Author: OmahaNebraska

Congratulations to Coneflower Creamery on opening another location at Millwork Commons!

Visit them at:
Millwork Location
1241 Millwork Ave
Millwork Commons
Omaha NE 68102
402.913.2399

or

Blackstone Location
3921 Farnam Street
Blackstone District
Omaha, NE 68131
402.913.2399

Learn more at:
Coneflower Creamery

Thanks to Pim’s for a great lunch, yesterday at Gene Leahy Mall!

 

Pim’s Thai Catering and Take Out
12221 Mary Plz Ste. 100
Omaha, NE
(531) 999-3291
https://www.facebook.com/PimCaters

 

 

 

From visiting for Pi Day, I learned that last Friday’s event at the Gene Leahy Mall has been moved to tomorrow. I was told it was the same except for the day so here is their reworded press release. Changes are in capital letters.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

[TOMORROW,] the spirit of the Irish will takeover The RiverFront for St. Patty’s Day in the Park!

Starting at 11 AM, make a trip to Gene Leahy Mall for a fun filled afternoon! Enjoy live Irish tunes from Gaelic Trio Jazz. Snag a holiday-themed cookie or some shamrock swag at the Canopies near 13th and Farnam Streets. Then, feel welcome to peruse the offerings of several local food trucks to include Maria Bonita, Mobile Grace, Pim’s Thai, and Haven Express.

Plan a trip to The RiverFront [TOMORROW] for St. Patty’s Day in the Park, from 11 AM until 2 PM!  

Weather Update Reminder

With a few more weeks of winter weather, please remember that any updates, postponements, closures or cancelations will be immediately posted on The RiverFront’s social media pages….
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Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/OmahaRiverFront

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/omaha_riverfront/

Twitter
https://twitter.com/OmahaRiverFront

 

Here are some pictures from Pi Day:

From our friends at Meca:
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Pi Day in the Park

We’re celebrating Pi Day at The RiverFront! Come visit the Canopies at Gene Leahy Mall this Tuesday, March 14th for National Pi Day, an annual holiday based on the mathematical constant that begins with 3.14 (and so on).

Nebraska SciFest will be on site with fun activities to educate on and honor the number, Pi. Visitors are invited to make their own bracelets using the numerical digits from Pi and learn more about the discovery of this important figure!

And speaking of Pi(e), pick out your own mini-pie from Pettit’s Pastry with personal cherry or apple pies to take home! It doesn’t get much sweeter than Pi Day at The RiverFront.

The fun starts appropriately at 3:14 PM on March 14th near 13th and Farnam Streets!
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From our friends at the Henry Doorly Zoo:

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Diane Kohout (402) 738-2015
Zoo Public Relations (402) 980-9285

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium Welcomes Elephant Calf

Omaha, Neb. (March 2, 2023) – Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is thrilled to announce the birth of a male elephant calf at 2:20 a.m. this morning, March 2, 2023. The mother is Lolly, an 11-year-old African elephant. Both Lolly and her calf are doing well.

This is the third African elephant calf born at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, joining half-siblings, Eugenia and Sonny, who were both born in January 2022. Callee, the sire to all three calves, is 22 years old and joined Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in 2019.

The elephant care team was monitoring Lolly 24-hours-a-day in anticipation of the birth.

At this time, the Elephant Family Quarters will be temporarily closed to the public to allow Lolly some quiet time to bond with her calf. Guests will have the opportunity to see all three elephant calves with the herd in the Elephant Family Quarters once reopened.

The first African elephant calf, Eugenia, was born at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, to dam Kiki on January 7, 2022. Sonny was born to dam Claire on January 30, 2022.

Updates regarding this third calf and the anticipated arrival of the fourth elephant calf, who is expected to arrive to mother Jayei in late summer, will be provided via media alerts and the Zoo’s social media pages as information becomes available.

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Consistently ranked as one of the world’s top zoos, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is an independent not-for-profit organization accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The Zoo is recognized nationally for its conservation, animal care and exhibit design. As a leader in conservation, the Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research focuses on areas to benefit animal husbandry and species conservation including conservation genetics, conservation medicine, reproductive sciences, and comparative nutrition. More information is available at www.OmahaZoo.com
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Photos are from the press release.

St. Nicholas Church is having a chicken dinner from noon – 2 PM.

Sunday is Meat Fare Sunday in the Orthodox Church. This is the last day to eat meat before Easter.

$12 Adults
$5 Ages 6-12
Free: Ages 5 and under

St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church
5050 Harrison St.
Omaha, NE,
(402) 733-9532
https://www.facebook.com/stnicholasomaha

Don’t miss Pączki Day!! It’s time for the annual event across the country to celebrate Mardi Gras but Polish style.

Pączki is pronounced “punch key” and is the plural of pączek which is pronounced “punch ek”.

Still wondering what it is? It’s a fantastic fried donut with fruit filling and drenched in sugar.

Pączki Day is actually 21 February, Tuesday. It and some last pre-lenten revelry take place the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.  Traditionally, Lent has met with fasting and prayer. Fasting meant no meat nor dairy (eggs and milk) for the forty day preparation and has gone through many changes for Western Christianity.

Where to get them?

The Polish Home, of course.

When to get them?

Get some between noon and 3PM. I’d come early as these delectable donuts will undoubtedly go fast.

Polish Home
201 East 1st St.
Papillion, NE 68046
(402) 592-5117
PolishHomeOmaha@gmail.com
https://www.polishhomeomaha.org