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Creating personalized family signs with Omaha’s Board and Brush

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Have you visited friends or family and noticed the hand-painted signs welcoming you from (insert family name here) and wondered “How did they do that?” Well, we had the opportunity […]

WaKeeney – From Christmas town to star of Kansas scenic byway

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Pour a glass of wine, sit back and take in the holiday lights. These are just some of the fun things you can do in WaKeeney, nicknamed the “Christmas City […]

Seattle’s MoPOP celebrates Marvel history, heroes

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Thanos may have snapped away half of Marvel’s superheroes in “Infinity War,” but the Marvel characters live on as part of a special exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. […]

Goodland, Kansas, honors local, Husker Brook Berringer with special exhibit

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The back-up quarterback often ranks as the most popular player with football fans. When the starter makes a bad play,  there’s usually a “fan” who screams for the backup to […]

Ghostbloggers: Visiting Atchison’s Sallie House

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The Sallie House. Mention this to almost anyone around Atchison, Kansas, and you’re likely to get looked in the eyes and asked if you saw anything. Considered one of the […]

No Kryptonite worries – Aurora, Illinois, area is home to Superman, a classic house and Broadway

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Once known as Smallville, the Aurora, Illinois, area is far from small. The second largest city in the state, Aurora is the anchor among a 10-city region southwest of Chicago. […]

Goodland, Kansas – Art and history on the Plains

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Standing like a lone sentry on the great prairie, Goodland greets visitors along their journeys on Interstate 70 in northwest Kansas. The small city of about 4,500 offers unique attractions, […]

Omaha welcomes new McAlister’s Deli

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Portions big enough to share. That’s what you’ll get at McAlister’s Deli. And the menu is designed to be food to share. Omaha’s newest restaurant believes food is a labor […]

Buddy Biancalana – An all-time Omaha baseball favorite

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Voted to the Omaha Storm Chasers All-Franchise team as the shortstop by fans, Buddy Biancalana returns that love to the fans. Biancalana spent parts of five seasons with the then-Omaha […]

Renewing old, embracing new during Seattle visit

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I love Seattle. And I cannot lie. I’ve made six trips over the past three years, since our daughter Mallory moved to the area. Each trip, I visit old friends […]

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