Newsletter
February 2011
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Namaste One hundred and five degrees Fahrenheit. Twenty percent humidity. And it’s the middle of January in Omaha. This is my first Bikram yoga class. Our yoga instructor, Browyn, just told us that it’s “party time,” a... |
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Dark Play or Stories for Boys & The Year of Magical Thinking It is with the intervention of fortuitous serendipity that this, the inaugural appearance of a column called “Sitting in the Dark,” should highlight Dark Play or Stories for Boys, where the abyss of a darkened theatre has rarely been so... |
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Meet Your Farmer: Thistles & Clover Farm My name is Christy, and I love farmers! In fact, many have taken to calling me the farmers market groupie. Most folks mingle through farmers markets, select the items they need, and then carry on with their day. There are other folks who mingle... |
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Rhythm The roots of House Music are alive and well in Omaha. Last weekend, The Side Door Lounge was location to a reunion of sorts. Three of Nebraska’s most renown vinyl DJ’s got back to the roots of how they started playing music. “Rhythm... |
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Business Lesson #2: Let Go and Find the Flow She’s got the music cranked but it’s not only the speakers that are humming; it’s the crowd, too. Today is a loud one at Daily Grub. Customers are lined to the door and orders stretch a long row on the shiny concrete bar. If Elle Lien... |
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Mompreneur Profile: Moms on Wheels Introducing the Women Behind Moms on Wheels There are few things more fulfilling than doing work you love with a good friend. Chris Murray and Carrin Meadows have done just that with their business, Moms on Wheels. |
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Join the Mug Club at Brass Monkey The Place How many times have you heard the phrase “they just don’t make ’em like they used to”? That can go for just about anything these days, including cars, houses, or even friendly neighborhood bars with reasonable... |
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The Office Gossip? Seriously! The Scenario Tiffany and Brittany do their usual huddle, complaining about anyone who walks by them. Today, they have targeted one of the office’s most efficient and effective customer service representatives. They announce to anyone... |
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Green Is Good. And Gourmet, Too. Ever wonder where the greenest restaurant in the United States is? As luck would have it, it’s right here in good ol’ Omaha, Nebraska: The Grey Plume. As a newly opened restaurant with a "farm-to-table" ethos, it got my... |
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There Is No Off-Season “No off-season” is right up there with “no air to breathe” or no “water to drink.” When it comes to the world of college football, if a fan isn’t continually swimming in information (with the exception... |
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What is a Coach? What is a coach? In Nebraska, we think of coaches as the guys dressed in red, directing players from the sidelines of a football game. But coaching can also be about helping people unlock their potential so that they can reach and exceed their... |
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Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve Adams features miles of trails that wind through prairie, forest and along the riverbank. With over 100 species of birds, a variety of native plants and a number of different animals, visitors are immersed in nature. Spanning 1,500... |
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Toys or No Toys in Fast-Food Meals? Kids have been doing it for hundreds of years: buying junk food just for the toy inside the box. When I was a kid, we bought box after box of Cracker Jack just so we could eat our way to a cheap, worthless toy that we would never play with for more... |
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Gray Matter I’m not an expert, but I have heard over the years that artist types are “right-brain” thinkers. Hence the title of my monthly column—According to Right Brain. Even though I haven’t peeked under the hood, I am certain I have... |
