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Nebraska Humane Society: Signs your dog is happy, according to a veterinary behaviorist
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Dogs cannot tell owners directly whether they are happy, but a board-certified veterinary behaviorist says there are clues that show a dog is content and relaxed. Dr. Amy Pike said one sign is a dog’s ability to rest. Normal dogs can sleep up to 16 to...
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Jason Voorhees actor to appear at Scary Acres
Lock your doors, Jason Voorhees is coming to Omaha. Or at least an actor who portrayed the famous film slasher is. Actor and producer James Stokes, known for portraying Friday the 13th icon Jason Voorhees in “Voorhees: Night of the Beast,” is coming to Scary Acres Oct. 24-25.
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Tasty Pizza Shuts Blair Shop, Owner Says Remote Site Was Too Far to Manage
Tasty Pizza closed its Blair storefront Friday, with owner Mary Joseph saying the shop at 1653 Washington Street was simply too far from her Omaha base to manage properly. The scratch-kitchen pizzeria, known around the metro for 8-inch personal pies and a no-delivery counter-service model, now operates from two remaining Omaha spots — one at 60th and Woolworth streets and another at 32nd Avenue and Oak Street.
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This Old-School Nebraska Breakfast Diner Draws Long Morning Lines For Plates Piled With Hash Browns And Gravy
One breakfast here is called the Titanic, and the name is a fair warning. It stacks hash browns, biscuits, chicken fried steak, sausage gravy and two eggs over easy on a single plate. That plate lives at an old-school Nebraska diner where the morning line is part of the routine....
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Young bobcat found at campground outside of Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Inc. (NWR) unveiled the recent arrival of a bobcat kitten. The bobcat reportedly approached campers at a campground. According to NWR, young bobcats are naturally curious. However, this bobcat was too comfortable around people. NWR said this raised worries that he was...
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This Riverfront Nebraska Catfish House Has Served Big Plates For Decades
Golden catfish, overflowing sides, and a river rolling past the windows make dinner here feel bigger than a normal night out. Decades of serving generous plates have turned this Nebraska restaurant into the kind of stop people remember long after the meal is over. Along the river, platters arrive crowded...
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7 Dishes Danish-American Families Cooked From Iowa to California
I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Elk Horn, Iowa sits in the rolling hills of Shelby County, and by the time you've driven the two-lane roads in from the interstate, the windmill is one of the first things you spot. The Danish families who settled western Iowa starting in the 1870s brought their language, their church, and their cooking, and the cooking outlasted the language as a living daily thing. At the other end of the country, Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley was also built around a Danish folk school, and kept the same pantry: Jutland farmhouse food, adapted to American ingredients, held together by community.
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Bagels at Omaha Bagel Co. have only gotten better since move to midtown
There’s a new, delicious food aroma wafting through midtown Omaha. On the opposite side of Dundee from where the scent of Amsterdam Falafel’s curry fries have long enticed noses into ordering, Omaha Bagel Co. is now officially also in the business of free smells. What started just four...
Daily Nebraskan
Dig in to Harper Dining Hall’s late night menu
Late night studying and a growling stomach don’t mix well together. Luckily for students skipping dinner for extra study hours or late-night foodies looking for a warm snack Harper Dining Hall has a late-night menu that might be worth the trip to Harper, Schramm and Smith. Located at 1140...
North Platte Bulletin
Archived: New film ‘Going for Two’ based in Nebraska
A movie filmed in Nebraska and built around the state’s 1983 football season is coming to theaters on Oct. 23. Picturehouse will release Going for Two, a coming-of-age comedy set in Omaha. It will be shown at the Fox Theater downtown that weekend, and exclusively in theaters across Nebraska. Showtimes at the Fox are 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 3 p.m. Oct. 24.
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German-American Society in Omaha opens Plattfluss Brauhaus
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Members of the German-American Society celebrated the opening of their own brewery Friday with a grand opening event. Steve Thedens has brewed beer at home for about four decades. “So 1986 is when I started brewing. So now I’m doing it, I guess, professionally,” said Steve...
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Mexican Spices Sold By The Scoop Fill The Aisles Of This Longtime Nebraska Grocery
A grocery store in Nebraska where the tamales can vanish before lunch? That’s real, and the line out front backs it up. The deli counter in the back sends out homemade salsa by the quart, plus carnitas, enchiladas and fresh corn tortillas. The front of the store covers everything else, from piñatas to Mexican candy to bottles of Jarritos in every color.
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Craft Lovers Wander Aisles Of Yarn And Scrapbook Paper At This Family-Run Nebraska Store
Free popcorn by the front door, with seasonings you can sample, is not what most people expect from a craft store. Add a Christmas shop that stays open all year, and I’m already reaching for my car keys. This Nebraska store started out as a Ben Franklin, and the...
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The October 17th Lightning Round
Omaha’s restaurant and retail scene continues to change, with new locations opening, more businesses preparing to debut and several longtime or familiar storefronts closing. The October 17 Grow Omaha Lightning Round begins with Haven Express Lounge, a locally owned business that recently opened at 1217 Leavenworth Street after seven years as a food truck.