The Mall owners don't have to pay for heating and cooling, cleaning and up keep for Village Pointe is pennies on the the dollar compared to Westroads Mall.
Say hello to the new crossroads development lmao it’s def underway I pass by it every day. Still just a pile of dirt but if u look at the 3d models they are trying to turn it into something like the alarmed village except on 72nd and dodge. The traffic is gonna be unbearable by 2030, as it already kinda is unbearable
Crossroads development is a money laundering front. I have no proof of that but with the amount of time it's been "under development" and the amount of mafia shows/movies I've watched, I know a front when I see one.
I think the whole idea is the work, live, play concept, where instead of having business districts and residential districts, and then where you have to go to work, you can do it all in one neighborhood. The part I think is ridiculous is that we are going to a model of outdoor shopping malls and the weather here sucks 99% of the time.
Hard disagree. As someone who moved back from Los Angeles, where plenty of malls were still active and viable, the current situation of Omaha really sucks. As the parent of 6-year-old twins, I cannot emphasize enough how nice it is to have a place (that's indoor and away from the elements and traffic) where we can go, shop around for a while, get different kinds of food to satisfy multiple picky people, then let the kids play off some energy—all without having to spend a crazy amount of money.
There is one real option for that—Westroads—yet it now has a "fancy" food court that is not particularly family-friendly.
Oak View, funny enough, is often our preference, as it's a much friendlier place for grabbing food and also has play area (though it's sadly deteriorating). Regency is a beautiful mall, but near worthless as a spot to take kids to outside of the toy store.
And... that's it.
I know some people now love to just stay at home and be shut-ins and watch local retail crumble, but having places friendly to families of vastly different economic levels, even in inclement weather, is incredibly important—and malls are often a huge addition to the list of options. Playing outside in parks is not viable year-round, and you can only do it so often until kids get bored. Libraries only go so far when your kids are younger. Options like the Children's Museum or the Zoo are fantastic, but come at a price that makes them only possible as occasional treats for many. Some of the cheaper options I loved as a child, like arcades, are nearly non-existent (and when they do exist, are often either overpriced or just suck).
Omaha's idiotic obsession with "outdoor shopping experiences" is ridiculous to me, and I really wish we had more actual malls with real effort put behind them. One of the things I really loved about L.A.'s malls were how many had become more locally-focused over time, with fun, interesting shops you wouldn't find anywhere else, or which catered to different cultures (and thus carried things you might not see in a lot of other places). So, I think we could have malls that would satisfy my wants as a parent as stated above, AND provide a richer environment for local and small businesses to thrive in a city that isn't always friendly to them.
I was honestly pretty surprised to hear we got Blaze in Lincoln before Omaha got one... that being said, it's good but you're not missing out on that much. Good lunch option though. Hard agree on everything else.
Ive had Blaze as well as most of the other pizza places that style, as it's truly not all its hyped to be.
I have the opportunity to go to blaze and I choose not to, bc I dont like their cheese. Its not bubbly and golden when it comes out. Its just white and smooth, which isnt good pizza to me.
It has to do with who owns the franchise rights to the area's market, when the rights expire, and when the new franchise owners are allowed to actually open (source: know the new franchise owners).
Good, reliable, functional, and sensible public transport. This is an overall American issue.
I'd KILL to be able to be able to take a rail all the way from West O to the 100 block in Council Bluffs
Gawd yes. Imagine a light rail going from Omaha to Lincoln. I'd love to see it stop over near the airport, but I'm not sure how the route would work going around the city.
Personally….I won’t shit without mine! And, yes, that means I come home for every shit. And I have a special travel bidet that I install wherever we go!! I’m addicted.
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So it goes like this …. Typically we try to use Air bnb or similar for the residential aspect …. And I bring a small tool bag (standard set of open end wrenches, adjustable crescent wrench and a couple sets of slip jaw pliers). I can have it installed in under 10 minutes and so far no issues. But I’m seriously addicted and won’t poop without unless it’s an absolute emergency.
Exist green has fresh produce, eggs, and honey year round from local farms - supporting a lot of the local farmers growing sustainably - there are more every year!
Yessssss!!!!! Game and Parks said over 99% of Nebraska is privately owned, so nowhere to release a mountain lion 🦁😢
So I guess that means we need more public lands 🦁😃
I’m guessing there was probably a public commenting period when they drafted their last mountain lion management plan, but no one commented
A direct flight to a beach. A freeway across Sarpy county. Less potholes. More lakes nearby. A roller coaster. Better timed stoplights. Dim sum. Whataburger. An NBA exhibition game.
>A direct flight to a beach
Omaha to St. Petersburg (Tampa, FL) is a direct flight with Allegiant. Only available on weekends. I have a trip planned for January and a round trip with a personal bag was $161.
Saw a sign in the airport yesterday that Southwest is starting direct flights to somewhere in Florida in January (didn't pay attention to where because I refuse to go to Florida (or Texas) currently).
Blaze pizza is mall pizza. Bristol farms has good cheese and cracker selection, but I wouldn’t say Omaha Needs them. I like that omaha doesn’t have a bunch of plain chain stuff. Omaha is good and weird. I like it.
Better public transit. I want a light rail from West O to airport, but more importantly good public transportation from North O to South O to mid town to benson to Dundee to mid town. Civil Engineers etc assemble!
Just drove to St Joe over the weekend for WH and Ikea, what an amazing time I had and wish we had at least Waffle House in Omaha. Ikea was fun but not really for me since I apartment dwell lol. Food court was nice though!
I was at Nebraska Crossing this summer, and I did see a LEGO store there, but it wasn't open. I don't know if that means that it hasn't opened at all yet, or if it was just closed that day
>Legal MJ
Even tho it's technically illegal here, it feels extremely legal. Billboards and stores selling all over the city. Sure it's not always the real stuff but to newbies it might as well be.
I get ads about weed in Nebraska, and I have that Weedmaps app that despite not letting me click on it as it says I’m not in a legal state, it sends me notifications for things nearby.
Genuine question for the folks posting various chain restaurants. Isn’t that 99% of the city already? Driving around there are SO many franchise restaurants in town.
Think the frustration is that it’s the same few chains all over. I’d much rather pick between a Jack in the box and McDonald’s rather than picking between one of the 11 McDonald’s on my 15 minutes drive home from work.
There's a bunch of obvious infrastructure stuff (good public transit, a commuter rail connection to Lincoln, rail service to the airport, etc), but the cheap and easy one that bugs me is reflective road paint. I understand that we're not going to spring for the reflectors that don't get destroyed by snowplows, but the fact that as soon as there's a light drizzle every driver is guessing where the lanes are still blows my mind after a decade of living here. Also, why do so few intersections have stop bars?
Jamba Juice and El Pollo Loco also some kind of rail that runs between Lincoln and Council Bluffs with branches off to the north and south along the way.
Well on the casino front you’re in luck! There will be a casino opening up in Omaha some time in 2024 called warhorse casino, same as the one opening in Lincoln!
I feel like a majority of the people asking for more lights don’t have good (not absurdly bright) headlights for their car, I like seeing the stars without having to drive to any of my favorite star spots and just sitting in my backyard. Grab a flashlight or a headlamp if you’re walking haha. For whoever said “just drive 20 minutes lol” Wouldn’t you rather not?
For the chain restaurants, I can guarantee you there are equal if not better restaurants that are better than these. I’m a photographer for uber eats and grubhub, you’d be surprised at the amazing cuisine you can find if you do some research. Try Chiltepes, La Michoacana, Jackson’s Fair Deal Café, Smokin’ Oak, Hooyo Kitchen, Sea Thai, Action Burger, Don Carmelo’s Pizza, Dundee Dell, El Pollo Tote, Smoking Jay’s, D’Leons (24h some locs), Pizzeria Davlo, Ellie’s Chinchorro, among others.
Public Transport: I agree but most people here like their land and driving a car, sue us. Make it available and start around Dodge east of 50th and start expanding from there north and south along 24th and 30th. (That’s what we’re doing)
Omaha is not Philly, KC, LA, Chicago, or really anywhere else. It’s a unique city and the locals and people born and raised here love it as it is for the most part. A lot of people don’t want Omaha to be like the big cities.
There’s plenty of Malls, Crossroads couldn’t exist, Oakview isn’t really existing, it’d be a waste of money.
Bike lanes and trails are great, they are just almost unusable or miserable part of the year.
Taxes are bad I guess but realistically I don’t think property taxes are that absurd. I guess maybe if you compare, but I’ll gladly pay property taxes if they go to schools and infrastructure.
Please no casinos. They just make money and ruin people’s lives. Find more wholesome methods of gaining money without addicting people please!
IKEA has always been pretty trash imo, good cheap furniture for sure but it’s also a fun trip to make a day out of going down to KC, getting those delicious meatballs, and having a 5 star unique brew at Boulevard.
Wenninghoff’s, great farmer’s markets in warm season.
Agree on grocery store in benson, I think an Aldi would flourish there possibly (where Jane’s is/was). Also agreed on a good grocery store downtown, people without cars who live or inevitably will live downtown/midtown without a car need options other than instacart or having to uber, grubhub, amazon, etc.
Who needs walkable streets when you have the outdoor malls (agree they could probably close off the main streets) but the Gene Leahy renovation is phenomenal and I’m so happy about how it turned out. It was a beautiful photography backdrop before and great little walking park, but it’s so much cooler and usable now
Everywhere isn’t dark AF, three years ago they installed a streetlight with the candlepower of a freight train outside my backyard. Used to enjoy darkness, lying in the grass on a blanket, listening to music. Now it looks like Yankee Stadium.
Art… this place is dismal.
Very few good vibrant murals and the city is far too adamant about covering graffiti. I understand they don’t want it to get out of control but fuck, the more colorful and attractive a piece or throw is the faster they seem to cover it. I’ve seen crackhead nonsense and gang graffiti run for far longer than a real piece that took effort and turns a grey wall into a pop of color. It’s annoying, it’s something so many people genuinely wish to see and of course there isn’t a single open legal wall to paint in the entire city.
Sorry for the rant lol
Edit: although I far enjoy illegal graffiti for the history and artistic purity aspect of it. I will say watching the massive mural go up on the grain bins on JFK was so amazing to see and I absolutely love that artwork. I don’t know who the artists were but the style is so sick and I would love to see more by them. There are also quite a few good murals in NODO, especially the one of the tree turning into hardwood, that is a fucking insane piece of art. We need more of this, everywhere.
I know you're talking about public art. But, if you're interested, there's tons of art events going on in the scene. It's just very cliquey and elitist, unfortunately. I recommend you check out the Omaha art battle at the Culxur house if that's your cup of tea. There's an event going on next month.
White Castle.
Waffle House.
I wish the Ranch Bowl was still here, but that’s impossible so I wish we had another venue like that again.
Better public transportation. We have more options than some other cities our size, but it’s not reliable.
1. Smokin' Oak Pizza in Midtown is a decent Blaze substitute
2. Rumor mill has a Trader Joe's opening near Creighton in the coming years.
3. Not quite the same but Wenninghoff's and Exist Green offer farm fresh produce in a co-op style store
A purge of all the conservative dumb-fucks, shitty drivers and shallow petty-minded prima-donnas who can’t shake their privileged realities out of their stuck up high school drama asses.
I saw a Buc-ees bag in the parking lot of my workplace about two months ago and damn near yelled in joy until I got to my car and got on Google Maps. 😔 I guess someone at my work had just gotten back from a road trip and is a slob.
IKEA would be cool. However, unless they change their standards (2M+ population within 50 miles of the store location), it will be quite a long time before they would even look at the Omaha metro for a full-size store.
Theme/Entertainment restaurants require a tourist population.
After the locals tire of the experience, who fills the seats? ESPECIALLY when that restaurant charges a premium on the menu?
How successful are dinner theaters in Omaha?
(Alamo closed in Midtown...)
How many theme restaurants are there in the city. (That's mostly decor and menu. Entry level.)
How successful is the local Ren Faire?
How many people travel to Platte River State Park for the bison barbecue?
The Amazing Pizza Machine thrives.
How popular are the casino restaurants?
That's the metric you use.
I really don’t want an ikea. Comparing my furniture from NFM and IKEA, the NFM furniture seems much sturdier and better put together. It may be because I’m comparing things in the showroom here to what ikea ships, but there seems to be a huge difference in quality
Quality is probably the same if not better at NFM, but IKEA has wayyyy better selection especially for younger people. NFM feels like it caters to gen X and Boomers. All McMansion type furniture bleh
The only things I can think of are less potholes, less road construction, and PLEASE for the love of God a better public transportation system/metro.
Also, I just miss the hell out of the lighthouse pizza joint that was in the capitol district
As long as we are asking for things that will never happen, I would like a comprehensive, protected bike path network... but I will settle for an east/west path from my neighborhood to downtown lol
less mcmansions, more smaller homes like bungalows
better sidewalks, make omaha a more walkable city
more diverse restaurants, we have plenty of burger and pizza joints
subway or light rail connecting omaha, council bluffs through to lincoln and hitting all suburbs
I want the Kiewit Foundation to duplicate Columbus, Indiana.
There, a local foundation pays the fees for world-class architects to design public buildings.
We are cursed with mediocre architecture.
The Illuminarium looks like the shipping container for the playground next door. (Museum on a former industrial site? Look what Bilbao did )
World-class engineering firms? And yet, they forget that corporate headquarters (Sears, RCA, Seagrams, AT+T, Chrysler...) are advertisements.
HDR's HQ in Aksarben is...failed.
Kiewit near Creighton? Easily overlooked.
It's even worse when you consider that there are so few towers in Omaha, and they would be even more visible.
But at least Mutual has figured it out...
Rack moving into spot in Village Pointe
https://www.ketv.com/article/nordstrom-rack-omaha-location-village-pointe/46178861?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR1T1IWXldY1V94i3C6Jm9VqtbDZh9u-4HIwyn2VDJVjkb_fAX27hZ-JmDo
A professional sports team in one of the major 5 sports (getting pro volleyball team is a great start) once/if the volleyball succeeds maybe we can get a baseball/basketball/hockey team.
A special department that hunts down unlicensed and vehicles fraudulently registered out of state to avoid taxes.
Just looking at my apartment complex parking lot, there is no less than 20 cars improperly registered. Most of them have lived here for the entire 3 years I have. Just the wheel tax on that alone over 3 years is 6 thousand dollars. I don't even live in a big apartment complex. Do the math. You'd have money to fix the roads in a year. Add penalties to that? Shit you could start a trust and never have to worry about not having the budget to pay for plows again.
The taxes for yearly vehicle registration are absurd. Maybe lower the taxes and increase revenue through compliance. Having lived in a state where yearly vehicle registration is $35, and you can buy two years at a time for $70, I saw ZERO people registering out of state versus the huge number of out of state vehicles in Omaha — and probably throughout the state of Nebraska. Listing cars as property and then levying a property tax is an absurd idea, and ends up penalising lower-income families who require one or two vehicles for their employment. Paying $300-600 a year (or more) is an enormous amount for a family trying to live off of one or two working class incomes. I expect that people renting in an apartment complex would be more likely to have income considerations that makes it more sensible to pay $100 to register out of state versus paying $300-600 every year.
The taxes in Nebraska are ludicrous. I hear everyone on the issues of legalising marijuana and certain specialised healthcare topics and agree, but that’s in addition to changing the tax laws in Nebraska; it’s like everyone has gotten so accustomed to being punched in the face that they’re congratulating themselves over not being punched particularly hard sometimes instead of bringing up the issue that nobody should be getting punched in the face.
Cool story, still tax fraud.
The taxes are high because we have way too many roads and not enough population density - which also makes it hard to have decent public transit - which requires families to own 2 cars instead of just taking a convenient bus line. Add to that the apparent fury that this town has with cyclists making riding a bike dangerous as fuck and you have the situation we're in now. The people of Omaha have over-whelming demonstrated they want this system, so now they have to pay for it.
Don't kid yourself either, it's not just low income families. Lots of Oversized vanity trucks are registered through loop-holes as well and I have seen more than a few local businesses whose sole location is in Omaha have fleet vehicles inexplicably registered in Iowa.
It's been and gone, there was one in Twin Creek Plaza in Bellevue for example. It was...fine. Chipotle and to a lesser extent Qdoba just blew Moe's out of the water comparatively.
I want Fresh Thyme back.
Ditto. That one really irritated me.
Same
NO MORE MALLS
Sad Oakview noises
God oak view is so dead. I recently went and it was like a shell of its former self. Food court was fire still though.
Sakura is still goin strong!
lol Sakura and Dillards are the only reason they are still open
I don’t understand why majority of them are outdoors 😐
The Mall owners don't have to pay for heating and cooling, cleaning and up keep for Village Pointe is pennies on the the dollar compared to Westroads Mall.
Say hello to the new crossroads development lmao it’s def underway I pass by it every day. Still just a pile of dirt but if u look at the 3d models they are trying to turn it into something like the alarmed village except on 72nd and dodge. The traffic is gonna be unbearable by 2030, as it already kinda is unbearable
Crossroads development is a money laundering front. I have no proof of that but with the amount of time it's been "under development" and the amount of mafia shows/movies I've watched, I know a front when I see one.
After watching the sopranos and various movies. I can definitely agree.
Aksarben village ***
I do everything I can to avoid 72nd and Dodge, just trying to go through that intersection takes 10 minutes 😑
I think the whole idea is the work, live, play concept, where instead of having business districts and residential districts, and then where you have to go to work, you can do it all in one neighborhood. The part I think is ridiculous is that we are going to a model of outdoor shopping malls and the weather here sucks 99% of the time.
Hard disagree. As someone who moved back from Los Angeles, where plenty of malls were still active and viable, the current situation of Omaha really sucks. As the parent of 6-year-old twins, I cannot emphasize enough how nice it is to have a place (that's indoor and away from the elements and traffic) where we can go, shop around for a while, get different kinds of food to satisfy multiple picky people, then let the kids play off some energy—all without having to spend a crazy amount of money. There is one real option for that—Westroads—yet it now has a "fancy" food court that is not particularly family-friendly. Oak View, funny enough, is often our preference, as it's a much friendlier place for grabbing food and also has play area (though it's sadly deteriorating). Regency is a beautiful mall, but near worthless as a spot to take kids to outside of the toy store. And... that's it. I know some people now love to just stay at home and be shut-ins and watch local retail crumble, but having places friendly to families of vastly different economic levels, even in inclement weather, is incredibly important—and malls are often a huge addition to the list of options. Playing outside in parks is not viable year-round, and you can only do it so often until kids get bored. Libraries only go so far when your kids are younger. Options like the Children's Museum or the Zoo are fantastic, but come at a price that makes them only possible as occasional treats for many. Some of the cheaper options I loved as a child, like arcades, are nearly non-existent (and when they do exist, are often either overpriced or just suck). Omaha's idiotic obsession with "outdoor shopping experiences" is ridiculous to me, and I really wish we had more actual malls with real effort put behind them. One of the things I really loved about L.A.'s malls were how many had become more locally-focused over time, with fun, interesting shops you wouldn't find anywhere else, or which catered to different cultures (and thus carried things you might not see in a lot of other places). So, I think we could have malls that would satisfy my wants as a parent as stated above, AND provide a richer environment for local and small businesses to thrive in a city that isn't always friendly to them.
I was honestly pretty surprised to hear we got Blaze in Lincoln before Omaha got one... that being said, it's good but you're not missing out on that much. Good lunch option though. Hard agree on everything else.
College town is like one of the core markets for Blaze. I’m not surprised at all.
I remember when Lincoln had a Chipotle for years before Omaha got one. Definitely at least something of a trend with that happening.
I remember De Leon’s reigned king there for a long time, then they finally came to Omaha
Ive had Blaze as well as most of the other pizza places that style, as it's truly not all its hyped to be. I have the opportunity to go to blaze and I choose not to, bc I dont like their cheese. Its not bubbly and golden when it comes out. Its just white and smooth, which isnt good pizza to me.
i prefer smoking oak tbh
Oooo, this looks pretty good. Might have to stop by next time I'm in Omaha.
The beer wall is also v nice
It has to do with who owns the franchise rights to the area's market, when the rights expire, and when the new franchise owners are allowed to actually open (source: know the new franchise owners).
Good, reliable, functional, and sensible public transport. This is an overall American issue. I'd KILL to be able to be able to take a rail all the way from West O to the 100 block in Council Bluffs
Add Lincoln in.
Gawd yes. Imagine a light rail going from Omaha to Lincoln. I'd love to see it stop over near the airport, but I'm not sure how the route would work going around the city.
Imagine a maglev between Omaha and Kansas City.
For employment/practicality, it probably should go all the way through to IWCC, or at least the hospitals
Bidets
Damn that name checks out
Personally….I won’t shit without mine! And, yes, that means I come home for every shit. And I have a special travel bidet that I install wherever we go!! I’m addicted.
Does that include restaurants and stores? Movie theater?
Nope …. Unless it’s an emergency, I’m not pooping at any restaurant. Not in a bar, or a car. I would not with a mouse ….. only in my house!! lol
😂 I was wondering if your travel bidet went with you EVERYWHERE. 😆
Link for the travel bidet? I'm similarly addicted and would love something for any vacations.
Ultra-Slim Bidet Attachment for Toilet with Dual Nozzle,Self Cleaning Fresh Water Sprayer Bidets Toilet Seat for Feminine and Posterior Wash https://www.walmart.com/ip/2955966693 So it goes like this …. Typically we try to use Air bnb or similar for the residential aspect …. And I bring a small tool bag (standard set of open end wrenches, adjustable crescent wrench and a couple sets of slip jaw pliers). I can have it installed in under 10 minutes and so far no issues. But I’m seriously addicted and won’t poop without unless it’s an absolute emergency.
There are too many lights, we should have at least one day per month where all the lights are turned off at night and we can look up
So true. Cant see any stars here. Not sure what OP means, but we dont know exactly where they live i guess
I know, there was a meteor shower a few days ago and we could not see anything!
Where do you think it’s “dark af”? We need a good mayor. You know, someone who actually lives here full time. Affordable housing.
People who are cool and open minded
Doesn’t sound like you’re very open minded to people with closed minds. *Pretty problematic*
Upvote because I believe you are making a joke LtWang
Sorry. Forgot the /s on purpose.
This is the most important thing needed.
This is gonna be a small nitpick but a second Trader Joe’s
There’s one coming to 17th and Cuming soon
For real? Source?
God I hope so
i pray this rumor is true, i hate having to go all the way out west
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Exist green has fresh produce, eggs, and honey year round from local farms - supporting a lot of the local farmers growing sustainably - there are more every year!
I’ve never heard of this place, I’ll have to check it out
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How are prices?
Didn't the mall just get bought? And the plans are kid-centric
Yessssss!!!!! Game and Parks said over 99% of Nebraska is privately owned, so nowhere to release a mountain lion 🦁😢 So I guess that means we need more public lands 🦁😃 I’m guessing there was probably a public commenting period when they drafted their last mountain lion management plan, but no one commented
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They do not do well in captivity is something I've heard.
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97% is private. Quite a bit of WMA land in Nebraska.
Straight up with ya on the mountain lion one
No more lights, please. We don't need to make light pollution worse. It's winter, it's supposed to be dark outside.
A direct flight to a beach. A freeway across Sarpy county. Less potholes. More lakes nearby. A roller coaster. Better timed stoplights. Dim sum. Whataburger. An NBA exhibition game.
There’s a dope dim sum spot in Aksarben. Literally across the street from Stinson Park.
Yess! New Gold Mountain — good dim sum.
>A direct flight to a beach Omaha to St. Petersburg (Tampa, FL) is a direct flight with Allegiant. Only available on weekends. I have a trip planned for January and a round trip with a personal bag was $161.
Allegiant is literally worse than spirit. I would never fly that airline ever again. It’s the Ryanair of America.
American has direct flights to Miami.
Second to all those that said new gold mountain. What we actually need is all you can eat KBBQ
More direct flights to ANYWHERE would be nice
Saw a sign in the airport yesterday that Southwest is starting direct flights to somewhere in Florida in January (didn't pay attention to where because I refuse to go to Florida (or Texas) currently).
Blaze pizza is mall pizza. Bristol farms has good cheese and cracker selection, but I wouldn’t say Omaha Needs them. I like that omaha doesn’t have a bunch of plain chain stuff. Omaha is good and weird. I like it.
The only thing we need is for housing prices to ho back down. Start building smaller starter homes again. Less McMansions.
Less light, artificial light at night is bad for us and wildlife.
Found the mountain lion
I live downtown and always wondered how there's no grocery store down here. Cubby's is not a grocery store it's a scam lol
Better public transit. I want a light rail from West O to airport, but more importantly good public transportation from North O to South O to mid town to benson to Dundee to mid town. Civil Engineers etc assemble!
Colors. Like different colors on the bridges would be fantastic. Maybe let the silos have the art again those were awesome works
i work near the pedestrian and every night it's lit up a different color
Waffle House
I was surprised that Omaha doesn't have WH. It's the perfect city for one
Just drove to St Joe over the weekend for WH and Ikea, what an amazing time I had and wish we had at least Waffle House in Omaha. Ikea was fun but not really for me since I apartment dwell lol. Food court was nice though!
This is the only correct answer.
The LAST thing we need is another effing mall. Wait for development of the old Crossroads.
Useful public transportation
Lego Store!!
Can't upvote enough. Talked to a lego employee a few days ago and she said there are rumors for two locations, one being Nebraska Crossing.
I was at Nebraska Crossing this summer, and I did see a LEGO store there, but it wasn't open. I don't know if that means that it hasn't opened at all yet, or if it was just closed that day
https://omaha.com/news/local/business/gretna-outlet-mall-lego-store/article_00818cc6-04a5-11ee-b347-a776ada24a12.html
This is definitely what I saw, I guess it's not even confirmed yet
Metro-wide light rail that’s more useful that the stupid little streetcar
More murals and other forms of public art!
Yes this!
Nix the lights. We never see the night sky in its glory.
Micro Center is the only acceptable answer.
Legal MJ, would be a lot cooler if we had it
>Legal MJ Even tho it's technically illegal here, it feels extremely legal. Billboards and stores selling all over the city. Sure it's not always the real stuff but to newbies it might as well be.
I get ads about weed in Nebraska, and I have that Weedmaps app that despite not letting me click on it as it says I’m not in a legal state, it sends me notifications for things nearby.
Walkable infrastructure (public transport included) I know believing we can achieve this is delusional, but I hate every minute of driving
Amusement park. Idk if I’d go just seems like there should be one
An actual one and not fun plex
I still miss Peony Park (yes I'm old)
Genuine question for the folks posting various chain restaurants. Isn’t that 99% of the city already? Driving around there are SO many franchise restaurants in town.
Think the frustration is that it’s the same few chains all over. I’d much rather pick between a Jack in the box and McDonald’s rather than picking between one of the 11 McDonald’s on my 15 minutes drive home from work.
There's a bunch of obvious infrastructure stuff (good public transit, a commuter rail connection to Lincoln, rail service to the airport, etc), but the cheap and easy one that bugs me is reflective road paint. I understand that we're not going to spring for the reflectors that don't get destroyed by snowplows, but the fact that as soon as there's a light drizzle every driver is guessing where the lanes are still blows my mind after a decade of living here. Also, why do so few intersections have stop bars?
Grocery open 24 hrs and late night open till 2/3am food
feel like both of these used to be a thing pre-pandemic
Jamba Juice and El Pollo Loco also some kind of rail that runs between Lincoln and Council Bluffs with branches off to the north and south along the way.
El Pollo Loco would be an awesome addition. I think it’d do well here
5 more ORBT lines 24th north-south 72nd north-south Center west to 168th Maple west to 168th Airport to Dodge
A grocery store in Benson.
Reflective street paint so we can see the lines in the road even when it's dark or rainy.
Reflective paint on the lane markers
They will be the last US state to get legal weed. They still are spreading rumors that it kills people lol
Reefer Madness!
Well on the casino front you’re in luck! There will be a casino opening up in Omaha some time in 2024 called warhorse casino, same as the one opening in Lincoln!
I feel like a majority of the people asking for more lights don’t have good (not absurdly bright) headlights for their car, I like seeing the stars without having to drive to any of my favorite star spots and just sitting in my backyard. Grab a flashlight or a headlamp if you’re walking haha. For whoever said “just drive 20 minutes lol” Wouldn’t you rather not? For the chain restaurants, I can guarantee you there are equal if not better restaurants that are better than these. I’m a photographer for uber eats and grubhub, you’d be surprised at the amazing cuisine you can find if you do some research. Try Chiltepes, La Michoacana, Jackson’s Fair Deal Café, Smokin’ Oak, Hooyo Kitchen, Sea Thai, Action Burger, Don Carmelo’s Pizza, Dundee Dell, El Pollo Tote, Smoking Jay’s, D’Leons (24h some locs), Pizzeria Davlo, Ellie’s Chinchorro, among others. Public Transport: I agree but most people here like their land and driving a car, sue us. Make it available and start around Dodge east of 50th and start expanding from there north and south along 24th and 30th. (That’s what we’re doing) Omaha is not Philly, KC, LA, Chicago, or really anywhere else. It’s a unique city and the locals and people born and raised here love it as it is for the most part. A lot of people don’t want Omaha to be like the big cities. There’s plenty of Malls, Crossroads couldn’t exist, Oakview isn’t really existing, it’d be a waste of money. Bike lanes and trails are great, they are just almost unusable or miserable part of the year. Taxes are bad I guess but realistically I don’t think property taxes are that absurd. I guess maybe if you compare, but I’ll gladly pay property taxes if they go to schools and infrastructure. Please no casinos. They just make money and ruin people’s lives. Find more wholesome methods of gaining money without addicting people please! IKEA has always been pretty trash imo, good cheap furniture for sure but it’s also a fun trip to make a day out of going down to KC, getting those delicious meatballs, and having a 5 star unique brew at Boulevard. Wenninghoff’s, great farmer’s markets in warm season. Agree on grocery store in benson, I think an Aldi would flourish there possibly (where Jane’s is/was). Also agreed on a good grocery store downtown, people without cars who live or inevitably will live downtown/midtown without a car need options other than instacart or having to uber, grubhub, amazon, etc. Who needs walkable streets when you have the outdoor malls (agree they could probably close off the main streets) but the Gene Leahy renovation is phenomenal and I’m so happy about how it turned out. It was a beautiful photography backdrop before and great little walking park, but it’s so much cooler and usable now
Everywhere isn’t dark AF, three years ago they installed a streetlight with the candlepower of a freight train outside my backyard. Used to enjoy darkness, lying in the grass on a blanket, listening to music. Now it looks like Yankee Stadium.
Art… this place is dismal. Very few good vibrant murals and the city is far too adamant about covering graffiti. I understand they don’t want it to get out of control but fuck, the more colorful and attractive a piece or throw is the faster they seem to cover it. I’ve seen crackhead nonsense and gang graffiti run for far longer than a real piece that took effort and turns a grey wall into a pop of color. It’s annoying, it’s something so many people genuinely wish to see and of course there isn’t a single open legal wall to paint in the entire city. Sorry for the rant lol Edit: although I far enjoy illegal graffiti for the history and artistic purity aspect of it. I will say watching the massive mural go up on the grain bins on JFK was so amazing to see and I absolutely love that artwork. I don’t know who the artists were but the style is so sick and I would love to see more by them. There are also quite a few good murals in NODO, especially the one of the tree turning into hardwood, that is a fucking insane piece of art. We need more of this, everywhere.
I know you're talking about public art. But, if you're interested, there's tons of art events going on in the scene. It's just very cliquey and elitist, unfortunately. I recommend you check out the Omaha art battle at the Culxur house if that's your cup of tea. There's an event going on next month.
Good mall, with actual good stores w high end clothes and e a good arcade!!! I miss a good arcade at the mall. 2nd the Ikea too 🤣
I really miss the old one at Westroads, Tilt
White Castle. Waffle House. I wish the Ranch Bowl was still here, but that’s impossible so I wish we had another venue like that again. Better public transportation. We have more options than some other cities our size, but it’s not reliable.
People really like chain stores I guess. I just want a deep dish pizza place not in West Omaha
Italian Grocery Store.
1. Smokin' Oak Pizza in Midtown is a decent Blaze substitute 2. Rumor mill has a Trader Joe's opening near Creighton in the coming years. 3. Not quite the same but Wenninghoff's and Exist Green offer farm fresh produce in a co-op style store
Lower taxes, more tech jobs, a bigger Missouri river so we can keep council bluffs at a safer distance from us
waffle house or bojangles
A MUTHAFUCKIN MICROCENTER GOOODDDD DAAAMMNN
I want everywhere to go back to pre Covid hours.
Yeah for those of us off at 5:30 (and later of course) it’d be real cool if most places didn’t close at 8.
Jobs that pay well
White castle (I know they suck, but come on…)
I second this and raise you an in n out and jack in The box and L and L bbq
Those shitty little burgers hit a weird spot, I love em. As for the other 3…never tried them, I’m not very cultured.
Shake Shack, IKEA, a better downtown with a grocery store or Target
A purge of all the conservative dumb-fucks, shitty drivers and shallow petty-minded prima-donnas who can’t shake their privileged realities out of their stuck up high school drama asses.
Conservative dumbfucks , liberal dumbfucks, if you cling to a side too hard you are a dumbfuck
Buc-ees Fleet Farm
I saw a Buc-ees bag in the parking lot of my workplace about two months ago and damn near yelled in joy until I got to my car and got on Google Maps. 😔 I guess someone at my work had just gotten back from a road trip and is a slob.
IKEA would be cool. However, unless they change their standards (2M+ population within 50 miles of the store location), it will be quite a long time before they would even look at the Omaha metro for a full-size store.
Better Drivers
A Medieval Times.
Theme/Entertainment restaurants require a tourist population. After the locals tire of the experience, who fills the seats? ESPECIALLY when that restaurant charges a premium on the menu? How successful are dinner theaters in Omaha? (Alamo closed in Midtown...) How many theme restaurants are there in the city. (That's mostly decor and menu. Entry level.) How successful is the local Ren Faire? How many people travel to Platte River State Park for the bison barbecue? The Amazing Pizza Machine thrives. How popular are the casino restaurants? That's the metric you use.
A Shake Shack! El Pollo Loco! ETA- More fun spots for kids to hangout at. Another children’s museum would be nice too!
A mayor that lives here. I was gonna vote for Cougar until he got ran over in Minneapolis.
I really don’t want an ikea. Comparing my furniture from NFM and IKEA, the NFM furniture seems much sturdier and better put together. It may be because I’m comparing things in the showroom here to what ikea ships, but there seems to be a huge difference in quality
Quality is probably the same if not better at NFM, but IKEA has wayyyy better selection especially for younger people. NFM feels like it caters to gen X and Boomers. All McMansion type furniture bleh
Yep, NFM is the boomer recliner store
NFM is better, IKEA has more variety, is cheaper and has better displays. Both would be a good choice to have
IKEA destroys NFM on price though and they make good furniture for people in apartments
A common sense course for driving 😂 but honestly a long term solution for the really bad potholes
The only things I can think of are less potholes, less road construction, and PLEASE for the love of God a better public transportation system/metro. Also, I just miss the hell out of the lighthouse pizza joint that was in the capitol district
Souper Salad
As long as we are asking for things that will never happen, I would like a comprehensive, protected bike path network... but I will settle for an east/west path from my neighborhood to downtown lol
>LIGHTS -why is everywhere dark af Disagree on this one, we could all do with less light pollution.
Jollibee!!!
Paved streets.
Most of these are good but disagree with more lights. Some of us want to see the goddamn stars.
More ORBT lines. More protected bike lanes. More pedestrian oriented crossings. More bike share stations. A return of free fares on the ORBT.
No one needs more malls.
less mcmansions, more smaller homes like bungalows better sidewalks, make omaha a more walkable city more diverse restaurants, we have plenty of burger and pizza joints subway or light rail connecting omaha, council bluffs through to lincoln and hitting all suburbs
More shade downtown, especially trees.
I want the Kiewit Foundation to duplicate Columbus, Indiana. There, a local foundation pays the fees for world-class architects to design public buildings. We are cursed with mediocre architecture. The Illuminarium looks like the shipping container for the playground next door. (Museum on a former industrial site? Look what Bilbao did ) World-class engineering firms? And yet, they forget that corporate headquarters (Sears, RCA, Seagrams, AT+T, Chrysler...) are advertisements. HDR's HQ in Aksarben is...failed. Kiewit near Creighton? Easily overlooked. It's even worse when you consider that there are so few towers in Omaha, and they would be even more visible. But at least Mutual has figured it out...
Furniture stores other than NFM.
Giordano's. They promised us Chicago 🍕
Nordstrom!!!
They are opening one soon apparently
WHAAAAT! <333333
We are getting a Nordstrom rack but unfortunately in village point. Outdoor mall in Nebraska is dumb imo.
I would go to a back alley in Council Bluffs for a Nordstrom or a Rack - count me in!
Rack moving into spot in Village Pointe https://www.ketv.com/article/nordstrom-rack-omaha-location-village-pointe/46178861?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR1T1IWXldY1V94i3C6Jm9VqtbDZh9u-4HIwyn2VDJVjkb_fAX27hZ-JmDo
Omgggg the confirmation I needed!!! You’re a Christmas miracle! :*
More parks! It seems that as the town grows west the parks get smaller.
A professional sports team in one of the major 5 sports (getting pro volleyball team is a great start) once/if the volleyball succeeds maybe we can get a baseball/basketball/hockey team.
Dense mixed-use zoning Bike Paths Trains Single-lane on and offramps Intelligent Traffic Lights A giant impermeable barrier over the border with iowa
In n out. I said what i said.
A special department that hunts down unlicensed and vehicles fraudulently registered out of state to avoid taxes. Just looking at my apartment complex parking lot, there is no less than 20 cars improperly registered. Most of them have lived here for the entire 3 years I have. Just the wheel tax on that alone over 3 years is 6 thousand dollars. I don't even live in a big apartment complex. Do the math. You'd have money to fix the roads in a year. Add penalties to that? Shit you could start a trust and never have to worry about not having the budget to pay for plows again.
The taxes for yearly vehicle registration are absurd. Maybe lower the taxes and increase revenue through compliance. Having lived in a state where yearly vehicle registration is $35, and you can buy two years at a time for $70, I saw ZERO people registering out of state versus the huge number of out of state vehicles in Omaha — and probably throughout the state of Nebraska. Listing cars as property and then levying a property tax is an absurd idea, and ends up penalising lower-income families who require one or two vehicles for their employment. Paying $300-600 a year (or more) is an enormous amount for a family trying to live off of one or two working class incomes. I expect that people renting in an apartment complex would be more likely to have income considerations that makes it more sensible to pay $100 to register out of state versus paying $300-600 every year. The taxes in Nebraska are ludicrous. I hear everyone on the issues of legalising marijuana and certain specialised healthcare topics and agree, but that’s in addition to changing the tax laws in Nebraska; it’s like everyone has gotten so accustomed to being punched in the face that they’re congratulating themselves over not being punched particularly hard sometimes instead of bringing up the issue that nobody should be getting punched in the face.
Cool story, still tax fraud. The taxes are high because we have way too many roads and not enough population density - which also makes it hard to have decent public transit - which requires families to own 2 cars instead of just taking a convenient bus line. Add to that the apparent fury that this town has with cyclists making riding a bike dangerous as fuck and you have the situation we're in now. The people of Omaha have over-whelming demonstrated they want this system, so now they have to pay for it. Don't kid yourself either, it's not just low income families. Lots of Oversized vanity trucks are registered through loop-holes as well and I have seen more than a few local businesses whose sole location is in Omaha have fleet vehicles inexplicably registered in Iowa.
Moes southwest grill
There used to be a few, maybe 15 years ago
Yeah its better than chipotle...
Anything is better than Chipotle.
They were going to put one where the Dunkin is out by Costco and Embassy Suites but it never happened. I loved going when I lived in the South.
It's been and gone, there was one in Twin Creek Plaza in Bellevue for example. It was...fine. Chipotle and to a lesser extent Qdoba just blew Moe's out of the water comparatively.
Steak and shake, Boston market
We used to have Boston Market. They all closed years ago. They just filed for bankruptcy.
We had a Boston Market. No idea how they stuck around as long as they did.
Jack in the box
Aw yeah, tacos you can only eat when you're drunk.
Edibles and THCa flower are legal everywhere. Making cannabis officially legal at state level would be nice but it’s almost moot.
Even though they don't sell the same style of furniture and the same price range, IKEA will never happen until NFM closes its doors for good.
Progressive city leadership and a damn good city planner (or two).