Michael Kelly
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Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska donates $500,000 to Tri-Faith Initiative
With a $500,000 donation by the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, Omaha’s globally unique Tri-Faith Initiative is putting the finishing touches on its $70 million campus. → Read More
Michael Kelly: Vacation in Morocco turns into harrowing effort to get home for five Omahans
The group contacted the State Department in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Embassy in Morocco, the offices of U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse and, personally, Gov. Pete Ricketts. → Read More
Omaha and Omaha Beach aim to strengthen their link 'forged in history'
Omaha long has felt pride that a military code-named beach 5,000 miles away has carried the city’s name into history. Now a Sister Cities relationship is being formed that hopes → Read More
Kelly: 18 years ago, Nebraska Humane Society was 'an underfunded, woeful' shelter; CEO who led transformation is retiring
For years now, trade publications and national conferences have mentioned the Omaha-based Humane Society alongside respected organizations in Denver and Portland, Oregon, said Rich Bertino, NHS board chairman. And Omaha, he said, keeps getting better because of its leader, Judy Varner. → Read More
Kelly: For 25 years, Madrigal Christmasse Feaste has revived the Renaissance
The Madrigal Christmasse Feaste is sure spelled funny — but that’s not all that brings a smile to the show that next week celebrates its 25th year. → Read More
Kelly: Grandmaster Kim and his taekwondo school are calling it quits
For decades in Omaha, a South Korea native and martial-arts expert has taught self-defense and influenced thousands of taekwondo students. But now, the 75-year-old's school is closing. → Read More
Kelly: Ignore it or love it, but Omaha is on the map
Some outside "reviews" of our town: The Wall Street Journal called Omaha “one of the nation’s biggest success stories,” but a New York TV reporter said the great thing about Omaha Steaks is that you don’t have to go to Omaha to get them. → Read More
Kelly: Spacemen's footprints in Omaha a concrete reminder of U.S.-Soviet past
It was the midst of the Cold War and yet a time of détente. Three U.S. astronauts and two Soviet cosmonauts left footprints that remain today in the lobby of the City-County Building, a.k.a. the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam St. → Read More
Roger A. Kupka remembered as active member of community, practical jokester
“He had a gift for making everyone feel welcome and a way of putting them at ease,” said daughter Holly Cimino of Omaha. “Laughter and jokes were his way of disarming anyone who was lucky enough to spend a little time with him.” → Read More
'A fine gentleman in every way': Before his quiet philanthropy, Omahan Lee Seemann was a decorated war hero
Seemann and his wife, Willa, who were early investors with Warren Buffett, have donated over the years to universities, hospitals, museums, churches and other charities. In the 1990s, they were major contributors to the Strategic Air & Space Museum. Lee Seemann died Tuesday at 95. → Read More
Omaha philanthropist Lee Seemann, a World War II pilot and early Buffett investor, dies at 95
Seemann, a decorated war hero who often called himself “an incredibly lucky guy,” died Tuesday in Omaha. → Read More
Kelly: Omahan born with cerebral palsy wasn't supposed to live past 5, but he just turned 50 and had a big party
John Lang turned 50 on Wednesday this week, and was feted last Saturday by 140 people at a birthday party at the VFW hall at 89th Street and Military Avenue. → Read More
Kelly: Omaha ranked No. 2 among 'Best Cities for Successful Aging'
The Omaha area ranks second in the nation in the Milken Institute’s list of “Best Cities for Successful Aging,” which is based on 84 quality-of-life factors — many of which affect younger people, too. → Read More