Heartland Bike Share hosted its second Ride at The Dock fundraiser at Millwork Commons on December 17. The event invited participants to ride stationary bikes through a virtual landscape and raised about $20,000 to support HBS operations. CEO Benny Foltz rode about 126 miles over the 12-hour event.
The Nebraska Community Blood Bank is facing a shortage this month, falling about 400 donors short of the 1,000 they need each week. Those who donate blood before January 2 will get “a cozy beanie or a pair of lifesaver socks.”
After the public/private partnership between the City of Omaha and the Lozier Foundation was finalized this month, Front Porch Investments will begin distributing $40 million dedicated toward affordable housing production in the urban core beginning in January 2026.
Fontenelle Forest last week hosted its 126th annual Christmas Bird Count, which invites the public to tally the numbers of birds in the Forest. According to preliminary reports, volunteers identified 36 species and counted 2,554 individual birds. Some of the most frequently spotted species included European Starlings, American Robins, Canada Geese and White-breasted Nuthatches. Bald Eagles, Pileated Woodpeckers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks and Red-headed Woodpeckers were also sighted.