Category: Arts & Culture

February 17, 2019

The Ross

by Meghan Stratman The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center offers an alternative to commercial movie theaters showing critically acclaimed films you won’t see anywhere else in town. The Ross plays an important role within...

Arts & Culture / Community / Recreation & Leisure

February 17, 2019

Lincoln Trails Are Calling Us to Enjoy the Outdoors

by Judy Shutts Runners, walkers and cyclists can connect with places, friends and nature on Lincoln trails. The network of trails winds from the far corners of the city to the heart of downtown. The...

Arts & Culture / Children & Education

February 17, 2019

A Week with the Best of the Best

by Erin Poor, Michele Tilley and Matthew Boring In the spring of 2018 two of the nation’s top performing arts ensembles, American Ballet Theater (ABT) and the St. Louis Symphony (SLSO), converged at the Lied...

Arts & Culture / Children & Education / History / Recreation & Leisure

February 17, 2019

Lincoln’s Unique Attractions

by Julie Nichols More than a city surrounded by cornfields or famed as the home of Nebraska Cornhusker football, Lincoln offers a variety of unique museums, architectural tours, nature centers, gardens and parks. Whether you are...

Arts & Culture / Business / Food / Recreation & Leisure

February 17, 2019

Lincoln Wine

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. ...

Arts & Culture / Business / Recreation & Leisure

February 17, 2019

Pinnacle Bank Arena

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...

Arts & Culture / Community / Recreation & Leisure

February 17, 2019

It’s All Downtown

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...

Arts & Culture / Community / Recreation & Leisure

February 17, 2019

Public Gardens Splash the City with Color

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...

Arts & Culture / History

February 17, 2019

Tower on the Plains

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...

Arts & Culture / Community

June 6, 2018

Many Cultures Call Lincoln Home

by Sriyani Tidball “Now we’re one of the top twenty cities in America for new arrivals from abroad. Our supermarkets and schools are bursting with refugees from Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Hungary, and Ethiopia. Our...