Gretchen over at Odyssey Through Nebraska gets around. The state, that is. She travels a lot with her family and likes to share her findings with readers. She just wrote some great tips for getting around Lincoln, such has where to find cheap Husker game day parking and details on the parking situation near the new…
Fall in Omaha: Football games, changing leaves, shorter days. And pumpkin-flavored food. And pumpkin-flavored drinks. I had a pumpkin spiced latte the other day from Scooters and I nearly whispered to it, “Where have you been all year?” UPDATE: This post was updated in June 2020 to reflect the closure of Crane Coffee. Here are…
I love Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium. I could spend all day there. My kids could spend all day there. We don’t, that’d be beyond tiring with young children, but you see where I’m going with this? The zoo is all-day fun. So you’re going to get hungry there. If calories and gluten and…
Here’s a little tip for the movie fans out there: You can still score deals on movies, even though summer is pretty much over. Head over to the Marcus Theatres Facebook page. Every Wednesday and Thursday Marcus Theatres selects a couple SPOTLIGHT films, current movies that you can see for $5 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Just “like” the page and…
A friend of mine recently asked me for suggestions on breakfast and brunch restaurants in Omaha that had healthy food (possibly featured organic food), and most importantly, kid-friendly. Her question inspired this post on kid-friendly Omaha restaurants that serve great breakfast foods that kids will eat. Updates: This post was first written in 2013 and…
Omaha is known for its steaks. Our guest blogger, Bolton Carley, thinks this old school steakhouse’s updated menu is going to win over your meat-lovin’ heart. Feeling like a hot dinner date tonight? I’ve got just the place for you: The Original Johnny’s Café on 27th and L streets. Built at the time (1922) in the…
