Cinco de Mayo 2016: South Omaha’s 24th Street district
South Omaha has long been the home of immigrants. Czechs, Poles, Lithuanians and Germans were among the early settlers of the area. In recent decades, South Omaha has taken on […]
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Checking out some of our favorite Midwest festivals
Tulip Time in Pella and Orange City, IA Celebrating Dutch ancestry and culture kick off our look at area summer festivals. Pella, Iowa, celebrates the 81st annual Tulip Time festival […]
Kearney museum showcases Nebraska art
You might think that the official Nebraska Art Collection would be in the capital city of Lincoln, right? You would be wrong. It’s actually in central Nebraska, in Kearney. It […]
‘Baker’s Dozen’ headline Omaha’s summer festivals and events
April showers bring May flowers, right? In Omaha, they also bring summer festival season. Beginning with the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting the weekend of April 30, Omaha has a festival […]
Smelling the flowers in our Midwest botanical gardens
Spring is in full bloom. So are the flowers and plants in our area. We thought we’d take a look at the botanical gardens available to Midwesterners to take in […]
Taking over Visit Omaha one photo at a time
It was a coup of epic proportions. They never saw it coming. Well, actually, they did, since Lisa worked with the Omaha visitors Bureau (Visit Omaha) for a weekend takeover […]
Visit Omaha’s Instagram Takeover
We are taking over Omaha! Visit Omaha is handing us the reigns to show you the city through our eyes (or rather lens) on their Visit Omaha Instagram account this […]
Play ball! Baseball is back
“Play ball!” rings out across North America this week, as Major League Baseball kicks off its 147th season. Will this be the year we get another “I-70 Series” in Missouri? […]
Annual Sandhill crane viewing trip adds more central Nebraska sightseeing
What goes with crane viewing? A nice vanilla bean latte from Grand Island’s The Chocolate Bar, for one. We combined a side trip to Grand Island with our annual crane […]
Omaha’s B&G Tasty Foods knows how to make a good loose meat sandwich
Iowa has been credited as the home of the loose meat sandwich. You may recognize the term from the television series “Roseanne,” when she and her sister operated a loose […]