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For perspective, interest rate on my first home mortgage was 11.5% in 1990.

Of course it was also for an 1800sq ft trilevel in Millard for only $78k as well (which Zillow shows at $300k today)

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Kind of old news for those of us to which it's near and dear.. Merritt Reservoir south of Valentine was named the 200th International Dark Sky Park in the world. This is not an easy designation to obtain, took diligent efforts by a number of people in Nebraska, including members of the Omaha Astrono...

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Would be cool if the river had boat access to that. Make a real marina. The existing marina on the north end of Lewis and Clark Landing has been restored, but perhaps you're referring to the lagoon surrounding the fountain, which we've been told over the years would be impossible, most notably, the...

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Hah, I triggered that KCrag backlash. Just a little resentment down there.

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My sons both work from home.. and Fiserv was doing 3 days, but Frank wants us in 4 days starting May 1 now. There's a reason they call Omaha the 'silicon prairie'. It's IT heavy for its 'culture' 🤣. The fact is, if you dig into the demographics, Omaha's become a very diverse city and the culture is ...

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Getting closer and closer to that May Planning Board meeting agenda.... get hyped! I really hope it's heavy on residential. Agreed. Holding off on getting too hyped because 1) White Lotus track record and 2) prior plans were very mediocre. But if Civic Site White Lotus 2.0 is worth something to get...

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I'm somewhat fearful of the people tonight's open house may bring.

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bricknose wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:31 pm My only experience with streetcars was riding one in Kansas City...

Psst. It's not really about transit. Chances are many of those amenities you're seeing along KC's line came WITH or on the heels of the streetcar line.

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/kc-s ... in-purpose

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djc311 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:34 pm ...and even The Center Mall being big attractions

Okay, I'm 10 years your elder and I never remember the Center being a big attraction.

(I hear from my father that it was briefly a popular destination before the Crossroads emerged on the scene).

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Welcome to the forum, Stvbec. Indeed, for our size, we've got a lot of stuff going on. If you recall all those 70/80's demolitions, you'll remember how depressing downtown was already by this time as well, underutilized or abandoned. When I was in high school in the early 80's, the unlucky clique me...

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Pray no element of this project ever depends on a public referendum.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a Stothert recall effort spurred from this.

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Amber Ruffin, native Omahan, comedian, writer for Seth Meyers.. doing talk show circuit talking about her book, World Record Book of Racist Stories, co-written by her sister who apparently still lives in Omaha. Amber explains the book is largely based on her families experiences from right here in t...

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I'd expect to see the Nebraska Office Building go long before Central Park Plaza.

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Yeah, we likely just got by the two worst teams in the respective divisions. Any more wins from here on, will take something far beyond what we've seen this far.

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Sad, but expected.

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All this talk is going to end up dooming us to another Borg cube.

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Thanks for clarification and breaking out into this thread, Brad.

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Is there a thread for what's going on at SEC of I-80 and Hwy 6? I have no idea what's going on there, heard someone suggest a Menards.

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Bearing in mind, virtually every new product we're creating is now going on AWS or Azure.. Fiserv is consolidating/downsizing on prem. Everyone of consequence is doing the same.

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I didn't see it mentioned, but with ticket counters moving to the second level and that ramp I see they've been working on, is the thinking that we'll eventually see second level arrivals and first level departures?

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Maybe it's just because I drive through it all the time now, but it almost seems like northwest Omaha housing development is going at least as fast as the southwest. I think the ground between Military and Highway 36 along 156th will be fully graded for development within the next 3-4 years. That's ...

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Awesome Hawkeye, thanks! I'm thinking it'll be just a little closer to UPC though, maybe even touching World Herald.

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No doubt it'll be interesting to see what become the best vantage points. I'm thinking the Abbott Drive and 10th Street bridges will be contenders.

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mrsticka wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:28 pm There's an empty lot on 13th, 14th, Dodge and Capitol Avenue. Why not just put it there instead of where the W. Dale Clark Library is?

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Wouldn't seem like much today... but I'll never forget when the first Cub Foods opened in Omaha at Miracle Hills (around 1990?). It was the biggest grocery store in Omaha at the time, you walked in to a warehouse style rack with bulk items... I remember it left quite an impression with me when I was...

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I'm actually surprised Colorado Springs hasn't caught up with Omaha... with the prices of Denver, I would have expected a little exodus south, helping drive their growth. Tucson another metro which has surprised me... they were going gangbusters, but have slowed to nearly Omaha rate of growth the pa...

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Does Kawasaki Lincoln manufacturer streetcars at all? Or maybe just heavier light rail/subway cars?

Would be cool if they were built in Nebraska.. 'buy local'.

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Is someone going to come up with some skyline renderings?

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Here's a familiar old video to fuel our excitement

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Literally been sitting here crying tears of joy. Funny, design reminds me of an April Fool's building I fooled all you long time guys with 'decades' ago.

What a day.

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Just before Christmas, we were told we could stay home through New Year's.. as if a reward for a good year. Before end of year we were then told to stay home through the 18th. I'm expecting this to be extended based on the situation.

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I guess everyone already knew this, I don't stop by enough.. I'm terribly depressed that they cut out the portion of the project covering the rail line.

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I think the true Fans of Football, not the ones that put on red and go to a game or three to tailgate, have a good handle on what he has accomplished. I know the Husker FB board that I follow has a number of threads through the years following his success. .. and I expect a few on those boards are ...

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I wonder how many Husker fans are oblivious to the recent success of former QB Taylor (no, not that one) in the NFL. I'd say with the win over KC to clinch their division, he's a leading candidate for coach of the year.. Cincy hadn't seen a winning season since 2015. With the Whipple offense, we cou...

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Maybe it's already been mentioned... but US population growth overall was only at 1/10th a percent each of the past 2 years... so Nebraska is at least matching that. More importantly, Omaha continues to pull in what the state overall loses (whether in state migration or gains from out of state). Wit...

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I was hoping McCollister would run.. I'd register GOP to vote for him.

If it's about money spent... it's hard to imagine anyone beating Herbster.

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Reading what was said about Anthony during the storm.. funny, I was thinking same... Sean clearly impatient with his manipulating the graphics, hah.

Overall though, liking him.

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Nice.. Bolt seems like a real winner. Hopefully he sticks around a while.

When did Florida drop off the college baseball map? USF over Miami, FSU and UF ??

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One of the other points they were upset about, which I rectified and wasn't mentioned in the story.. was that I was dynamically including their own story headlines on my site with links to their story pages. Subsequently driving traffic to their site.. which today would be considered a good thing. A...

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Of course it's no less likely (ie just as much of a fantasy) than blackrock's removal of I-480.. I'd rather see a tunnel like that of Phoenix's Deck Park Tunnel to allow for development between Midtown and East Park (or whatever they're calling it now).

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