Borgata Brewery
March 28, 2014 ·
Posted In: Beer, Cocktails & Wine , Business , Business Profiles , Downtown , Encounter , Food & Drink , Leaders , Neighborhoods , Nightlife , People On the Rise , Publications , Restaurants
Before breweries became all the rage, there was another craft alcohol manufacturer that was king in Omaha: whiskey distilleries. For example, Willow Springs, the third-largest whiskey distillery in the nation, once stood at 4th and […]
Pope Katherine I
March 23, 2014 ·
Posted In: Downtown , Encounter , Nightlife
It’s so much about this part,” Katherine Neary says, tweaking her cardigan to the side. “It’s being cute about it, but it’s actually stripping. We start out with loads of costumes and try to make […]
Gridiron Gals
March 22, 2014 ·
Posted In: Entertainment , Lifestyle , Nightlife , Omaha Magazine , People , Publications , Recreation , Sports
An approaching stampede can be seen, heard, and felt. The blur of feet and thunderous vibration of anapproaching herd almost reaches out to touch you on any given Saturday as the Nebraska Stampede practices in […]
The Tavern
March 13, 2014 ·
Posted In: Beer, Cocktails & Wine , Business , Business Profiles , Downtown , Encounter , Entertainment , Food & Drink , Lifestyle , Neighborhoods , Nightlife , Places , Publications
Before September, potential patrons looking to get a drink might have stopped just short of The Tavern—not realizing that a bar was down the street. However, after a few renovations and a name change, patrons […]
Omaha’s Historic
Drag Scene
December 17, 2013 ·
Posted In: Downtown , Encounter , Entertainment , Lifestyle , Nightlife , People
In 2004, The New Yorker published a story entitled “Homecoming Queens.” “Compared with most Midwestern towns,” writes author Mark Singer, “Omaha has an active gay demimonde that’s not so demi.” Well, it’s been around for […]
The Church of Tomorrow
August 30, 2013 ·
Posted In: Downtown , Encounter , Entertainment , Nightlife , People
Nicholas Wasserberger and Mark Steffan are almost, well, In Real Life meme generators. “We really feel that immersing people in an artificial environment, in a bubble, in a world, is amazing,” Wasserberger says. “We want […]
Dishcrawl
June 20, 2013 ·
Posted In: Downtown , Encounter , Food & Drink , Nightlife , Restaurants
If you haven’t heard of Dishcrawl yet, you’re in for a treat (here you can use the word “literally” unironically). The San Francisco-based organization leads restaurant scavenger hunts so locals can check out the awesome […]
