Baseball has long been an international sport. Its deep roots throughout Asia, Latin America, South America,Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico are well reflected in minor and major league team rosters in the United States. To see this Latin influence, look no further than the Triple A Omaha Storm Chasers. The current roster includes players with […]
(Pictured Left to Right: Zhomontee, Regina Palmer, Echelle) A year ago, Omaha South High Magnet School and SNAP Productions set the local theater scene abuzz with their joint staging of the Tony Award-winning In the Heights. The all-star production of current and former South students, school performing arts staff, and community theater veterans […]
Grain elevators, not skyscrapers, fill the view outside Paul Serrato’s home now that the jazz pianist-composer is back in Omaha after decades in New York City. Serrato was a New York sideman, soloist and band leader. When not performing, he haunted clubs to see countless legends play. An avid collector, he helped himself to rare […]
On September 7th various community organizations including Justice for Our Neighbors Nebraska (JFON_NE), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and OneWorld Community Health Centers, among others came together to host an information session on DACA at the Gross Auditorium on the College of Saint Mary campus. The auditorium quickly reached its capacity and remaining attendees […]
Mientras el cálido sol invitaba a los jóvenes de Omaha a disfrutar los últimos días de alberca, cafés al aire libre o paseos en bicicleta, Amor Habbab-Mills, Mina Davis y Emilio Herrera decidieron estar en la Plaza de la Raza para encabezar una protesta contra la rescisión del programa DACA anunciada la semana pasada por […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — Rossana Madeira is a wife and a mother. She is also an undocumented immigrant. But five years ago, because of the economic hardships that her family experienced, Rossana realized that she could no longer remain silent and stay in the shadows. “I can’t live in fear because of my immigration status,” she […]
“When people think of Boys Town, they mainly think about the residential program. That’s still a hallmark of what we do here but over the last seven to eight years, there’s been a push to shift our attention to working in the communities we serve,” said Christopher Miller, Director of South Omaha Program Operations for […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda is the hottest name in American theater thanks to the phenomenal success of his award-winning musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. Now, for the first time, one of his signature works will be produced locally when Heights runs June 29-July 2 at Omaha South High School. This first-time collaboration between SNAP Productions and […]
Undocumented immigrants are among the culture war’s invisible victims. Asylum seekers risk everything to escape dangers in their homeland only to come here and face possible arrest, detainment and deportation. Application of illegal alien policies and laws vary by agents and judges. Defendants are at the mercy of capricious political winds. Against this uncertain […]
Driving down L Street in Omaha, Ana* saw an ad: “Say no to drugs, say no to alcohol. Drugs and alcohol destroy dreams.” “I drank every now and then and got really drunk, but I didn’t like to be like that,” said Ana, who worriedly asked herself: “How do you keep your drinking from destroying […]
