News Briefs
Godfather’s Pizza Relocates 180th & Q Store Two Miles West
Godfather’s Pizza has opened a restaurant at 20462 R Street in the Coventry development southwest of 204th & Q Street. Today is the first day of business, but a grand-opening celebration is scheduled for May 3. The new restaurant replaces the 180th & Q Street Godfather’s, which is now closed. The Coventry store has dining space for 60 customers and a drive-thru, pick-up window.
Manhattan’s Deli to Close Permanently This Close Friday
Manhattan’s Coffee Deli & Grill announced that it will close its downtown location Friday, April 24. The restaurant is located at 1802 Farnam Street on the ground floor of a parking garage across the street from the Douglas County Courthouse.
GreenSlate Development Partners Announces Scott Dobbe as President
GreenSlate Development has changed its name to GreenSlate Development Partners and announced Scott Dobbe will join the firm as partner and president. Dobbe is currently executive director of Omaha by Design but will step down from that position at the end of May. Founded in 2013 by Jay Lund and Matt Dwyer, GreenSlate has delivered nearly 1,000 residential units in Omaha’s urban core along with more than 600,000 sq. ft. of commercial space.
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The Nook Apartments in Little Italy
Construction of The Nook Apartments is nearing the late stages. Crews are now working on buildings just northeast of the famous Cascio’s Steakhouse. Centered on 8th & Pine Street, The Nook Apartments stretch over several blocks, taking up much...
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NDOT Plans to Widen Interstate 680 & Blair High Road in 2029
A major infrastructure project planned for northwest Omaha is designed to bring a decades-old interchange in line with rapid growth in the area, but not without some short-term disruptions for drivers. The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is preparing for a significant reconstruction of the Interstate 680 corridor between Fort Street and the Blair High Road interchange. According to NDOT District 2 project delivery engineer Damion Stern, the goal is to transform what was once a rural-style highway into a modern, urbanized roadway built to handle today’s traffic demands. “The majority of this project is going to compress the area between Fort Street and Blair High Road,” Stern said. “Right now, it’s a four-lane divided highway and we’re going to more or less reconstruct it and urbanize it.” Plans call for adding a lane in both directions, installing a median barrier, upgrading storm sewer systems and redesigning portions of the interchange. New loop ramps, that are...
Omaha Cuts the Ribbon Today on New Central Library
Omaha’s Central Library opens to the public today on the southwest corner of 72nd & Dodge Street. Mayor John Ewing will cut the ribbon at 12:30 p.m. The $158 million library marks the largest private investment in a public library system in the United States in many years. It is the first public library in the country to have an “Automated Storage and Retrieval System,” a 3-story, secured, climate-controlled system can store more than 600,000 materials, allowing the library system to grow its collection without being limited by shelf space in branches. The library combines traditional library services with state-of-the-art amenities, including the integration of the former Do Space into the Omaha Public Library system (with 3D printers, sewing and quilting machines, a video studio, podcast studio and more). The genealogy and local history sections are on the 3rd floor, offering a large space for anyone researching their family or community’s history. Counting a mezzanine level...
Omaha Ranks #2 Among Top Cities for Recent College Grads
Omaha has been ranked the second-best large city in America for recent college graduates looking to start their careers. Glassdoor and Redfin published a report Tuesday ranking the nation’s largest cities for recent college graduates based on 13 indicators across three categories: housing affordability, career opportunity and quality of life, according to CNBC. The data came from an analysis of Glassdoor’s job postings, employer reviews and salary data for early-career workers as well as Redfin’s property sales from last year. Washington, D.C. was the only city to rank higher than Omaha. Regarding Omaha, Chris Martin, senior economist at Glassdoor, said, “One of Omaha's main draws is its "really diverse labor market. In addition to being a major health-care hub for new grads, it's also home to Fortune 500 companies like Berkshire Hathaway and Union Pacific. Beyond its range of job opportunities, early-career workers enjoy a high quality of life in Omaha.” The Glassdoor and Redfin...
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Creighton Baseball Shortstop Named as Semifinalist
Creighton baseball’s Ben North was one of 50 shortstops in the NCAA named as a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award on Wednesday, April 22. The top 50 shortstops in the country were selected based on both their offensive and defensive production this season.North...
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Visit Omaha Courts Sports Events at Las Vegas Symposium
Visit Omaha’s sports sales team is in Las Vegas this week for the Sports ETA Symposium, hosted by the Sports Events and Tourism Association, April 20-23. The team has 38 appointments with National Governing Bodies and sports organizations, targeting events for future...
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Transportation
Grow Omaha Streetcar Topics: Rail Work Update: Welding & Locating
A rail stick being moved across the Gene Leahy Mall bridge on 10th StreetAnother milestone occurred for the Omaha streetcar project this morning as the first rail sticks were moved from the laydown area to the specific site to be installed in the street. This occurred...
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Omaha’s Historic Library Building
While Omaha celebrates the opening of its reimagined Central Public Library uniquely positioned outside of the urban core, let’s take a look back at its first permanent location. While the Omaha Public Library wasn’t established until 23 years after the city’s...
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The April 16th Non-Profit News
Spark CDI and its urban design hub, the Fabric Lab, are hosting a groundbreaking for Phase 2 of the North Omaha Trail tomorrow, April 17, at 2 p.m. at 26th & Lake Street. Phase 2 of the trail follows a route from 24th & Ohio Street to the Baby Bob bridge...
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The April 16th Arts & Culture Report
Habitat Omaha will hold the Pope Leo-Inspired Wall-Raising event at 6731 North 50th Avenue on Saturday, April 18th at 9:30 a.m. This multifaith youth-volunteer movement will raise the first wall of 20 homes to be built over the next two years as part of Omaha’s “Pope...
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Eaton Expansion Signals Strong Momentum for Greater Omaha
Greater Omaha continues to build momentum as a competitive destination for advanced manufacturing, energy infrastructure, and next-generation industry. Eaton – a global power management company with nearly $25 billion in annual revenue – has announced plans to expand...
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2501 South 90th Street #118
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Discount Tire
4308 South 130 Street
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18870 Oakmont Drive
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Westroads Mall
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12204 K Plaza
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Restaurants Closing
Toppers Pizza
741 North 114th Street
Closed
Dolce
12317 West Maple Road
Permanently closed
Benjamin’s Neighborhood Kitchen
3623 North 129th Street
Permanently closed
Burger King
13750 West Maple Road
Permanently closed
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
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Salted Edge Blends Waterfront Romance With Bold, Global Flavor
Salted Edge opened in October 2023 and sits on the West Shores Lake waterfront in Waterloo. It’s owned by restaurateurs Greg and Ashley Young along with chef Joel Hassanali, the chief managing partner. It’s one of two restaurants developed by…
Barroco Wine Bar Mixes Old-World Romance & Great Cocktails
Barroco Wine Bar & Craft Cocktails opened in 2020 in Rockbrook, along South 108th Street between West Center Road and Prairie Hills Drive. Husband-and-wife team Tyler and Heather Ray had already begun developing the space when the pandemic hit, pushing their…
Storm Chasers’ Ballpark Food Plays in the Big Leagues
The Omaha Storm Chasers held a media day last week, which included a sampling of new culinary creations for the 2026 baseball season. I was lucky enough to get an invitation, something I wouldn’t willingly pass up. Jennifer and I had the privilege of trying a 2-foot wiener, a new…
Grow Omaha Flicks
You, Me & Tuscany Coasts on Charm and Scenery
★ ★ You, Me & Tuscany is a story about a young woman named Anna (Halle Bailey), who dropped out of culinary school two months before graduation when her mother became deathly ill. Understandably, her mom’s death sent her life spiraling out of whack. When we first meet her, she’s at a crossroads. She wants to get her life back on track but has neither the means nor the deep-seated drive to do so. The film begins with Anna begging her friend Claire for a free room at the hotel she manages…
Beast Throws Punches but Ducks the Drama
★ ★ ½ Beast is about a disgraced MMA fighter named Patton James (Daniel MacPherson) on the verge of a middleweight title. As the film opens, he knocks out an opponent in six seconds, then we flash forward 10 years to find him working as a fisherman. In that time, he served prison time for a bar fight, got married and had a daughter. We see none of this and miss a great deal of dramatic setup that could have paid dividends as the film ratchets up the tension. As it is, we get a paint-by-numbers…
Faces of Death Revives the Title, Not the Terror
★ ★ Faces of Death attempts to ask the same question as the 1978 film that shares its title: Is this real? The original film boasted ‘Banned in 46 Countries’ on its cover. No doubt, that helped propel it to cult classic status. It was also hard to find, likely on purpose. You wouldn’t find the film at Hollywood Video or Blockbuster. If you found it, it would be at a mom-and-pop video store that also had a curtained-off room in the back. Supposedly, someone at my junior high school had a copy and held a watch party…
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