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🛍️ Cookies, candles, and gifts you won’t re-gift
This week brings Christmas tunes, community change, warm meals, and small joys!
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We’ve been hearing from more and more of you lately, and we love it. Whether it’s a local tip, a favorite event, or a quick hello, your messages help us keep this thing feeling neighborly.
So here’s to you, and here’s what’s going on this week: one seriously festive steakhouse, updates on the Omaha Snowplow Name project, plus an Elvis tribute and a few other events that’s sure to catch your attention.
In today’s Scoop:
❄️ Meet Omaha’s Coolest Plow Crew
🏡 Fresh Starts on Omaha’s Horizon
🍷 Secret Sips, Old-Market Magic
✨ Holiday Fun Around Every Corner
🎅 A Steakhouse Wrapped in Christmas Magic
Stepping into Brother Sebastian’s feels a little like wandering into a secret monastery that just so happens to smell like perfectly seared ribeye.
The fireplaces are already roaring for the season, the “Brothers” in their robes glide between abbey-inspired rooms, and every corner flickers with Christmas lights that make the place feel warmly time-warped.
Locals know it as the spot for slow dinners and celebratory toasts: prime rib carved just right, shrimp scampi that deserves its own fan club, and a Baked Alaska that arrives like a theatrical finale. It’s nostalgic, a touch quirky, and proudly Omaha in all the best ways.
⛄ It’s not too late for lights
You know you need Holiday Light Rescue when your block’s glowing but your porch is... not.
Good news: there’s still time to fix that.
• Elegant, cozy holiday designs
• Zero ladder time for you
• Full service from install to takedown
🎁 The Art of Delightful Detours
City Limits has that lived-in Old Market magic. The moment you’re browsing, you’re surrounded by cheeky cards, offbeat books, soft plushies, kitchen odds and ends, plus a whole wall of Omaha postcards and gifts that feel genuinely thoughtful.
Folks behind the counter are the kind who actually enjoy chatting and pointing you toward something fun. I pop in often, usually planning to “just look” and leaving with a couple of surprises anyway. Ready to give the most unique gifts this year?
❄️ Omaha Crowns Its New Snowplow Stars
The Gist: Omaha has picked the winning names in this winter’s snowplow contest, and we leaned into the fun. Snowbi Wan Kenobi and Big LePlowski topped the voter approved list, and both trucks will hit the streets later this season. Public Works says the lighthearted tradition does not change their focus on keeping roads clean and safe.
Why It Matters: Neighbors will soon see the newly named plows in action, and you can even track their routes through the city’s snowplow tracker.
🏡 New Homes Bring Fresh Start for 85 Omaha Families
The Gist: Habitat for Humanity of Omaha marked a big moment this week as the first phase of the Bluestem Prairie neighborhood wrapped up in North Omaha. The project replaces the long-vacant Wintergreen apartment site with 85 newly built homes and 15 renovations, giving families a path to affordable homeownership. Two families received their keys at Tuesday’s celebration, and work on the next 64 homes is set to begin next year.
Why It Matters: The project transforms a troubled property into a stable, long-term neighborhood for Omaha families. Phase two construction is expected to start in 2026.
Meet Cleo, a sweet 6 year old domestic shorthair mix.
With soft gray and white fur and a calm, gentle spirit. This spayed girl weighs 8 pounds and is the perfect size for cozy companionship.
Cleo is waiting at the Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha with an adoption fee of just 20 dollars. She is ready to meet visitors on a first come, first served basis and hopes to find her loving home soon.
To learn more about this beautiful cat...
✨ Lights of Aksarben: Making Spirits Bright | 67th & Center | Omaha | 12/12 | More
Celebrate the season with family-friendly fun, sweet bites, and cheerful holiday activities.
🎁 Holidays at General Crook House | General Crook Museum | Omaha | 12/13 | More
A Victorian home fully dressed for the season with festive décor, cookies, & cider.
🎥 The Muppets Christmas Carol | The Dundee Theater | Omaha | 12/13–12/14 | More
A charming Muppet-filled spin on Dickens’ classic with Kermit, Miss Piggy, and more!
🎪 A Magical Cirque Christmas | Orpheum Theater | Omaha | 12/18 | More
A soaring blend of acrobatics, illusions, and holiday classics in a spellbinding spectacle.
🎄 A Christmas Carol 50th Year | Community Playhouse | Omaha | until 12/21 | More
Celebrate five decades of tradition in this rich, music-filled production of Dickens’ classic.
🎆 North Omaha Holiday Lights | 24th & Lake Streets | Omaha | until 1/1 | More
Stroll through a corridor of illuminated displays brightening the heart of North Omaha.
🛍️ Holiday Pop-Up on Farnam | Midtown Crossing | Omaha | 12/12–12/14 | More
Browse artisan gifts, cookies, candles, and local boutiques across this three-day market.
🎸 Dean Z – The Ultimate Elvis | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | Omaha | 12/13 | More
A high-energy Elvis Christmas tribute packed with iconic hits and holiday favorites.
📚 BookFest Omaha 2025 | IBEW Hall | Omaha | 12/13 | More
Meet local authors and shop handmade gifts at this festive holiday book & craft fair.
🎶 Arts & Drafts: 8th Annual Holiday Show | Dubliner Pub | Omaha | 12/14 | More
A lively afternoon of artists, music, and holiday brews inside one of our most iconic pubs.
🎸 RAIN: A Beatles Christmas Tribute | Orpheum Theater | Omaha | 12/15 | More
A festive Beatles experience blending iconic hits with holiday classics.
🎺 Festival of Christmas Brass | Saint Cecilia Cathedral | Omaha | 12/18 | More
Soaring brass, percussion, and the Pasi pipe organ bring a festive night of carols and more!
🎄 Merry & Bright: Holiday Poinsettia Show | Lauritzen Gardens | Omaha | until 12/31 | More
A holiday display filled with hundreds of vibrant poinsettias and a 20-foot poinsettia tree.
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