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Top Flight Fitness Brings Free Fitness Classes to the Level Up Job and Housing Fair
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By: Will Mankhey, A student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha What is Top Flight Fitness? Top Flight Fitness is an Omaha boxing gym located at 3034 Sprague Street. Owned by former professional boxer Treven Coleman, Top Flight Fitness has been helping Omaha residents get in shape and stay in shape since 2019. The Goals of Top Flight Fitness The goal of Treven and his gym has been to give the community an outlet to stay active and prevent a sedentary lifestyle. The gym is comprised of a boxing section and a weightlifting section that offer a more dynamic...
What's the Deal with Bemis Park?
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Bemis Park goes back to Omaha’s first mayor, Jesse Lowe, who owned the plot of land. In the late 1800’s, George Bemis, a real estate mogul, constructed homes for some of the Omaha elite. Bemis’s neighborhood was solidified as a permanent fixture of Omaha when it was annexed in 1887. Of course, it helped that our George Bemis became mayor during the same time period. See more...
Redlining: A Brief History of Homeowner Segregation in Omaha
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Becoming a homeowner has been one of the major steps to achieving the ever-elusive American dream. This dream rings true for many of folk across multiple generations. It’s a goal even most modern-day Americans strive for, but that dream hasn’t always been attainable for every ethnic group or culture in our metro area. See more...