Latest Omaha news, plus arts and food highlights from around town The SBH Review: Bagels at Omaha Bagel Co. have only gotten better since the move to midtown What started just four years ago as a cottage bakery out of the basement of owners Hank and Michelle Shields’ basement has now expanded into a full-blown brick-and-mortar off 54th and Leavenworth. Sarah Baker Hansen • Oct 15 Oct. 7: MUD board approves capital projects and sewer agreements Omaha Documenters • Oct 12 Red, blue or purple: Unique Omaha-area congressional district draws national election spotlight Margery Beck • Oct 1 Sept. 24: Lincoln StarTran Board discusses bus delays, fare payment upgrades and accessibility Sept. 17: Metro Transit Board approves 2027 budget and maintains current tax levy Sept. 16: Douglas County tax hearing draws concerns over rising property taxes and school funding Douglas County sheriff referred cases to ICE and floated deal with agency amid national crackdown Sept. 15: Bellevue City Council approves $50 million bond for water park construction Sept. 14: Ralston Board of Education discusses enrollment, school vehicles and bond projects An 82-year-old master gardener is leading an effort to make South Omaha’s 24th Street bloom again FFP Omaha newsletter Omaha stories, arts and food. Delivered on Thursday morning. SUBSCRIBE Aug. 25: Nebraska Pardons Board grants more than half of pardon requests during last meeting Omaha Documenters • Sep 14 Jenna Johnson, an editor at The Atlantic, to return home to discuss our democracy at Flatwater Forum Kaitlyn Kelly • Sep 11 Something in the air: Suburban Omaha is now an Amazon drone zone Chris Bowling • Sep 10 Aug. 27: Metro Transit reports strong ridership growth, approves bus purchase and pension updates Omaha Documenters • Sep 9 To practice journalism today ‘is an act of faith’: A chat with writer and FlatFest guest George Packer Kaitlyn Kelly • Sep 3 Crowded classrooms: Omaha Public Schools has worst student-teacher ratio in metro area and in state Henry J. Cordes • Sep 3 Aug. 24: Ralston School Board focuses on budget, school safety and foundation growth Omaha Documenters • Sep 2 Historic Potter’s Field in northern Omaha became ‘dumping ground’ for city’s poor, homeless and ill Tim Trudell • Sep 1 Amid North Omaha’s ongoing struggle for fresh food, a new grocery store is coming to town Kaitlyn Kelly • Aug 26 America’s streetcar revival has seen mixed results. Is Omaha on the right track? Jeremy Turley • Aug 20 RECENT NEWSLETTERS FFP Omaha: Quarantine city, rectangular pizza, fancy cake May 14, 2026 FFP Omaha: Blue Dot debate, OG streetcar, trivia pursuit May 7, 2026 FFP Omaha: Dumpster dive, Oma-hollywood, May arts April 30, 2026 FFP Omaha: Solution rejected, Japan in Omaha, RIP Snap Daddy April 23, 2026 FFP Omaha: Lead tests, April events, land bank April 16, 2026 FFP Omaha: Sinkhole city, glory for the OG, bagel debate April 9, 2026 FFP Omaha archives Not signed up yet? Subscribe to our mailing list so you don’t miss the next one. SUBSCRIBE