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- Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:50 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Paddy McGown’s (McFlys)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1830
Re: Dinkers & McFlys
McFly's!!!! Nothin' but class.
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:05 am
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Fresh Thyme
- Replies: 79
- Views: 11844
Re: Fresh Thyme
They do have good produce at a reasonable price. I like their seafood and homemade chicken sausage also.
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 2:11 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3551
- Views: 495708
Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
That article is full of FAKE NEWS! Then to appropriately voice your concern(s), WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR! Lol... Ciao..LiO...Peace Here is what I got back from the city: The Mayor believes the streetcar could be expanded to many parts of the city once the initial route is operating. There is al...
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Urban Grocery Store
- Replies: 266
- Views: 35926
Re: Urban Grocery Store
That's the beauty of Omaha. When others say it can't be done or it's not feasible, Omahans step up and take charge. Who needs a Hy-Vee downtown?
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 8:15 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3551
- Views: 495708
Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
It's before my time too but come on, "A Streetcar Named Desire."MTO wrote:choke wrote:What if it was a streetcar named "Desire?" Would y'all be in for it then?
I don't get it..
"Hey, Stella!"
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:47 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3551
- Views: 495708
Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
What if it was a streetcar named "Desire?" Would y'all be in for it then?
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Aksarben Pointe (former Venice Inn Site)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 26913
Re: Aksarben Pointe (former Venice Inn Site)
Was this plan scrapped?
http://www.omaha.com/money/with-million ... e29ce.htmlWith $3.1 million planned overhaul, Venice Inn site will become a 2nd Legends grill
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:00 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Boyd and Charlies BBQ
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4335
Re: Boyd and Charlies BBQ
Relative that lives in the area told me about it. I also wonder if that means they are leaving Elkhorn? BBQ has a hard time making it in Omaha it seems like and what may be popular in the suburbs may not be so in the city. Look at Parker's Smokehouse.
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:45 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Boyd and Charlies BBQ
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4335
Boyd and Charlies BBQ
Boyd and Charlies BBQ to 60th and Woolworth (old golf place).
- Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:03 am
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Union Pacific Business News
- Replies: 98
- Views: 38316
Re: Union Pacific Business News
Brad wrote:I posted that in the Nebraska 150 Thread:
http://www.eomahaforums.com/viewtopic.p ... on+Pacific
You did post it. My mistake. Disappointing that they aren't giving tours of the train.
- Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:19 pm
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Union Pacific Business News
- Replies: 98
- Views: 38316
Re: Union Pacific Business News
Per Jay Withrow / World-Herald staff writer: U.P. locomotive to cross state to help celebrate Nebraska's 150th birthday The schedule: Friday, Aug. 4 Depart Omaha Noon - Columbus Late afternoon - North Platte Saturday, Aug. 5 Morning – Ogallala Noon – Sidney Evening – Gering Sunday, Aug. 6 Morning – ...
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:37 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3551
- Views: 495708
Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Per Joe Jordan / April 27, 2011 / NebraskaWatchdog.org: Omaha’s Streetcar (Don’t Call It a Trolley) Still Desired, By Some According to Cunningham while he’d like it sooner “in reality it probably wouldn’t happen for four or five years.” Buffett objected to spending “$200 million to move people a f...
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:17 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3551
- Views: 495708
Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Per Joe Jordan / April 27, 2011 / NebraskaWatchdog.org: Omaha’s Streetcar (Don’t Call It a Trolley) Still Desired, By Some According to Cunningham while he’d like it sooner “in reality it probably wouldn’t happen for four or five years.” Buffett objected to spending “$200 million to move people a fe...
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:16 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
- Replies: 3551
- Views: 495708
Re: Blackstone Business Improvement District
I think the streetcar is going to happen and as a result there will be a drive to build bigger, higher occupancy buildings along Farnam and Harney. The one thing I worry about is the number of sitting duck single family homes that are more common to this area than I realized. Many of these homes ar...
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General Mixed Use Development & Freeway Discussion
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2274
Re: General Mixed Use Development & Freeway Discussion
Love your enthusiasm about Omaha. Hate that I don't understand what some of the posts have to do with the topic at hand. I have the feeling the feeling that if infrastructure begins on this and Crossroads hasn't broken ground yet, Crossroads isn't happening. The people who would have lived at Cross...
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RCR Rodeo Logistics at CLCO
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2075
Re: RCR Rodeo Logistics at CLCO
Per Paul Hammel / World-Herald Bureau:
That's all she wrote. They didn't even have the parade this year. I worked parking this year and attendance was bleak. Hard to replace the "real" Aksarben. It'll boom in GI.Aksarben Stock Show is moving to Grand Island after 89 years in Omaha
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:35 am
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: Kansas City Streetcar
- Replies: 182
- Views: 33485
Re: Kansas City Streetcar
Kansas City Streetcar:
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:48 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 380371
Re: Crossroads - Redevelopment Plan
iamjacobm wrote:Best Buy space currently being marketed for a short term lease on LoopNet.
Are you sayin' that this ain't happening?
Re: Sears
I'm really enjoying the great and thoughtful dialog/discussion in this thread.. Bringing this back to Sears in general, since it's been suggested the entire big box chain may not survive the calendar year, any predictions on the potential imminent demise of Sears?.. Let's go month/year on the predi...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:16 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Baker's Blondo (72 and Blondo)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 16540
Re: Baker's Blondo (72 and Blondo)
How 'bout a CVS pharmacy?iamjacobm wrote:Glad it will be filled in. Now lets get something done on 72nd and Maple.
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:33 pm
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: Omaha Public Schools
- Replies: 87
- Views: 11334
Omaha Public Schools
Per Erin Duffy / World-Herald staff writer: OPS board expected to vote tonight on resolution aimed at reassuring immigrant families The Omaha Public Schools board will consider a resolution tonight aimed at reassuring immigrant families that OPS will not wade into federal immigration enforcement. Th...
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:11 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Midtown 2050
- Replies: 112
- Views: 11080
Re: Destination Midtown
We probably could of built 3 street car systems already if we still had all of the money the illegals have drained and sucked out of the school systems, medicaid and welfare! :yes: Uh, surely you are talking about the lazy lot of people standing on street corners asking for money and not the hard w...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:55 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Midtown 2050
- Replies: 112
- Views: 11080
Re: Midtown 2050
The 2050 group hopes to start construction for the streetcar within the next 5 years and have plans for it delivered to the Mayor's office by this summer. This is according to KETV channel 7. Sounds like "pie-in-the-sky" but you never know with legitimate players in the mix. http://www.ket...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:27 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Midtown 2050
- Replies: 112
- Views: 11080
Re: Destination Midtown
If the city puts up the majority of the money for the streetcar and provides TIF for building this area out when the main lobbyists, Mutual, UNMC, and Kiewit stand to make millions in development this will be an especially galling example of corporate welfare. These developers should be putting sub...
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 8:41 am
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Meta (Facebook) Data Center (Hwy 50 & Capehart)
- Replies: 133
- Views: 24261
Re: TBA: New Massive Project
What does a 610,000 sq. ft. building look like? Is there a building in the metro that it can be compared to?
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:16 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Meta (Facebook) Data Center (Hwy 50 & Capehart)
- Replies: 133
- Views: 24261
Re: TBA: New Massive Project
Maybe it will be Jet.com?????lmdramos wrote:If it is Amazon, that might be why they voluntarily decided to start collecting sales tax in Nebraska. Since the law states that you have to collect sales tax only if you have a physical presence.
- Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:10 am
- Forum: Business
- Topic: West Corp. Business News
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4450
Re: West Corp. Business News
Per Russell Hubbard / World-Herald staff writer: West Corp. declines to give more info on strategic alternatives Tom Barker, the chief executive of the Omaha-based communications services company, said on a conference call with analysts and investors that the company is “deeply engaged” in the proce...
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:42 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: UP Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10023
Re: UP Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014
Ah, Cheyenne. I like the UP tower as you come over the bridge into town. I even got a crow in my pic.Coyote wrote:[youtube][/youtube]
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:34 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
- Replies: 3040
- Views: 516160
Re: Official: Capitol District
Missing the CWS would be a financial bungle. You'd have a booked hotel for at least a week, if not for the entire series. They'd better hurry up!!!!!iamjacobm wrote:Finally more glass being installed!
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:37 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 380371
Re: Crossroads - Redevelopment Plan
BTW, Heath Mello tried to pass a bill last year in the legislature to help the development of Crossroads. The bill went nowhere. Yates also contributed to Heath Mello's mayoral campaign this year. I wouldn't expect any movement on Crossroads 'til after the mayoral election. And if Mello wins, I woul...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:16 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Official: The Multi Billion Dollar Omaha Utility Project
- Replies: 79
- Views: 15371
Re: Official: The Multi Billion Dollar Omaha Utility Project
Not having reverse cost the city a lot of money. Wonder why they can't come in from the other side? How close is the other side to the Missouri river or the UPRR? They may not have room to get a device down there. Also, this would require pretty serious survey work to avoid missing the existing tun...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:13 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Aloft Hotel - 180th and Harney
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3075
Re: Aloft Hotel - 180th and Harney
I have stayed at 3 different Aloft Hotels. They use their ultra modern design to cover up for very small rooms and minimal amenities. Aloft's price point is similar to a Hyatt Place but a Hyatt Place gives you a mini suite. A Standard Hyatt Place room has a small living room area with a foldout cou...
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:06 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Official: The Multi Billion Dollar Omaha Utility Project
- Replies: 79
- Views: 15371
Re: Official: The Multi Billion Dollar Omaha Utility Project
Inside tunnel for new Omaha sewage pipe, machine gets stuck behind watery gravel and rocks, costing city an extra $2.75 million http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/inside-tunnel-for-new-omaha-sewage-pipe-machine-gets-stuck/article_f9ff3efd-5791-551a-abea-6ad159cd9efc.html A tunnel boring machine workin...
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:09 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Omaha Hotel Boom
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7455
Re: Omaha Hotel Boom
Linkin: Canceled? What...is a large dirt lot going to just exist there now? Dundee Omaha: I'm talking about the hotel that was surprisingly going to fit on the lot (that was cleared) on Dodge & Saddle Creek, on the south side of Dodge (by King Kong burgers). There's another empty lot that was c...
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:33 am
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: 2017 Omaha Mayoral Election
- Replies: 328
- Views: 83179
Re: 2017 Omaha Mayoral Election
So, back to the topic: Per Roseann Moring / World-Herald staff writer: Omaha's Stothert-Mello mayoral race looks to be competitive, costly Many of Mello’s top donors last year were Republican business leaders who have had high-profile clashes with Stothert. In particular, regarding Gottschalk, Bradf...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:18 pm
- Forum: Lincoln Development
- Topic: 2017 Legislature (105th)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3841
Re: 2017 Legislature (105th)
Per Emily Nohr / World-Herald Bureau: Nebraska Legislature fails to adopt permanent rules after fierce fight over filibusters “This is a travesty,” declared Chambers, the body’s lone independent. “We look like a bunch of fools. The Legislature is floundering.” “I’ve been here 17 days, (and we) haven...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:14 pm
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Gordman's Business News
- Replies: 73
- Views: 11987
Re: Gordman's Business News
What a shame. Had Gordman's adapted faster they easily could have set themselves up as the American H&M. This is the second time around for me. I want to say that the building on 90th and Fort next to Baker's was once a Richman Gordman and it's still vacant. Now the Gordman's caddie corner acro...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 7:42 am
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: 2017 Omaha Mayoral Election
- Replies: 328
- Views: 83179
Re: 2017 Omaha Mayoral Election
Amazing how enforcing border security is seen as "racist". Curious if you bleeding hearts make the same accusations of Canada and Australia? Sneak into Japan and think they're going to keep ya? Even Mexico has more stringent enforcement of their southern border than we do of ours. Darn ra...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:05 pm
- Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
- Topic: 2017 Omaha Mayoral Election
- Replies: 328
- Views: 83179
Re: 2017 Omaha Mayoral Election
I could not believe my eyes when I saw Mayor Stothert claiming in todays paper that Omaha is not a Sanctuary City. The internet says Omaha is a sanctuary city. My eyes tell me this is a sanctuary city. If Mayor Stothert thinks we are going to sit back and watch her subvert Trump shes going to lose ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:29 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: 2017 Art Fair Schedule
- Replies: 3
- Views: 618
Re: 2017 Art Fair Schedule
2017 Art Fair Schedule There will NOT be a 6th Annual ARTsarben Art Fair. The Omaha Summer Arts has decided to stop the fair and focus on the Omaha Summer Arts Festival. Too many competing Art Fairs in September did not make the fair sustainable. Heard the winter crafts festival didn't light things...