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A South Omaha Best-Kept Secret: American GI Forum Mexican Restaurant
Published on 2012-02-10 07:06:26
The unpretentious, homey American GI Forum restaurant at 2002 N Street is a Tex-Mex bargain whose popular specials make this a busy joint. But unless you're a South Omahan or get tipped off to the place by someone, this best-kept-secret is likely to remain unknown outside its loyal following. After all, it has no website or Facebook page. You won't find ads for it anywhere. It's low profile is a shame, not because it starves for business – quite the opposite is true. But proceeds from this no
Payne Delivers Another Screen Gem with ‘The Descendants’and Further Enhances His Cinema Standing
Published on 2012-02-09 23:10:24
Until The Descendants opened to golden reviews last fall, seven years elapsed between feature films for its celebrated writer-director Alexander Payne. The Omaha native and Creighton Prep grad came of age as a film buff here. He made his first three features (Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt) in his hometown, each moving him up the ranks of elite moviemakers. His surprise 2004 hit, Sideways, took him to Southern California's wine country. The combination road-buddy picture and unconventio
SkyVu Entertainment Pushes ‘Battle Bears’Brand to Sky’s-the-Limit Vision of Mobile Games, TV, Film, Toys, Etc.
Published on 2012-02-09 15:20:31
With Battle Bears reaching 14 million downloads and counting, maker SkyVu Entertainment is a Player in the mobile games world. "We created an entertainment distribution platform through not something like Facebook or Twitter but something like a brand. We like to see ourselves as the Pixar of mobile games. A mini-Disney," says Ben Vu, co-founder of SkyVu with his brother Hoa. The transmedia company, which launched here rather than Asia thanks to Nebraska Angels support, has designs on making
