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Update on CHI Health Center Expansion

Update on CHI Health Center Expansion

The Omaha City Council approved $10 million in interim funding for the CHI Health Center expansion and renovation. The city has committed to finance up to $100 million for the project, while MECA has committed to raise an additional $75 million...

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The Root Coworking Opening in The Builders District in June

The Root Coworking Opening in The Builders District in June

The Root Coworking, a fast-growing provider of coworking spaces plans to open in North Downtown Omaha. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company will open the Omaha location this June. The Root will occupy two floors of the recently constructed mixed-use building at 1501 Mike Fahey Street in the Builders District. This marks The Root’s fourth location and its second outside of Oklahoma. The expansion into Omaha aligns with the company’s mission to foster vibrant, community-focused workspaces in emerging neighborhoods. “We’ve been eyeing Omaha for a while, and when we were introduced to this opportunity in the Builders District, we knew it was the perfect fit,” said Ben Von Drehle, founder & CEO of The Root Coworking. “The neighborhood is growing fast, it’s walkable, it's packed with energy — everything we look for when choosing a new home for our brand, and our members.” The new location, referred to as “The Root - Builders,” is being developed in partnership with Omaha-based Noddle...

Avenue Scholars Helps Students Reach Their Potential & Build Omaha’s Future Workforce

Avenue Scholars Helps Students Reach Their Potential & Build Omaha’s Future Workforce

Avenue Scholars last week celebrated 17 years of equipping Omaha-area students with the tools to succeed in high-demand careers – retaining the city’s next generation of talent. Avenue Scholars Day drew community leaders, employers, educators, and program alumni to highlight the program’s impact. Avenue Scholars supports students, particularly those navigating financial or personal adversity, through high school and into the workforce, offering individualized coaching, career exploration and strong partnerships with nearly 2,000 local employers. To date, the program has served more than 4,000 students and boasts a 97 percent high school graduation rate since 2014. The program’s alumni are living proof of its success. Biye Belew credits Avenue Scholars with helping him find and prepare for a career he is passionate about. "I wake up proudly each day knowing the support I received along my journey helped me find my way to a career that serves the people of Omaha, and allows me...

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Volleyball After Dark Is a Big Hit in the Volleyball State

Friday’s “Volleyball After Dark” was a hit, with Brian Rosen and his version of Creighton Women’s Volleyball making their debut against Omaha in a spring match as part of the doubleheader. After the Jays secured a 2-1 advantage, set four began with just over five...

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Multimodal Transportation Centers

Multimodal Transportation Centers

Concept of a Multimodal Transportation Center at the Burlington StationAs cities increase the availability of transportation modes, especially transit and in downtown urban core settings, a common investment is the building of a multimodal transportation center. Such...

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The April 24th Arts & Culture Report

The City of Omaha and the Omaha Parks Foundation have announced the lineup for the annual Memorial Park Concert, happening Friday, June 27. This year’s free event features very special guest Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs and headliner Ringo Starr and His All Starr...

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The April 24th Non-Profit News

Livable Omaha and Holy Name Housing are collaborating with FACT, an architect-led UNL design studio to create innovative, small houses aimed at buyers, builders and emerging developers. Two of these home designs are coming to life on a 4,770 sq. ft. residential lot at...

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Elleon

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Opening this summer

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Retailers Closing

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Block 16 is a Downtown Staple Built on Innovation

Block 16 is a Downtown Staple Built on Innovation

Paul and Jessica Urban purchased New York Chicken and Gyro in downtown Omaha in 2010 with the intention of converting it to a fine dining restaurant. High costs and limited funding led them to make the best of the existing kitchen. They kept the gyro equipment and...

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Sinners Takes Its Time—Then Bites Down Hard

Sinners Takes Its Time—Then Bites Down Hard

★ ★ ★ ★ Sinners is a thought-provoking horror film that takes its time to set up the story, establish the characters and drive an emotional connection to both. The script moves like a freight train—slow at first, then barreling off the rails into bloody chaos. The backdrop of this film, set in 1932 Clarksdale, Miss., is a certain kind of music said to be so powerful…

In The Amateur, Rami Malek Trades Code for Combat in a Solid Spy Thriller

In The Amateur, Rami Malek Trades Code for Combat in a Solid Spy Thriller

★ ★ ★ ½ The Amateur is a spy thriller starring Rami Malek as Charlie Heller, an expert CIA cryptographer. He’s happily married to Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan), who is heading to London for a conference. She begs Charlie to take some time off and join her. “Next time,” he tells her. That’s the last time he sees Sarah alive…

Warfare is a Hard-Hitting, Brutally Real War Film

Warfare is a Hard-Hitting, Brutally Real War Film

★ ★ ★ ★ Warfare is an intense film and does its damndest to immerse you in the impossible situation its soldiers find themselves in. The script is written from pieced-together memories of a real-life SEAL team. As such, it’s a hard-hitting, brutal true story. There is no cinematic score. Just hyper-realistic sound design that pulls you right in, grabs you by the throat…

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