by Tyler Thomas When people think about Nebraska, it’s usually two things; corn and the Cornhuskers. That makes sense. Corn is the biggest crop in the state, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are the premier sports brand. Cornhuskers (or Huskers) brings...
If you ask a non-Nebraskan what the Cornhusker state is known for, you’ll likely hear corn, cows and of course football. However, there is more to the state once known as the Great American desert. Nebraska has a wonderfully unique...
by Judy Shutts No matter where you live in Lincoln, there is a park or trail waiting to be enjoyed. More than 130 parks dot the city for citizens to swim, play or relax. Outdoor recreation in visually soothing environments...
By Charlyne Berens Less than a decade ago, the space just west of Seventh and R streets in Lincoln’s Haymarket was a tangle of railroad tracks. The only traffic was the multiple freight trains and the twice-a-day Amtrak passenger service...
by Matthew Anderson Like many mid-sized American cities, soccer has long been one of the most popular sports among Lincoln’s youth. Some never play beyond the age of 10; others, such as Lincoln East grad Tyler Polak, go on to...
by Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute One in nine people in our world go to bed hungry each night, according to the U.N. World Food Program. That’s 795 million people on the planet who do not have access to...
by Cynthia S. Peterson As recently as 2003, downtown Lincoln was described as “OK” but certainly not as “vibrant” and “energetic.” The Pinnacle Bank Arena was still on the drawing board. The burst of development in the historic Haymarket and downtown...
There Can’t be Greatness Without a Strong Foundation In the summer of 1990, after a weekly Gothenburg Rotary Club meeting, outside the Swede Café one of the members said, “Wouldn’t it be great to have a high school sports hall...
by Judy Shutts The Sunken Gardens—a hidden oasis in the heart of Lincoln. The Rotary Pavilion with its lacy domed top greets visitors as they enter the gardens. The dome is made of individual laser cut panels representing the four...
by Julie Nichols The Nebraska State Capitol houses the executive and judicial offices of Nebraska and is home to the only unicameral legislature in the U.S. Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, begun in 1922, the...
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