Category Archives: omaha
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
More megabuses from Des Moines/Iowa City – just don’t mess it up!!
Bring it on! There will now be a Megabus from Des Moines to Omaha – and two additional D.M.-Chicago (via Iowa City) buses which is great news. My only concern is that Megabus can handle this expansion! Last time I … Continue reading
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More on “cool” Omaha
This time it’s the NYTimes travel section adding it’s voice to the “Omaha is cool” chorus. In last Sundays “surfacing” feature, the paper recommended The Slowdown (the indie rock club, much-lauded of late), The Ruth Sokolof Theater (an art film … Continue reading
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omaha indie rock club
A story on NPR last week praised The Slowdown in Omaha as one of the best indie clubs in the country …in the “surprisingly cool city of Omaha.” That Omaha is cool isn’t surprisingly to us here in flyover land … Continue reading
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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
