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Get your grub on – A visit to Kansas City’s Museum of BBQ

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You may want to eat before visiting the Museum of BBQ in Kansas City. If not, don’t worry, the city is full of barbecue restaurants eager to satisfy your appetite. […]

Planet Comicon returns to Kansas City March 21-23

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Comic book fanatics, pop culture enthusiasts and celebrities galore will take over downtown Kansas City as they enjoy Planet Comicon Kansas City March 21-23. It’s the largest comicon in the […]

Fairfield, Iowa: Welcome to Transcendental Meditation Central

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You’ll find people in Fairfield, Iowa, taking a few minutes out of their day, sitting quietly, eyes closed and chanting a mantra. It’s part of their daily practice of transcendental […]

South-Central Kansas: Exploring nature and wildlife

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Note: Thanks to Kansas Tourism for organizing a media trip. All opinions and views are ours. Silhouetted against a back drop of Kansas’ rolling hills, a bison surveys the scenery […]

Prost! Nebraska City transforms into Munich for a night of Oktoberfest fun

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Prost! Nebraska City transformed into Bavaria as more than 100 people celebrated Oktoberfest Oct. 18 with a little bier, schnitzel and polka music. The annual event, hosted by the Arbor […]

New memorial in Papillion honors Nebraska’s Vietnam veterans

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Less than a month before rotating stateside, Army Sgt. John C. Gaeth died from injuries sustained when the vehicle in which he was riding overturned while on a supply run […]

Smash Park LaVista adds pickleball, more fun to Omaha Metro

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Omaha’s entertainment options are about to become a little pickled with the Monday (June 24) grand opening of Smash Park LaVista. With pickleball, duckpin bowling and axe throwing, as well […]

Nebraska memorials – Honoring the state’s fallen, veterans

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Forget the picnics. Forget the cookouts. Forget the three-day holiday weekend. Memorial Day is about remembering the women and men who have sacrificed their lives for their country, families and […]

Supernovas explode on to Omaha’s sports scene, capture league’s first championship

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Nebraskans love their volleyball, setting a world record for a women’s outdoor sport when more than 93,000 fans attended a match between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of […]

Omaha’s Nick’s Quorom Bar and Supper Club offers link to the ‘Good Ol’ Days’

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As a kid, I remember dressing up and heading to Phillippe’s Supper Club midway between Oakland and West Point in northeast Nebraska. We were celebrating my 12th birthday. My Grandpa […]

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