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Stuart, NE · Arts & Culture
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Omaha’s Parks & Boulevard System
While parks were largely ignored in Omaha’s early history, they became a prominent feature of a city eager to counter its gritty industrial image, dominated by the railroad, smelting plants, stockyards and meatpacking plants. After Omaha was founded in 1854, three public squares were set aside for parks, but...
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Glass-Blowers Shape Molten Ornaments In Front Of Shoppers At This Nebraska Studio Before Christmas
Glass hot enough to reach about 2,100 degrees turns into a delicate Christmas ornament while shoppers stand close enough to watch it happen. That alone made me stop scrolling. The furnaces belong to a working glass studio inside a sprawling old building full of artists. Painters, potters, metalworkers, and jewelers share the floors.
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Fall holidays provide opportunities to celebrate
As the temperature decreases and the dates change it gradually becomes more clear that fall has arrived, along with its big holidays, Halloween and Thanksgiving. And as high school students with many academic tasks going on, we get an opportunity to pause, chill out, and enjoy our final years of childhood with a variety of plans.
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The future of bowling leagues in Lincoln
What does the future of Lincoln bowling leagues look like? Traditional leagues are changing, and bowling alleys are finding new ways to keep the younger generations involved. Hear from local alley owners and bowling enthusiasts as they discuss how bowling alleys are adapting to the changing times, and how the sport still continues to bring people together.
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Lincoln North Star unified bowling trio shines in season opener against Lincoln High
The Lincoln North Star unified bowling team opened up the 2026 season with a strong performance, defeating Lincoln High Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Sun Valley Lanes. The Navigators recorded 2,697 pins to the Links' 1,752 total pins. Unified bowling is slightly different from traditional bowling. Instead of one athlete per...
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PRESS PLAY: High-octane ‘Car Bar’ intoxicates the Daily Nebraskan office
In the first installment of the newest season of Press Play, five-member alternative rock post-grunge band Car Bar made a pit stop in the Daily Nebraskan office. Car Bar’s passengers include lead vocalist Alex Karloff, a senior advertising and public relations major, rhythm guitarist Holden Stoner, a junior software engineering major, bassist Grant Kerrigan, a senior computer science major, guitarist William McClain and drummer Conor Maguire.
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Museum of American Speed Invites Families to Build and Race at LEGO Pit Stop
The Museum of American Speed (museumofamericanspeed.org) invites families to its annual LEGO Pit Stop on January 23 and 30 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Participants will build, customize and race LEGO kit cars in a Pinewood Derby-inspired competition. Each registered team will receive a racing kit and extra pieces for...
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Omaha’s Park and Boulevard System: How Horace Cleveland’s Vision Shaped the City
On one of our visits to Hanscom Park, I encountered a historical marker sharing the history and a map of the city’s park and boulevard system. The park even connects to two of these historic boulevards: Hanscom on the south and Turner via Woolworth Avenue on the north. I...
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Lincoln housing project to be featured on architectural television show
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Historic house in Lincoln prepares for move across Bryan East Campus
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A historic Lincoln house is moving to a new location to make way for future growth on Bryan Health’s east campus. The William Jennings Bryan House, also known as “Fairview,” currently sits on the south side of the Bryan Medical Center East Campus and is planned to move to the northeast corner.
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Inside A 1931 Art Deco Train Station, This Nebraska Museum Still Runs An Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain
A former train station waiting room with a 60-foot ceiling now shares space with a soda fountain pouring phosphates and malts. Yes, phosphates. The fizzy kind your great-grandparents ordered while waiting for a train. The building opened in 1931, back when about 10,000 passengers moved through it each day. Six...
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Lincoln City Libraries Introduces New Early Childhood Literacy Program
LINCOLN–(News Release Oct. 29)–Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Ryan Wieber, Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) Director, today introduced a new reading initiative designed to strengthen early childhood literacy and connect families with library resources. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program begins November 9 and encourages families and caregivers to read 1,000 books with children before they enter kindergarten.
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Omaha’s Art Museum has a place for every Marian girl
The Joslyn houses more than 12,000 unique pieces of art, hosts performances in its grand hall, and welcomes its visitors free of charge. The Joslyn has become home to many Marian girls as they are involved in their Kent Bellows and Jambassadors program or simply visit the museum during the week.
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Coffee and Camaraderie: Community for Veterans, Military Members, & Gold Star Families
ASHLAND, Neb. — The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is strengthening its commitment to the military community through Coffee & Camaraderie, a free monthly gathering designed to honor service, build connections, and provide meaningful access to the museum for veterans, military members, and Gold Star families. The museum...