Grow Lincoln

09/04/2026

BUSINESS NEWS IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK
CHILDCARE: Malone Center’s childcare program moved this past spring from its temporary location at City Impact near 33rd and X Streets to its new building at 21st and U Streets. The former childcare space at 1035 N. 33rd Street is now on the market for lease. Meanwhile, the Learning Experience (pictured) has announced plans to build a new childcare center at 2220 N. 86th Street, east of 84th and Leighton. The franchise has a location on Pine Lake Road and operates in states across the country. In a report to the Chamber of Commerce, Planning and Development Services Director David Cary announced Tuesday that the City has rolled back some regulations to make it easier to locate childcare facilities.
RETAIL (pictured): Boman’s Barn, a thrift shop offering new and used items, is open at 8300 Cody Drive, Suite A, near 14th Street and Yankee Hill Road. The store has limited hours and plans to place signs in the yard during its hours of operation.
AUTOMOTIVE: Tredz Central has opened a 50,000-square-foot location at 1802 West O Street and plans to hold its grand opening September 24, according to Strictly Business Magazine. The company offers automotive service, wheel alignments, and tires for a variety of vehicles.
ENTERTAINMENT: EPIC Pickleball has applied for a liquor license for its new facility at 315 Speedway Circle in west Lincoln. The facility is planned to have 15 courts and is expected to be the largest indoor pickleball facility in Nebraska.
News sponsored by Eschliman Commercial Real Estate, specializing in office, retail, warehouse, land, and the sale of businesses.

08/31/2026

✨🌀BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!🌀✨
After nearly 5 years in the Creamery building, we are MOVING!
We have loved every minute of our existing space. When we imagined our future brick & mortar in 2018, the Creamery building was the top of our dream list. While we will miss our neighbors, we are so excited to share with you all that we will be relocating to 1400 Pioneers Blvd - right off of 14th and Highway 2!
This location offers us a drive-thru for our café, and something that we think you all will be thrilled about - a huge parking lot with free parking that's all for our customers! No more worrying about whether the Huskers' schedule or a concert will affect your gaming time.

Our goal is to make the transition as efficiently as possible with only a few days closed. Once we know the exact dates, we will let everyone know!

Thank you so much to the tens of thousands of gamers that have visited us downtown since 2021. We hope that you will continue to come out and support us as we jump into this next phase of our business! It's only a 7 min drive away 💖

08/29/2026

On air now: Super fun show: “What It’s Like To Be A Winery Owner.” Pod up after.

08/28/2026

Keith Ratteree, our Plumbing Service & Install Manager—and Master Plumber—stopped by Grow Lincoln to talk about a few plumbing updates that can make a real difference at home.

From what to think about when it’s time to replace something in the kitchen or bathroom to ways to use less water, Keith detailed some of the options available through our remodeling division.

If a bathroom or kitchen project has been sitting on your list, Keith has some good advice on where to start. Give it a listen at the link in the comments.

08/28/2026

BUSINESS NEWS IN LINCOLN:
RETAIL: Lollipops Children's Hair Salon, a business in Lincoln for approximately three decades, announced to customers that it is closing at the end of August. (picture courtesy Facebook)
RESTAURANT: Braska Bar & Grill at 501 W A St has permanently closed.
RESIDENTIAL: Cedarhurst Senior Living held a ribbon cutting 7095 Pine Lake Road on the southeast SEC of the roundabout. It has 63 assisted living units, 26 memory care suites, and a movie theater.
A proposal has been submitted to the Planning Commission for the northwest corner of S. 48th & Old Cheney Road at Briarhurst for 4 multi-family dwellings that would provide an increase of 66 new dwelling units.
WAREHOUSE: True North Restoration of Lincoln held an open house at 1925 SW 5th and offers services for water and fire damage restoration, mold, asbestos, biohazard, and hoarding.
*We will announce 13 more business opening, constructing, closing, or relocating on our Saturday noon show on 1400 AM KLIN | 99.5 FM. Podcast up after the show on the KLIN website and on Apple and Spotify.
*News sponsored by Eschliman Commercial Real Estate, specializing in office, retail, warehouse, land, and the sale of businesses.

08/28/2026

Latest weather from our sponsor Eric Hunt at UNL School of Natural Resources: -Chance of storms early tomorrow morning and then again tomorrow night
-Hot weekend ahead with highs in the 90’s
-Storms probable later Monday into early Tuesday along a slow-moving cold front. Some relief from the heat likely
-Looking hot to start the Labor Day weekend with chances for storms over the weekend

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08/24/2026

On our Saturday show, we joked about "mushrooms the size of pizzas" in our yards due to all the rain in Lincoln. We were NOT suggesting that anybody ingest them and received the following warning from a health expert at UNL via email:

"With all the rain we've had lately, mushrooms are loving it. There are many kinds in the neighborhoods and on campus now, but I'd like to call out one, Chlorophyllum molybdites, aka "the sickener". It is not a deadly mushroom but WILL cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea IF EATEN (it is no threat to anyone if not eaten). I've been getting calls from Poison Control for ~10 days now (statewide); in Lincoln we can expect these well into September if we have enough moisture. I could easily pick up 50 in the East Campus neighborhood right now.

I'm not saying this to cause alarm. The mushrooms (and other mushrooms, for that matter) are safe if left alone. I did want to mention it because many dogs are NOT sufficiently In Touch With Nature to just know what they can and can't eat, and dogs have similar symptoms to humans with most mushroom poisons. If you have undiscerning dogs (or toddlers), it wouldn't be a bad idea to remove mushrooms they can access.

Heather Hallen-Adams
Toxicology Chair, North American Mycological Association

08/23/2026

Greg W, here is your answer:

08/23/2026