The jays looked like, well, the Jays in the 2nd half. Great timeout tribute- excellent Pink Out game crowd..
The Jays now have sole possession of 2nd place in the Big East…
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- Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
- Replies: 864
- Views: 191102
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
- Replies: 518
- Views: 241792
Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
And as an aside, I gotta say, despite a lot of valid criticisms recently about her time spent outside of the city, Stothert has got to be one of the most impressive mayors Omaha has had, downtown development wise. I even say this as a pretty firm progressive, if she ran again and I was voting in Om...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
- Replies: 864
- Views: 191102
Re: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
Definitely, and I know it does …skinzfan23 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:16 pmYep for the Pink Out game, which holds a special place in my heart!Omaha Cowboy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:54 pm Next up- DePaul this Saturday evening…
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
- Replies: 864
- Views: 191102
Re: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
Next up- DePaul this Saturday evening…
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Heartwood Preserve (144th Dodge/Pacific)
- Replies: 895
- Views: 382613
Re: Heartwood Preserve (144th Dodge/Pacific)
It looks like Charlestons has started their transition into their new space this week and advertising Monday the 29th as opening day in the new building. https://i.postimg.cc/30GzwG7G/9-DC7-D5-E0-C9-DE-4145-92-A5-7416-AF65-E433.jpg I saw on their website that it was showing the new location and Goo...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:04 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
- Replies: 518
- Views: 241792
Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Two things I noticed from the Nebraska Examiner article on this. 1. There will also be a women’s soccer team playing there at some point. 2. They said this would open the door to moving up to USL Championship level, but they didn’t yet confirm they would move up. Those are the 2 things that I am gu...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: 2024 Ground Hogs Day!!!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1466
Re: 2024 Ground Hogs Day!!!
Lol …nebugeater wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:01 amStop your squealing!!!
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
- Replies: 518
- Views: 241792
Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
All hot takes indeed!…almighty_tuna wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:38 amHot take: Lot BOmaha Cowboy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:51 pm I have a feeling this will be a Downtown/North Downtown core development announcement..
Hotter take: Along Farnam between 480 and Turner Park.
Absolute Insanity: Between Leavenworth/Jones and 9th & 7th
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
- Replies: 518
- Views: 241792
Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Omaha on a roll! …
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- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: 2024 Ground Hogs Day!!!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1466
Re: 2024 Ground Hogs Day!!!
This thread is hysterical..
On so many levels ..
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On so many levels ..
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- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2024 Weather Thread
- Replies: 495
- Views: 23377
Re: 2024 Weather Thread
Both the 12z GFS and ECMWF forecast models are showing a continued warm up with most (if not all) of our snowpack melting by February 1st and high temps around or slightly above 50 degrees. Maybe our stretch here in January will be the only real "Winter" weather we get this year? Probably...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
- Replies: 518
- Views: 241792
Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium
I have a feeling this will be a Downtown/North Downtown core development announcement..
Having said that, it’ll probably be the exact opposite..
Stay tuned…
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Having said that, it’ll probably be the exact opposite..
Stay tuned…
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- Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3584
- Views: 2055049
Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Nice additional option “get”…SkyWarrior55 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:27 am https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-a ... -airports/
Frontier is adding DFW to OMA
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
- Replies: 864
- Views: 191102
Re: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
I was hoping they’d stay at 18. Moving up one spot is an added bonus …
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- Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Marylebone (3710 Leavenworth)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4398
Re: Marylebone (3710 Leavenworth)
I own the bar. Bobby bobs1981 said it perfectly. Everyone is welcome. When did drinking and having a good time become political? I love you all and hope to see you when we do open. I really think we have something special, and I’d like to share it with everyone. White, black, brown, gay, straight, ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
- Replies: 864
- Views: 191102
Re: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
What a great video..
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- Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3584
- Views: 2055049
Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield
It's interesting about the Eppley project. In my own opinion this is a game changer Omaha hasn't seen since the convention center/arena project. I know Mutual's building & the streetcar are big but Eppley is, as I say, a game changer. I don't even think it's about the money. And I think that's ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3584
- Views: 2055049
Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield
It's interesting about the Eppley project. In my own opinion this is a game changer Omaha hasn't seen since the convention center/arena project. I know Mutual's building & the streetcar are big but Eppley is, as I say, a game changer. I don't even think it's about the money. And I think that's ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
- Replies: 864
- Views: 191102
Re: Creighton Basketball 2023-2024
This was one of (if not the) the best college basketball games I’ve watched this season.. Honestly, win or lose, I was proud of the Jays heart and toughness..especially coming off a dismal loss to UConn.. Winning 4 of the last 5 in the Big East “ain’t” too shabby either.. Happy Birthday skinzfan… Ci...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2024 Weather Thread
- Replies: 495
- Views: 23377
Re: 2024 Weather Thread
Stormchaser, I’d think those are more common in the Great Lakes region and pretty rare for Eastern Nebraska?… Correct, more common with lake effect snow I'm sure but going forward, they probably won't be all that rare (they are just relatively new so most areas haven't seen them issued yet)... Than...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2024 Weather Thread
- Replies: 495
- Views: 23377
Re: 2024 Weather Thread
I think in the end, in my neck of the woods- the 120th to 132nd and West Center area, we got about 3 inches.. And I’d never, EVER heard of a “Snow Squall” until it popped up as a notification on my phone yesterday about 4:30-5pm.. Stormchaser, I’d think those are more common in the Great Lakes regio...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3584
- Views: 2055049
Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield
The “it’s only 2 more gates!” thing kills me. I could understand it if there were too many flights per gate and you couldn’t get a seat in the terminal because you were waiting for the previous flight to board….but that’s never, ever the case. Singular point of security, plenty of restaurant/retail...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2024 Weather Thread
- Replies: 495
- Views: 23377
Re: 2024 Weather Thread
Sure hope so…
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- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
- Topic: Fast Food Talk Thread
- Replies: 966
- Views: 732620
Re: Fast Food Talk Thread (Runza)
Regarding beans in chili, I have several family/friends who don’t like them in their chili either. I personally don’t mind it either way- with or without beans.. I don't mind pinto beans in reasonable amounts (my preference is for none at all), but kidney beans are a definite show-stopper. They jus...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
- Replies: 2572
- Views: 7743055
Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Definite progress..
Even in the snow and cold …
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Even in the snow and cold …
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- Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3584
- Views: 2055049
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
- Topic: Fast Food Talk Thread
- Replies: 966
- Views: 732620
Re: Fast Food Talk Thread (Runza)
I’ll probably go through the Runza Drive through tonight and snag a bowl of their chili, which is pretty good. I don't mind their chili, but I really prefer mine without beans and so I find myself picking around the beans. There was a t-shirt vendor at this year's AppleJack festival selling a "...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
- Topic: Fast Food Talk Thread
- Replies: 966
- Views: 732620
Re: Fast Food Talk Thread
Other than “Dave’s Hot Chicken” opening a 2nd location at 49th and L, has anyone had any recent fast food experiences they’d like to share? Good or bad..First ever visit or numerous time return?.. I’ll probably go through the Runza Drive through tonight and snag a bowl of their chili, which is pret...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Dave’s Hot Chicken (335 N Saddle Creek Rd)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4010
Re: Dave’s Hot Chicken (335 N Saddle Creek Rd)
Oh my. Ladies and gentlemen, I am in heaven. What city am I in? What planet am I on? I might actually be high. I'm so happy, endorphins are flooding my brain. I'm totally blown away. I've finally found a restaurant that does spicy, and they MEAN it. Extremely satisfied! This appears to have been a ...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
- Topic: Fast Food Talk Thread
- Replies: 966
- Views: 732620
Re: Fast Food Talk Thread
Other than “Dave’s Hot Chicken” opening a 2nd location at 49th and L, has anyone had any recent fast food experiences they’d like to share? Good or bad..First ever visit or numerous time return?.. I’ll probably go through the Runza Drive through tonight and snag a bowl of their chili, which is prett...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Dave’s Hot Chicken (335 N Saddle Creek Rd)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4010
Re: Dave’s Hot Chicken (335 N Saddle Creek Rd)
I guess when I’m in the mood for an unhealthy fast food meal, having this “Dave’s Hot Chicken” isn’t a bad thing from a variety standpoint…
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- Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
- Replies: 3584
- Views: 2055049
Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield
From the W-H this morning- “Roomier boarding gates. Larger baggage claim. One unified passenger concourse. More restaurants and shops. A giant glass-domed entrance. All that is in the works at Eppley Airfield as part of the airport’s $950 million terminal modernization program, announced today by th...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2024 Weather Thread
- Replies: 495
- Views: 23377
Re: 2024 Weather Thread
Let’s hope this “Clipper System” clips somewhere else.. I’ve had enough of the snow to last a winter and this extreme cold is insanely ridiculous..
35 degrees will feel like a tropical heatwave…
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35 degrees will feel like a tropical heatwave…
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- Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Wienerschnitzel (NEC 72nd & Grover)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4398
Re: Wienerschnitzel (NEC 72nd & Grover)
This place is okay, nothing to turn cartwheels over.. Now Whataburger is a different story… Ciao..LiO…Peace Whataburger is by far the worst hamburger I've ever eaten. Keep it far away from Omaha. Whataburger is fine, but not nearly as good as Shake Shack or In N Out. I think its funny that because ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2024 Weather Thread
- Replies: 495
- Views: 23377
Re: 2024 Weather Thread
I just took a quick walk around my neighborhood and it’s starting to spit out some flurries. But nothing slick or sticking as of yet. It’s 33 degrees outside currently…
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- Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:12 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: T.G.I. Fridays - Omaha
- Replies: 63
- Views: 12956
Re: T.G.I. Fridays - Omaha
A good friend of our family used to work real estate, and I remember when she told us that her company helped bring TGIFridays into the Omaha market. I think that was probably in the early or mid 1990s. It was a “big” thing back then as Omaha was one of the few larger markets that lacked the chain....
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Omaha's Brain Drain
- Replies: 248
- Views: 18534
Re: Omaha's Brain Drain
Locked.
Until we all get a grip. Geez…
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Until we all get a grip. Geez…
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- Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
- Topic: Fast Food Talk Thread
- Replies: 966
- Views: 732620
Re: Fast Food Talk Thread (Culver's)
Remember when Culvers had Bone-in Fried Chicken? Relatively speaking, it was not that long ago that they ended it. Maybe 5 - 7 years. IMO, it was excellent, and I would order it more often than a burger there. Thank you! It seems like hardly anyone remembers this. The employees and managers I've me...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:46 am
- Forum: Statistics
- Topic: Official- 2020 Omaha CSA 1 million+
- Replies: 143
- Views: 16432
Re: Official- 2020 Omaha CSA 1 million+
This is a pretty cool map showing all 392 US metropolitan areas and a listing of all of their populations from the official 2020 US Census.. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/giant-map-shows-all-metropolitan-areas-in-us/ Ciao..LiO…Peace I would think in the next 20 years or sooner Dallas and Houston...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: Statistics
- Topic: Official- 2020 Omaha CSA 1 million+
- Replies: 143
- Views: 16432
Re: Official- 2020 Omaha CSA 1 million+
With it officially being 2024 now, do we have any up-to-date numbers on how close the Omaha metro is to 1 million people? This release from the city (Aug, 2021) said "The Omaha metropolitan area is expected to surpass one million residents in the next three years." https://www.cityofomaha...