The 808
Posted In: Central Omaha , Home , OmahaHome
There are certain houses that seem to hold within them an unusual power of gravity. The homes that, for generations, maintain the ability to attract, to pull family and friends together, even as they pass […]
Kaedyn Odermann
October 29, 2019 ·
Posted In: Millard , Omaha Magazine , Sports
Kaedyn Odermann is at home between the lines. 53 ⅓ wide and 120 yards long. Sideline to sideline, goalpost to goalpost. The aforementioned 120 wasn’t a typo, either. Because, when you talk about a wide […]
Still Shining a Century On
August 23, 2019 ·
Posted In: Home , Neighborhoods , OmahaHome
Tucked in neatly between Florence and Miller Park, coming into the historic Minne Lusa neighborhood for the first time is like discovering a hidden compartment in your grandmother’s vanity, secreting away gems and mementos of […]
The Reversible Problem with Farnam Street
February 18, 2019 ·
Posted In: Home , Neighborhoods
On weekdays, the stretch of Farnam between Saddle Creek Road and Happy Hollow Boulevard becomes a one-way street for two, two-hour periods: eastbound 7-9 a.m. and westbound 4-6 p.m. Numerous “Do Not Enter” and one-way […]
Omaha Land Bank
Posted In: Finance & Real Estate , Neighborhoods , OmahaHome
Cities around the United States experience problems with blighted neighborhoods, in which certain houses and lots go from assets to deficits. Such sites often become magnets for vandals and vagrants. Locally, some of these problems […]