Jan 19, 2015 08:00AM ● By Omaha Magazine Staff
Girls Inc. of Omaha Executive Director Roberta Wilhelm is known for growing the nonprofit and inspiring girls to be “strong, smart, and bold...
Dec 03, 2014 08:00AM ● By Robyn Murray
Marian Fey moved around a lot as a kid. “I always say my mom’s a gypsy,” she says with a laugh. But wherever she landed, one thing remained ...
Nov 18, 2014 11:47AM ● By John Gawley
We like to make stuff pretty and all, but we weren’t expecting to bring home quite so much hardware from this year’s AIGA Nebraska design co...
Oct 21, 2014 09:00AM ● By Kristen Hoffman
In 2010, Renee and T.J. Kiernan were still adjusting to their oldest son’s recent diagnosis of autism—trying to understand the complex condi...
Aug 20, 2014 03:10PM ● By David Williams
Ten-year-olds aren’t much known for the use of subtleties in choosing their words. So when Caleb Robinson calls himself “the poster boy” for...
May 21, 2014 11:08AM ● By Kristen Hoffman
Kali Baker knows well how the better angels of our nature think. She knows that although they are angels, they still love a little competiti...
Mar 14, 2014 09:31AM ● By Meghan Townley
Learning life skills through baseball.” This is the tagline for MVP4Life, a new nonprofit organization aimed at keeping Omaha’s youth in sch...
Feb 24, 2014 06:12PM ● By Kristen Hoffman
VODEC began in 1968 when a group of parents, educators, and others sought to implement a paradigm shift in how people with disabilities are ...
Feb 24, 2014 03:11PM ● By David Williams
Iggy Sumnik is a noted artist. Bryan Allison is a young man with intellectual disabilities. Their worlds may seem galaxies apart, but the tw...
Feb 17, 2014 10:00AM ● By Katie Anderson
Helmets fastened, Leslie Wells and Chase King climb on their bikes and take off for a brisk ride through downtown Omaha on a crisp afternoon...
Feb 08, 2014 10:30AM ● By Chris Wolfgang
When Ron Dotzler asked his future in-laws for permission to marry their daughter, her mother said no.“No? Why?”“Because you’re white.”Dotzle...
Feb 06, 2014 10:00AM ● By Katie Anderson
Do you hear what Angie and Andrew Norman hear?If so, that’s the symphony of the Cornhusker state’s stacked arsenal of music makers. And if y...
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