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A Lebanese Grocery In Nebraska Bakes Its Own Pita And Stocks Spices You Won’t Find At Chain Stores
A family’s homemade hummus and falafel sit just a few steps from bulk bins where you can fill your own glass jars with lentils. That combo alone got my attention. Add a small kitchen turning out shawarma, and I was sold. The shelves lean Middle Eastern, with kosher products,...
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People Make A Point Of Walking This Nebraska District’s Brick Streets Lined With Historic Buildings And Boutiques
Grad and prom photo shoots aren’t allowed in one of Nebraska’s prettiest brick passageways. Honestly, I get why people keep trying. Greenery spills over old brick walls in there, and warm string lights glow overhead once evening rolls around. It feels like a garden someone hid inside a downtown block.
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The Old Movie Theater In Nebraska That’s Still Screening Cult Classics 100 Years Later
One neighborhood movie house kept The Sound of Music on its screen for 118 straight weeks. That run once trailed only a theater in London. Not bad for a building that first opened its doors back when movies were still silent. The same screen now hosts midnight showings of The...
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Launch “Music, Art & Mid-Century Treasures” Estate Sale
In 2024, revered songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a devastating stroke while on tour and has since endured an incredibly challenging and costly recovery. Sweet is one of the most distinctive musical voices of the ’90s, with tracks including “Girlfriend,” “I’ve Been Waiting,” and “Sick of Myself” becoming alternative rock mainstays. His impeccable taste extends beyond his music: the artist and his wife, Lisa, have also amassed an incredible collection of mid-century furniture, sculptures, rare musical instruments and equipment, vintage tiki artifacts, and “Big Eyes” artwork.
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You Haven't Tried Nebraska's Best Wings Until You've Had Them Char-Buffed
Fried, sauced, then thrown on the grill. That last step is what Oscar’s Pizza & Sports Grille in Omaha calls char-buffed, and it turns a standard bar wing into something with caramelized edges and a texture closer to barbecue. Most wing joints ask which sauce you want; Oscar’s asks how you want it cooked, too, […]
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LIVE REVIEW: Bright Eyes Mesmerizes Omaha for Third Hometown Show this Year
Indie folk-rock band Bright Eyes has played their fair share of homecoming shows in Omaha, Nebraska. Their Tuesday return was nothing short of a celebration of their roots, seen throughout the large crowd of local fans, songs about playing music and growing up in Nebraska, and in pre-show parties. On...
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Thin Crust Pizza Has Come Out Of The Same Ovens At This Nebraska Pizza Joint Since 1966
A pizza place can call its double crust a local legend and back it up with nearly six decades of practice. That’s the kind of bragging rights waiting at one family-run spot in Nebraska. The pizza here comes thin by default, with a cheesy top and a crisp bite....
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Gone Are The Freight Trains, And Nebraska’s Silo Climbing Dream Faded Too, But This Climbing Gym Still Has Walls Worth Scaling
Omaha once had climbers clipping into ropes inside an old grain elevator with 62 silos. That gym closed in 2013, and most of those towers are now headed for demolition. I still love that wild idea. Concrete bins that once held grain became vertical playgrounds, some soaring well past 100 feet.
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Why This Downtown Sandwich Haven Has Locals Hooked for Life – Omaha, Nebraska
Downtown Omaha has a place where a meatloaf sandwich gets the attention usually reserved for a fancy dinner, and the bread deserves an introduction of its own. Kitchen Table, the husband-and-wife restaurant on Farnam Street, wins people over with familiar food made with thoughtful attention. For travelers, that means discovering...
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Oven-Fried Chicken Comes Out Of A Former Housing Authority Kitchen At This Nebraska Soul Food Spot
The famous fried chicken here never touches a deep fryer. It bakes in an oven, seasoned with family recipes that go back more than 100 years. That alone would grab my attention. Then I learned the restaurant once cooked out of a former housing authority kitchen. Today it serves from...
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Rescued Cats Wander Between The Tables At This Nebraska Cafe Where Every Lap Cat Is Up For Adoption
Every single cat curled up on a chair here is waiting for a family. The one batting at your shoelace could ride home with you someday, after an application, of course. The place runs as a nonprofit, so your coffee money helps cover food, supplies, and medical care for the cats. It also runs its own rescue, which is rare for a cat cafe in Nebraska.
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Jerk Goin' Berzerk Brings Nebraska's First Jerk Fusion Menu to Midtown Crossing
A new restaurant billed as Nebraska's first jerk fusion concept is set to take over a vacant corner of Midtown Crossing next spring, bringing Jamaican-inspired heat to a stretch of Omaha that just lost one of its longtime tenants. Jerk Goin' Berzerk will open in spring 2027 at 220 South 31st Avenue, Suite 3107, the space formerly occupied by Pa Más Kitchen, with a motto that leaves little to the imagination: “We jerk everything.”
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This Grand 1920s Theater In Nebraska Is Now Where Kids Fall In Love With The Stage
A 1920s movie palace in Nebraska once had a miniature golf course in its lobby. Today, that same building hands its stage to kids, and honestly, I think that’s the better plot twist. It opened with a ceiling designed to look like a night sky. Moorish towers, a copper...
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Tobey Jack’s Mineola Steak House Enters New Chapter Under Local Ownership
Tobey Jack’s Mineola Steak House Enters New Chapter Under Local Ownership. Tobey Jack’s Mineola Steak House at 408 Main Street continues its longstanding role as a community gathering place under new ownership by Jennifer Poss and her husband Colin. The couple, who live nearby in the country between the Strayer area and Council Bluffs and are active horse people, took over the restaurant roughly two months ago.