Chronicle: A Vibrant Downtown

March 26, 2023

Story originally published by KETV. View original story here(opens in a new tab).

On this week’s Chronicle, we look at the several major projects shaping up to create a hub of activity downtown Omaha — celebrating community through recreation, music, arts, history and science.

We talk with the Luminarium’s CEO, Silva Raker, and the Durham Museum’s director of communications, Jessica Brummer.

 

 

 

 

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