Would you live in someone's backyard? Omaha is part of a new initiative to make it easier for homeowners to build small backyard homes, converted garages and in-law suites. It's one way to create more housing, but not everyone on the Omaha This Week crew is sold. Would you rent one or build one? Presented by Edwards Auto Group 🤝

Huskers fans, Creighton fans and sports collectors, this one's for you! The Sports For Kids Foundation is hosting its first-ever Sports Cards & Memorabilia Garage Sale on Sunday, November 8, at Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill in La Vista. We talked to Andy Tingwald, Coordinator for the Sports For Kids Foundation, to learn more about the event and how it helps local kids with special needs and their families. Shop autographs, sports cards, baseballs, photos and other collectibles, all for a great cause! Every dollar from the sale supports the foundation, and Hurrdat Sports Bar is donating 10% of the day's food proceeds! 📍 Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill, La Vista 📅 Sunday, November 8 | 11 AM–4 PM More info: SportsForKidsFoundation.com Presented by Edwards Auto Group 🤝

More than 150 students from SkillsUSA built 80 bed frames in one afternoon with Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s Omaha chapter at the Omaha Baseball Village. Kids who receive the beds will also get a new mattress and bedding.

Vintage Omaha Oasis is like walking back in time. This large downtown Omaha store is filled with memorabilia, decorations, knick-knacks, and furniture from years past. It's amazing to wonder through the aisles and see things you hadn't thought about in decades, or maybe ever seen before!   📍2511 Leavenworth St

Warrior Wheels brought the Omaha community together. Lotus House of Yoga, five instructors, thirty riders, and local businesses like Luli and Live Hydration Spa were all on a closed-off street at Millwork Commons. This is your sign to explore Omaha and all it has to offer.

Winterland, Heartwood Preserve’s outdoor ice-skating rink, opens for its third season on Halloween, its earliest opening date yet.
 
Reservations for skating sessions are open now. Skating is free to the public and includes complimentary skate and skate aid rentals. The rink will be open Friday, Saturday & Sunday until November 22, when daily skating begins.
 
Visit heartwoodomaha.com for reservations, information, and a list of upcoming events for this skating season!
 
📍 301 S. 145th St, Omaha

The Grind just dropped a s’mores latte in Omaha, and it’s only here from October 26th through the 31st. It’s a honey latte with mocha drizzle, topped with toasted marshmallow cold foam and dusted with Golden Grahams. Get one before Halloween is over, and it’s gone. 1013 S 192nd Ct

Local artists are adding murals and a sculpture to four downtown Omaha parking garages. The project is a partnership between the City of Omaha and the nonprofit Local Artists, Local Art (LALA), with the City funding up to $200,000 from the Downtown Improvement Fund. The last piece is expected to be finished by the end of November. Find each one:   📍9th & Farnam: Birds & Tulips (mural) by Anthony Brown
📍10th & Jackson: Dragon Walkway (mural) by Thomas Halbur
📍17th & Chicago: Vases (sculpture) by Jaden Estes Carlson
📍19th & Capitol: Flora & Fauna (mural) by Betni Kalk

In 1953, a Sicilian immigrant carpenter turned his Omaha home into a pizzeria.   More than 70 years later, we're still making pizza from the family business that started inside that house.   For the final chapter of Italians Who Fed Omaha, Tony Vacanti Jr. sits down with his father, Anthony Vacanti Sr., to tell the La Casa story from the beginning.   The family. The pizza. The mistakes. The traditions. And why we've worked so hard to keep it going.   Hear the full story on Italians Who Fed Omaha, presented by La Casa Pizzeria.   All episodes available now wherever you get your podcasts.

Kathleen Welch Markel grew up in Omaha, and Going for Two is her first screenplay. Before turning to screenwriting, she worked as an actress, stage director, and playwright. She says the film is her way of expressing her love for Nebraska and the values she was raised with. Going for Two (PG-13) is in theaters now across Nebraska and in select theaters in Iowa.

Yes, Aksarben is "Nebraska" spelled backwards, but it's now one of the city's more forward thinking areas. There are giant businesses, small local boutiques, all kinds of restaurants, a popular farmers market, an outdoor concert venue... you name it, Aksarben has it. And that's why it's one of Omaha's most important neighborhoods.

Omaha's outdoor farmers markets are officially closed for the season, but a Dundee shop is keeping the local spirit alive! TakeRoot Farm Stop is basically everything you love about the farmers market, but moved indoors and open yearround!   📍5018 Underwood Ave

Best pasta dishes in Omaha?! Dan Hoppen has his Mount Rushmore. 🍝 Presented By Edwards Auto Group 🚗

You don’t have to be a professional performer to learn from the pros! The Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement offers classes, camps and workshops for all ages and skill levels, from dance and music to theater and more. Before Friday night’s performance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet artist Miguel Solano led a dance master class for dancers of all ages and experience levels. Interested in getting involved? Find classes and registration info at o-pa.org!

Your next day trip is just outside of Omaha. Bennington has trails, ice cream, local bars and grills, a flower shop, and plenty of small-town charm. Swipe for the must-visit list. Save it for later!

Omaha’s German-American Society now brews its own beer. Plattfluss Brauhaus is a nonprofit, one-barrel brewery that took two years to build, with German-style beers made for the club’s many events. Stop by a Keller Night to try a pour.   3717 S 120th Street

Did you know TreeRush Adventures at Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue is open until mid-December? You can fly through the treetops on more than 20 ziplines across the park’s courses, including the Screech Owl course, which has nine ziplines of its own and a 300-foot one. Book online to reserve your climbing time, and walk-ins are welcome as space allows. Ages 5 and up.    📍1111 Bellevue Blvd N Ste A, Bellevue, NE

Collective for Hope offers hand-crafted teddy bears to families and couples mourning the loss of a young or unborn child. These bears, which are filled to the weight of the child when it was lost, provide hope and healing for those dealing with unspeakable pain.

The Women’s Fund of Omaha’s sold-out Fall Luncheon with Abby Wambach took over the CHI Health Center on Oct. 22 🏅 We talked with executive director Jo Giles about the excitement around the day and the Women’s Fund’s work to advocate for women and girls. Hurrdat was a proud sponsor. 💙

We asked our team where they’ve been around Omaha lately. Their picks could be your next outing.