Fresh and Local
by Julie Nichols Bolstered by the Buy Fresh, Buy Local program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, over 100 farmer’s markets are booming across Nebraska. Lincoln hosts two primary locations and a growing number of small...
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LES works to prepare for a plug-in future
Lincoln Electric System has been the Lincoln area’s public power utility since it was founded in 1966. As a not-for-profit, customer-owned electric utility, LES is based on the idea of local people serving local people,...
I Live Here
by Rayna Collins Young families, students, new Americans, government workers, tradespeople, professionals and entrepreneurs—so many different people call Lincoln their home. And there is a neighborhood just right for every one. Whether you’re visiting or...
The Historic Haymarket
by Sriyani Tidball The Haymarket District is a historic section of downtown Lincoln that has become one of the main tourist attractions for both visitors and locals. The area is home to the Haymarket...
Beer Drinking in Lincoln
by Tyler A. Thomas author of Nebraska Beer Great Plains History by the Pint and founder/managing editor of NebraskaFoodie.com Lincoln has an amazing beer culture, with each brewery crafting its own unique take on beer,...
A chef is an artist
by Jeff Korbelik and Catharine Huddle As you’ll see below, Lincoln has plenty of established favorite chefs. It’s also got a fairly new up and comer in Nic Webster, who, with Brien Sweeney and Dane...
Living Downtown
by Jeff Korbelik The decision came surprisingly easy. After living 20 years in an east-Lincoln neighborhood, Brad Wilson and Michele Tilley traded their four-bedroom, four-bath home for a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium in downtown Lincoln. “We...
Water for Food Daugherty Global Institute Celebrates 10 years of Progress
by Jesse Starita It started with a question twelve years ago on a quail hunting outing in Georgia. Mogens Bay, chairman and CEO of Nebraska-based Valmont Industries, asked University of Nebraska President JB Milliken what...
Community Crops turns sweet 16
by Aja Martin Lincoln has an abundance of community gardens that you may pass by with curiosity. Many of them are under the umbrella of Community Crops, a program that started in 2003 as...
Healthcare excellence in Lincoln
by Julie Nichols Known nationwide for excellence in treatment, Lincoln’s hospitals and medical network support the community with more than just treatment. Specialized, diverse, innovative and state-of-the-art facilities put the city’s health-care system on the...
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