Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/30/2025 - 12:00am
The restaurant itself was beautiful. It had no need of the men in pressed suits or the women in autumn colored dresses. Nor would those few revelers who were passing by the broad windows have any effect on the ambiance inside. At a small table in the corner, I had been sitting; my eyes drifting between the awnings just outside to thoughts of a man getting ready for a date.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/30/2025 - 12:00am
Me and the fam were on our way down to Falconwood Park for their Frosty Lights event, and we needed somewhere to eat. But where in the near-food-desert of Southern Bellevue can one find a drop-in type place that isn’t the new McDonalds on Capehart or driving all the way down to Plattsmouth for the coveted Taco Bell-KFC Combo and beyond? Well, let me tell you. Catfish Lake at the Lodge is tucked in just off the beaten path of the intersection of Highway 75 and Highway 34.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/30/2025 - 12:00am
A small number of state employees dramatically boost their annual salaries by clocking extreme amounts of overtime hours.
At least 27 state employees made more money in overtime than they did from their base salaries during the fiscal year that ended in June 2024. They did so even as the majority of the state’s 19,000 employees work no or negligible amounts of overtime.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/30/2025 - 12:00am
TOPEKA, Kansas — The Kansas City Chiefs are moving to Kansas with a deal to use more than a billion dollars in taxpayer funding to help build a domed stadium, entertainment district, new team headquarters and a training facility, Kansas officials announced Monday.
The announcement followed a closed-door meeting by legislative leaders who then voted unanimously to issue STAR bonds to finance the project.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00am
In January, when we launched our yearlong examination of Omaha steakhouses, we started by asking a few simple questions: What is the Omaha steakhouse, anyway? Who is doing it the best in 2025? And what gives it such staying power, continuing to define what both lifelong Omahans like me and visitors love to eat?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00am
It was a bitter cold Saturday night when my wife and I pulled into the parking lot of Lil' Burro. What we were met with was warmth: the food, the atmosphere, the service. What a wonderfully warm reprieve from a night so cold it actively hurt my face. Inside is just plain cozy. A homey retreat filled with authentically vintage seats, tables, and décor. Old Coca-Cola and Pepsi signs of a bygone era adorned the wall nearest our table.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — About 1,600 people attended job fairs and other events held over the past two weeks in the Lexington area for workers impacted by the Tyson Foods plant closure, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Thursday.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00am
Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00am
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/16/2025 - 12:00am
The best restaurants are built to delight diners.
They bathe you in the glow of warm, golden light. They understand that a big part of dining out is taking care of those who come through the restaurant’s front door hoping to exit the harsh realities of the world outside.