Dear reader, writing this article was like going ten rounds with the boxing world heavyweight champion. Imagine this: There I was, thinking I had discovered the hardest thing to do when asked by a child to skip a rock across a loose pile of hay, when my editor Maggie interrupted me solemnly. “Austin, I know it's tough," she began while I froze up. Tension piled up inside me as she continued, “I need you to go try out the best wings in Omaha, at Tracks."

After 30 years, it's not often that Andrea Bocelli performs in a new city, but that will be the case when he takes the stage at CHI Health Center Omaha Feb. 6.

The Italian tenor looks forward to performing before a new crowd for a Valentine’s Day-themed concert.

When my Editor came to me and asked if I wanted to get paid to head to 36th and V Street to write about street tacos, I did my very best to hide my enthusiasm and remain as professional as possible.

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound … Well, without our air, which is filled with molecules, the world would be silent. Sound is a vibration carried by acoustic waves, which travel through various elements in our atmosphere. But, if you don’t believe it, see or rather hear for yourself.