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October 10 National Coming Out Day 9 a.m. | 5 p.m. Free Urban Abbey & Stinson Park Urban Abbey, a nonprofit faith-based coffee shop, is hosting a National Coming Out Day Celebration and Worship on Oct. 10. October is LGBT History Month. Worship will occur at the downtown coffee shop (1026 Jackson St. Omaha, NE […]

Author Crash Hartless is a member of the Omaha Roller Derby, Omaha’s premier flat-track roller derby league. ORD’s mission is to promote the strength, athleticism, and independence of individuals through the sport of flat-track roller derby and to provide the skills and training necessary for participation at regional, national, and international level. All Omaha Roller […]

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday to hear a presentation from Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) on renewable energy projects, as well as a weekly COVID-19 update from Douglas County Health Director Linday Huse. OPPD senior account executive Jene Reese said 38.4% of OPPD’s retail sales came from renewable energy. Some of that […]

Every week, The Reader picks out noteworthy agenda items from the Douglas County Board of Commissioners and the Omaha City Council. Visit the county and city’s websites to view the full agendas. TIF: The Omaha City Council will vote on two tax increment financing requests Tuesday after public hearings were held last week. The city […]

SMITHFIELD – Yellowing soybean leaves and drying corn husks are early autumn signs that huge combines will soon gobble grain from vast fields of Nebraska’s two main crops.  They also mark completion of a promising but problematic harvest: The hemp crop at the Schwarz family’s south-central Nebraska farm and a few other spots scattered across […]

Indigo De Souza’s new album, Any Shape You Take, released in late August, is my favorite Saddle Creek Records release in the past few years.

County Board The Douglas County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday to approve funding for an eviction mediation program and allocate funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Commissioner Maureen Boyle introduced a resolution to allocate $410,000 in emergency rental assistance to support the Douglas County Tenant Assistance Program (TAP). The TAP provides free legal assistance […]

For many, discussions of gender identity and transgender experiences bring questions. What language should I use, and what should I avoid? How can I support someone in my own life who is questioning their gender identity? What should I do when I make a mistake? This month, The Reader hosted guests Ryan Sallans and Megan […]

At The Omaha Reader, we’re always looking for new and interesting ways to tell stories. Podcasts have long been on the list, but in mid-August, we decided to set up the microphones and press record. From here on our we plan on publishing episodes bi-weekly covering many of the same topics you’ll find on our […]