With visions of a resurgent neighborhood, supporters of redevelopment in the Saddle Creek see couples strolling through the neighborhood enjoying date nights, families grabbing a bite to eat and bicyclists pedaling around the area.

Some business owners, though, can't see past the delayed construction work, driving away customers and threatening their very existence.

Successful organizations build a culture of human connection and belonging in order to attract and retain top talent, said an internationally-recognized author during the Omaha Chamber's POWER Conference.

When searching for the next restaurant to review, there is no difficulty in finding a door to walk through, certainly not in Omaha with its endless tide of such businesses seeming to sprout up on our many abandoned lots. A responsible food critic should likely take time to carefully choose what should be brought before the public eye, and it is usually so. But on this particular day, a wave of hunger on a cool day swept me into a sunlit cove called the “Twisted-Cork Bistro.”

It’s often said, love is the universal language. And, one thing is for certain, people love their pets. So there was nothing lost in translation – except the dog, and perhaps a language barrier – found wandering in the metro area, whose microchip indicated it was from France.