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It did say that the ferris wheel was going to be around 100' high. Nothing close to the London Eye which stands 443'. I think the average ferris wheel inside a Scheel's store is around 45' - 50', so this should be around twice as big. Of course, being outside, it may not look like it.

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Whoa that is a big deal baseball tonight will be in town, good to hear. On a different note, does anybody know when the Ferris wheel is going up? Not sure if I have seen that mentioned anywhere...I was wondering the same thing. You would think they would have it up by Thursday at the latest so peop...

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From the World Herald again: The council picked a site on Woodbury Avenue, located behind NP Dodge, by a 5-0 vote during the meeting at City Hall. The Police Department hopes to begin construction early next year and move in 18 to 24 months later, he said. Police headquarters is now located in a 19,...

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Walmart’s online ordering service expands to five Omaha-area Supercenters Five Omaha-area Supercenters are part of the retailer’s expanding online ordering and in-store pickup service. The service launched nationally in February 2015 and is now available in more than 40 markets, including Omaha and...

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One thing I did notice with the schedule is that Sunday's and Monday's afternoon games are on ESPNU. I thought that in the past they have all been on ESPN or ESPN2.

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That is great news. Baseball Tonight will set up in the left field concourse TD Ameritrade Park the home of college baseball champions since 2011. The city of Omaha has hosted the event since 1950. The three-day Baseball Tonight debut features host Adnan Virk, analysts Buster Olney and Keith Law, al...

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They are assembling the tower crane on the southern portion of the project today.

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MTO wrote:Those look like solar panels to me.

T'he new rendering that Coyote took a picture of doesn't show any solar panels.

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More info on the surf machine:

A portable pool that shoots water backward toward riders, who can choose to lie on their stomach and arms on a boogie board or stand on a surfboard. Surf Omaha will cost $30 for a 55-minute session shared with 11 other riders, Farrell said.

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Coyote wrote:And Coastal Carolina sends LSU home.

That leaves Florida vs Florida St today for the last invite to Omaha.

I went to bed after the top of the 9th. LSU had so many chances. I thought they would pull this one out in front of the home crowd.

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Greg S wrote:

That add's up to 7, who's left?

Greg

Florida/Florida St as mentioned above.

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Yeah, that does look quite a bit different than the others in the metro.

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Thanks for clarifying. I thought Brad was mistaken at first too, I didn't realize Chick-fil-A and Freddy's were both going to be built near there.

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HR Paperstacks wrote:I walked by earlier today to check it out in person and based on the crane height and where it is now with four floors, it doesn't look like it will be more than 12 floors.

Keep in mind the hotel floors are going to be much shorter than the first few floors where the lobby is located.

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Looks like the parking structure design changed quite a bit from the original rendering.

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Great photo update Mark!

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I think this is the same development mentioned in the Pennant Place thread.

http://eomahaforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=10797

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Thought we had this map here before.

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Quick update:

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Sounds like Arizona has a first year coach. That is pretty impressive for a first year.

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From the Des Moines Register:

Scooter’s Coffee, with four locations, plans to add four stores this year, with an eye on expanding within Des Moines and the suburbs in the next few years for a total of 20 coffee shops.

Scooters, now has a total of 135 stores in 10 states.

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Greg S wrote:More on the proposed expansion:

http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/edito ... 61347.html

Wow, watching the video of the streetcar in action, makes me really wish Omaha had one.

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On Monday, June 13, construction crews will shift traffic overnight on I-80 westbound /I-29 northbound between 24th Street and the Missouri River Bridge,weather permitting. Following the traffic shift, a fourth lane of roadway for I-29/I-80 will be added at the 24th Street on-ramp and traffic stayin...

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It looks like the hotel tower is almost the same height as the Hilton when looking at the construction cam.

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Here are 2 pictures from the world herald: http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/f0/5f07f6bc-2ea2-11e6-90b7-d351729a9142/575a09df86679.image.jpg?resize=1170%2C780 http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editori...

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43county wrote:There is a tenant, and they are from KC, but it's not BBQ. It his however, really good news.

Sorry to be vague.

EDIT: Someone above nailed it.

I am assuming it is Stroud's then?

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Good to hear it won't be plain like it is for long.

Here is Markel's logo:

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Men's Basketball Ranks Top-10 in Home Attendance For Fifth Straight Season The Creighton Men's Basketball team has finished in the top-10 nationally in average home attendance for the fifth straight season. Creighton attracted 302,887 fans to CenturyLink Center Omaha in 19 home dates, good for an a...

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Noticed today, that the tower crane is gone. Maybe it is one of the ones that is going to be used for the UNO parking garage.

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Brad wrote:Looking like nasty heat is rolling in just in time for the Summer Arts Festival this weekend!

Doesn't sound like any severe storms though (seems like strong storms/wind are always a tradition with this festival)

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From the other article in the paper today: Children’s doesn’t plan demolition or major renovation, Azizkhan said, at least for the short term. The two HDR-occupied buildings — one built in 1972, the other in 1998 — in 2020 would house medical-related administrative services, researchers, faculty and...

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This could help to still bring HDR downtown since they have more time and aren't on such an aggressive construction timetable. Children’s Hospital gives HDR more time to move out That timetable, in turn, provides the global engineering and architectural firm more wiggle room in its pursuit of a spot...

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'Big, bold vision': Children’s CEO plans new building on campus, buys up HDR land across street for further expansion Dr. Richard Azizkhan said this week that Children’s has purchased the HDR campus across the street for $33.5 million. Azizkhan also expects to erect another building on his hospital...

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I think the building looks nice...so more infill and taking out a vacant lot.

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MTO wrote:They're installing new signs along Dodge looks like these may light up.

Its about time. You can't even see the current ones at night that were created by just throwing a vinyl wrap over the old sign.

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Wow, good to see after record low levels a decade ago.

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MTO wrote:Yeah and these floors are stubs compared to the first three...

well that is usually what hotel floors look like.

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They have started working on the elevator shaft for the 5th floor this morning.

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Didn't know where to put this but we were on 480 right after this happened and they completely closed it. Motorcyclist dies after being catapulted off I-480, landing near Taste of Omaha festival A La Vista man was killed Sunday when he was catapulted off his motorcycle and over the side of an elevat...

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HR Paperstacks wrote:Two tower cranes for a garage?

I am guessing that is due to long, narrow plot that they are building on.

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