There are certain corners of Omaha that refuse to loosen their grip on one’s imagination. West Farnam. The Gold Coast. The Blackstone neighborhood, as it is called today. I shall use the names interchangeably, if only to keep everyone on their
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Today’s investigation will be brief—but, I hope, irresistible. Summer has a way of filling every hour, and I, for one, have every intention of finding time for a swim. Let’s gather around for just a moment. I promise this isn’t one of my
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Hello Detective Friends, Fellow Sleuths and Curious Newcomers! Today, March 2, 2026, we are celebrating a ten-year birthday. My Omaha Obsession…how swiftly time has flown by! We are having a party. Strolling
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In the late 1980s, only a few steps east of the present Interstate 480 boundary, stood an immense and mysterious apartment building. An early Omaha relic by then, 563 South Twenty-eighth Street was still fully functional and known for her
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I rounded a familiar corner and promptly found myself navigating the well-known streets of Little Italy. The houses on the narrow, hilly lanes now occupy the area where a magnificent grove formerly stood. They say this elevated, wooded country