Nebraska Lawmaker Pushes Big
LINCOLN – State Senator Megan Hunt introduced LB 231, a bill that would ban conversion therapy across the state of Nebraska.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Stilian Kirov Conducts William Grant Still This Weekend
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony returns this weekend with a diverse repertoire. The orchestra welcomes back Bulgarian conductor and Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Stilian Kirov. The concert will feature mostly American composers, including Eric Ewazen, Walter Piston, and William Grant Still, but also Haydn.
Vaudeville Takes the Stage Again in Benson
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Benson is bringing back old fashioned entertainment in a big way—Vaudeville. The Benson Theater has been out of commission for some years now. It was a popular movie theater in the mid-century, but in the ‘20s it was home for musicians, comedians, dancers, actors and magicians. That’s exactly the kind of entertainment Executive Director of the theatre Amy Ryan hopes to bring back to the neighborhood.
Read MoreOCI Joins Agriculture and Design
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha—Omaha Creative Institute’s next exhibition in collaboration with Big Muddy Urban Farm unites agriculture and design. This is one of OCI’s Artist-Run Exhibitions, and curator Andrew Tatreau has brought five artists together to explore the potential of urban ecology.
Read MoreOmaha City Council Tables Vote on Restaurant Tax Once Again
By Ryan Robertson
Instead of supporting the measure outright Tuesday, Councilman Chris Jerram proposed an amendment which would lower the restaurant tax on all businesses—brick and mortar as well as food trucks– by a quarter of a percent, down to 2.25 percent.
Read MoreUNMC Earns Record Amount for Research
By Ryan Robertson
The $115.1 million will be used to fund a wide range of research projects, from how to care for people with Ebola, to ways to treat and prevent staph infections, even new ways of treating cancer.
Read MoreOmaha Council Approves More Midtown Row Housing
By Ryan Robertson
The project is divided into two parts, referred to as Mason North, and Mason South. Each unit is expected to sell for around $250,000, according to the developer Uptown Urban Dwellings
Read MoreOmaha City Council Approves Development/Plea Deal
By Ryan Robertson
During their weekly meeting yesterday, Omaha City Council members green-lit a major building project, and made a decision on a pending lawsuit.
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