With the holiday season upon us, we’re all looking for the perfect gift for that special someone. With so many options available today, it can be easy to forget to look local before shopping. We enjoy supporting local stores and outlets, even the ones moving in from out of town. We believe we need […]
It’s time for another cup of coffee…or two…or three. Caffeine Crawl returns to Omaha and Lincoln July 13-14, with tours planned for Omaha on Saturday and Lincoln on Sunday. This marks the Caffeine Crawl’s second consecutive trip to Nebraska. Omaha’s tours consist of 10 coffeehouses and one tea shop over four routes. Each route consists […]
It looked more like a battle between two top seeds rather the lowest and highest seeded teams. In a pitching duel, eighth-seeded Iowa managed to score a 4-2 victory over the league’s regular season champion Indiana in Wednesday’s opening round of the Big Ten baseball tournament. Following a day when all four lower seeded teams […]
Caffeine aficionados sampled some of the best brew west of the Missouri River during the 2018 Caffeine Crawl. More than 100 people participated in one of six caffeine routes around Omaha and Lincoln. Eldest daughter Stephanie joined me on my second Caffeine Crawl adventure, as we sampled some amazing drinks and treats in Omaha July […]
The University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium becomes the state’s third largest city every home football game. It surpasses Bellevue and Grand Island, each with more than 50,000 residents. It trails only Omaha and Lincoln. As stoked as most fans get when they hear it or mention it, nothing beats being one of the 85,000+ packing […]
Bill Smith loved auto racing as a youth. Once he finished college, rather than go into teaching which he had prepared to do in college, Smith pursued his love of auto racing. Smith opened Speedway Motors auto shop in 1952. Following years of collecting a variety of race cars, Smith and his wife Joyce opened […]
Labor Day is behind us. Kids are in school. That can only mean one thing – it’s pumpkin patch season. Believe it or not, pumpkin patches around the country will be opening within the next week or so. In the Midwest, one of the nation’s best pumpkin patches opens its doors, err, maze, this weekend. […]
Hearts beat strongly this year in Lincoln, Nebraska. And I’m not talking about the pounding hearts of Nebraska football fans as the team strives to return to greatness. More than 80 heart statues are scattered around Nebraska’s capital city as part of a fundraiser. “Nebraska by Heart” features 6-foot tall fiberglass hearts on a base […]
Who knew that those skates you wore at your favorite roller rink as a kid date back to the mid-1700s? The folks at the National Museum of Roller Skating, did, that’s who. “National Museum of Roller Skating?” you ask. Yep, it’s headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. The museum explores the history of roller skating, from their […]
Editor’s Note: Nebraska is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017. As the state observes its sesquicentennial, we are revisiting some of the state’s attractions. Today, we take a look at the Children’s Zoo in Lincoln… Lincoln’s Children’s Zoo has a nice selection of small animals, but the zoo is definitely designed for families with young […]
