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Assemble Bar & Crafting Center Opening This Spring
Assemble Omaha plans to open this spring on the first floor of the Boho Flats apartment building at 1440 South 13th Street in Little Bohemia. Assemble is both a bar and a studio, offering supplies and space for crafting and art work. The adults-only business is referred to as a “DIY crafting hangout” and “a spot for social creativity.” Crafts include watercolor, macrame, crochet, leather work, tie-dye, diamond painting, polymer clay, acrylic paint and more.
Omaha Company Reserves Naming Rights at Millard Center
Prime Secured, an Omaha-based managed IT services company, has reserved the court-naming rights sponsorship at the GreenState Millard Activity Center, a community facility being developed by the Millard Public Schools Foundation. Currently under construction near 210th & Q Street, the activity center will provide space for athletics, activities and events. Opening is planned for fall 2026.
New Tenants Joining North Downtown Building
Noddle Cos. has signed a lease for a yet-to-be-announced sports bar to occupy a 7,500 sq. ft., ground-level space in its 4-story office building at 1501 Mike Fahey Street in the Builders District. The sports bar will open up to the south and will overlook a small park, which is currently under construction. Additionally, interior build-out is underway for Fraser Stryker law firm, which is moving its headquarters to the building.
Featured Project
Streetcar Vehicle Maintenance Facility
The future Omaha Streetcar Vehicle Maintenance Facility is taking shape at the southeastern corner of CHI Health Center Omaha’s Lot A in the shadow of the Interstate 480 viaduct. The site is just west of the Kiewit Luminarium. The Vehicle...
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Streetcar Impact Alliance Forms to Address Construction Disruptions
A coalition of local business owners and residents has formed the Streetcar Impact Alliance, an organization focused on the economic and residential health of the Harney and Farnam corridors during the streetcar project. Businesses between 13th and 42nd streets are reporting “significant drops in foot traffic, confusing road closures and a lack of direct financial mitigation from the city,” according to a press release. “The alliance was formed to move beyond individual complaints and create a unified voting and economic bloc to negotiate directly with city officials and the Omaha Streetcar Authority,” the press release said. The alliance will hold its first public meeting tomorrow – Monday, February 23 – and encourages business owners and residents affected by the project to attend. The meeting will be held at Mercury, a bar at 329 South 16th Street, starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will focus on the rollout of the streetcar impact survey, an initiative designed to quantify the total...
Eppley’s Billion-Dollar Terminal Expansion Passes Halfway Point
On time and on budget. That was the message members of ULI Nebraska received at their monthly event this week from Daniel B. Owens, director of planning and engineering at the Omaha Airport authority. The event was hosted at the JetLinx hanger at Eppley Airfield. Owens reported that the $950 million Terminal Modernization Program reached a major milestone at the end of January, officially reaching 50 percent completion. The massive project consists of the now completed central utility plant with updated chillers and boilers, the central pavilion and security gates currently under construction and future demolition of and rebuilding of a larger north concourse. Additionally, extensive renovations are ongoing throughout existing structures that will remain, including current remodeling of the south concourse. Once the under-construction central pavilion opens, the airport will consist of one continuous concourse served by 22 gates; currently the airport has 19 gates. While the number...
Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement Announces Ribbon Cutting
Omaha Performing Arts has announced the official opening of the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement, which will take place next month. The celebration will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 19, at 10 a.m. on the Dick & Mary Holland Campus at 1115 Dodge Street. Festivities will continue with a free-to-the-public Tenaska Center open house Sunday, March 22, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The grand opening period concludes with a community day on Saturday, April 11, at 9 a.m., offering another opportunity for the public to experience many of the activities and events the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement will offer. The $108 million, 4-story, 103,000 sq. ft. building was recently completed immediately east of the Holland Performing Arts Center. As Nebraska’s largest performing arts organization, Omaha Performing Arts generates an annual economic impact of more than $61 million, reaching audiences across Nebraska and the region through Broadway, jazz, dance, comedy,...
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Sports
The February 19th Sports Report
Creighton men’s basketball defeated No. 5 Connecticut on the road last night, 91-84, to secure a top-10 win for an 11th straight season. Creighton used season-high scoring outputs from Josh Dix (21), Nik Graves (18) and Fedor Zugic (14) to defeat the Huskies, who...
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Omaha Beer Week Begins with Two Saturday Events
Omaha Beer Week kicks off Saturday, February 21, with two fan-favorite events that make it easy to explore the metro’s craft beer scene. The Craft Beer Bus Tour runs from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. across multiple routes and costs $40.25 per rider — less than the cost of an...
Omaha
Transportation
Grow Omaha Streetcar in Focus: What Mainline Track Construction Looks Like
Mainline track construction – it’s going to get rail!Streetcar Mainline Track Construction Ultimately Results in System Testing, Such as in Kansas City, August 2025Mainline track construction for the Omaha Streetcar has officially started! So, what does that mean –...
Local
History
The Christian Specht Building
One of Omaha’s most well-known historic buildings bears the name Specht. Located across from the Gene Leahy Mall, the building was constructed by Christian Specht for his Western Cornice Works. Born in Germany in 1847, Christian Specht arrived in Baltimore at the age of 18. From there, he is said to have walked to Cincinnati…
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Arts & Culture
The February 19th Arts & Culture Report
Steelhouse Omaha will feature The Black Jacket Symphony Sunday, February 22nd from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Black Jacket Symphony will recreate the rock-and-roll artist Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon live in its entirety, note for note. In addition,...
Greater Omaha
Chamber
Chamber Announces 2026 & 2027 Board Chairs
2026 Greater Omaha Chamber board chair Paul West
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News
The February 19th Non-Profit News
Partners for Livable Omaha, the nonprofit organization which manages the Omaha Mobile Stage, issued a Request for Proposals from qualified parties interested in acquiring the stage and continuing the program. The stage, which unfolds from the back of a truck,...
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Giving Tuesday Story Rooted in Trust & Timing
Late in the afternoon on Giving Tuesday, as the workday was winding down, Omaha Community Foundation fundholder Ernie Goss noticed that Mosaic was just $15,000 shy of meeting a one-day challenge grant deadline. The challenge was significant, not only for its size, but...
New Restaurants
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The Capitol District
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519 South 13th Street
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Talus Spirits & Sustenance
17205 Evans Street
Opening March 2
Twin Peaks
313 North 179th Street
Now open
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The Buckle
Nebraska Crossing
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Village Pointe
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m’bellish
1810 North 120th Street
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13415 West Center Road
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Restaurants Closing
Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ
1912 South 67th Street
Closing July 2026
Brownie Bar Bakery
Rockbrook Village
Closing February 28
Burger King
7606 North 30th Street
Closing February 23
Dry Spokes
1901 Leavenworth Street
Closing March 14
Retailers Closing
Coco & Charlie’s
Olde Towne Elkhorn
Closing February 25
Family Fare Supermarket
5110 South 108th Street
Closing March 6
Eddie Bauer
Nebraska Crossing
Permanently closed
Found: Vintage Market
6022 Maple Street
Closing soon
Grow Omaha Eats
The Boiler Room Balances Elegance and Midwest Warmth
The Boiler Room was founded in 2009 by restaurateurs Mark and Vera Mercer with Paul Kulik as the opening chef. It was built inside a raw brick space in Omaha’s Old Market that originally had a gravel floor and required significant transformation into the fine-dining establishment it is today. The goal was to become a destination restaurant, and it’s often credited with helping redefine Omaha dining in the late 2000s…
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse Lets the Beef Do the Talking
Most Omahans are well aware of Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, and it’s one of the steakhouses many recommend to visitors when asked, “So, where’s a good place to get a steak?” It’s a question Omaha tends to get more often than most cities. Most of us have an answer—usually from a short list of favorites. I’ll spare the suspense—Mahogany is now on my short list. Just a year ago, Mahogany moved down the road a bit…
Blue Hawaii Delivers Island Flavor Right Down to Sushi Tacos
Blue Hawaii opened at 1301 S. 72nd St. in the Aksarben area in July 2024, a spin-off from one of restaurateur Jian “Peter” Pan’s previous concepts. It’s the kind of place that reinforces a familiar truth: some of the best…
Grow Omaha Flicks
Crime 101 is a Clever Caper with a Couple Flawed Stones
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is Unhinged and Delightfully Sharp
★ ★ ★ ½ Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is as fun a movie as its title is quirky. Like the film, it’s intentionally over-the-top. This is a dark comedy sci-fi thriller that’s more than just an adequate popcorn muncher. It’s a darkly profound commentary on our reliance on technology, especially our ever-growing dependence on AI. It even pokes at one of the most disturbing…
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not: Hard to Ignore and More Than a Punchline
★ ★ ★ ½ I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not comes from his line during the Saturday Night Live sketch Weekend Update. It’s a perfect title for this documentary, a look back on Chevy Chase’s life and career. It’s nostalgic at times, often controversial and almost always tumultuous. Here, we’re given a peek inside a man who was more than a punchline. He was a husband, father and a tough guy…
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