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Hmm, not really sure what all the fuss is about. This is the Rumors section. Whether something is overheard by a mover-shaker or a janitor talking on his cell phone, it is what it is, a rumor. Keep em coming DTO...

Perhaps they won't be able to get a Bed, Bath & Beyond, but they should try to be aggressive to lure some unique stores there. Columbus is dead center in the middle of Norfolk to the north, Omaha to the east, Lincoln to the south/SE and GI to the west/SW. It would be nice if they could carve the...

I'm from Columbus originally and all of my family still lives there. There has been some great development going on there in the 5 or so years. This Westgate project is a big one because it is in the center of the main crossroads of the city (Hwy 30 and 81). When all of the new development sprouted ...

CapitalGuy wrote: And seriously folks, the light rail pipe dream is nice, but is it really feasible? No. We can't afford it for one. Secondly, it goes down one street. So what do I do when I get off this one-street line? "Duh, you moron, you hop on one of the buses that no one rides now, but th...

I've read through the comments so far on this and I think some are being a little short-sighted here. Asking someone to give up their vehicle, or accusing them of being some evil being for driving a car, isn't going to solve any problems. At the same time, degrading a major metro architectural symbo...

So...cough...anyone got any good photos or videos of Omaha to post?

I don't mean to start a p*ssing match, but the Bluejays have indeed only won six games. They haven't gone further than one game into the tournament each time they have been in it. For instance, in 1974 they made it to the Sweet 16, but there were not 64 teams in the tournament at the time as there a...

Omaha, in general, seems to be more of an 'event city' then a minor league, night in and night out, sports city. Take the CBA Racers the year they won the league title. During the season, you didn't hear much about them and their games were not heavily attended. But once they got into the finals it ...

If anyone is taking what I wrote to mean that the Lancers are behind the fall of the Knights, then I didn't make myself very clear. My main point regarding the Lancers is that I simply would like to see Omaha have a little bit higher level team than an USHL team that plays against Kearney...that's a...

I have two thoughts on this. #1: I hope I'm not out of line for saying this, but to me it's a shame that the Omaha area still has a USHL level team that plays teams from Kearney and so on. That just doesn't seem right. I know the Lancers have history here, but Omaha deserves to have quality minor le...

People forget that even with all of the history that Rosenblatt had with the CWS 15 years ago, the NCAA was still willing to take it out of Omaha if the city did not pump $35 million into the stadium. Point being, the NCAA has a relationship with Omaha, not the stadium. I believe moving it downtown ...

Great post ricko... I agree that Omaha, like most cities, has grown in land at a much greater rate then in population (thus the 300,000 people in 48 square miles in 1960 vs 430,000 in 120 square miles today). But I'm not sure if a beltway would further promote outer growth of maybe seal it in. I'm p...

Yeah, now that I look that sentence over again, it's hard to figure out what the heck I'm trying to say there. I need to stop writing these posts at midnight

Anyways, good luck to O-town and the Qwest on this bid, I really hope they get it.

Bluejay_Nation wrote: "Bottom line is Creighton fans should go in their blue and obtain most of the tickets!" Why, what purpose would that serve? Let's do everything possible to ensure that NU wouldn't want to come back to the Qwest the next year for a similar event (which of course would ...

Lincoln had the NCAA tourney back in the 80's and lost it, not because the Devaney was lacking, but because Lincoln had an insufficient amount of hotel rooms. Of course, today the Devaney is lacking because it's a little small and there are no suites (which is why Lincoln is trying to build a 17k ar...

I agree that mass transit is certainly an option. But it doesn't have to be at the expense of not creating a beltway...that's all. Omaha can handle both. As with anything though, money will be a key issue to fund either project.

Big E wrote: "Clean cars would only eliminate the pollution and foreign oil dependency issues." Hey, if clean cars can accomplish "only" this, than I'll take that for a start any day. :) Most of the cities that forumers here want to model Omaha off of and aspire it to be like hav...

I agree with Capital Guy on this. It must be about proportion, everyone should get their fair share...whatever that may be. Also, I understand that Omaha and Lincoln are the main economic engines of the state, that's not news to anyone. But how are these other parts of the state ever going to benefi...

I think it might be a stretch to say that the Big 10 would die to grab Creighton, even if they would add a football team. First off, that would take years to accomplish at the D1 level (most football programs move their way up the ranks, DII, DI-AA and so on), while Creighton doesn't even have a tea...

You do have your points Golden Eagle, and no matter how flat Omaha could be, you will always lose some of the views the farther you go from the downtown area (due to distance, future development, etc.). Having said that, I do think that Omaha is a little unique in that the skyline view of downtown f...

The Omaha vs the rest of Nebraska argument is one that can be found in literally every state. Large Metro area versus Large Rural area = culture clash. I worked in Central Illinois for several summers (very ag based area) and they viewed Chicago in much the same way as someone from Kearney might vie...

Ohio has the most of any state. Mostly due to the MAC conference (Miami Oh, Ohio, Akron, Bowling Green, Kent and Toledo etc...), throw in Ohio State and Cincinnati. That's just football. In basketball you have Xavier, Dayton, Loyola and so on...there's just a bunch of them that you might not think w...

Just out of curiosity, in an attempt to find an Omaha spot suitable for the fair (assuming the Qwest wouldn't work from what I'm hearing), how would Horseman's Park work? I have never been there before, but what kind of facilities/size is that? I guess I'm focusing a lot (maybe too much) on concerts...

Thanks Coyote. You are correct, some entirely new tract of land in Lancaster County would be a great third option too in the mix too. I like the idea of the Qwest hosting it because of the on-site arena, but also the convention center attached which really sets the facility apart from other arenas a...

This is my first post on the forum, but I have been a longtime viewer of the site. I appreciate the different views and the vast knowledge that many possess here. I find it an interesting and great resource on current and future development of Omaha (which I have a great affection for) and beyond. A...