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As I understand it the Rodeway/Radisson/Quality/Days/Carlisle/Westmont Inn at 10909 M St. is closed as well. The reviews are unbelievable. Back in the day it was a beautiful hotel & the restaurant was outstanding. That was in the 70s & early 80s.

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I'm not sure if it still exists but there was a rule or law or whatever called the "Capitol City Vista" that meant that no building could be taller than the capitol. Everywhere in the city had to have a view of the capitol. Rather limiting but it got the job done.

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Look, to me this is revenue for the airport. If there is something that needs to be done that hasn't been done yet by all means do it. I can't believe that Smithey didn't do it or that there is a compelling reason why it hasn't yet happened. The revenue from flights to Toronto, Cancun, Puerto Vallar...

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Look I admire Ansel Adams more than most anyone but Brad, you're quite possibly the most talented photographer I've ever known. Period. Best. Ever. Wow, I don't even know what to say! Thanks! I agree with Novak. I think you underestimate your very impressive work. You know what it is, and those of ...

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The only other semi rivalry I remember in my 50 years living in Nebraska was in gymnastics in the late 70s & 80s. Nebraska won a ton of trophys & sent a couple of guys to the olympics. Oklahoma was also good in that sport. During the NU/OU rivalry there was something you rarely see. No matte...

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Look I admire Ansel Adams more than most anyone but Brad, you're quite possibly the most talented photographer I've ever known. Period. Best. Ever.

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http://www.flyoma.com/images/pdfs/June16TRAFFIC.pdf As suspected, June traffic way way up: 7.9%! From what I can tell from the statistics that Eppley has on the website, this was an all-time monthly record for the airport! Comparing June 2015 to 2016, New or larger planes that contributed to this i...

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Does anyone remember the politics behind that decision? Who benefited the most in that decision? To lessen the burden on tax payers: http://www.eomahaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3424&hilit=Mariott I seem to remember Fahey calling Hilton more "Union-friendly" than Mariott. I re...

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Does anyone remember the politics behind that decision? Who benefited the most in that decision? To lessen the burden on tax payers: http://www.eomahaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3424&hilit=Mariott I seem to remember Fahey calling Hilton more "Union-friendly" than Mariott. I re...

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Capitol District last night from the Helicopter: http://www.cranesandtrains.com/images/20160623sc8a9392.jpg This horse is just as dead now as it was in 2003 but I've got to tilt at windmills one more time... IF the hotel chosen by Hal Daub (the highrise) had been built look at all the land that cou...

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I've already said what's needed for a pro team in Omaha, money and somebody with it who wants to do it. Here are the thoughts of others regarding the topic: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1217535-omaha-nebraska-the-next-mlb-nba-or-nhl-expansion-city http://www.sbnation.com/2011/12/8/2618098/citi...

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Lets explain Oklahoma City.. The ONLY reason that town has an NBA franchise is because a wealthy member of OKC's business community purchased the Seattle Supersonics and had the passion to move that franchise to his hometown. Period. No member of Omaha's wealthy business community has that passion ...

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An interesting little tidbit I ran across, or rather Google did....

https://deathandlifeofomaha.wordpress.c ... l-airport/

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I give them an "as expected" Brad, and you know what I mean.

Where is #37?

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I was recently in Lincoln for a day and holy cow has it changed since my UNL days from 76-80! In those days it was really a UNL & state government town and had a small town feel to it. Between the Haymarket District, which is amazing, downtown & the campus, and the suburban developments, Lin...

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I said it a long time ago somewhere on these boards. The area where the Heartland of America Park is was the Gould Battery Plant and when they left it was taken over by, well, hobos? Pretty scary place. I remember going down there when the park opened with the kids and it was after 10 at night. I re...

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Friends- What I've heard, is a whole new store and HQ's potentially at that Boystown site.. Just the rumor I've heard. Like I said previously in this thread, the next 6-12 months should be pretty telling in the reveal dept... Ciao..LiO...Peace I really wasn't doubting you. I've been wrong about the...

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NFM bought an office building on the other side of the creek from the store for back office functions. The warehouse is state of the art and is connected to the store. I just can't believe they'd give all that up for a new store. I've got to believe that if anything they'd redo the current campus. O...

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The battery plant was where the lake is. The office buildings are pretty much where jobbers canyon was.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Novak you made a whole deal out of leaving...... I was reading about a redevelopment in another city & it got me thinking about the ConAgra campus. What if the office buildings were torn down and high rise condos and apartments were built in their place with underground parking...

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Not sure why but on occasion I receive either the Midlands Business Journal or the Lincoln Business Journal. Last week it was the LBJ. I subscribe to neither one. There was a story about the director of the Lincoln Airport. I've got to believe that someone who has never been to Lincoln and lives out...

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Anyone fly through the new terminal yet? What an amazing improvement it is. This when combined with the improved runway should hasten the addition of Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver.

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My thing is this: When the Leahy Mall was built there should have been one or more apartment/condo towers built overlooking the mall. If it had more residential and retail the area around the mall could have had and now would have contributed to a 24 hour downtown. 1299 Harney, instead of looking in...

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I won't get too excited until construction begins...but we have news on the 32-story proposal with movie theater (Main Street Theaters): Downtown high rise advances with $107 million price tag in Des Moines http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/development/2016/04/25/downtown-high-r...

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I know I said I would be refraining from posting here...ok, I have a little bit. Anyway, something struck me the other day. Is there not one developer on the planet who looked at downtown Omaha & said, "Hey! There's got to be lots of demand for high rise downtown Omaha housing in a new buil...

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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20 ... n-20160422

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Just need Boston (I'd use this multiple times a year once I move back to the States) and Omaha would have a really good lineup of flights. Also if Delta could switch their NYC flight to JFK for international transfers. Boston,Philly,Miami and or ft Lauderdale,Baltimore,Dulles,jfk,Tampa,Toronto,...g...

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I thought this was interesting.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/fl ... /82880662/

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I'm going to post this elsewhere as well. This is why we can't have nice things. This, TDAmeritrade, whoever that is out at 204th and wherever. heck, Blue Cross moved to downtown Detroit. There is absolutely no excuse for large companies not to locate downtown. This fiasco points out a couple of thi...

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This is your on the scene reporter here live at Omaha's Eppley Airfield. Latest report is that no "Eppley International" signage has been sighted so far. Expect a follow-up report Saturday unless your reporter gets delayed. :) I hope they never change the name of Eppley Airfield! I have f...

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One of the related topics we briefly discussed and speculated on was what would it take to have true international flights in and out of Omaha? I remember our pilot friend saying things like "more passengers" and "he!!, they can't even fill a plane to SFO" and such. Hmmm.. Inter...

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At best you're looking at maybe Toronto via Air Canada, maybe Cancun. What, you're expecting London, Paris or Tokyo?

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Good to know. For reasons passing understanding, or maybe self image issues, lots of airports tag themselves with the "International" moniker....Des Moines, Tulsa, etc. For what it's worth, personally I'd rather see the list of destinations and numbers that Eppley has versus Omaha Internat...

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Ok, so I said I was not going to post here any more. Now I'm back but only for this reason. Some here have posted some pretty compelling thoughts regarding the old buildings near the Holland Center. Now is your chance to try to do something about it. I was a lobbyist for the student government while...

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I know you've seen these before. Sometimes they seem to leave and then they come back. Other times they stay away forever. I first joined the Chamber board back in the 90's. I joined because I thought the board was a place for business people to share ideas and get help with business problems. I had...

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bigredmed wrote:For that, I could go across the street and eat a real meal at JCMandarin and still have money left over.

I'm glad that JCMandarin is still open. We used to eat there all the time. Food was outstanding and the staff was great.

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Well it's a WISH list... 1) Southwest announces flights to Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando, BWI and Tampa and other airlines as well. 2) The Civic site and Lanoha start real construction 3) A mixed use announcement on Rick's Boatyard 4) REAL progress on North Downtown, not more suburban looking junk 6)...

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They just going to trash the fireplace? I mean, it's bizarre....but still. Who wouldn't want a fireplace with a witch on a broom? Also, are they going to take the statue of the guy humping the dolphin to the dump too? The main thing I saw that was an aha moment was the basketball hoop in the garage....

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It's interesting to think about it after moving away. Things I think are unique to Omaha or on the don't miss list: 1) The Zoo 2) Boys Town 3) The Old Market 4) SAC Museum 5) Durham Museum 6) Fontenelle Forest 7) Lo Sole Mio 8) BG Tasty Foods 9) M's Pub 10) College World Series 11) Nebraska Furnitur...

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