In a conversation with another about my work, I was asked just the other day: “Do you ever review restaurants that serve food that you usually avoid?” My answer was that I do my best to avoid places like those, unless I am invited to review them by the place itself, my boss, or as was the case when a national organization asked me to review a vegan restaurant. The perspective that I have gained over the years is that we all have different taste buds and life experiences which lead us down different paths, and that I should not enter into a place knowing I won’t leave happy. 

It was a rainy Tuesday, but instead of the drear which comes with overcast skies and meandering droplets, it was blessed relief from the oppressive summer heat that had held on for far too long when I parked just near 11th and Farnam Streets. It was time yet again to try my best to advertise for the restaurants along the Streetcar Route, as I know many are struggling and do not deserve the poor hand dealt to them by either the City Council or whoever else has had a hand in the delays.

There was a time many years ago when I raced northwards in my Volkswagen Jetta, along the highways of the Great Plains to get away from the pain of a heart lanced. Omaha was too loud – or was it my mind? It was too loud, regardless; a cacophony of resplendent memories of a woman in a field of flowers. Those memories turned rancor. Hours north turned into a dozen west; roads carved down like a knife into risen dough were set between the rolling hills of vast northern grasslands. 

As skyscrapers rise above downtown Omaha and streetcar construction continues, commercial development projects can be found throughout the Omaha Metro. 

Omaha's construction industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, with the $1 billion expansion of Eppley Airfield, the $400 million streetcar project, and the $600 million Mutual of Omaha corporate headquarters tower downtown. Other projects have led to a boom in commercial development. 

JE Dunn has become a major player in Omaha's construction market over the last 16 years.