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Construction Goes Vertical at Liquor Store in Coventry

Construction Goes Vertical at Liquor Store in Coventry

Crews have erected the steel skeleton for The Still Fine Wine & Spirits Superstore under construction near 204th & V Street in the Coventry development. The retailer’s existing location is in Lincoln at 6820 South 70th Street. The Still is...

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Omaha is a National Player in Office-to-Apartment Conversion Market

Omaha is a National Player in Office-to-Apartment Conversion Market

By Isaiah Ang & Jeff Beals Omaha’s office-to-residential conversion pipeline ranks among the top 20 of America’s largest real estate markets, according to apartment research website, RentCafe. A report on adaptive reuse of office space shows that Omaha’s gross number of office-to-apartment units in the 2025 pipeline ranks 16th at 1,294 units. The pipeline includes projects under construction, planned or prospective. Omaha’s pipeline is comprised mainly of projects spearheaded by NuStyle Development, which is converting the Central Park Plaza twin towers and the old FNBO main bank building into residential units. Nationally, the 2025 pipeline will be record-breaking and the highest ever with 70,000 apartment units created out of former office space. The New York metro leads the nation in future office-to-apartment conversions with 8,310 units in its pipeline. It’s followed by last year’s #1, Washington, D.C. (6,533 units), and then Los Angeles in third place (4,388 units). NuStyle...

Drama Heating Up at Gretna Good Life District

Drama Heating Up at Gretna Good Life District

Just when you thought Gretna’s Good Life District could not get any more bewildering, we’ve got a message for you: “Hold my beer.” The sprawling, 2,000-acre district is generating a lot of drama, and Gretna City Council meetings are becoming must-see events. Rod Yates, the real estate developer who originally created the district, recently backed away from the project, but the latest alternative proposal is no less fantastical. The district stretches from Capehart Road on the north to just south of Platteview Road. It includes Nebraska Crossing and straddles both Interstate 80 and Highway 31. At this week’s Gretna City Council meeting, the owner of Omaha-based Woodsonia Real Estate revealed new plans to build a blockbuster project on just part of the overall district. Woodsonia would team up with a Kansas City-based developer that has ties to the Sporting KC Major League Soccer team. Their plan encompasses 700 acres within the district. The most imminent portion includes a $400...

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Greater Omaha Chamber Releases New Economic Development Plan

Greater Omaha Chamber Releases New Economic Development Plan

The Greater Omaha Chamber has unveiled its ambitious vision for the future: transforming the region into a model of economic vitality by 2027. Based on research of where Greater Omaha ranks amongst its peers, the Chamber’s 2025-2027 economic development strategy seeks...

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Omaha to Serve an Ace with Asics Presidents’ Day Classic

Omaha to Serve an Ace with Asics Presidents’ Day Classic

Omaha continues to elevate its game as a top volleyball destination. From Thursday, February 13 to Monday, February 17, Omaha will welcome the Asics Presidents’ Day Classic. It is the 21st year Omaha has hosted the event, one of the largest tournaments in the country...

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Oklahoma City Streetcar in Focus

Oklahoma City Streetcar in Focus

Oklahoma City StreetcarThe Oklahoma City Streetcar is another system I recently visited, and similar to the Washington DC streetcar that was featured in this column last year, offers some insights and lessons for Omaha. Of particular interest is the streetcar’s chosen...

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‘Jaipur’ is an Omaha Staple of Fine Indian Food and Craft Beer

‘Jaipur’ is an Omaha Staple of Fine Indian Food and Craft Beer

Jaipur is named after the capital of northern India’s Rajasthan state. It’s also Omaha’s oldest craft brewery, opening in 1992. The Rockbrook Village restaurant serves notably delicious Indian food. This is evident by the lines of awards on the wall that greet you as...

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‘Love Hurts’ is a Nearly Unbearable, Painfully Awkward Action Film

‘Love Hurts’ is a Nearly Unbearable, Painfully Awkward Action Film

‘Love Hurts’ is a Valentine’s Day card to action movie fans. The problem is, it’s poorly written and offers little substance. The candy heart inside that says “be mine” leaves a chalky, bitter aftertaste. It’s supposed to be mindless, action-romance fun. In actuality, it’s clunky, annoying and kind of painful to watch…

‘Heart Eyes’ is the Romantic Comedy Horror Mash-Up that Could’ve Been

‘Heart Eyes’ is the Romantic Comedy Horror Mash-Up that Could’ve Been

★ ★ ‘Heart Eyes’ is a movie about a serial killer, known as the Heart Eyes Killer, or HEK for short, who murders romantic couples on Valentine’s Day. He’s been moving from city to city for the past seven years, and at the start of this film, has found his way to Seattle. This movie opens…

‘Companion’ is a Slick, Near Perfect Sci-Fi Dark Comedy Thriller

‘Companion’ is a Slick, Near Perfect Sci-Fi Dark Comedy Thriller

★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Companion’ is a very well done dark comedy thriller involving a robot companion who thinks she’s a real woman in a real relationship. The film does such a convincing job of setting up her character – and those around her – that the twists and turns of the story feel very real and compelling…

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