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DARREN HOUSER April 5th, 2013, 7:00pm – 10:00pm Petshop Gallery, 2727 North 62nd Street, welcomes local artist Darren Houser, Friday April 5th as a not to miss stop for Benson First Friday. Darren is a Nebraska native who has an MFA in Printmaking from Northern Illinois University. Since 2012, Darren has been teaching and continuing to making work in Omaha, Nebraska. His work is fascinating, bringing togeth ...

For me, growing up in Omaha didn't ever mean very much. I have always been well aware of the history of my people and the great things that have happened in my city and in and around my state. Even so, I didn't live in New York or LA or Chicago. I've always heard things about how cool living on the east coast is or that California is a dream land. I have since learned that California is for the most part a ...

Since my last post my family and I have moved into a new house.  Not a new house in the sense that it was recently built, but a new house in that it’s new to us.  With the recent addition of our fourth child, it became clear very quickly that we had outgrown our first home.  Listed eight years ago on the flyer as The Benson Dollhouse, the three bedroom, one and a half bathroom ranch home located on the corn ...

2012 marked Benson's 125th anniversary and our community experienced many memorable moments. To reflect back on this monumental year, we're asking everyone to tell us what events, places, people and things they believe were significant. Please take a moment to share with us your memories of 2012. Email them to benson@omahaadvertising.com or post them on Facebook. We will share them on New Years Eve and Day. ...

The Benson Improvement District today released these picture of the location of the east entryway as it is now and what the space and traffic flow is projected to look like when the project is finished. Expect regular updates as we get closer to the major reconstruction. (Click on images for larger size) ...

With the weather getting colder, and football wrapping up, so comes the start of Basketball season. While actually invented to be a summertime training regimen for hockey, the sport of basketball has evolved into a winter sport which offers its fans and players refuge from the frigid cold of the season. Being born, and spending the first decade of my life in Maine, I was not really much of a basketball fan. ...

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The Benson Business Improvement District (BID) and the Benson Business Association (BBA) are forming a coalition to encourage Omaha Mayor Suttle's administration and the Public Works Department to request the Nebraska Department of Roads to reroute Highway 64 through downtown Benson and declassify the highway designation.  There are several reasons for this request. First, Benson has become a premier destin ...