Summertime Memories

by Chris Aponick

Before Matt Whipkey journeys back in the halycon sunset of Omaha's most iconic amusement park, there's the cold, suburban present to encounter first.

The Big Red Restaurant, 8100 Cass St., sits in a building long since renovated past its life as part of the Peony Park grounds. There's not a trace of that history in the building, which is now a shrine to keno and flat-screen sports telecasts.

Behind the...

 

No Love for this Deuce

by Ryan Syrek

It’s about hunters and gatherers: A good documentarian hunts the truth, stalking prey at camera-point, ready to spear any accidental insight and overlooked perspective that is scared out of the bushes. Directors Maiken Baird and Michelle Major are mere gatherers, collecting whatever the legendary Williams sisters drop down to them and presenting it to the audience as if we should be thankful for a feast of rotten...

 

People Pleasers

by Mary Day

Portrait photography’s capacity to delight and inform takes center stage in PEOPLE Pleasing PEOPLE Pleasing PEOPLE like you, RNG Gallery’s newest exhibition. It is an experience of photographic sensibility as seen through the lens of three different photographers, Rob Gilmer, Machaela Morrissey, and Rob Walters.

Despite the familiarity of these mostly candids and informal gatherings and portraits, the exhibit...

 

Irish Tradition on the Move

by Paul Heft

Sullivan’s bar, a long-time St. Patrick’s Day tradition, has served the midtown community since 1954, and the current owner is planning to continue that trend in a new location across the street. Owner Dan Houlihan has managed the establishment since 2001 when the chance presented itself. Houlihan had been working his way up in bars and restaurants for years before that. “I thrive on the high energy, fast-paced...