Don’t expect to be bored in downtown Lincoln
by Patty Beutler, photography by Tom Tidball Sure, it’s a Midwestern city without the subways of New York City or the cable cars of San Francisco. But before you turn up your nose, look around...
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Cultural Centers, Together We Are Lincoln
by Tegan Colton, photography by Tom Tidball Shahab Bashar didn’t know where to go when he arrived in Lincoln after escaping ISIS in 2017. He didn’t speak English. He had a wife, a two-month-old daughter,...
But First, Coffee
Local coffeehouses are cultural hubs, go exploring! by Tyler A. Thomas author of Nebraska Beer Great Plains History by the Pint and founder/managing editor of NebraskaFoodie.com When I’m traveling, I have a strict routine. Once...
Capital Coffee
by Cynthia S. Peterson Opening in 1987, The Coffee House (www.thecoffeehouselnk.com), 1324 P Street, is a very cool, locally owned coffee shop that prides itself on quick service, delicious homemade pastries and many vegan and...
Go Outside! Lincoln’s Parks & Trails
by Julie Nichols, photography by Tom Tidball Plein air exercise Lincoln’s newest exercise adventure isn’t in the gym, but in Woods Park, a centrally located public park, free and accessible to all. Imagine working up...
Lincoln City Libraries
by Patty Beutler Gail McNair, executive director of the Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries, likes to tell the story a real estate friend shared about a prospective executive’s wife considering a move to Lincoln; she...
Nebraska Innovation Campus: Spaces and Culture that Inspire
by Kate Engel Nebraska Innovation Campus is connecting the talents of experts, companies, and the university through space, place, programs, and events to create a unique culture of innovation. Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) is a...
Lincoln’s Art Galleries
On the First Friday of each month, Lincoln galleries host evening open houses to showcase new artists’ work and collections. Lincoln galleries are home to so much art—paintings, fiber art, video, ceramics, jewelry, quilts, and...
The Crossroads Music Festival
by Erik Brodin Higgins Founded in 2019, the Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival brings together international touring artists and local musicians and storytellers in a week-long celebration of Nebraska’s rich cultural heritage. Over the Festival’s nine...
“Lincoln Commercial Club” – What Was (and Is) It?
by Ed Zimmer, Lincoln historian Just three years after the tiny town of Lancaster was chosen in 1867 as the capital site of the new State of Nebraska, local boosters organized a “Board of Trade”...
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