LETTER from the EDITOR IT MAY BE

August, but summer isn’t over yet. There’s still plenty of time to take that vacation, enjoy an outdoor concert, or relax with friends for a weekend brunch. This issue focuses on family—from family-owned businesses to great local places where you can make family memories this summer.

Union Bank & Trust is a Nebraska-based bank that has been led by three generations of the Dunlap family. With its newest Omaha location open in the Heartwood Preserve, the bank’s team is eager to help customers with any solution, no matter how big or small.

For a local family entertainment destination, check out the newly-remodeled 88 Tactical. Your day can include a workout in the fitness center, games in the Topgolf swing suite, one of the many classes offered, a meal in the Founder’s Club restaurant, and eventually an outdoor pool and entertainment venue.

Omaha’s first champagne bar, Sips on 10th, is now open downtown. Owned by siblings Jaclyn DiGiacomo Oltmans and her brothers Mike and Dominic DiGiacomo along with partners Thuc and Jen Tran, Sips offers upscale bites, a variety of wines and champagnes, and a craft cocktail menu that you can enjoy inside the roomy restaurant or outdoors on the new deck.

Summer concerts are a must, and the Shadow Ridge Music Festival is hosting a lineup of iconic bands: The Samples, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Collective Soul, and headliner Bare Naked Ladies will rock West Omaha on September 8th.

If you’re planning a late-summer getaway, check out the Wellness feature for some tips on traveling with young kids to help them (and you) get much-needed sleep while away.

Our Varsity Corner, Youth, Style, Cocktail, and Passion Spotlight features will inspire and leave you with that feelgood vibe only summer can bring.

Kathy Rygg Executive Editor