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More than cut and paste
For kids wanting to tap into their creativity beyond paper and glue, the Rolling Hills Consolidated Library has the answer. The calendar of free summer crafts at the library branches includes everything from pirates to robots. Assistant children's librarian Patti Swartz says the library staff wanted to offer crafts that were a bit unusual, things that the children wouldn't have done anywhere else.
That game we play: Movin' on
I've dealt with many dating challenges. A year-long dating drought. Painful breakups. Having to re-enter the dating world after years of being part of a couple. Being part of the singles scene when I really don't want to be. And having to convince myself time and again not to give up and resign myself to a life of bachelorettehood.
What's in that?: The red drink at Room 107
What's in that?: The red drink at Room 107
Mere amateurs
If you go to the Rendezvous on a Thursday night, be sure to cut the bartenders some slack if they mess up your drink order. After all, they really don't know what they're doing.
A year of local art
For years, the artist community in St. Joseph struggled with the frustration of not having a stable, permanent place to display work. That all changed with the opening of Gallery 7.
That Game We Play: She's got the look
I'm a worrier by nature. I worry about a lot of stuff. My worrying is only heightened when I'm getting ready for a date and am trying to find the perfect look. I personally have fretted over (in no particular order): whether I was wearing too much or not enough eye make-up, if that zit was peeking through my make-up, if my hair was too flat, if my clothes were flattering enough, would he notice my chipped nail polish or that scuff on my boots, do the dark jeans look better with this top than the lighter jeans, is my perfume too strong and are my eyebrows plucked enough?
Pushpin marks the spot
When we want to get away for the day, we often head down south to Kansas City, but what about that city up north? Sure, Omaha's a little farther, but it's got plenty of attractions to make it worth the drive. If you're a first-time visitor to Omaha, the Omaha Convention and Visitor's Bureau has created an easy way to find the city's top 15 attractions. Just look for the 9-foot-tall blue pushpins out in front.
The lunch bunch
The front corner of Magoon's Famous Delicatessen is filled with diners who, at this particular moment, are shouting back and forth across the tables and aisle. The group of former Quaker employees is trying to figure out the name of an old foreman who worked there for a couple of years. "This happens every time," says Teresa Hernandez, shaking her head and smiling.
We all scream for ice cream
On a hot and windy afternoon, there's a line outside of Kris and Kate's. People stand in front of the pink and white ice-cream-cone-shaped building, ordering cones and sundaes and the occasional hot dog. Inside, Erica Garrison and Hannah Brewer are working at a frantic pace to keep up with the demand at the window and the line of drive-through orders.
Freedom through education
Juneteenth has always been a festival that celebrates freedom and justice. But this year, festival organizers want to emphasize those qualities in a new way - through education.
