UNO AND OMAHA GUIDE A BRIEF VIRTUAL INTRODUCTION TO UNO AND OMAHA A wealth of information about UNO - our mission and vision, the campus, our students, academic programming and more ? can be found on the UNO website: UNO HOMEPAGE INFORMATION ABOUT OMAHA Neighborhoods ? Omaha Chamber of Commerce - Visit www.unomaha.edu This page provides an overview of neighborhoods in Omaha. - Use the About tab to learn more about campus leadership, the mission and strategic plan, and facts and Newcomers ? Omaha Chamber of Commerce figures about who we are. This page provides general information of interest to people new to Omaha. - Use the Academics tab to link to college and department pages or to Academic Affairs. Visit Omaha This site highlights a lot of information about Omaha (e.g., - Use the Engagement tab to learn more about arts and culture, neighborhood happenings, community community engagement at UNO and how we live our links, etc.) that might be useful in your relocation decision. metropolitan mission. - Use the Research tab to learn more about support for research and creative activity. UNO YOUTUBE UNOMavTV UNO?s YouTube library has a variety of videos that provide glimpses into our faculty, staff, and students. You will find MavMinutes with Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold; the Access the Experts series, which highlights faculty expertise, videos of events (e.,g., commencement, honors convocation); and more. Aerial Video of UNO This video shows UNO?s beautiful campus and spaces. Mavericks United This 2-minute video gets at the heart of what it means to be a Maverick. OVERVIEW OF EASTERN AND MIDTOWN OMAHA NCAA Volleyball and Basketball beautiful historic Orpheum Theater, NODO AND DOWNTOWN championships, and international the Holland Performing Arts equestrian events. Center, and the Witherspoon Hot Shops is home to studio spaces, Concert Hall in the Joslyn Art galleries and hot shops for a glass studio, A number of art museums and galleries Museum.. The Orpheum hosts Broadway metalworking, sculpture, and pottery. It has can be found throughout downtown and touring shows, concerts, and dance called a former Serta Mattress factory the Old Market Historic District performances, while the Holland is home home for over 20 years. More recently, a including the Joslyn Art Museum, to the Omaha Symphony in the main ?makerhood? has taken shape in other The KANEKO, and the Bemis Center concert hall. Bike and scooter rentals are similar buildings nearby. The local for Contemporary Arts. Downtown is available in downtown, at UNO, and businesses Hutch, Bench, and Metro home to the largest Saturday farmers other neighborhoods. Community College have a presence in the market, while the large Sunday farmers neighborhood including for classes and market can be found in Aksarben festivals. Village. SOUTH OMAHA Nearby is TD Ameritrade Park, the The Durham Museum.provides a The South Omaha Main Street baseball stadium that is home to the window into regional history and hosts Historic District is on the National NCAA College World Series each June. A large traveling exhibitions with a broad Register of Historic Places. block to the west is the Ruth Sokolof appeal such as the rock museum, the The growth of what was then the village Theater, first location of Film Streams, Muppets, and Pulitzer Prize of South Omaha was due in large part to Omaha?s nonprofit arthouse theater, the award-winning photographs. The the Omaha Stockyards, which were the Ruth Sokolof Theater. An elevated walkway museum is also popular with fans of Art largest in the U.S. in the mid-20th on the south end of the CHI Health Deco and railroad history as the building century before closing in 1999. El Center, Omaha?s largest convention was formerly Omaha?s Union Station Museo Latino was founded by a UNO center, will take you to the Missouri River. with many features still extant. alumna over 25 years ago and is home The CHI Health Center regularly hosts to rotating exhibits of Latino art, history, concerts, the Berkshire Hathaway Annual In addition to a variety of restaurants, a and culture. Shareholders Meeting, and sporting events number of cultural institutions can be including the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, enjoyed downtown including the 4 | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA | UNOMAHA.EDU The South 24th Street district includes is Lastly, Omaha is dotted with artistic Midtown Crossing. The historic a bustling neighborhood with murals, which in the case of North 24th Blackstone Hotel was the birthplace of restaurants, shops, and public art. The St. highlight the triumphs and challenges Butter Brickle ice cream as well as the Vinton Street Historic District is of the African American experience. Reuben sandwich and Crescent Moon also on the National Register of Historic Ale House across the street hosts an Places and is home to a vibrant scene MIDTOWN annual Reuben sandwich festival. The featuring galleries, public art and area rapidly gentrified and the main Midtown Crossing, a mixed-use murals, restaurants, and shops. strip is home to a number of restaurants, development created by Mutual of bars, and other businesses. Omaha about a decade ago is located at Dodge St. and 32nd St. It includes NORTH OMAHA restaurants, shops, a theater, apartments, and condos. The residential BENSON neighborhoods around Midtown The Great Plains Black History Museum Crossing include single-family homes Benson is a popular residential and is located in the historic Jewell and apartments near dog-friendly parks. recreational neighborhood. The Building, which is listed on the National commercial strip on Maple St. is a Register of Historic Places. The Jewell Midtown Crossing is home to a monthly popular location for restaurants, bars, Building was where many jazz and big Friday night market, Jazz on the Green galleries, music venues, and shops. bands performed in the 1930s-1950s on Thursdays on Turner Park lawn, and Benson First Fridays offers arts and the venue put Omaha on the map the Gifford Park neighborhood has a engagement and community building for African American music. Friday evening farmers market. with similar art crawls found in other Omaha neighborhoods. The Fair Deal Village Marketplace, the Also part of the Midtown area is the first and only shipping container historic Field Club neighborhood, on commercial project in the city, is located the National Register of Historic Places on the North 24th St. corridor. since 2000 and birth place of President DUNDEE Gerald Ford. Recognized for the array of artistic The Dundee neighborhood interests and creating impact in the neighborhood includes small commercial community, the Union for strips at 50th and Dodge Streets and Contemporary Art provides classes, BLACKSTONE Underwood and 50th Streets. It is hosts plays, and exhibits traditional and popular for its unique restaurants, shops, contemporary visual arts. The Omaha The Blackstone District District is and art house movie theater. ORBT, Star, one of the oldest African American located between the University of Omaha?s new bus rapid transit line runs newspapers west of the Mississippi River, Nebraska Medical Center campus and through the neighborhood on Dodge St. is also part of the neighborhood. AN OVERVIEW OF EASTERN AND MIDTOWN OMAHA | 5 from downtown to Westroads Mall at Elmwood Park includes a pool, baseball Across Center St. from Aksarben Village 102nd St. ORBT is free to ride with your field, and golf course. A shuttle bus is Baxter Arena, the home for UNO UNO ID. connects the two campuses. hockey, basketball, women's volleyball. The facility is also a community resource hosting Heartland Pride Festival, ELMWOOD concerts, and other special events like AKSARBEN VILLAGE the U.S. Olympic Curling PARK/MEMORIAL PARK Championships. Aksarben Village is a redevelopment Adjacent to Baxter Arena new baseball Elmwood Park and Memorial Park are of the former Aksarben horse racing and softball fields are opening in 2021. located next to UNO?s Dodge St. track. You will notice the name Aksarben campus. Memorial Park was used for businesses throughout the city conceived during World War II to honor and if you could not tell, Aksarben is Omahans. The memorial looks down on Nebraska spelled backwards. (A little OTHER ATTRACTIONS Dodge St. from the top of a hill. In Nebraska-style humor!). addition to other war memorials, a rose Other well-known Omaha attractions of garden, and open spaces, Memorial Aksarben Village includes a movie mention include the Henry Doorly Park is notable for its home to Omaha?s theater, restaurants, businesses, and Zoo and Aquarium; Lauritzen largest free concert each summer in apartments while bordering UNO Gardens; and historic Boys Town. June. residence halls and academic buildings. Aksarben Village is also home to While Omaha is home to over 100 outdoor festivals and events such as the parks, it is Elmwood Park that borders largest Sunday farmers market, Maha UNO serving as the divider between the Music Festival, Afromaha festival, and Dodge St. Campus and Scott Campus. many more. 6 | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA | UNOMAHA.EDU LOCATING A HOUSE IN OMAHA Looking for a new home can be both an exciting and nerve-racking proposition. Though UNO does not work directly with any one realtor or real estate agency, the resources below may be useful for identifying housing that best meets your needs as you transition to Omaha. SEARCH USING HOUSING APPS There are several popular apps that let you identify properties that are both for sale or for rent and can help you get a sense of options in and near the Omaha metro area ? here are a few: - Apartments.com - Apartmentguide - Redfin - Trulia - Zillow - Realtor.com WORK WITH A REALTOR Omaha is served by several real estate agencies. Below are links to a few that are listed alphabetically.