Category Archives: nebraska
Sometimes it pays NOT to fly out of the Des Moines airport: (i.e. if you’re going to New Orleans or Lima)
I was despairing over the inexplicably high price of a plane ticket from Des Moines to New Orleans – where I hope to meet up with old friends from London in the fall – when I discovered, thanks to a … Continue reading
restaurants to check out all over the Midwest
Found a copy of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Midwest Living on the library’s sale rack – so scooped it up since there’s always good recommendations on things to do in this neck of the woods. Here’s some restaurant recommendations: … Continue reading
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Omaha in March for Lady Gaga… donning a new steak skirt (or skirt steak)?
Midwest fans of Lady Gaga alert: she’ll be performing in Omaha on March 17 at the Qwest Center (maybe she’ll be donning some of those famous Omaha steaks.) The Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau is getting in on the act … Continue reading
Omaha: cool exhibit on “the American Vacation”
Omaha’s Durham Museum (housed in the city’s grand old Union Station, a 1930′s Art Deco gem in the Old Market area downtown) has an interesting sounding exhibit about the American Vacation aptly entitled “Are We There Yet.” I’m curious to … Continue reading
