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by bbtran72
Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:12 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2021 Nebraska State Fair
Replies: 11
Views: 1125

Re: 2021 Nebraska State Fair

I wonder if other states are seeing declines in Stare Fair attendance. The Nebraska State Fair has just never really caught on it seems. I thought it was a good idea to move it to Grand Island. You would think they could get 300,000 annually but maybe not. Iowa State Fair: 2021: 1,094,480 2020: Can...
by bbtran72
Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:15 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

gichick wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:52 am There's construction going on Locust in front of the Bosselmans offices. Wondering if it's a gas station or Starbucks, or something else?
It's Starbucks according to a source i talked to, i drove by last weekend and noticed footings were poured already.
by bbtran72
Wed May 19, 2021 3:33 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Casino plans announced
Replies: 9
Views: 1269

Re: Grand Island Casino plans announced

gisbuxfan wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 10:53 pm Now that the initial excitement has worn off, what’s the actual process of getting this going?
Lots of behind the scenes stuff, going through planning and commission/council/ re-plating that property, after that working with utilities.
by bbtran72
Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:50 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Re: Cabela's - World's Foremost Outfitter
Replies: 102
Views: 14723

Re: Cabela's will add Sidney office space

I'm also curious too as to what bass pro shop will do, what will happen to all the development at "Cabela's Campus"
by bbtran72
Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:39 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

Hastings and Kearney did not work out for Hardee's back in the day, hope GI round 2 will. I Actually think that if they come back again in Hastings they could survive, especially where perkins and taco bell is. And Hardees returns to GI. Going to build across the lot from Burger King on N Webb RD in...
by bbtran72
Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

Linkin5 wrote:Does GI have enough hipsters to employ Whole Foods?
Not enough and GI is too diverse, more logical town would be Kearney, i would never would guess that Whole Foods Market and Planet Fitness would go there.
by bbtran72
Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2015-2016 Winter Storms
Replies: 35
Views: 3485

Re: 2015-2016 Winter Storms

Hastings got about 15.4" of snow, 1 day of no work and 2 day of no school day for my wife who works for Hastings Public School, snow plows were out in forces on wednesday morning for the first pass then later that day they did another pass and the streets were drive-able again, i'm just glad we...
by bbtran72
Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:30 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Kearney Rumor Mill
Replies: 103
Views: 22148

Re: Kearney Rumor Mill

The Tex mex place is now closed . A new taco johns is going in behind Applebee's as they have owned that property Pepper Jax will go into the new development next to Buffalo Wild Wings , temp reconstruction for a drive thru has to happen first . Olive Garden is a being eyed for the area catty corne...
by bbtran72
Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:42 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

Grand island itself is only about 50,000 pop. but when you add the 3 counties(hall/adams/buffalo) together it's about 130,000-140,000 people, with the majority of shopping/dinning in grand island is pretty much the market to go to for central Nebraska.
by bbtran72
Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:51 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2016 Sandhill Crane Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 1945

Re: 2016 Sandhill Crane Thread

Not sure if Crane trust center will implement the same rules but that might be another option other than rowe if they don't change the rules, I have only been to rowe once and was not in the blind but i have stayed for a couple evening blind tour at crane trust center before and the experience is as...
by bbtran72
Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:37 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

Anyone happen to know what's going on to the lot that is between BWW and Home depot? they have been clearing and leveling and i'm curious :D Yeah, I believe its a Homewood Suites which will be operated by Younes Hospitality out of Kearney. Any information on how big it will be? The lot is only 1.3 ...
by bbtran72
Mon Dec 14, 2015 2:35 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

Anyone happen to know what's going on to the lot that is between BWW and Home depot? they have been clearing and leveling and i'm curious :D
by bbtran72
Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

The Royal Indian restaurant is a classy, white table cloth dining spot, featuring a lunch time buffet. The food is excellent, as good as the better places in Omaha. I am very happy for this addition to the dining scene in GI. On my Tuesday night visit it was packed, with a steady take out business....
by bbtran72
Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:40 am
Forum: Business
Topic: ConAgra moving to Chicago
Replies: 399
Views: 238972

Re: ConAgra moving to Chicago

Ricketts was interviewed at the Harvest of Harmony and the way he worded it "it's unfortunate that ConAgra is moving their HQ to Chicago" it sounded like it is a for sure thing, any updates on this or is he just blowing smokes.
by bbtran72
Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:00 am
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: 93 Story Mixed Use Tower planned in Chicago
Replies: 8
Views: 1300

Re: 93 Story Mixed Use Tower planned in Chicago

I remember seeing this proposal last year, this 2nd design change actually is a lot better than the first one. The official height is unkown at this point since everything is still in the proposal stage but supposedly it will be 1,200 ft including the parapet, which is not bad but the ceiling height...
by bbtran72
Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Hastings Rumor Mill
Replies: 39
Views: 5817

Re: Hastings Rumor Mill

Yeah it's been the news of town every since closing of 9th street for HC. Burlington street from 7th-9th was widen before they built banks of doniphan and great western to accommodate the increase of traffic once that whole plaza would fill up. The problem with the banks is not as bad and can resolv...
by bbtran72
Tue Sep 08, 2015 1:31 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

I have been noticing a couple more construction sites in West GI. The first one is north of the (still under construction) fitness place on Webb Rd behind Home Depot. The second is the lot between Home Depot and Buffalo Wild Wings. Any ideas on these? That fitness place behind home depot is going t...
by bbtran72
Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:41 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: G.I looks to build new airport terminal
Replies: 86
Views: 15343

Re: G.I looks to build new airport terminal

Yup i agree, if they can pick up Chicago, Denver they would be set. Maybe add more charter flights location like San Francisco, Atlanta, St. Louis.... i'm just dreaming lol
by bbtran72
Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:22 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Kearney Rumor Mill
Replies: 103
Views: 22148

Re: Kearney Rumor Mill

That is too bad, if they don't make it and loose money will that mean they will pretty much flop? If that's the case Grand Island is going to have such a monopoly over the tri-city area.
by bbtran72
Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:13 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Kearney Rumor Mill
Replies: 103
Views: 22148

Re: Kearney Rumor Mill

Wow only 2,587 so far this year, even if they do free flight or next to nothing they still need 7,313+ people to fly in under 4 months, not looking very good for kearney.
by bbtran72
Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:33 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Dana College
Replies: 44
Views: 9841

Re: Dana College

Dana College: 5 Years Later Images of what the former Dana College campus in Blair looks like on June 30, 2015 — exactly five years since the college closed. http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/enterprisepub.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/68/468c0f9a-1faa-11e5-9d94-33e43de2cce9/559...
by bbtran72
Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Rumor Mill
Replies: 738
Views: 158348

Re: Grand Island Rumor Mill

Was at the in laws in grand island last weekend and she told me that the new taco bell building(where the old one is on hwy 281& state)will also be shared with popeyes, I might prefer Raising Cane's a little more but popeyes is right behind it.
by bbtran72
Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:35 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Eateries
Replies: 13
Views: 2097

Re: Grand Island Eateries

I had dinner up at the sushi bar at Wasabi Bistro tonight. Very tasty sushi, and the chef was fun to watch as he manufactured each of the rolls with the talent of an artist. I will also note that they were very busy, even for a Monday night. Is that the same Wasabi owner that was open in Lincoln? A...
by bbtran72
Sun May 31, 2015 6:57 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Eateries
Replies: 13
Views: 2097

Re: Grand Island Eateries

I was up in GI helping out the in-laws today and we went to firehouse, WOW it is SMALL! we got there about 11:30 waited for 10+mins and it was not even packed. The way the tables are laid out the seats are pretty close to each other, by the time we were almost done the lunch crowd was there and it w...
by bbtran72
Sat May 30, 2015 8:05 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Grand Island Eateries
Replies: 13
Views: 2097

Re: Grand Island Eateries

Was in firehouse subs tonight and the manager was telling everyone that GI's been their biggest grand opening ever by far. As I sat there laughing I thought givin that we hear that all the time in Omaha made me realize how clever the marketing teams are or shall I say shameless. Don't be surprise, ...
by bbtran72
Wed May 20, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: G.I looks to build new airport terminal
Replies: 86
Views: 15343

Re: G.I looks to build new airport terminal

That's for sure, with all this expansion with the terminal and the runway i wonder what the future for kearney regional airport will look like, especially if some how GI get a flight to denver, which i am sure has been talked about before.
by bbtran72
Tue May 19, 2015 8:49 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: G.I looks to build new airport terminal
Replies: 86
Views: 15343

Re: G.I looks to build new airport terminal

That terminal doesn't look tall enough for a jetway maybe they'll have an escalator type jetway. It's not, but they originally said that they were going to add a passenger boarding bridge. Which i am not sure how since the lay out of the new building calls out for a 1 story passenger terminal, curr...
by bbtran72
Mon May 18, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: G.I looks to build new airport terminal
Replies: 86
Views: 15343

Re: G.I looks to build new airport terminal

That terminal doesn't look tall enough for a jetway maybe they'll have an escalator type jetway. It's not, but they originally said that they were going to add a passenger boarding bridge. Which i am not sure how since the lay out of the new building calls out for a 1 story passenger terminal, curr...
by bbtran72
Wed May 13, 2015 9:54 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Columbus Depot
Replies: 16
Views: 1619

Re: Columbus Depot

Linkin5 wrote:Why did they put brick in the windows and remove the feature below the roof?
Not sure the exact reason but usually when you brick up a window it's so they can put walls where the windows are, close off a room, or windows are too big and old so they put in a smaller window like they have.
by bbtran72
Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:37 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Hastings Rumor Mill
Replies: 39
Views: 5817

Re: Hastings Rumor Mill

[quote="Candleshoe"]This story is about 90 days old, but there's no update from anybody yet... A lot of emotions run strong both for and against it. The townies are concerned about closing a downtown artery, losing a full block of downtown long term/short term parking, not to mention the i...
by bbtran72
Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 3260

Re: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread

Couples of pictures from this morning, too nice to not go out and shoot https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/11079627_962344557110319_3303794635540368454_n.jpg?oh=36b86be364909e5672ba9136e7634f9b&oe=55B5B8E6&__gda__=1434579031_3fab2c24c9b3c590af50d0438e3bc6ab https...
by bbtran72
Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 3260

Re: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread

Message me on facebook when you guys do and i'll meet up, according to a photog friend of mine who's son work for the game and park, he says that the cranes are a little late this year but is starting to pick up in numbers. https://www.facebook.com/brianbtran" onclick="window.open(this.hre...
by bbtran72
Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:59 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 3260

Re: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread

Candleshoe or bbtran72, Any updates on the number of cranes out there right now?  I am getting worried all this heat will push them out... They are not that high yet, last year about this time they were every where in the field feeding on 281, but every time i drive from Hastings to Grand island i'...
by bbtran72
Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 3260

Re: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread

Spotted a group of cranes in the middle of a field a couple mile south of the river on alda road, too far away for me to shoot.
by bbtran72
Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:31 am
Forum: Photography and Videos
Topic: phone camera
Replies: 6
Views: 838

Re: phone camera

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-phone- ... -2272.html

my question is i have seen a couple people with that dinosaur riding picture, where do i get it jessep28 lol
by bbtran72
Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: Photography and Videos
Topic: Heron Haven
Replies: 25
Views: 2676

Re: Heron Haven

I have stopped there 3-4 times since it is near my cousin's apartment in the vanderbilt area, not once have i seen a heron there lol it's a cool place though and ever would have known about it if my cousin didn't tell me about it. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/p480x...
by bbtran72
Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:26 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 3260

Re: 2015 Bald Eagle & Crane Thread

Was down in Harlan County Reservoir last week and was able to snap a few, most of the lake was froze over but there was a couple fly overs otherwise not much going on. https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/q88/s960x960/10916354_10203797916531174_6492606371561863258_o.jpg htt...
by bbtran72
Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:36 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2014-2015 Winter Weather Thread
Replies: 56
Views: 3704

Re: 2014-2015 Winter Weather Thread

wozzaaa Scottsbluff

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by bbtran72
Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:02 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Hastings Rumor Mill
Replies: 39
Views: 5817

Re: Hastings Rumor Mill

I never did understand why they put the mall way out by the airport and not 281? Every town will have those folks who say that the "town fathers" don't want new outside businesses coming in, but in the case of Hastings, it could be more true than most places. I had heard legends that busi...
by bbtran72
Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:02 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: Hastings Rumor Mill
Replies: 39
Views: 5817

Re: Hastings Rumor Mill

Another Hastings closing, but no surprise. Howard Johnsons Convention Center(formerly Hastings Inn/Quality Inn/Holiday Inn) Been a deathwatch, ever since the Garden Cafe closed. Maybe even before... definitely not a surprise there, even back when it was the holiday inn before holiday express open, ...