Category: Omaha

Survey help needed! Greater Omaha Disability Resource List and Sources for Disability News

We have two disability related surveys that need your help!

Please fill out if you know the information or send this link to someone who can help: https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/survey-help-needed-greater-omaha-disability-resource-list-and-sources-for-disability-news

1. The Greater Omaha Disability Resource List

This project will post online, organizations that work other disability organizations and with people with disabilities in the Omaha area.

This will be a great resource for organizations and others to have.

The short link is: http://bit.ly/disabilityresourceform

The long link is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/166J6S6CvANdX5oT7qAN1uFjTwxUu_3PRKXpdB0yp7CY

2. Sources for Disability News (Local and National)

Everyone is needed to reply to this survey so we can make a comprehensive list of how to find out about different types of disability related news.

The link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1O4ojZekUabbnh9kYxsknqP9W7VuqCKOqzf1WPtuCO0o

Please share and visit back for updates on this project.

Omaha Event: Taste of Omaha, 4-6 June, Elmwood Park

A new location this year for this annual Omaha event, the Taste of Omaha.

It will be at Elmwood Park.

Taste of Omaha runs:
Friday, June 4th from 5 PM – 11 PM
Saturday, June 5th from 11 AM to 11 PM
Sunday, June 6th from 11 AM to 8 PM

Screenshot for the Facebook account listed below includes the text above and this text, “Cooking up a great time: Now at Elmwood Park! 24th Annual Taste of omaha, A Festival of Great Foods and Entertainment.”

More information at:
https://www.facebook.com/TasteofOmahaFestival
https://showofficeonline.com/TasteHome

Elmwood Park
Address: 6232 Pacific St
Omaha, NE 68106

Omaha Event:Omaha Empowerment Breakfast, 4 June

Don’t Miss Omaha’s Best
Small Business Networking Event!
Friday, June 4th
The newly revitalized Omaha Empowerment Breakfast is back and better than ever. The June breakfast will include Omaha Car Care Owner, Rick Bettger’s story of rebranding his business and lots of time for networking!
Plan to attend on the first Friday of every month.

Register now!
https://omahaempowermentbreakfast.org

Please Join Us:
Friday, June 4th
7:00 am – 8:30 am
at Charlie’s on the Lake
4150 S 144th St

For More information contact: Michael McKee | michael@omahaempowermentbreakfast.org

 

OmahaNebraska.com’s News, Event and Interview Blog is Back!

With the lifting of restrictions and nicer weather, OmahaNebraska.com is excited to be back in full swing, reporting on news and events and doing interviews for our Omaha blog.

Do you have a story, news, or events? Do you want to be interviewed? Do you know someone who should have their event or story published here?What are your favorite places to go, shop, live and eat at?

Contact us at info@omahanebraska.com to tell us and learn how your story can be published here and posted on our Facebook or Twitter accounts.

Please share and tell your friends!

Omaha Event: Memorial Day- Re-Dedication of Memorial Park, 29 May

Join the City of Omaha for its re-dedication ceremony for this Omaha event for the memorial monuments that were moved from Heartland of America Park to Memorial Park. These monuments include the Airborne Memorial, Victor’95 Memorial, Marine Medalion, Medal of Hone and the Korean POW Monument.

Event includes sky divers at 12:15 PM, special guests and speakers and a reception. The main part of the event runs from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM.

Screenshot from website listed below:

Learn more at:
https://parks.cityofomaha.org/activity/upcoming-events/138-uncategorised/1483-monument-re-dedication-ceremony

Memorial Park
6005 Underwood Ave.
Omaha, NE 68132

Omaha Farmers Market, Sunday at Baxter Arena, 30 May

Check out the Omaha Farmers Market on Sundays at the Baxter Arena.

Baxter Arena, Parking Lot 26 (2425 S 67th Street)
May 2 through October 10
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
https://omahafarmersmarket.com/baxter-arena

For more information and safety precautions, visit:

Omaha Farmers Market – Home

New Omaha Hotel: The Farnam-A Collection of Images of Our New Autograph Collection Hotel

Enjoy our collection below from the new Autograph Collection Hotel, The Farnam, and our story links!

OmahaNebraska.com’s News, Stories and Interviews for Our Ongoing Series on The Farnam:

OmahaNebraska.com’s Photograph Collection/Gallery for The Farnam:

Please return to this Omaha blog for more stories and interviews of The Farnam and other businesses and events. Please share.

Reminder: All photographs are property of OmahaNebraska.com and Little Mountain Web Design. Please email us for permission and details for use at info@omahanebraska.com. Thank you.

The Farnam
1299 Farnam
Omaha, NE 68102

 

Omaha EventS-Memorial Day: Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter Event, 28 May and 31 May

From our friends at the Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter:

“Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter is partnering with Patriotic Productions’ May 28 patriotic parade and with American Legion Post 1 & Post 211 for two May 31, Memorial Day, ceremonies. Details on each event are attached. [Flyer and PDF are below]

The May 28 6:30 p.m. parade will be a fun patriotic outing for the who family. The 1st Memorial Day ceremony will be a true lesson in the meaning of the day and the 2nd ceremony included a sister being presented her brother, PFC Kenneth ‘Mike’ Otte’s personized Honor and Remember flag. Mike was killed in action in Vietnam on January 16, 1967, two weeks shy of his 20th birthday.”

Contact Jim Meir for questions and details: 402-490-9293

Images for flyer:

PDFs for flyer:

2021 Memorial Day Events – Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter-1p1

2021 Memorial Day Events – Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter-1p2