Omaha Magazine

10/06/2025

Marlene Chandler has been privileged to see many breathtaking sights throughout her decades of world travel, but one remarkable sight she especially cherishes was revealed in the wilds of Africa.

A retired middle school teacher, Chandler made the Kenya trip with an organization called Earthwatch, an international environmental nonprofit founded in 1971. The group specializes in sustainable tourism, offering expeditions all over the globe that pair guests with scientists in the field. Together, tourists and professionals collect data—counting specific animals, documenting animal markings, and the like—used to conduct research into the impacts of climate change, as well as develop ways to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable living.

Read the full article here: https://www.omahamagazine.com/60/into-the-wild-with-marlene-chandler-adventure-at-any-age/

10/05/2025

Most spaces we live or work in are in this modernist style, but older historic homes still have those stuccowork embellishments.

You can still see buildings like this in Omaha! Learn all about some of this historic buildings in our latest issue of OmahaHome: https://www.omahamagazine.com/living/why-crown-moulding-still-matters-in-modern-omaha-design/

10/04/2025

10/04/2025

Live at WhiskeyFest 2025 at the Hilton Omaha Saturday October 4th 1-5

10/04/2025

For the uninitiated, hotpot is an Asian communal dining experience where raw ingredients are cooked tableside in a simmering pot of broth. Everyone gathers around, dipping and boiling thin slices of meat, leafy greens, root vegetables, noodles, tofu, and seafood in the broth of their choice.

Whether you’re new to the hotpot game or a seasoned hotpot master, here are a few spots to explore. Bonus: You can do it yourself at home, too!

https://www.omahamagazine.com/fooddrink/warm-up-in-omaha-with-these-cozy-hotpot-spots/

10/04/2025

Clayton Chapman became a local food celebrity not only for his ambitiously green and James Beard-nominated Grey Plume, but for his love and respect for local growers, ingredients, and the art of serving a meal with love.

Chapman closed the successful Grey Plume in 2020, but not before launching another venture.

Noble Hospitality is a multi-faceted organization that includes restaurant design, turn-key solutions for new builds, ongoing training for restaurants in distress, and private dining events, for which Chapman still insists on relying on his host of local growers and producers.

https://www.omahamagazine.com/fooddrink/chef-clayton-chapman-on-food-family-and-finding-purpose/

10/03/2025

Tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac overlooking the fairways of Shadow Ridge golf course, Jen and Paul Lenagh have created an entertainer’s dream home. The backyard itself gives off a vacation vibe with a resort-style pool, complete with a pool house and pavilion. Inside the house, the lower level has an expansive game room with a huge collection of games and a large bar area to hang out in.

Read the full on article on the Lenagh’s renovation here! https://www.omahamagazine.com/living/game-on-in-the-ridges-a-backyard-arcade-and-pool-paradise/

10/03/2025

While basketball’s reach stretches across the globe, talent can still be found much closer to home. Just ask John Tonje, whose name was called this summer by the Utah Jazz with the 53rd pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. He fell in love with the game on the concrete playgrounds of North Omaha, not abroad like many of his international peers.

Read Tonje’s story here: https://www.omahamagazine.com/magazine/how-north-omahas-john-tonje-made-it-to-the-nba/

10/02/2025

Over his years at the Rose Theater, Brian Guehring has worn many hats—teaching artist, director, actor, playwright, literary manager, and more. The consistent thread though has always been working with and writing for young minds.

When he writes, Guehring focuses on stories that outlast passing trends.

One anthology that has intrigued young people for several decades is Goosebumps. The Rose mounted a production of the show Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium almost 10 years ago. Now, Guehring’s cast of staff and students are reviving the show for October’s “scary” season.

Learn more about Guehring’s life work and this year’s production of Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium here:

Story by Dawaune Lamont Hayes. The first fairy tales were parables for teaching kids life lessons. Little Red Riding Hood

10/02/2025

NIYOU was built to support the 99% of athletes who didn’t have national deals, but still had influence within their local and regional communities. Rather than focusing solely on exposure, Valery Shafack and his co-founders focused on legacy.

The company’s internal framework, their brand guide, broke an athlete’s public presence into four core pillars: content, connection, curation, and contribution. The guide helped athletes refine their storytelling, social engagement, and community involvement.

https://www.omahamagazine.com/business/niyou-the-startup-rewriting-the-nil-marketing-playbook/

10/02/2025

Rooted in Furniture & Slabs, owned by Faris Dababneh, is impressive. In his office are large slabs of multi-colored rich, raw wood against the east wall, standing tall like a redwood forest—a promising sign of what's to come.

Woodworking was a hobby for Dababneh back before he moved to Omaha in 2019, but after moving to the Midwest to be closer to family and not finding adequate work due to the COVID outbreak, he decided to make his hobby his business.

Visit Rooted N Furniture & Slabs for more information.

https://www.omahamagazine.com/living/tree-to-treasure-the-woodwork-of-faris-dababneh/

10/01/2025

When news spread that Omaha Girls Rock, a nonprofit organization empowering young girls through music education, was joining forces with The Bay, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering all youth, many people within the Omaha area were unsurprisingly excited by the news and what it could mean for the area.

Read more about this amazing collaboration here: https://www.omahamagazine.com/magazine/rocking-the-bay-a-new-era-for-the-bay-and-omaha-girls-rock/