The duality of development: Gentrification and revitalization in Omaha
By Haley Elder, Audrey Hertel and Jordan Opp
Jenny Synowiecki vividly remembers spending her summer days playing in her dad’s backyard, a wooded area where...
Fasting and schoolwork: Muslim students at UNL share Ramadan challenges
Pushing your mind to focus when your body hasn’t had any food or water all day is a difficult task, one that Muslim college...
New Lincoln Calling executive director strives for representation on stage and behind the scenes
A haze of smoke fills Jake’s Cigar Bar on a Wednesday afternoon around 5 p.m. People file into the local hot spot in waves,...
Standing Bear museum proposal provides opportunity to showcase, preserve Native history
Stacy Laravie says the history of Standing Bear is a true Nebraska story.
Standing Bear, a former chief of the Ponca Tribe in Nebraska, was...
Afghan refugee finds her niche with successful Lincoln business
Tamana Ayubzai came to Lincoln in 2000 as a frightened seven-year-old girl.
Ayubzai, her mother and her five siblings fled Afghanistan after her family was...
Nebraska organization looks to increase diversity among state’s lawyers
A new non-profit may be the key to increasing diversity in Nebraska’s legal professions, officials say.
The Nebraska Legal Diversity Council was formed in late...
Resettlement efforts continue despite housing issues, agencies anticipate increase in volume
Far from what used to be home, refugees from all over the world have found their way to Nebraska, a stark difference from what...
More than a meal: Omaha couple unites connection with cooking
For North Omaha native and chef Wes Zollicoffer and his wife, Candy, food isn’t just an aspect of their business, Feeding Royals, a private...
Bill would address discrimination against LGBTQ seniors
For more than 50 million American adults over 65, finding long-term senior care can be an imposing task.
For the 2 million who identify as...
Community, traditions key to Winnebago Tribe’s COVID-19 vaccination success
Before Nebraska’s Winnebago Tribe began its COVID-19 vaccination efforts in December 2020, the reservation’s health care system allowed a representative of the Wolf Clan,...
