A Growing Downtown
Less than five years ago, railroad tracks ran through the area that has now become a center of Lincoln’s nightlife. When the people of Lincoln voted to approve the public-private partnership that built the Pinnacle...
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Public Art Abounds
by Sriyani Tidball It seems that every year a new piece of art is unveiled in our Lincoln—a city that satisfies art lovers. There are more than 100 pieces of public art on display throughout...
Lincoln, the Good Life
Welcome to Lincoln, our star city, located in America’s heartland, right in the middle of the country, almost equidistant from California and New York. Named after our 16th president, Lincoln, it is the second...
Lincoln’s Culture Centers
by Sriyani Tidball Lincoln’s culture has changed dramatically in the past decade. Mary Pipher wrote in her book, The Middle of Everywhere: The World’s Refugees Come to Our Town, “Now we’re one of the top...
Lincoln’s Young Architect in 1870 – Artemas Roberts
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...
Uniquely Unicameral
by Judy Shutts Nebraska’s one house legislature—still serving the citizens of the state, and serving them well. Nebraska’s Unicameral has the distinction of being the only one-house legislature in the nation. But it wasn’t always...
NEBRASKA ATHLETICS—Getting Back on Track
by Drew Guiney Nebraska’s breakup with Bo Pelini was ugly, as most one-sided breakups often are. Words were said—bad words—feelings were hurt, and tough decisions were made. When the dust settled, our head football coach...
The Buildings of F. C. Fiske: An Architectural Tour of Lincoln
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...
Experience Our Most Beautiful Building
by Roxanne Smith, Tourism Supervisor, Nebraska State Capitol “Wow, I didn’t expect this,” is one of the many comments heard almost daily by the tour staff at the Nebraska State Capitol. Every day, except Thanksgiving...
To get an idea of Lincoln’s history and its future, just look up.
by Paige Cornwell Lincoln’s buildings provide a look into the city’s past as well as a vision of where the city is going. With a skyline featuring both old and new buildings, the architecture of...
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