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Coyote wrote:This was mentioned in another thread... But, Butter Brickle ice cream was developed by the Blackstone Hotel in the 1920s

I love that stuff.

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Erik wrote:
Louie wrote:So is this organic growth or are they seeing the rural-urban migration like we are?
So 70% of our rural areas are hispanic, asian and african American? Quite a diverse state then

Come again?

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Coyote wrote:Here is Peony's Galaxi (Galaxy) Roller Coaster in its new location - Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Wow it looked so much bigger and faster when I was a kid.

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iamjacobm wrote:From the planning board agenda.

East Campus Realty Approval of a Major Amendment to the Mixed
Use District Development Agreement for
Midtown Crossing
LOCATION: Southeast of 33rd and Farnam Streets

If not mixed use, then what was it before?

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Agreed, I would love to see that I'm Farnam St

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Just saw an interesting stat in the World Herald: Omaha has added 450 lane miles to the city since 2005 bringing the current total to approx 4,700 lane miles in the city. For comparison Washington DC has about 4,400 lane miles and New York has approx 19,000 lane miles. With Omaha being so spread ou...

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Of interest. Kiewit Infrastructure now owns that 1 story building along with the warehouse to the east. Would they have more plans for NDT? Do they need more parking than The Yard redevelopment is going to give them? Lots more activity on those lots today. The lot w/ the warehouse has a fence aroun...

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I haven't posted anything for a while as eomahaforum become such a opinionated and negative place to see what is happening in this city. I'm absolutely dumbfounded about all the posts about HDRs new building. So many of you have been dreaming about development downtown and when it happens, the majo...

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Maybe in the future North Downtown will be mostly chain restaurants and the Old Market will have mostly local restaurants.

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RNcyanide wrote:Also, according to the news release on their website, HDR said the 16 floor count includes basement and roof, if that changes anything...

That's kind of a lie, is it not?

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I LOVE the Minneapolis Skyway system. I think something like that would be very popular in Omaha--especially during the winter.

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Omaha: Were people get drunk and break into attractions...? What's next? The Zoo, TD... It's much better to have this kind of crime in the headlines than rape and murder. As long as they're not ruining works of art or precious artifacts it's not tragic. WOW????You are out of it. This is tragic. It'...

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:no: At the end of the day I think we should all just take time to enjoy this: [youtube]http://youtu.be/vPRfP_TEQ-g[/youtube] :banger: :banana: :leek: The day the music died. I think 10,000 puppies died in the making of that. The terrorists just won. I have no words...but, this is what rock bottom l...

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Awesome photos Brad, thank you sharing!

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Athomsfere wrote:Omaha: Were people get drunk and break into attractions...?

What's next? The Zoo, TD...

It's much better to have this kind of crime in the headlines than rape and murder. As long as they're not ruining works of art or precious artifacts it's not tragic.

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Direct quote from the opinions section in the OWH. "People in Omaha have always been talking about not enough parking in the Old Market for a long time. Now that fire has destroyed the building on 11th Street and Howard Street, that would be a great place for a high-rise parking garage. Then m...

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I know the Woodmen represents modern architecture, but I agree it is quite ugly. It would be nice if a building could be added to the skyline that reflects architecture that is consistent with trends from the last 15 years.

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Ugh, I hate village point. It's just awful there. I agree. When I lived in Dallas, there was a Village Pointe like development in a suburb called Grapevine. It was awesome because they had condos and apartments above each building going up to 4 storeys. For the suburbanites it was a hopping place! ...

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Has anyone else actually mailed their things ahead of time, or am I the only cheapskate here... How do you do that? Boxes. I have tons of shoe boxes of every size. Find shoe boxes that fit your standard shipping box in an organized way... Just put in what you need for the week(s), with clothes, kee...

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Dundeemaha wrote:The combination of this thread and a gif I saw of the population center of the US got me curious so I hacked together this little page:

http://pop-center.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

Wow I thought it would be further east.

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Coyote wrote:Has anyone else actually mailed their things ahead of time, or am I the only cheapskate here...

How do you do that?

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Living in Texas right now where redrawing districts to optimize seats of the party in power is an art! After living in Illinois, Florida, New Mexico, and now Texas, I miss the relative sanity of Nebraska politics. I lived in Texas too and found the politics to be quite corrupt. I'm not an expert on...

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choke wrote:Well, there are some buildings east of the Holland Center that may need to be moved to a new location.

That's an awesome idea!

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Thank you for sharing this

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US Census has interactive density maps by tract as well.

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HR Paperstacks wrote:That's really cool that he chose Omaha to go to first.

Yeah it is. He didn't forget that Omaha voted for him.

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Looks like traditionally "blue" states are projected to lose seats and more traditionally "red" states are projected to gain seats. This will affect electoral votes somewhat. I wish more states would award House electoral votes by district (as Nebraska and Maine do) rather than ...

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I find it interesting the evolution of AV. It seems like hotels and offices will dominate this area because of the University and its entertainment district at the expense of residential. Wasn't the area where Blue Cross Blue Shield is supposed to be residential originally?

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What is a CRA?

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so I've updated the figures on the Downtown Omaha wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Omaha#New_Residential_Developments Nice posting on Wiki. :clap: I think you want to change the completion date date on Nicole Flats, and thanks for the update on the # of units at the Breakers ....

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The Des Moines numbers are impressive, so I've updated the figures on the Downtown Omaha wikipedia page. This includes residential only: According to my numbers since 2008 downtown Omaha has over $2,000 new residential units built or under construction (proposed are not included) valued at $478 mil...

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There used to be a 'consortium' of City Forums, I believe they were DSM, OKC, Cincinnati and a few others. I have thought about getting a jumpbox put on here so we could easily navigate to other sites... Perhaps we could have a forum for cities around the same size as Omaha such as Albuquerque and ...

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Looks like traditionally "blue" states are projected to lose seats and more traditionally "red" states are projected to gain seats. This will affect electoral votes somewhat. I wish more states would award House electoral votes by district (as Nebraska and Maine do) rather than ...

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Is that on top of a parking garage?

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The Des Moines numbers are impressive, so I've updated the figures on the Downtown Omaha wikipedia page. This includes residential only: According to my numbers since 2008 downtown Omaha has over $2,000 new residential units built or under construction (proposed are not included) valued at $478 mill...

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The findings of this report are so large it is nearly funny. Paving our way to oblivion is going to bankrupt this city. Finding new ways to move people and getting people living on existing infrastructure isn't just some "millennial" fad. Our city's future is depending on it. This is exac...

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That would be awesome if it was to become a franchise! It's great to see innovative ideas starting in Omaha spreading elsewhere. This means that at least regionally (Midwest) we are making a cultural impact (albeit in the realm of the culinary arts).

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1. New high rise residential tower announced for Little Italy/Bohemia 2. Vinton street district becomes the new Benson with new music venues and art galleries 3. New Hotels announced along 13th street between the Zoo and Downtown 4. The Max and DCs re-open in Park Avenue neighborhood 5. Restaurant i...

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MTO wrote:Well DSM just built a freeway and they're better than us

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Garrett wrote:
daveoma wrote:I'm green with envy. How is it that downtown KC has become so vibrant all of a sudden? The last time I drive through (about 7 years ago) the streets were totally empty. What gives?
This is the Plaza, not downtown.

Thank you for clarifying, I missed that.

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