Nov 25, 2014 08:00AM ● By Kara Schweiss
Five-year-old Sammi Reinders weighs only a little over 40 pounds, but she already has a weighty achievement under her tiny belt: ranking fir...
Nov 25, 2014 08:00AM ● By Omaha Magazine Staff
The Omaha Schools Foundation had humble beginnings, operates without many high-profile, big-dollar supporters, and generally stays below th...
Nov 18, 2014 08:00AM ● By Sally Shepherd
The Lauritzen Gardens is already internationally respected for its lush grounds, exhibits, educational programs, and events. Now it has bec...
Oct 20, 2014 09:00AM ● By Kara Wesely
Dinner, movie, drinks, repeat. Dinner, movie, drinks, repeat. When it comes to planning an evening out, it is easy to get stuck in a routine...
Oct 03, 2014 09:00AM ● By Omaha Magazine Staff
At the end of the 19th century, Omaha was in its prime as a major railroad center, connecting the settled East with the wide-open West. The...
Sep 27, 2014 09:00AM ● By Kim Carpenter
We all do it. See someone and come to snap judgments about who they are. It might be because they’re dressed a certain way, talk a certain ...
Sep 24, 2014 09:00AM ● By Lindsey Anne Baker
In 1914, the stately home at 6129 Florence Blvd. was brand new. Built by Laura D. and Edward Cackley, owner of Cackley Bros. wine and liquor...
Sep 19, 2014 08:00AM ● By Omaha Magazine Staff
We all have that one special relative in our lives whose powerful influence forever alters our being. Whether it’s an eclectic taste in musi...
Sep 15, 2014 09:00AM ● By Judy Horan
The Omaha suburb of Dundee didn’t expect an enemy attack during World War II. Bombs weren’t reaching the U.S. heartland in 1945.That’s why m...
Sep 03, 2014 09:00AM ● By Doug Meigs
Three hundred years after Europeans first documented the Platte River, I push a canoe into the current and head downstream. The two-day exc...
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...
Jun 29, 2014 09:00AM ● By Kristen Hoffman
Sitting in a quiet space in a now very quiet Crossroads Mall, the Great Plains Black History Museum is currently a bit underwhelming.It is a...
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