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Gene Leahy Mall, also known locally as The Mall, is a 9.6-acre (39,000 m 2) park located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States.The park features two large slides, a sculpture garden, a remote-control boat cove, a large children's play area, and an amphitheater where outdoor concerts are held in the summer.
Jason Anthony Jolkowski (June 24, 1981 – disappeared June 13, 2001) is an American man from Omaha, Nebraska, who went missing while walking towards his former high school to meet a co-worker for a ride to work. In the aftermath of his disappearance, Jolkowski's parents successfully campaigned for "Jason's Law", a statewide database for ...
Midtown Crossing at Turner Park is a vibrant mixed-use development in midtown Omaha, featuring retail, office, residential spaces, and green areas. Renowned for its bustling local business scene and year-round community events, this 16-acre seven-building development hosts more than 30 retail and office tenants, 297 condominiums, 196 apartment units, and picturesque Turner Park.
Omaha was home to an expansion team, the Nighthawks, in the United Football League from 2010 to 2011. [226] The Omaha Beef indoor football team played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium until 2012 when they moved to the new Ralston Arena. Omaha was a notable cadence term of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning during his 18-year ...
The Farnam Hotel is a 255 ft (78 m), 15-story skyscraper at the corner of South 13th and Farnam Streets in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. [2] It was built in 1990 as an office building and was formerly known as 1200 Landmark Center, [3] at one point housing the Omaha operations of Pacific Life. The hotel opened on May 20, 2021. [4]
The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. [6] Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally known as the University of Omaha .
On May 30, 2020, James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black male protester, was fatally shot by a 38-year-old bar owner, Jacob "Jake" Gardner.The shooting took place during George Floyd protests in Omaha, Nebraska, in the Old Market area of the city.
The Joseph Garneau Jr. House, later called the Thomas Kilpatrick House or the Garneau–Kilpatrick House, is located at 3100 Chicago Street in the Gifford Park neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1890 for cracker magnate Joseph Garneau Jr., it changed hands in 1903 when Garneau moved to New York City to set up a wine ...