Profiles

From Foster Care To Where? Dana Village Provides Housing, Opportunities For Youth Aging Out Of The System

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 5:00am

With 61 units, Dana Village’s newest apartments are located in the former Blair Hall dormitory.
(Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)

With more than 200 young people aging out of foster care across Nebraska each year, up to 40 percent of them are likely to become houseless. But a new community designed to provide housing and job opportunities for former foster children offers a rebirth for the old Dana College campus in Blair, about 20 miles north of Omaha.

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Nebraska Court Reporters Association Celebrates Best-Kept Secret When It Comes To A Lucrative Career Choice During 2024 National Court Reporting & Captioning Week

Published by josie@omahadail... on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 10:00pm

The nationwide 2024 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, sponsored by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), will be celebrated by court reporters, captioners, legal videographers and others involved in the legal community Feb. 3-10. 2024 will mark the event’s 12th year of observance and is being celebrated during NCRA’s 125th Anniversary themed: 125 Years of Accuracy and Integrity.

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Building Benson Into An Art Hub, Welcoming Community One Friday At A Time

Published by josie@omahadail... on Wed, 01/31/2024 - 5:00am

First Friday is BFF’s longest-running program, happening on the first Friday of every month, year-round.
(Courtesy of BFF Omaha)

BFF Omaha, or Benson First Friday, was founded in 2012 by artists themselves with the intention of building their community by getting Omaha citizens to engage the arts. They became a nonprofit in 2015 and have continued to grow as they hit 12 years in operation.

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Heritage Omaha Building Philanthropic Projects To Help See Our Metro Thrive

Published by josie@omahadail... on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 9:39am

Heritage Omaha is a nonprofit that helps create large civic projects for the betterment of the city. In the words of their President, Rachel Jacobson, Heritage Omaha “specializes in building philanthropic projects”, including fundraisers, institutional development, and helping their projects get themselves up and running. Heritage strives to do the best that they can to improve communities across the Omaha Metro.

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Inserra Kelley Cooper Sewell Adds Patrick Cooper To Personal Injury Practice

Published by josie@omahadail... on Tue, 01/09/2024 - 7:51am

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In Memoriam

Published by josie@omahadail... on Fri, 12/22/2023 - 5:00am

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‘Restaurant Hoppen’: Food Blogger Loves Local Culinary Scene

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/19/2023 - 4:00am

Ask Dan Hoppen about his favorite restaurant, and he may tell you about his most-recent visit to the newest gyro, Mexican, Italian or pizza joint. But, ask him for a must go-to eatery and he’ll rattle off a handful of impressive restaurants.

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Uncensored: Slaughterhouse-Five

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 12/18/2023 - 3:00am

In 2023, more and more states are challenging the books that students are allowed to read, for issues ranging from violence, sexual material, and LGBTQ+ issues. In the interest of exploring what is leading parents and school districts to attack these books, we have decided to start reviewing these texts to see what they are actually attacking.

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MILESTONES: Slowiaczek Albers & Whelan PC, LLO Welcomes Scott V. Hahn

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 12/13/2023 - 2:00am

SCOTT V. HAHN recently joined the experienced team of family law experts at Slowiaczek Albers & Whelan, PC LLO in November 2023. He brings more than 15 years of litigation experience in family law cases to the firm. Such cases in which Scott has represented clients include divorce, paternity and custody, modifications, protection orders, and collaborative divorce matters. Scott is an Omaha native and graduated from Creighton University and the Creighton University School of Law.

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Queer Table Talk: Honoring Trans History

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 12/11/2023 - 4:00am

As the latest part of the Omaha table Talk series, College of Saint Mary once again hosted the panel, this time focusing on The History of Trans People. This four-person panel consisted of Jaye Stentz (he/him) Adjunct Professor at Nebraska Wesleyan; Rowena Cage (she/they), author and owner of the store Queerarchy; Amy Schindler (she/her), Director of Archives and Special Collections for UNO; and Sarah Phelps (she/her), Director of Operations and Programs with OutNebraska.