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Nebraska News Service •

Hub & Soul: Creating community through trails, dance

Hundreds of people gathered together to celebrate Lincoln’s parks and local music Sept. 26 for the final time of the season.For the past seven years, Hub & Soul has brought the community together through food, local music and a love for Lincoln’s parks. Hub & Soul is a music concert series that occurs each year at the Union Plaza, located next to the Hub Cafe in Lincoln. This event is made possible through multiple partnerships including, Lincoln Parks and Recreation, Lincoln Parks Foundation, E...
Nebraska News Service •

Downtown Lincoln tour connects Nebraska’s urban geology and community

LINCOLN--Lincoln residents learned the geological history of downtown buildings during a tour earlier this month. Rock enthusiasts and Lincoln residents joined Cedar Point Biological Station associate director Jon Garbisch on an urban geology tour around Lincoln’s downtown area on Oct. 11.The “Urban Layers: Geology of the City” tour invited Lincoln residents to join Garbisch and Nebraska nonprofits to learn about the relationship between geological features and human-made structures.The tour beg...
The Daily Nebraskan •

PRESS PLAY: Social Cinema brings new music to DN office

Local band Social Cinema paid a visit to the Daily Nebraskan for the eighth installment of the Daily Nebraskan’s Press Play.The band will release their debut album, “Don’t Get Lost,” on Oct. 2. Three singles, “You Want My Love,” “Deadly” and “It’s Only Weed,” are already out now.Social Cinema features bassist Austin Engler, Logan Bush and guitarist and singer Griffin Bush, from Wichita, Kansas, who previously played in their band, Kill Vargas. Keyboardist Mari Crisler and guitarist Reed Tiwald p...
Nebraska News Service •

‘The House on Mango Street Project’ kick-off celebrates diversity, community

LINCOLN 一 A city-wide collaborative initiative celebrating New American voices kicked off this past Friday.Lincoln residents celebrated diversity at the Lied Center Commons Friday night at Linked2Literacy’s “The House on Mango Street Project” kick-off event.  The Lincoln nonprofit, Linked2Literacy, initiated the “Read, Connect, Celebrate: The House on Mango Street Project” to celebrate the city’s diversity through art, dialogue and literature, based on the story by Sanda Cisneros.Linked2Literacy...
The Daily Nebraskan •

UNL students take on Lincoln Half Marathon

On May 4, the sun was shining and the temperature was perfect. Lincoln was full of runners of all different backgrounds from first-time marathon runners to multi-marathon enthusiasts. Some students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln took on the half marathon to share their love of running with others and to push their physical limits.Delaney Macrander, a junior nutritional science and dietetics major, ran her first half marathon on Sunday.Macrander signed up for the Lincoln Half Marathon in t...
The Daily Nebraskan •

UNL inked: Students express themselves through tattoos

Students on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s campus present self-identity and creative expression through a permanent medium: tattoos.College is a time in which many students gain a sense of independence and start self-discovery. Some students take the liberty to get a tattoo with friends or by themselves after recently turning 18. Sara Hensley, a junior hospitality major, knew she wanted to get a tattoo since she was 13 years old. However, she knew that her parents were not fond of tattoos....
The Daily Nebraskan •

Revisiting Omaha Fashion Week’s student night

Omaha Fashion Week’s Spring 2025 theme was “OUTRЀ,” which occurred from Feb. 26 to March 2 at the Omaha Design Center. The first night of the four-day runway event was Student Night, in which University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Textiles, Merchandising, Fashion and Design students showcased their designs on the runway. Thirty-four UNL students and alum showcased their garments on the runway on Feb. 26 for Student Night. For some students, it was their very first time submitting their designs to the...
The Daily Nebraskan •

Omaha Fashion Week: What you don’t want to miss

Omaha Fashion Week will be having its 17th year of fashion runway shows this week, Feb. 26 to March 2, at the Omaha Design Center. This year, Omaha Fashion Week is showcasing the Spring 2025 OUTRЀ season, highlighting “fashion for good in our community,” focusing on story-telling, vulnerable experiences and finding inspiration from pop culture and music.Omaha Fashion Week has grown to be the fourth-largest fashion event in the nation.Fifteen emerging designers and 11 featured designers will be d...