Aug 28, 2014 09:00AM ● By Judy Horan
That imposing building with an iron front near 13th and Howard streets is actually made up of three buildings, each with an interesting his...
Jul 11, 2014 09:00AM ● By Kristen Hoffman
The community was in a panic. People stayed inside their homes. They avoided movies, camping, vacations and swimming. Anywhere that polio mi...
May 28, 2014 09:29AM ● By Judy Horan
High-stakes meetings and stylish parties were held on the hotel’s top floor ballroom. Lush rooftop gardens looked out over bustling Midtown...
Mar 06, 2014 02:27PM ● By Kristen Hoffman
Dr. Lee Simmons retired as director of the Henry Doorly Zoo at age 71 in 2009. But apparently he didn’t get the memo about taking it easy. S...
Jan 13, 2014 04:40PM ● By Katie Anderson
The grande dame of Omaha book clubs began as a sewing club 90 years ago. Women in white gloves and cloche hats met in homes for elegant Mond...
Nov 03, 2013 10:20AM ● By Katie Anderson
Since Omaha was founded nearly 160 years ago, many of its older buildings have seen their demise. But in at least two of Downtown Omaha’s hi...
Oct 29, 2013 10:45AM ● By Katie Anderson
While other city clubs have closed in defeat, the Omaha Press Club marks its 42nd anniversary on the 22nd floor of the First National Center...
Oct 28, 2013 01:20PM ● By Katie Anderson
Eileen Wirth entered the Omaha World-Herald newsroom in 1969 and wondered, “Where are the women?” Unknowingly, she had become one of the new...
Oct 27, 2013 04:30PM ● By Katie Anderson
"Puh-leeze,” she would beg on family vacations as a girl, “can we go to the history museum?” Libby Krecek has a longtime passion for both hi...
Aug 26, 2013 04:58PM ● By Katie Anderson
Beverly Kracher, Ph.D., has been teaching and researching business ethics for more than 20 years. She has been professor of Business Ethics ...
Aug 26, 2013 02:58PM ● By Judy Horan
A good location often draws businesses to established neighborhoods. Repurposing an existing building can also revitalize a neighborhood, a ...
Apr 25, 2013 04:13PM ● By Katie Anderson
Daughters become inspired, motivated, and awed by their mothers as they see them dash out the door on a volunteer mission time after time. T...
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