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by omaha79
Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gallup's Riverfront Campus
Replies: 160
Views: 39156

Re: Gallup's Riverfront Campus

If the stadium does end up here I hope there’s a lot of work done to help improve connectivity so it’s not just an island. How would you connect it better to the rest of downtown? It's kind of hard because of Lot D and the railroad. Connectivity along Cuming/Abbott could be improved, particularly o...
by omaha79
Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gallup's Riverfront Campus
Replies: 160
Views: 39156

Re: Gallup's Riverfront Campus

With the Gallup campus showing up on the planning board agenda, I looked into the empty lots a little more. Per the assessor, 2023 is the first year that the property is being assessed for property taxes. Previous years online show a $0 assessment. For 2023, which will be due in 2024, the assessmen...
by omaha79
Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gallup's Riverfront Campus
Replies: 160
Views: 39156

Re: Gallup's Riverfront Campus

With the Gallup campus showing up on the planning board agenda, I looked into the empty lots a little more. Per the assessor, 2023 is the first year that the property is being assessed for property taxes. Previous years online show a $0 assessment. For 2023, which will be due in 2024, the assessmen...
by omaha79
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Sinful Burgers (14612 W Center Rd)
Replies: 50
Views: 7755

Re: Sinful Burgers (14612 W Center Rd)

I'm fairly certain the Bellevue location is close. I drive by it often and I haven't seen lights on for a good couple of weeks and no cars in the lot. There may be a paper sign on the door, but I haven't been motivated enough to divert off of 370 to take a look. It wouldn't shock me if they were gon...
by omaha79
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Corner Kick (Multiple Locations)
Replies: 6
Views: 938

Re: Corner Kick (Multiple Locations)

I remember going under the original owners as a co-worker knew the ownership group. I thought it was really good. My subsequent visits after roughly 2019 haven't been as great. More average. Not bad, but not great. I found service to be lacking at times depending on location. Wonder if they expanded...
by omaha79
Mon Dec 04, 2023 2:56 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Applebee’s (144th & Center) - Closing
Replies: 18
Views: 2911

Re: Applebee’s (144th & Center) - Closing

When I worked at NFM we would head over to the one on Dodge by Best Buy regularly after close. I think they had half off appetizers or beers or something. Whatever it was it was decent at the time. But I agree they kinda just turned into a "meh" place. I see the one at Oakview is open unt...
by omaha79
Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill (10746 S 204th Ave - Gretna)
Replies: 33
Views: 4827

Re: Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill - Gretna

Will be interesting. Macdaros had a decent spot, but also suffered from the same problem that many Gretna and Elkhorn restaurants suffer from: Lack of quality employees after Covid. My partner lived in the apartments next to Macdaros for a while. We went a couple of times. It was a roll of the dice...
by omaha79
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill (10746 S 204th Ave - Gretna)
Replies: 33
Views: 4827

Re: Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill - Gretna

Will be interesting. Macdaros had a decent spot, but also suffered from the same problem that many Gretna and Elkhorn restaurants suffer from: Lack of quality employees after Covid. My partner lived in the apartments next to Macdaros for a while. We went a couple of times. It was a roll of the dice ...
by omaha79
Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

it would be fantastic if they did develop it and incorporate the history of the river down there. Have a bar on a barge or something, stationary riverboat/playground area, etc. Good luck with that though. I liked The Dam Bar down there, but the city basically forced them to close citing environment...
by omaha79
Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:29 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

it would be fantastic if they did develop it and incorporate the history of the river down there. Have a bar on a barge or something, stationary riverboat/playground area, etc. Good luck with that though. I liked The Dam Bar down there, but the city basically forced them to close citing environment...
by omaha79
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

I would be legitimately shocked if a soccer stadium was built on that land in front of Gallup. I don't see it happening at all. Gallup also owns a good amount of land on the northwest side of abbot drive. They could be referring to that piece of land, not the land in front of the office. That's wha...
by omaha79
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:02 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

I'd heard some slight chatter about the big empty lot near Gallup along Riverfront Drive. But, this was months ago and there has been no update. I'd have some concerns about accessibility in that location, but much of that could be worked through. I'd previously heard that they had an agreement on ...
by omaha79
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Location wise, they seem pretty set on wanting to be downtown. Downtown makes them well situated for the very soccer oriented latino communities in South O, and it's a pretty standard drive for people in West O. And trying to synergize with the events district nature of North Downtown makes sense. ...
by omaha79
Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:09 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Much of that is probably a pipe dream for much of our lifetime. The streetcar isn't meaningful public transportation for the bulk of the city and we are decades away from something larger that people will actually use. 95% of Omaha isn't utilizing ORBIT and won't no matter how it's packaged. Agreed...
by omaha79
Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:50 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

The great thing about not being MLS is that it's relatively cheap, so you don't need to be committed to the team to catch a game. IMO. For me, I'd catch games regularly if I could take the ORBT/ bus there. Werner Park on the other hand is so poorly placed I won't go there (based on my time in Omaha...
by omaha79
Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Much of that is probably a pipe dream for much of our lifetime. The streetcar isn't meaningful public transportation for the bulk of the city and we are decades away from something larger that people will actually use. 95% of Omaha isn't utilizing ORBIT and won't no matter how it's packaged. Agreed...
by omaha79
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:40 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

The great thing about not being MLS is that it's relatively cheap, so you don't need to be committed to the team to catch a game. IMO. For me, I'd catch games regularly if I could take the ORBT/ bus there. Werner Park on the other hand is so poorly placed I won't go there (based on my time in Omaha...
by omaha79
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:38 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

I think most Omaha Owl fans are more of the "hipster" types which would line up with Corderos comments about where fans reside. Did not see a ton of latinos at the game I went to, but a lot of craft brew/neck beards wearing scarfs... hahah This is true. I'd also say a lot of them are in t...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

The great thing about not being MLS is that it's relatively cheap, so you don't need to be committed to the team to catch a game. IMO. For me, I'd catch games regularly if I could take the ORBT/ bus there. Werner Park on the other hand is so poorly placed I won't go there (based on my time in Omaha...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Location wise, they seem pretty set on wanting to be downtown. Downtown makes them well situated for the very soccer oriented latino communities in South O, and it's a pretty standard drive for people in West O. And trying to synergize with the events district nature of North Downtown makes sense. ...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Location wise, they seem pretty set on wanting to be downtown. Downtown makes them well situated for the very soccer oriented latino communities in South O, and it's a pretty standard drive for people in West O. And trying to synergize with the events district nature of North Downtown makes sense. ...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: UNO Maverick Athletics
Replies: 666
Views: 95835

Re: UNO Maverick Athletics

UNO athletics have always suffered from budgetary issues and even poor to negligent accounting. This is not a quick fix but we are light years beyond the buck belck days. This is also essentially a separate issue from the d1 move and more about systemic university problems. D1 has at least upped th...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

I would think Nebraska Crossing is the most likely bet. They have already mentioned they want to build a retail destination with entertainment options and a sports element to it. As they used the reference to Legends in KC- Soccer stadium, shopping, resort like Great Wolf Lodge, etc. I think Martin...
by omaha79
Tue Nov 28, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

I think it's far more likely that if the downtown stadium doesn't happen there's a new stadium built in Elkhorn, Gretna or Papillion than Council Bluffs. I agree with this. It would be West if not downtown. I'd guarantee that. Sure, if Iowa was coming over with a blank check in hand, Gary Green wou...
by omaha79
Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:55 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Crazy idea....Have we ever considered working with Council Bluffs to build a Soccer Stadium over there? They have a lot more land to work with. Maybe right next to Mid-America Center/Bass Pro. It could be a joint venture where we have Omaha Soccer and they have something else to generate more reven...
by omaha79
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 178950

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Crazy idea....Have we ever considered working with Council Bluffs to build a Soccer Stadium over there? They have a lot more land to work with. Maybe right next to Mid-America Center/Bass Pro. It could be a joint venture where we have Omaha Soccer and they have something else to generate more reven...
by omaha79
Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nebraska Football 2023
Replies: 517
Views: 200548

Re: Nebraska Football 2023

We will see where it goes. I liked the defense. It was improved, and the level of compete in most games was high. Same time, just because it looked "close" this year, doesn't mean that will carry over. Nebraska is now in a perpetual state of rebuild. They were "close" in 2021 and...
by omaha79
Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: UNO Maverick Athletics
Replies: 666
Views: 95835

Re: UNO Maverick Athletics

So, in the past year, UNO has sent 4 teams to the NCAA Tournament. This includes Women's Soccer in the 2022 athletic season along with Men's Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball this year. I can't help but sit back and appreciate how far the program has come since the dark days of D-II and early days o...
by omaha79
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: UNO Maverick Athletics
Replies: 666
Views: 95835

Re: UNO Maverick Athletics

So, in the past year, UNO has sent 4 teams to the NCAA Tournament. This includes Women's Soccer in the 2022 athletic season along with Men's Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball this year. I can't help but sit back and appreciate how far the program has come since the dark days of D-II and early days o...
by omaha79
Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: UNO Maverick Athletics
Replies: 666
Views: 95835

Re: UNO Maverick Athletics

So, in the past year, UNO has sent 4 teams to the NCAA Tournament. This includes Women's Soccer in the 2022 athletic season along with Men's Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball this year. I can't help but sit back and appreciate how far the program has come since the dark days of D-II and early days o...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: UNO Maverick Athletics
Replies: 666
Views: 95835

Re: UNO Maverick Athletics

So, in the past year, UNO has sent 4 teams to the NCAA Tournament. This includes Women's Soccer in the 2022 athletic season along with Men's Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball this year. I can't help but sit back and appreciate how far the program has come since the dark days of D-II and early days of...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Nettie’s Fine Mexican Food (Railroad Ave in Bellevue)
Replies: 47
Views: 4651

Re: Nettie’s Fine Mexican Food (Railroad Ave in Bellevue)

Donated money to help them re-open? File a chargeback and get your money back. I figured something like this would happen. You don’t get to collect out of people trying to help you, and then just walk away with the funds intended for a rebuild. Agree. The whole thing seems weird. They got an insura...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Nettie’s Fine Mexican Food (Railroad Ave in Bellevue)
Replies: 47
Views: 4651

Re: Nettie’s Fine Mexican Food (Railroad Ave in Bellevue)

I'm just surprised they can't find an existing location to re-open. Do they have to own their own brick and mortar? There is so much open commercial real estate in Bellevue, I'm just surprised they can't find an affordable spot to make a go of it. First step: They have to want to. That may be the k...
by omaha79
Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Nettie’s Fine Mexican Food (Railroad Ave in Bellevue)
Replies: 47
Views: 4651

Re: Nettie’s Fine Mexican Food (Railroad Ave in Bellevue)

I'm just surprised they can't find an existing location to re-open. Do they have to own their own brick and mortar? There is so much open commercial real estate in Bellevue, I'm just surprised they can't find an affordable spot to make a go of it.
by omaha79
Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Two Fine Irishmen (18101 R Plaza)
Replies: 98
Views: 42005

Re: Two Fine Irishmen

Heard from someone that is in a band that played at Two Fine that the new tenant is going to be a strip club?! Does anyone think there would be any truth to that? I hope this is true. the meltdown that would ensue would be epic. And, that part of West Omaha is starved for that kind of attraction. P...
by omaha79
Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard (12102 S 180th St, Gretna)
Replies: 194
Views: 30565

Re: Vala's

I totally agree with this. Some of the hokey stuffed figures in the haunted houses have been there since I'd go in grade school and we are talking about 1991 or 1992 here. That's crazy. Most of it hasn't been dusted off in forever and it's just the same dog and pony show.
by omaha79
Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard (12102 S 180th St, Gretna)
Replies: 194
Views: 30565

Re: Vala's

I thought that was funny as well, but there are so many complaining about Vala's and I have documented the price increase each year, but there is still no place that offers as many things for both young and old alike. No local pumpkin patch even comes close. A lot of people have mentioned Skinny Bo...
by omaha79
Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard (12102 S 180th St, Gretna)
Replies: 194
Views: 30565

Re: Vala's

As a horror fan, and someone who has felt the pinch of Vala's prices, I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of satire...

by omaha79
Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Oak View Mall (144 & West Center Rd)
Replies: 1299
Views: 419886

Re: Oak View Mall - Redevelopment Plan

Trenton kind of stated what we've discussed here for years. Some or all of it will likely come down. I do think adding residential would be a strong way to go. I would think pretty much all of it would have to come down. I know they don't own a couple of the anchor spots and that is a sticking poin...
by omaha79
Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Oak View Mall (144 & West Center Rd)
Replies: 1299
Views: 419886

Re: Oak View Mall - Redevelopment Plan

The next phase of Oak Views death cycle commences....