by Judy Shutts The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen. —Hartley Burr Alexander Rising high on the Nebraska plains is the architectural centerpiece of Lincoln—the Nebraska State Capitol. The capitol overlooks Centennial...
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...
All kinds of people live in Lincoln—young families, college students, new Americans, workers, professionals and entrepreneurs—and there is a neighborhood for everyone. Whether you’re visiting Lincoln or living here full time, each neighborhood offers another...
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...
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...
by Ingrid Holmquist Sheldon Museum of Art is a must-see in Lincoln on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Its striking architecture draws in passersby with its travertine columns and expansive windows. Bequests from Mary Frances...
by Charlyne Berens When Nebraska celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017, it will also celebrate the total renovation of one of the state’s shining jewels: Nebraska’s Centennial Mall, which connects the State Capitol on the...
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...
Welcome to Lincoln, Nebraska, America’s premier heartland star city… big enough to offer some of the exhilarating qualities of a larger city, but not big enough to forfeit the peace, feel, and security of a...
by Ed Zimmer The population of Lincoln, Nebraska’s capital city, quadrupled in the 1880s, rising from 13,000 to 55,000. The boomtown drew ambitious young men eager to establish themselves like William Jennings Bryan and John...
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