Home in The Bottoms
by Ed Zimmer Two Lincoln neighborhoods near Downtown share related names and heritages—the North Bottoms immediately north of UNL’s Memorial Stadium, and the South Bottoms adjacent to Downtown to the west and southwest. The...
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Lincoln’s Attractions
Trip Advisor says the ten top things you should do when visiting Lincoln are: Visit the Sunken Gardens, the Nebraska State Capitol, Memorial Stadium, Museum of Speed, the Children’s Museum, the Children’s Zoo, Pioneer Park...
The International Quilt Center
by Laura Chapman The International Quilt Study Center & Museum, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s historic East Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets, will offer a variety of exhibitions and programs as it...
Chicago Architects Shaped Lincoln
by Ed Zimmer Lincoln in the early twentieth century was awakening from the deep depression of the mid-1890s, which saw the city’s population drop from 55,000 in 1890 to 39,000 in 1900. The former peak...
Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket—The Place to Be.
by Donna Joy Brakenhoff Whatever the season, Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket will please locals and visitors alike. Once a warehouse district, the Haymarket offers street life, restaurants and bars, shops and events for all ages and...
A Growing Downtown
Less than five years ago, railroad tracks ran through the area that has now become a center of Lincoln’s nightlife. When the people of Lincoln voted to approve the public-private partnership that built the Pinnacle...
Public Art Abounds
by Sriyani Tidball It seems that every year a new piece of art is unveiled in our Lincoln—a city that satisfies art lovers. There are more than 100 pieces of public art on display throughout...
Lincoln, the Good Life
Welcome to Lincoln, our star city, located in America’s heartland, right in the middle of the country, almost equidistant from California and New York. Named after our 16th president, Lincoln, it is the second...
Lincoln’s Culture Centers
by Sriyani Tidball Lincoln’s culture has changed dramatically in the past decade. Mary Pipher wrote in her book, The Middle of Everywhere: The World’s Refugees Come to Our Town, “Now we’re one of the top...
Lincoln’s Young Architect in 1870 – Artemas Roberts
by Ed Zimmer If today an Indiana native and graduate of University of Michigan left a tight job market in Chicago to seek better prospects in Lincoln, one might guess he was a journeyman assistant...
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