Had you possessed a grandmother like mine, (and perhaps you were fortunate enough), you would have frequently heard about the Hilltop House restaurant–a place I had never visited, only envisioned. For instance when we rounded the hill on
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If you are anything like me, you are probably dying for some good news right about now. And good news I’ve got. Yes, I’ve been keeping a lid on this for a couple of months but have received word that I can officially spill the beans.
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Update: Surveillance provided from Friends in High Places at Elmwood Tower. (Thank you!) If you’ve just joined us for the first time, please see previous posts Mysteries of Omaha: 5120 Mayberry Street, Mysteries of Omaha: 5120 Mayberry
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Miss and Mr. Cassette have been so busy with our family over this holiday weekend that I must beg your forgiveness in getting this out rather late. I hope you have had a good weekend as well. If you do not celebrate Easter, I hope that you were
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Just an update for those no longer in Omaha or who haven’t been by the old neighborhood in a while. If you were like me and ever wondered what was behind all of those happy, hidden trees, now we know. The house faces east and Elmwood Tower
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We did not collectively dream this. It really did exist. The Willy Wonka-ish, incredible, glass sculpture between the escalators on the first floor of Brandeis Department Store at the Crossroads. Plants everywhere, with a red tiled pool. I can
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Miss Cassette received some pressing news early today from dear friends in the Elmwood-Aksarben Neighborhood Association. The Mayberry demo has officially begun. (See Mysteries of Omaha: 5120 Mayberry Street.) Although Mayberry neighbors
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No one would blame you for not knowing about 5120 Mayberry Street or if you might never have even heard of Mayberry Street. As far as east-west streets go in this town, Mayberry is pretty discreet. It gets cut off a lot, it isn’t flashy
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Honestly, if I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life dreaming of Bishop’s Buffet, I would have put up more of a fight when they closed. I don’t remember being notified that they were closing or I would have ordered many, many
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It was a few years before this photo was taken that I remember first going to the Old Market and more specifically, to M’s Pub. My grandmother always seemed to know just the right place to be. I was so young and didn’t know what I