4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (241+ words) More than 20 ceramics artists will display their works during an annual pottery event. The Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour will return this October. The self-guided tour will feature works from 22 artists displayed at five stops, including two pottery studios and…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (552+ words) Cindy Wiles paused a conversation with her colleague to pick up the phone ringing on her desk. She answered with the same greeting she’s uttered thousands of times before: “Mayor’s hotline, can I help you?” The calls are fairly continuous…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (780+ words) Every time Heather Campbell and her family move, she has to find a new vet, car shop, pediatrician and grocery store. They’ve moved four times in the last five years, the most recent move happening this summer to Mississippi. Campbell…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (406+ words) It’s taken over a decade for Omaha musician Noah James Mass’ self‑titled album to be released into the world. He was a successful regional musician performing in Iowa in groups such as the Josh Davis Band and Bright Giant,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (699+ words) Just south of Omaha’s downtown are remnants of the city’s historic Little Italy. There’s Orsi’s Bakery on the corner, Sons and Daughters of Italy on 10th Street, and St. Frances Cabrini Church down the block. The neighborhood has seen changes through…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1570+ words) Ever since she can remember, Mariana Juarez wanted to fly. A commercial pilot’s license seemed a distant dream, though, when family hardships in her home in Guerrero, Mexico, drove her out of school at age 14. Two years later, she and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (872+ words) The keyboardist flew in from Los Angeles, the drummer from New York City. They came to Omaha to join an all-star show in the epicenter of North Omaha’s jazz revival. Several of the musicians on stage shared one thing in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) What I love more than anything about writer/director Jane Schoenbrun’s films is that I largely do not understand them. That is a sincere compliment! They aren’t baffling in the sense of being poorly made or confusing. They are befuddling…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1825+ words) There’s beauty — and complexity — in the simple. That’s one of the many mantras, along with friendship and the legacy of the event’s founder, expressed this month at the annual Tecmo Bowl National Championship in west Omaha. After a decade, the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1704+ words) There is no perfect recipe for streetcar success. But from route design to fare price, experts say, there are cities Omaha can look to. At the height of the modern streetcar boom, construction crews tore up roads in Washington, D.C., installed…...