze envisioned a similarly shaped, four-story Georgian Revival building.

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History: Buchanan’s Service Centers Handle Vehicle Troubles Off-Hours

Apr 28, 2022 04:19PM ● By Sean McCarthy

Keeping a Bad Evening, or Early Morning, from Getting Worse for Nebraska Drivers

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Prospect Hill Cemetery: Alive with History

Mar 01, 2022 11:43AM ● By Kara Schweiss

Former curator Stan Baumann is a champion for the richly historic site.

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Omahans Share Memories of Experiences with Polio

Dec 30, 2021 12:13PM ● By Megan Fabry

In the early 1950's a pandemic brought an iron-clad problem to Omaha.

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Looking Back at Holidays in Omaha's Brandeis Building

Nov 18, 2021 05:11PM ● By Jeff Lacey

Christmas in Omaha in all of its sparkling wonder at this classic downtown shopping center.

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The History of Omaha's Hayden Family

Nov 01, 2021 10:44AM ● By Wendy Townley

How the Hayden's legacy went from brothers to businesswoman.

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Notre Dame Academy: A Legacy Inseparable from Nuns

Oct 01, 2021 01:32PM ● By Leo Adam Biga

The Florence historic all-girls school made a big impact on Omaha's community.

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