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RockHarbor

I do love that new DD & Sports Clips mini strip center, and the Embassy hotel. Nice! Very suitable for the area. It will be nice to drive along that stretch and have businesses there, instead of this odd & lengthy "countryside in the city" jaunt through Boys Town & cornfields o...

RockHarbor

I do love that sharp & clean design.

RockHarbor

How's spacious & loose & open "Brasilia, NE" coming along? (Lol...jk. I still think "Grrr!" overall towards this project, and Omaha not working towards becoming more tight & urban. And, that's why I can only check-in here once in awhile. I get too obsessive with the O...

RockHarbor

Oh, there's a new Runza out there?!? You know Omaha's grown when.... 108th & Maple had the furthest west Runza in NW Omaha when you were a teen, now there are two more on West Maple Road west of there. (Replace Runza with Taco Bell or McDonalds, and the statement is still true. Wendys and KFC wo...

RockHarbor

I appreciate that. I agree Omaha needs to focus on inward growth. The city is definitely getting more & more dense -- and that is exciting. I'm just simply getting at that Omaha's annexations and general population growth is making it officially one of the largest cities of the Midwest & Gre...

RockHarbor

I appreciate your response. Im not sure how old you are or how many years you've observed Nebraska weather, but ALL OVER the country & world, hardly anybody (that isnt super young) argues that the weather is a bit different than it used to be -- overall. Way back, sure, there could be a strange ...

RockHarbor

That's right. "Merhandise Mart." I knew I had the name wrong. I just couldn't remember what it was called. (I'm wondering where Con Agra was housed before they coixed Omaha into accepting the Downtown campus & lake? Another building in Omaha? The twins maybe? Another city altogether?) ...

RockHarbor

Yep, that's exactly why I didn't get off that centralized freeway and go north back then. I just knew that "red zone" was there. It looks really bad in there off Interstate 70. Thanks for posting that. There's just something about "St. Loui-y." I don't want to live there. It's no...

RockHarbor

I found this article today. Very interesting stuff. It seems confirmed that torrential downpours (big "rain events") are becoming more & more common in the Midwest. Heat is increasing. (I don't know anybody that argues that Nebraska's winters are not warmer. People in Florida & Tex...

RockHarbor

RockHarbor, You must have friends or family who work or have worked for Leo A Daly? Or you're just their biggest fan? I admit they've done the majority of good and high-profile architecture in Omaha and recently are taking a lead role in preserving some of Omaha's historic buildings. But most archi...

RockHarbor

Omaha is technically one of the largest midwest cities now, population wise -- just not of the largest Midwest metros. It's kind of like Indianapolis has huge city limits, and looks high on city population lists, but its metro isn't huge. https://preview.ibb.co/mMU3np/D1_Z_thats_not_how_it_works_th...

RockHarbor

Not arguing just to argue; I don't agree with your perspective. I do see what you're trying to convey with your logic that a Nebraska/Omaha native would presumably be more invested in the city and therefore be inherently more qualified and a better mayor. I counter that I'd rather elect a more qual...

RockHarbor

Maybe strip malls & shopping isn't quite meant for that area anymore. Maybe they should convert those lots to office buildings. I think bigger office buildings in that area (taller & larger than the nearby black & curving First National Bank) would help balance that "concrete monst...

RockHarbor

RockHarbor, You must have friends or family who work or have worked for Leo A Daly? Or you're just their biggest fan? I admit they've done the majority of good and high-profile architecture in Omaha and recently are taking a lead role in preserving some of Omaha's historic buildings. But most archi...

RockHarbor

Omaha is technically one of the largest midwest cities now, population wise -- just not of the largest Midwest metros. It's kind of like Indianapolis has huge city limits, and looks high on city population lists, but its metro isn't huge. https://preview.ibb.co/mMU3np/D1_Z_thats_not_how_it_works_th...

RockHarbor

You guys get my point. Quit arguing it just to argue it. (And, no, its not about "being in Lincoln for a game." It's about having a 100% understanding & love for Nebraska, as a native. Duh. Not only did I flat out say that, the "Huskers fan" was just an example to back it. QU...

RockHarbor

A lot to unpack here, but I just want to point out that Stothert has lived here since 1992 which is longer than I’ve been alive. I understand that. Researching her background, one article said "1992" and one said "1993." That's far enough back that I'm sure Omaha may feel like &...

RockHarbor

(With Omaha's annexations, the resulting population count is making it one of the largest Midwest cities, greater now then the city of Minneapolis and St Louis even. Kansas City is probably getting nervous, because we are right on their heels.) No, they aren't getting nervous and we aren't one of t...

RockHarbor

(With Omaha's annexations, the resulting population count is making it one of the largest Midwest cities, greater now then the city of Minneapolis and St Louis even. Kansas City is probably getting nervous, because we are right on their heels.) No, they aren't getting nervous and we aren't one of t...

RockHarbor

I love that angle of it. (Great crisp picture, Brad.) I could just "eat" all those rigid & straight lines and designer colors. So urban. Love it. Great addition to Downtown Omaha. Daly & Associates does it again.

RockHarbor

Right. It looks a bit odd, like something somebody put together in some PC "Design Workshop" program for a home computer, or something... (Like one that would have a box packaging that would say: "Be your own architect! Design your own strip malls and store fronts at home!")

RockHarbor

Nice! (Lol about the ESB comment.)

RockHarbor

Maybe strip malls & shopping isn't quite meant for that area anymore. Maybe they should convert those lots to office buildings. I think bigger office buildings in that area (taller & larger than the nearby black & curving First National Bank) would help balance that "concrete monst...

RockHarbor

I'm tired of talking about this, and dont feel like I'll say anything more (or much more) about it. If they dont recognize Daly & Associates' (the respectable & honorable Omaha architect firm's) commissioned twin towers as a sort of special symbol "Arch" or "Space Needle"...

RockHarbor

A lot to unpack here, but I just want to point out that Stothert has lived here since 1992 which is longer than I’ve been alive. I understand that. Researching her background, one article said "1992" and one said "1993." That's far enough back that I'm sure Omaha may feel like &...

RockHarbor

Wasn't Fahey the one that negotiated the deal with the unions that led to the spiking? I remember the fireman under his watch went crazy with it. No way Stothert could have saved Con Agra. Once they brought in the new CEO it was a done deal. He was moving them back to Chicago no matter what. That w...

RockHarbor

I'm happy Omaha has annexed the following places but I think Omaha should think long term growth and possible expansion of Douglas county or at least the ability to Annex across county lines. I hope the census shows Omaha's growth and I also hope Omaha continues to do aggressive annexation. Also I ...

RockHarbor

I would drive out there and check on that lake last summer. Glad to see it is all done finally. I like that area. That flood control is so important. I read that lake lowers people's flood insurance rates in the area.

RockHarbor

Wow, that 192nd/Maple area really is building up. Love that area from Elkhorn on over to Bennington. The land is pretty out there.

RockHarbor

Wasn't Fahey the one that negotiated the deal with the unions that led to the spiking? I remember the fireman under his watch went crazy with it. No way Stothert could have saved Con Agra. Once they brought in the new CEO it was a done deal. He was moving them back to Chicago no matter what. That w...

RockHarbor

I love all that I see continues to go on in Gretna! I do like the feel of spacious & growing Gretna. There's something about how it sits on that higher land (above the Elkhorn River Valley) with a horizon line to the west that seems to stretch forever. I-80 is right there w/ the hoppin' outlet c...

RockHarbor

Why would they have it there -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- in the first place? And, honestly who would drive all that way to see Kelly Clarkson or Maroon 5? Maybe if you lived in Des Moines... It takes a band like U2 or Coldplay to make that drive from Omaha feel worth it, imo. They had it there because...

RockHarbor

Wasn't Fahey the one that negotiated the deal with the unions that led to the spiking? I remember the fireman under his watch went crazy with it. No way Stothert could have saved Con Agra. Once they brought in the new CEO it was a done deal. He was moving them back to Chicago no matter what. That w...

RockHarbor

Interesting point today from Brinker Harding on Miracle Hills. Said he would like to remove it from the annexation package to leave SID on the table for future redevelopment. From article on Omaha.com Stothert said last week that she disagreed with council members who said Miracle Hill should be ex...

RockHarbor

I recall correctly, she did try to sweeten the deal with the city paying for more parking but it was too little too late. Plus, she would have made an enemy out of one or both of some heavy names in the city. It was probably the safest option. She admitted that if she had to do it all over again (t...

RockHarbor

Why would they have it there -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- in the first place? And, honestly who would drive all that way to see Kelly Clarkson or Maroon 5? Maybe if you lived in Des Moines... It takes a band like U2 or Coldplay to make that drive from Omaha feel worth it, imo.

RockHarbor

Right. I'm a firm believer in advertising. If even McDonald's continues to do it, then that shows how essential it is.

RockHarbor

not all a bunch of high income techy people that go home to "artsy fartsy" units and play their CDs Those rich techies and their new fangled cds. lol. (Right. It's disgusting. I'm not against techy people or high income people or them having art on their walls & CDs. What I'm against ...

RockHarbor

I was thinking more about this. I dont get why they dont just keep it clean & simple: 1) Make the square city block in front of the library a pretty, square city park for workers to meet, mingle, and eat their lunch. Maybe they could uncorporate that stone arch on the south side of Gene Leahy Ma...

RockHarbor

Again, it's just soooo boring, and soooo typical "Omaha." It's like a new Bon Jovi hit on his newest released CD. Funny, it still sounds like "Living On A Prayer." Downtown Omaha is just kinda "unfixable." Any new move they make, one without acknowledging their error, ...

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