OMAHA — When Mary-Beth and Bruce Muskin moved to downtown Omaha 12 years ago, they found a quieter neighborhood primarily inhabited by singles and older residents. That is not the case today, they said.

“You’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth as far as building, the amount of people that are living downtown, even some young families,” Bruce Muskin said.

GRETNA — The pursuit of the “good life” in Nebraska made a few key strides this week — as measured by progress toward building Good Life Districts aimed at luring new tourism, retailers and other pizzazz to the state.

As Florida and the Southeast begin recovering from 2024’s destructive hurricanes, many people are asking: How can we rebuild sustainably and in a way that avoids the same damage, costs and trauma in future storms?

OMAHA — It started nearly a half-century ago as a traveling show in a station wagon, and a few transitions later, it settled in a revamped car dealership.

Now the Omaha Children’s Museum is moving on up — to a more touristy downtown, where its roughly $113 million new home is poised to rise four stories alongside another project also announced Thursday, October 24th.