Flatwater Free PressFor decades, traditional media has overlooked, well, a lot of people. We set out to do the opposite. One fourth of our stories should focus on black people, brown people, immigrants and our native communities.
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He dribbled down the middle of Grant Street, past the century-old brick landmarks that shaped his neighborhood: Zion Baptist Church and the Dreamland Ballroom, the Omaha Star and…
Mike’l Severe: Welcome to Flatwater Free Conversation. My name is Mike’l Severe. I’m joined this time by Sarah Baker Hansen, of course, longtime Omaha food critic. And it…
Despite a late start, actor John Beasley realized stage and screen dreams whose foundations he laid in Omaha. The television star and feature film supporting actor, who co-starred…
David Utterback went from corporate sushi chef to celebrated creator of Omaha’s Yoshitomo by defying industry conventions.
It started with a weird breakout on his face. So Tommy Dennis, who was 22 years old at the time, had the bumps checked out by an Omaha…
A state program is meant to help Nebraskans who have been raped, abused, assaulted, or family members reeling from the death of a loved one. It’s helping very few of them, a Flatwater Free Press analysis shows.
The Kansas City Royals’ 7-3 victory over Detroit in June 2019 before a sellout crowd of 25,454 at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park carried a level of distinction: It…
SANTEE, Nebraska — Following back-to-back wins over Native rivals to open the season, Santee basketball coach Waylon LaPlante believed the Warriors had what it took to make the…
The buses serving the Norfolk area are on track to start running in March, transit staff said Wednesday morning. North Fork Area Transit, a bus system with routes…
Editor’s note: This legislation later passed in an amended version as part of another bill on June 1, 2023. The Native woman wearing feathers in her braided hair…