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by swgiust
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:02 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Best Pizza in Omaha Tournament
Replies: 12
Views: 783

Re: Best Pizza in Omaha Tournament

Love this. Couple of places I have to try. The tough part is pizza really has categories. Neopolotan, NY, and Detroit to keep it simple. You would have to crown the best in each category, then pick the best of those.
by swgiust
Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:27 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Franks Pizza (Multiple Locations???)
Replies: 34
Views: 3064

Re: Franks Pizza (Multiple Locations???)

Wow, I would think negotiating with the landlord would be done before you buy a business.
by swgiust
Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178063

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)

I am all for continued development downtown. But after just receiving my new property tax statements, I hope the city isn't paying for it. If these ideas are so great, they should be able to financially support themselves.
by swgiust
Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Marylebone (3710 Leavenworth)
Replies: 36
Views: 4309

Re: Marylebone (3710 Leavenworth)

Former head bartender/manager from Pitch in Dundee is opening a new bar in this spot. It is not a Trump rally location!
He wants a casual meeting place where you can get a beer or an elevated cocktail. Plans are for an outdoor patio and food trucks to rotate through. Look for the opening soon.
by swgiust
Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:47 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: 2023 Fireworks Shows
Replies: 10
Views: 1370

Re: 2023 Fireworks Shows

Based on where the fireworks are being launched, there is no good place in the park to view them. There are buildings and a huge bridge to the north of the park. Epic fail.
by swgiust
Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: 2023 Fireworks Shows
Replies: 10
Views: 1370

Why aren't the fireworks in the park?

Omaha spends $ 300+ million to create a beautiful downtown park at the River Front. Then continues the New Years Eve fireworks in a parking lot? The way the park lays out east to west would make the viewing from the west AMAZING! I am so disappointed. Doe anybody know if they will move them back dow...
by swgiust
Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:30 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Best Italian in Omaha?
Replies: 169
Views: 18501

Re: Best Italian in Omaha?

Avoli Astoria in Dundee. Best northern Italian period.
by swgiust
Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:26 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Cibo Vino (Old Market)
Replies: 12
Views: 2372

Re: Cibo Vino (Old Market)

Very nice Chicken Piccata last night. The place was busy. Definitely going back again. I would put the meal on the level of Avoli Astoria and in my book, thats saying something.
by swgiust
Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:16 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: The Roxy capital district
Replies: 4
Views: 1908

Roxxy (Capitol District)

Why does every retro rock bar play hip hop?
by swgiust
Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:59 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha's Best Authentic Chinese Restaurant
Replies: 106
Views: 12331

Re: Omaha's Best Authentic Chinese Restaurant

I like Blue and Fly, but my favorite is Gold mountain in Aksarben.
by swgiust
Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:52 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Holland Performing Arts Center - Construction & Development
Replies: 172
Views: 27087

Re: Holland Performing Arts Center - Construction & Development

As a close neighbor I am happy they are leaving some of the green space. Between that and the new park this makes these couple of blocks really pretty!
by swgiust
Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:01 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Jewell Omaha
Replies: 5
Views: 990

Re: Jewell Omaha

I loved this place. Brian, the owner, was a friend. It will be missed. It's closure just highlights how incredibly hard and expensive it has become to run a business.
by swgiust
Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Heartland of America Park
Replies: 367
Views: 255269

Re: Heartland of America Park

Well it always goes well for a while... Sunday early evening was uncomfortably packed at the park. Large groups moving in packs were rowdy and loud. Set up a picknick on one table, were approached by a homeless man who would not leave. Group of kids were lifting up tables and chairs and swinging the...
by swgiust
Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Did the Jewell close?
Replies: 1
Views: 600

Did the Jewell close?

One of my favorite downtown music venues, The Jewell, shows all upcoming events canceled. Any info??
by swgiust
Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Frank's Pizza
Replies: 27
Views: 3483

Re: Frank's Pizza

Frank's in the capital district sucks. You get a 3 hour old slice out of one of those rotating glass displays. I will not go back
by swgiust
Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:01 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Best Chicken Wings
Replies: 47
Views: 6132

Re: Best Chicken Wings

Wilson & Washburn! Wings are awesome. And so is all there food. They have had the same chef for years and he is really good.
by swgiust
Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:56 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Crime in Omaha
Replies: 106
Views: 20170

Re: Crime in Omaha

Well I would say this is an example of the "honey moon" phase being over. https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-courts/fighting-disturbances-result-in-numerous-arrests-near-gene-leahy-mall/article_ed4a7700-2964-11ee-9d9d-bf93ec5004d2.html Why do people have to act like this? Is there no respe...
by swgiust
Mon May 22, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (TDAPO)
Replies: 1110
Views: 225012

Re: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (TDAPO)

Glad they are finally utilizing the stadium for something else, but what took them so long after the Red Sky Festival? MIght have been the 100 degree heat, or bands playing in parking lots with literally NOBODY watching them. Red Sky was an epic fail. Keeping a couple of bands inside the stadium mi...
by swgiust
Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:46 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: 2023 Taste of Omaha
Replies: 40
Views: 3371

Re: 2023 Taste of Omaha

Can somebody explain why the Gene Lehey mall can't be used?
by swgiust
Fri Feb 17, 2023 1:51 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Steelhouse Omaha (12th & Dodge St) - Event Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 4264

Re: Steelhouse Omaha

Yep, online 40 minutes before the sale. Couldn't get 2 tickets. Tried multiple times. Looked elsewhere and they are at least $ 200. I was really hoping OPA would be different... Sad
by swgiust
Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:43 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Cibo Vino (Old Market)
Replies: 12
Views: 2372

Cibo Vino (Old Market)

Cibo Vino Italian is going into the old J's on Jackson spot on 11th and Jackson downtown. Anybody have any info??
by swgiust
Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Steelhouse Omaha (12th & Dodge St) - Event Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 4264

Re: Steelhouse Omaha

I wish they hadn't selected Ticketmaster as their vendor. I like paying face value for my tickets from the venue. I will gladly pay OPA $ 75.00 for Killers tickets. But I will not pay Ticketmaster more. Ticket Omaha works great for their other venues, why not keep using it?
by swgiust
Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:57 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Steelhouse Omaha (12th & Dodge St) - Event Thread
Replies: 51
Views: 4264

Re: Steelhouse Omaha

So disapointed OPA went with Ticketmaster. Ticket omaha worked just fine for all their other venues. I will gladly spend $75 to see the Killers, bit I won't spend more.
by swgiust
Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: ZZ Top at the Orpheum.
Replies: 1
Views: 369

ZZ Top at the Orpheum.

Who thinks this would have been the absolute perfect opening act for The Steelhouse!!
by swgiust
Fri Jan 06, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: The Mio - Former Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)
Replies: 81
Views: 7195

Re: The Mio - Former Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)

Cant find anything on Lo Sole Mio or the new name, The Mio. News said will open in early December. Did it ever open?
by swgiust
Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:18 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
Replies: 2062
Views: 416667

Re: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel

I know it's closed now for the winter, but what happened to the water feature by the slides? It shut down months ago? Although children playing on wet, slippery concrete may not have been the greatest idea...
by swgiust
Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:43 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Omaha Police and Omaha Fire Dept HQ
Replies: 155
Views: 19572

Re: New Omaha Police Headquarters

I don't think either one should be downtown. Move them to an area more midtown and give them space. Like 2 blocks.
by swgiust
Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:46 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Stokes - Old Market (12th and Howard) - CLOSED
Replies: 102
Views: 10898

Re: Stokes - Old Market (12th and Howard) - CLOSED

Stop paying people to not work. Find the World Herald article from a year ago. When Rickerts stopped the federal extra unemployment program. It was one of SEVEN programs that are still giving people free money.
by swgiust
Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:13 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
Replies: 3037
Views: 486435

Re: Official: Capitol District

Ugh, ANOTHER sports bar. I was really hoping the space next to Adys would have been a middle to high end restaurant. Something along the lines of Pitch would kill it in that space.
by swgiust
Mon Aug 22, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
Replies: 3037
Views: 486435

Re: Official: Capitol District

Texas de Brazil has requested a hearing for a liquor license.
by swgiust
Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Texas de Brazil
Replies: 10
Views: 2726

Re: Texas de Brazil

Received a letter today from the City Clerk for "request for class i and class k liquor license" Don't know what that means for an opening date, but at least it's coming.
by swgiust
Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:50 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Steelhouse Omaha (12th & Dodge St) - Construction Thread
Replies: 200
Views: 33611

Re: Steelhouse Omaha (12th & Dodge St)

Omaha Performing Arts will now have a "campus". Three significant structures, The Holland, The Learning Center and the Steel House. As well as the fantastic lawn and amphitheater in the GLM.
by swgiust
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Copps Pizza Company - Three Locations
Replies: 27
Views: 3848

Re: Copps Pizza Company - Three Locations

Never a great location. Let's spend a lunch hour driving through the busiest intersection in the city to go down one of the busiest streets in the city to a small parking lot for Pizza.
by swgiust
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:02 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
Replies: 2062
Views: 416667

Re: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel

Finally got to walk the park this weekend. Epic. Awesome. Fantastic. Game changer. Now comes the really hard work. Keep it clean. Keep it safe. Activate. Entertain.

There is a very solid future for downtown and the Old Market. I hope to enjoy for years to come.
by swgiust
Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: The Mio - Former Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)
Replies: 81
Views: 7195

Re: Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)

If you truly want to save a legacy, you need somebody young to take over. Somebody young cannot get nor pay that kind of dept. To save a restaurant like this they would have to significantly lower the price.
by swgiust
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha Farmers Market
Replies: 13
Views: 1449

Re: Omaha Farmers Market

Farmers market was awesome. Good crowd. Exactly the same vibe and feel as pre-covid.
by swgiust
Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:58 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Saddle Creek Breakfast Club (Countryside Village)
Replies: 23
Views: 3626

Re: Another Restaurant @ Countryside Village

What is the latest on J Coco??
by swgiust
Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: A pedestrian Old Market
Replies: 74
Views: 9960

Re: A pedestrian Old Market

As the OP of this subject I have enjoyed watching the debate. Like any grand plan some changes certainly can be made. The DID looked at barrier gates that had been used in other cities successfully. That could certainly be an option here. Being able to close just Howard from 10th to 14th for a day c...
by swgiust
Wed May 18, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Muchachos (13th and William)
Replies: 69
Views: 14099

Re: Muchachos coming to Omaha

The old Michaels spot on 11th st. would be a home run for a place like this. 11th st goes from the Heart of the Old Market, across the center of the new Gene Lehey mall, then ends up in the center of the Capital District and the entrance to the CHI Center. This is going to become the busiest street ...
by swgiust
Mon May 09, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: The Mio - Former Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)
Replies: 81
Views: 7195

Re: Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)

It is unfortunate but after working for years and not getting rich, owners tend to ask to much for their businesses. For what they are asking you could open a brand new restaurant in a better location. And I love the Pasta Reggiano!