March/April 2015 Encounter by Omaha Magazine

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The Hidden Charm of Jackson Street Booksellers

RICK CARSON

In the Land of Make Believe

ALEX PRIEST

Art Meets Information

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H I S T O R Y: Fires, Ghosts, and Alligators The old Fire Station No. 1 saw it all.

L I V I N G : Custom Build How cool is this place? You can watch TV and have a beer in the shower.

A R T: Art Meets Information Alex Priest brings a curatorial eye to the library’s Michael Phipps Gallery.

M U S I C : Going Native The Old Market once again pulses with local sounds.

P E R F O R M A N C E : Daniel Dorner Actor, illustrator, designer, and creative force.

F E AT U R E : Rick Carson In the Land of Make Believe The brash young hand behind Omaha’s coming mega studio.

C O V E R E AT U R E : Bricks & Molder You can find most any book at Jackson Street Booksellers (if you can find it).

D I N I N G : Worker’s Take-Out Take out, sit down, or order ahead. But first you have to find this little gem.

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ICK MUELLER DECIDED

to open his new dinner theater in the Old Market in 1972 after considering a site at the Westroads Mall. He named it the Firehouse Dinner Theater, inspired by the building’s history as an early Omaha fire station.

“We put in restrooms and a back kitchen where they stabled the horses,” says Mueller. Horses powered fire engines in the early 1900s. “Harnesses were hung from the ceiling so they could drop them down onto the horses.”

The dim basement was turned into a warm and charming wine cellar. “An old fireman told me that the zoo used to house their alligators in the cellar during the winter,“ Mueller says. He doesn’t know if the alligator story is true, but the basement did have a murky ambiance in 1971 when he bought the building at 12th and Jackson streets from an automotive parts company. His theater opened in 1972. The building has changed over its 112-year history. A fire on April 9, 1917, destroyed the gabled top floor, which held the hayloft for the horses. The firemen almost didn’t make it to their own two-alarm fire.

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As the story goes, the firemen were sitting outside enjoying a sunny day when somebody ran by and said, “Hey, do you know your hayloft is on fire?” “There was no concrete technology when it was built,“ says Brian Magee of Upstream Brewing Co., which now inhabits the historical building. “Everything was wood. Those days, they couldn’t prevent a fire from spreading.” The building was renovated after the 1917 fire and functioned as a fire station until 1944 when lack of manpower during World War II forced it to close. The 1917 fire wasn’t the only one to scorch the building. In 1975, an arsonist set the theater’s stage on fire. “Everything in the theater melted. We were closed for two or three months,” Mueller remembers. Spaghetti Works purchased the building that also included Harrigan’s, a comedy club/restaurant on the lower level.

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The Firehouse Dinner Theater closed for good in 1991. Upstream Brewing Co. bought the building in 1995 from Spaghetti Works and opened its microbrewery/restaurant the following year after renovation. On the south wall, cinder blocks had replaced the doors through which firemen and their horses once dashed off to fires. The opaque blocks were replaced with large, light-filled windows. Another piece of history—the original 1903 firehouse cornerstone sits above the brewery inside the Upstream. And then there’s the ghost. When the Upstream first opened, Magee felt he was not alone late at night as he closed the restaurant. “I haven’t seen the ghost but a number of people have.” Some local ghostbusters once spent a night there and reported they sensed the ghost’s presence. “In our bar upstairs one night, martini glasses all of a sudden flew off and landed on the other side of the bar,” says Magee. Legend has it that the ghost appears as a young boy holding a red ball and wearing an early 20th century suit and cap. And apparently, he really, really doesn’t like martinis. Encounter MARCH / APRIL 2015 7

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OR KEVIN AND Amy Brokaw, it’s the small details that make their home their home. Little, unexpected things—wallpaper that looks like industrial-chic metal panels. An undercounter cabinet that pulls out to reveal rows of wine-glass storage for the couple’s stemware collection. Another cabinet that lifts out and locks flush with the kitchen island counter; a gleaming KitchenAid mixer propped inside. A glassed-in shower in view of a flat-screen TV. A cubby inside the shower perfectly sized for a bottle of beer.

The Brokaws had Omaha Performing Arts Season tickets, and they’d always enjoyed spending time Downtown and in the Old Market. They’d just never thought about living there.

They’re the details that make a place belong to the Brokaws, who thoughtfully overhauled the Old Market condo they bought in 2013 to be a home full of the little things they wanted, plus some they didn’t even know they did.

First, there was its prime location. Second, there was two-car parking and spare storage space—a boon in the Old Market. And third, there was the early-1900s building’s small size (it houses only eight units in all) and signature downtown character. “I like the exposed brick and the timbers and the wood supports,” Kevin said. “They don’t make buildings like this anymore.”

Kevin’s Air Force career brought the Brokaws to Omaha seven years ago; they settled in Papillion, the second of their two daughters still in high school. They bought a suburban ranch house with a landscaped yard and a fire pit and a lot of interior space. After their last daughter graduated and moved out, they started thinking of something more interesting. “With just the two of us, it was kind of boring,” Amy said. They’d lived in numerous states and countries before coming to Nebraska. “In Europe,” Kevin said, “we could walk to restaurants and shops. Here, in most of the suburbs, you can’t really walk to anything.”

One evening while they were in the process of considering new homes, Kevin called Amy and asked her how she felt about looking at some condos in the Old Market. He’d lined up visits for that night. And when they got to the 1214 Howard Condos, they fell in love.

As it was, the two-level loft the Brokaws purchased “needed a facelift,” Amy said. The space was dated, with wood laminate floors and carpet. The couple worked with Vantage Design & Construction, who gutted the condo and started fresh. The biggest investment, Amy said, was the new flooring—custom-stained hand-scraped hickory on both levels. Amy, a nurse, has asthma, and having easy-to-clean surfaces is a must—the reasoning behind the blinds chosen for the windows, too. >

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< Neutral walls showcase the couple’s in-progress art collection, which includes numerous pieces by local artists and one vintage print salvaged from the old Neon Goose. Becki Wiechman, a partner with Omaha’s Interior Design Group, helped the Brokaws incorporate customized details—including the innovative cabinetry along the kitchen island, as well as a generous corner kitchen pantry and dedicated beverage storage with a wine fridge, freezer, and cooler ideally situated between the kitchen island and dining area. “It’s a great place to have a party,” Amy said. The Brokaws had to downsize when moving from their ranch home to the condo, but they didn’t want to give up everything—hence the grill top built into the stove, vented all the way out so grilling is still an option. Upstairs, the open floorplan is broken into small areas—the bedroom, an office space and, across a catwalk, a dual workout and reading area. The master bath has that shower in view of the TV—Kevin’s request—and a freestanding tub with its own built-in cocktail space. A salon-style cabinet gives Amy a place to stash grooming tools; an on-counter cabinet is outfitted with hidden outlets so the Brokaws can plug in their toothbrushes out of sight.

Nearly all of the furniture came from their previous home; integrating it all into the new space really was just a matter of getting the details right, Wiechman said. “Truly, when I work with a client, whether for a home out west or whether for a remodel of a condo downtown, I do what works for the homeowners and what they want to get out of the space,” she said. “They did a good job of taking their existing style and making it fit the new space.”

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And they had incentive. “We do a lot more since we moved here,” Amy said. “Our friends like to meet here. We’ve started bike riding along the bridge and doing trails. We walk to the College World Series and the Holland Center and Blue Barn. Some weekends we don’t get in the car at all and are really busy.” Amy said having a patio behind her home had been important to her—something she thought she’d have to compromise living downtown. Turns out, she didn’t. “Now,” she said, “my outdoor seating area is the Old Market.” Encounter

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ALEX PRIEST

Art Meets Information ALEX PRIEST BRINGS A C U R AT O R I A L E Y E T O T H E L I B R A R Y ’ S MICHAEL PHIPPS GALLERY by Kim Carpenter photography by Bill Sitzmann

T THE W. Dale Clark main Omaha Public Library branch,

people can check out books, use the Internet, take classes, and research government documents, along with a host of other collection-based activities. And in the Michael Phipps Gallery, they can also view artwork by a wide-range of Omaha artists whose work is by turns beautiful, challenging, provocative, and always engaging. >

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“This is a way to access the assets of the library and a way to facilitate dialogues through art.” -Alex Priest

< While the gallery has long offered exhibitions, they haven’t had the same high profile as the library’s other offerings—until, that is, Alex Priest, a 27-year-old independent curator, volunteered his services. Despite having curated exhibitions featuring works by such famed artists as Josef Albers, Grant Wood, and Robert Rauschenberg, Priest is committed to making the general public feel comfortable viewing them, whether those pieces are traditional landscapes or avant-garde installations. “As a curator, I’m not asking people to spend two hours looking at art work, just two seconds more than usual so they can look a little closer,” he emphasized. Inspired by the way his public library’s offerings influenced and inspired him while growing up in Iowa, Priest wanted to give back by volunteering his services to the Michael Phipps Gallery. One of his primary goals was to make the space an integral part of the library, not a separate area unto itself. “To me the library is about accessing information in a broad context,” Priest explained. “It’s so important for aggregating information. What I really wanted to do is make the gallery another place to do that.” To that end, the library added comfortable seating, reading tables, and warm lighting to encourage people to spend time in the space, irrespective if they’re reading a good book, having quiet conversations, or simply viewing the artworks. “This provides a link between the gallery and the library,” Priest said. The exhibitions, of course, have played a key role in that link. Last July’s Social Studies by artist Laura Carlson served as both an exhibition as well as a platform for collaborative dialogue workshops with the public. It was the kind of exhibition that couldn’t have taken place in a traditional gallery setting, but one that meshed perfectly with the library and its public programming. Patrons have responded enthusiastically. “Alex has changed the whole feel, and people are noticing,” said Linda Trout, the library’s community outreach and partnership manager. “It’s so exciting. It’s a better atmosphere for reading, talking and visiting. People love the ability to go, sit, and enjoy the space.” For Priest, this means his curating has been a success. “This is a huge gallery in a major public space,” he noted. “This is a way to access the assets of the library and a way to facilitate dialogues through art.” Encounter

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Going native THE OLD MARKET ONCE AGAIN PULSES WITH LOCAL SOUNDS by Matt Whipkey photography by Bill Sitzmann

ROM FINE DINING to apartment living, craft cocktails to art openings, the cultural and economic boom of the Old Market has resounded across the region. However, this resurgence nearly went without a soundtrack. While over the last decade other areas of Omaha experienced a birth in live music, the number of music venues in downtown Omaha dangerously flirted with zero. For Brady Bock and a property once synonymous with Omaha music, it was time to make some noise. “I wanted to create an intimate atmosphere for live music and showcase local musicians,” said Bock. “It was important to try to revive music in downtown.”

The Harney St. Tavern (1215 Harney St.) is celebrating its inaugural year in a downstairs property that once claimed to have “Made Omaha Famous.” Prior to closing its Omaha location, the Antiquarium bookstore became a midwestern institution, the record store in the basement; a legend. Although the interior of the Antiquarium is hardly recognizable, music in the basement is omnipresent. “They had to demo the building to its four walls,” said Bock. “It was such a unique place with a lot of charm but it is an old building that definitely needed some updating.” Since their first week open, Bock and business partner, Lucas Qualley, have remained committed to showcasing live music Wednesday through Saturday. Qualley, a California native, initially was unaware of the city’s vibrant music scene. “I tried not to have any preconceived notions of Omaha music,” Qualley said. “Some of the most fun we had

before we opened was going out and seeing people play all the time. The level of talent here is amazing.” With The Hive’s relocation from St. Mary’s Ave. to Harney St. and Bock’s leasing of the basement space, a veritable one-two combination of music venues opened only doors apart. As The Hive features a variety of rock, reggae, and dance bands, Bock steers the tavern’s booking to a more acoustic nature with jazz combos prominently featured on the weekends. The one requirement: original music. “We are not about cover bands. It’s okay if a band does them, but that’s not us,” said Bock. ”The idea from the beginning was to open an original music venue.” Many of Omaha’s top-tier songwriters and jazz musicians have found a home on the Harney St. Tavern’s basement stage. Tara Vaughan to Matt Cox, Marcus Lewis to Lucas Kellison, any given month the booking schedule has become one of Bock’s primary duties. “Each month we are finding somebody new to perform here,” Bock said. “We are now booking out months in advance, a clear sign musicians are enjoying our space.” For years in the basement at 1215 Harney St., countless musicians studied their craft through curated stacks of vinyl. Those record store doors closed and in a sense opened to the next musical phase. Tenants change, the music never leaves. “People are so happy to have a place that consistently does live music four nights a week,” said Bock. “We are always reinvesting to better the performance atmosphere.” Encounter

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Daniel Dorner A C T O R , I L L U S T R AT O R , DESIGNER, AND C R E AT I V E F O R C E by Kim Carpenter photography by Bill Sitzmann

HEN DANIEL DORNER performed in the Brigit

St. Brigit’s production for An Iliad last fall, he gave a rivetting performance in the role of epic poet Homer and related the tale of the Trojan War with gut wrenching intensity. He was the only actor on the stage, and he seamlessly segued between depicting such legendary heroes as Hector and Achilles. He garnered rave reviews—and deservedly so.

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Omaha World-Herald critic Bob Fischbach pegged An Iliad as his fave show of last year, and Omaha Magazine executive editor David Williams lauded his work as a “powerhouse performance” in an online review. But Dorner is not a professional actor, and before An Iliad he had not done theater work for close to a decade. Rather, he is a media design specialist who creates content for film, video, apps, television, and web sites. He is also a director, developer, writer, and animator, all of which require creative passion and an ability to see above and beyond reality. “I really like anything imaginative,” says the 32-year-old. “I like presenting something you don’t see in real life.” Dorner can trace this ability to his childhood. He grew up in Taiwan and didn’t move to the U.S. until he was 12. His time in East Asia proved highly formative. “I grew up with anime and movies like Blade Runner and Prometheus,” he explains. “They had very strong influences on my visual aesthetic.” That aesthetic frequently features futuristic landscapes and holographic technology reminiscent of sci-fi films. His ability to portray such conceptual imagery has resulted in his work being featured on ESPN as well as other sports news stations and has won him awards like the prestigious 2012 Telly Award, which honors the best film and video productions, online video content and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs. But it’s perhaps Dorner’s acting for which he is best known. At age 19, he performed his first non-speaking role at the Omaha Community Playhouse, and meatier ones quickly followed in plays like The Diary of Ann Frank and The Foreigner. Although he began winning awards like the Omaha Community Playhouse’s 2001 Clarence Teal Cameo Award, it was his 2003 lead role in The Elephant Man on that same stage that garnered him one of the most coveted nods: the Theatre Arts Guild award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Despite the acclaim, work demands and the birth of his two children kept him from theater work for ten years. Dorner, however, didn’t find it difficult to return to the stage. “I felt very comfortable going back to acting,” he reflects. “It was a brilliant script, and it pushed me in areas where I didn’t think I needed to be pushed.” Even so, Dorner won’t return to acting anytime soon. “I act every ten years, and I’m happy to keep it that way,” he notes. “I’d like to focus on writing a novel. I’ve never really tackled that as an art form.” No matter his creative pursuit, one thing remains certain. Daniel Dorner will continue to generate thought-provoking work that brings people to places they can only begin to imagine. Encounter M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 5 19

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In the Land of Make Believe MEET RICK CARSON: THE BRASH YOUNG HAND B E H I N D O M A H A’ S C O M I N G M E G A S T U D I O by James Walmsley photography by Bill Sitzmann

OMEWHERE ON THE fringes of

Downtown Omaha, behind a retractable gate that only evokes dystopian fantasies, in an industrial complex turned swanky domicile turned half-built musical fortress, sits Rick Carson, deliberately strumming a Telecaster through a low-humming Marshall JCM800 amplifier.

The studio engineer and brain behind Make Believe Studios looks on through a psychotropic haze as an assembly of bustling bodies prepares the surrounding space for its spring launch. With each nail they hammer, the realm that Carson, 26, says he dreamt up over a decade ago, when he first became fascinated with recording, becomes more apparent and more available to do his bidding. “Anything you’ve ever thought of or wanted as far as being a musician, it’s here,” Carson says matter-offactly. “Whether it’s direction or some stomp box you saw Jimi Hendrix use in a video in the ‘60s—any of those little things that you think can take your music and art to the next level, we’re going to help you with that.”

“Since it’s here, let’s build one,” replies Carson decisively. “Tell him to buy the circuit board and parts—I would like one.” Carson says he came to Omaha six years ago on sheer market research. Before then, he worked in studios in Prague and Chicago. And even further back, the Michigan native says he was, at the time, the youngest student ever to attend Full Sail University, an audioengineering school located in Orange County, Fla. “If anybody wants to know the sad truth about Rick Carson,” he reflects dryly, “I left high school my sophomore year and got into college on nothing but a GED for Dummies book, and I didn’t even take the GED or read the book.” In fact, Carson says he earned his bachelor’s degree before his high school diploma on a technicality. But that’s just where his unconventional nature begins. For instance, Carson doesn’t drive. Instead, he has a former taxi driver, Dan the Cabman, on retainer. Carson doesn’t believe in money, either. He says it changes too dramatically and therefore he refuses to save it.

Though slightly unproven, save for within the ranks of an esoteric guild of gearheads and sonic wizards, Carson has been getting noticed as of late for his broad catalogue of work and polished curation of musical machinery. In fact, his soon-to-be world-class studio recently became the newest entrant into the Miloco group, an international conglomeration of studios that has a client list including U2, Kanye West, and Coldplay.

“I have less than one thousand dollars in the bank and a lot of gear,” he says.

“Ever see this before?” studio manager Justin Valentine cuts in while exhibiting the faceplate of some PWM compressor. “We think they sent it to us by accident.”

“Our hope is that Omaha becomes more enriched,” he says. “That more people will get to hear Omaha music.” Encounter

The educated and outspoken Carson, who also isn’t shy about criticizing the local music community for what he calls its nepotistic tendencies, says he hopes Make Believe Studios will foster a culture of musicians who’ll put their product, or music, first.

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Bricks & Molder YOU CAN FIND MOST ANY BOOK AT J A C K S O N S T R E E T B O O K S E L L E R S (IF YOU CAN FIND IT) by Claire Martin photography by Bill Sitzmann

HE RUSTIC CHARM of Jackson Street Booksellers is practically

an undisputed fact amongst Omahans. Narrow and crooked aisles, packed with books, wind back into the store in a seemingly endless labyrinth, scattered along the way with haphazard stacks of more unshelved books. Piles of unpacked boxes brimming with new book arrivals, crowd the store’s front entrance. A peek behind the curtain into the staff section reveals more mountainous piles of unsorted books, subjects ranging anywhere from Christian artifacts to World War II history. The entire place smells like the dust that drifts off old pages, and ink—lots of it. It’s somewhat hard to believe that this sprawling jungle of a library—a bibliophile’s nirvana—was nothing more than a decrepit vacancy on 13th and Jackson in 1993.

“The block was completely abandoned,” storeowner Amanda Lynch said. “No condos, no Upstream’s across the street. The windows were all blown out. Just one bookstore to pioneer the block.” Lynch, along with fellow storeowner Carl Ashford, traveled the country first for a few months, then over the course of several years starting in the summer of 1992, they examined and handpicked books from various stores, sales, and collections from “one side of the country to the other,” in Ashford’s words. Although they picked up the book trade in their hometown of San Francisco, Ashford and Lynch eventually settled in Omaha to open a store stocked with the nearly 100,000 works they had collected. They were later joined in the business by Sara Adkisson-Joyner, a fixture of the store’s staff for 10 years now. Lynch said they expected the store to last maybe two years or more. Almost 22 years later, Jackson Street Booksellers remains a hub of quiet activity for a variety of readers—which, according to its storeowners, is the fun of the job. Although Ashford admits that rare book-collecting can be tedious and time-consuming, new faces are a good way to keep his job refreshing. >

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< “Everyday I learn something new, like Vietnam in 1961 or some thing,” Ashford said. “I like the idea that as long as I’ve been doing this, I know probably half of the one-percent I could possibly know, as far as books are concerned.” Lynch agrees. “I like the interaction with the people who come in,” she said. “This may sound corny, but in this business, you can’t judge a book by its cover. It’s always a revelation to see what people are reading.”

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As for types of books that Jackson Street amasses, Lynch claims they collect works from all subject fields, from a generic price range to “very eclectic, collectible books.” Many customers nowadays bring in books to sell, which are then hand-selected by the store’s three employees. Some purchases are house calls. Lynch recounts one time in which a customer offered them a collection of over 10,000 western Americana books that had been preserved in his family since the 1848 California Gold Rush.

“In this business, you can’t judge a book by its cover. It’s always a revelation to see what people are reading.” -Amanda Lynch

Ashford notes that a handful of celebrities have also meandered through the shelves of their bookstore, most recently David O. Russell, the director of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. Ashford added that in a speech Russell gave at the Holland Center, he mentioned their store “quite a bit.” Among the other icons that have passed through Jackson Street are director Alexander Payne, comedian David Sedaris, classical pianist Emanuel Ax, actress Laura Dern, and “a lot of rock guys that come into town.” Although both Ashford and Lynch refuse to divulge their favorite books over the years (“It’s like picking a favorite child,” Lynch said), the “world of book-collecting,” as Ashford puts it, remains fresh through the customers that frequent the store. Those who wander in request a range of reading material anywhere from classic American literature to Haitian history—or even books about the process of making books. “It’s always fun to meet relatively interesting people,” Ashford said. “Especially younger people, twenty-somethings. When I first moved here, Omaha was kind of sleepy. There’s more young energy in the city now.” As for more intriguing customers, Lynch cited one example she recalls in which a handful of farmers in overalls ambled into the store one day—and bought entirely heavy-duty philosophy books. “It’s amazing how revealing it is about people and the kind of books they buy,” Lynch said. “Someone you wouldn’t know on the street is buying the most esoteric or racy or brilliant math book, and he looks like the most ordinary person. I’m constantly amazed by people.” Encounter E N C O U N T E R 24

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Worker’s Take-Out T A K E O U T, S I T D O W N , O R O R D E R AHEAD. BUT FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND THIS LITTLE GEM. by Judy Horan photography by Bill Sitzmann

WAS STROLLING THROUGH the wide hallway in the lowest level of the First National Center when I saw a friend waving at me. He wanted to say hello, but he didn’t want to lose his place in line.

He was standing in a line that snakes from a small shop out into the hallway. Signs on the windows say “Scooter’s.” Why is he waiting in a long line for a cup of coffee? I thought.

“I’m waiting for a sandwich,” he said. “They’re good here.” Here? I don’t see signs of a sandwich shop, I thought. But there is indeed a sandwich shop inside, sharing the space with Scooter’s. It’s called Worker’s Take-Out, but you wouldn’t know that at first glance. Looking as much as I could, I didn’t see a sign. After walking inside and looking up, I finally spotted an overhead sign that lists sandwiches. On the top of the sign, there’s a small circle with “Worker’s Take-Out” written modestly inside. The shop is a pleasant, cozy place where you can sit down and eat or take out. My friend’s time is limited. That day, like most, he had to get back to his job at Union Pacific. So he likes getting a sandwich to go. And he appreciates the prices.

Like my friend, most customers come from nearby businesses within walking distance. Worker’s Take-Out is on the lower level of the bank at 16th and Dodge streets. (Note that it is not the First National Tower, but the bank building on the north side of Dodge Street adjacent to the DoubleTree Hotel). The idea for Worker’s Take-Out came to life about six years ago. Chris Machmuller was working at O’Leaver’s Pub on Saddle Creek when he noticed space opening up in a building next door. He jumped at the chance to open a sandwich shop there in 2008. He named it Worker’s Take-Out. Many customers were blue-collar workers and nearby residents. He saw his new shop filling some niches “that I thought were missing in the community.” Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, Cuban pork sandwiches. “At the time, there weren’t a whole lot of places serving them.” Two years later, he moved Worker’s Take-Out downtown to the present location in the lower level of the First National Center.

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“I liked the idea of the Monday through Friday lunch-only sort of hours,” said Machmuller, remembering long hours at his first sandwich shop. “We had been open from 11 to 11 at our old location.”

Do you like your sandwiches spicy? You can’t help noticing that jalapenos are inside the Buffalo turkey pressed sandwich. Each item has a loyal following. The Cuban pork roast, a classic recipe, is popular.

Some customers from the previous location have found him, traveling from Midtown to Downtown, even though locating parking isn’t always easy. There is an adjacent parking garage.

Some of the sandwiches were fashioned by friends of Machmuller. “The ‘Franco’ was created by a friend of mine named Frances,” said Machmuller, who recommends calling in an order ahead of time for faster service.

He shares space with Scooter’s Coffee. Machmuller has what he describes as a “nice, comfortable partnership” with Scooter’s. His sandwich makers work side by side with the baristas.

Machmuller is back to long hours. In 2012, the Council Bluffs native bought O’Leaver’s Pub, the bar where he first spotted that empty space next door.

The sandwich shop offers food made to order. “No one makes pressed sandwiches like we do,” claimed Machmuller. “We actually stay within the traditional Cuban-style pressed sandwich, which is done on flat grills, as opposed to panini style.”

One thing is missing at Worker’s Take-Out (besides a big sign). A fryer. For Machmuller, it’s a cleanliness issue. “Grease goes everywhere. I won’t pretend our food is the healthiest, but none of it is fried.” Encounter

What’s on the menu? For one, Chicago-style hot dogs including the Worker’s Dog on spinach with Texas caviar. Wait. Texas what? “Texas caviar is a tongue-in-cheek misnomer,” Machmuller said. “Basically, it’s all vegetables.” Vegetarians find something to eat with items such as the Garden Favorite and Veggie Deluxe. M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 5 27

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On Jan. 5, Kingsbury took a break from singing, acting, dancing, etc., to train in aerospace physiology in the United States Air Force for the next four years. It’s a career move that seems crazy to most, but on a dreary winter morning, Kingsbury is eager to explain why it’s a perfect fit for her.

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The Old Market’s favorite spot for lunch & dinner. “I love being a contradiction so much,” Kingsbury says with a grin. While an acting career didn’t pique her interest until high school, she’s always felt at home in the arts. One of six children, Kingsbury hails from a naturally creative family in the Chicago suburbs. “We’re the kind of family that when we get together, we always do a talent show and do like handstand competitions,” says Kingsbury. “We’re kind of just a goofy, crazy artistic family.” It’s also family that brought Kingsbury out to Omaha in the first place. Kingsbury’s older brother, also a member of the Air Force and a DJ, lived in Omaha alongside other military members with an interest in the arts. Kingsbury visited her brother’s house in 2010, and was surprised to discover a vibrant underground arts scene in this so-called flyover country. “I was just like, man, it seems fun in Omaha. My brother’s DJ-ing, they’re doing all these gigs, and he has all of these friends that are doing all of these really cool things,” says Kingsbury. A year later, Kingsbury decided to take a leap of faith, move out to Omaha from Chicago, and hit the ground running. She joined acting groups on Facebook, formed a cover duet band with a man she met on Craigslist, and eventually landed her role in Flyover Country.

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The film, which examines the friendship between main characters straight Russ and gay Todd, didn’t just conveniently land in Kingsbury’s lap. Although she “blew” her audition for the role of Sarah the first time, the director and producer saw that Kingsbury was passionate about the project, and encouraged her to try out for a second time. This vote of confidence didn’t keep Kingsbury from being plagued with doubts during filming. It was her first time playing a speaking character on film, a character who was saying “some of the worst things ever” about the LGBT community. But Kingsbury tried to focus on the fun, rather than the fears, that came with stepping outside of her comfort zone. “I love to push myself,” she says. Thus, whether it’s DJ-ing late into the night at a club or modeling for pin-up magazines, Kingsbury is enjoying her wild ride. Her journey is about to get even tougher over the next four years, as she will be serving her country among the nation’s finest. But Kingsbury is adamant that being in the Air Force, where discipline and perseverance are championed, will make her a better actress and singer. Her goal is to make the Air Force Choir, and naturally, she is relishing her unorthodox route. “I know it sounds totally ludicrous to anyone that wouldn’t be in the military, but you can be in the military and you can pursue artistic things,” says Kingsbury. Encounter

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Holly Barrett knows how to shovel horse manure. According to her father, this set Barrett up perfectly for politics. Once a professional horse trainer and dressage rider, Barrett brings a unique and upbeat attitude to her job as the director of the Omaha Downtown Improvement District (DID). And she isn’t afraid to get dirty. Barrett may push down a filthy lever on a trash compactor during the day, and then put on a floor-length gown at night to rub elbows with the donors of the city. She is a basic black dress kind of girl. “It hides the dirt or dresses up,” Barrett says with a boisterous laugh. She is animated and refreshingly candid. If you watch Parks and Recreation, you’ll see a little bit of Leslie Knope in Holly Barrett.

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Barrett brings 17 years of experience in relationship-based professions, including fundraising, politics, and public relations. Her latest stint was serving as the executive director of Denver’s LoDo area, its image growing considerably under her watchful eyes. “She (Barrett) is just what Omaha needs to make downtown the premier spot to visit, work, live and be entertained,” says Bill Owen, the board chair of the DID.

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Barrett is excited to be part of a city at its tipping point—the sky’s the limit and Omaha is a wonderful canvas, she says. Transportation alternatives, improvement of parking, and activation of public spaces are ideas in the hopper. “We have to get Omahans to think of themselves as a big city,” Barrett says. In order for this to happen, Barrett says the perspective and mentality of people here first has to change. If someone wants to stop by for a frosty mug of beer down in The Old Market on a hot day, he or she will drive around and around to find a parking meter. Meters are less expensive than an $8 parking lot. Barrett says $8 for parking is probably the cheapest in the country, but understands it is important to work with parking lot vendors to lower rates to make them more reasonable. She has worked with one city lot, on 10th and Jackson Streets, to lower it to $1 an hour. Almost instantly, it was easier to find a meter because the lots were full. Plus, Omahans are still very much in love with their cars. “I have seen people drive four blocks to go from a meeting in The Old Market to come up to a meeting here,” Barrett says laughing until her face turns red. “And, in my mind, that is absolutely hilarious.”

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She wants people to move easier and more efficiently downtown, but realizes the harsh Midwest weather permits this from happening. She walks pretty much everywhere, even on the coldest of days, bundled up in a coat. Barrett drives only for basic amenities or to see her horse, Poppy, in Papillion. Barrett thinks this is why the culture is as dense as it could be in the historic district. Most young people want to live in urban areas, but need affordable housing, or even just a hardware store. “There is nowhere to go buy a screwdriver or a plunger,” she says. Barrett also hopes to do more with the Riverfront, such as adding exercise classes or festivals. She adores the Gene Leahy Mall, another underutilized spot in her eyes. Barrett can often be seen there with her black terrier, Edwina, walking, admiring the art, and watching the ducks. Or she might be nose-deep reading Mansfield Park, planting flowers with her cat, or cooking up a masterful dish. She says she has fallen in love with the downtown area. “Omaha is on its way to becoming an iconic city,” Barrett says. “And everyone welcomed me with open arms.” Encounter

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DINING...................... 801 Chophouse at the Paxton...C14.....402.341.1222 9th Street Grill...H11..............................402.315.4301 Ahmad’s Persian Cuisine...G15.............402.341.9616 Block 16...B14.......................................402.342.1220 Blue Sushi Sake Grill...E15...................402.408.5566 The Boiler Room...F17...........................402.916.9274 Capitol Lounge & Supper Club...G11....402.934.5999 Culprit Bakery...B14..............................402.505.3897 Cupcake Omaha...G16.........................402.346.6808 The Diner...F15......................................402.341.9870 DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar/Blazin’ Pianos...G11..................402.763.9974 Eat the Worm...E16...............................402.614.4240 Falling Water Grille at Embassy Suites...H16.................402.346.9000 The Flatiron Café...(17th & Howard).....402.344.3040 Hiro 88...D16........................................402.933-5168 J’s on Jackson...H6............................... 402.991.1188 Jackson St. Tavern...F17...................... 402.991.5637 Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen...C14...........402.342.3662 Joe Banana’s (1022 S.10th St.)........... 402.346.7227 Julio’s Old Market...D16......................... 402.345.692 Kitchen Table, The...D13...................... 402.933.2810 Liberty Tavern...G7............................... 402.998.4321 Little King...F4......................................402.344.2264 M’s Pub...F15.......................................402.342.2550 Maria Sangria...F14.............................. 402.504.4901 Matsu Sushi...G14................................402.346.3988 Michael’s at the Market...F14................402.346.1205 Nicola’s Italian Wine & Faire...E16........402.345.8466 O Dining & Lounge...G14...................... 402.502.7888 O’Connors Irish Pub...E16.................... 402.934.9790 Old Chicago...F15 ................................. 402.341.1616 Omaha Prime...G15...............................402.341.7040 PepperJax Grill...D16............................. 402.315.1196 Pickleman’s...B14................................. 402.505.9775 Rock Bottom Brewery...F15..................402.614.9333

Roja Old Market...E14........................... 402.346.9190 Shuck’s Fish House (19th & Leavenworth)..................... 402.614.5544 Spaghetti Works...F16.......................... 402.422.0770 Spencer’s @ Hilton Garden Inn...G12...402.280.8888 Storz Trophy Room J5...........................402.502.1643 Table Grace Café...B14..........................402.965.1276 Stokes Bar & Grill…F15.......................402.408.9000 Subway...E15.. 402.341.8814 Sullivan’s Steakhouse...B13................. 402.342.0077 Trini’s Mexican Restaurant...G15..........402.346.8400 Twisted Fork Grill & Bar...G15...............402.932.9600 Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar...C2......... 402.932.2929 Upstream Brewing Company...F16......402.344.0200 V.Mertz...G15.......................................402.345.8980 Vincenzo’s Ristorante...E15...................402.342.4010 Vivace...F15..........................................402.342.2050 Wilson & Washburn J5......................... 402.991.6950 Wheatfields Express...F15.....................402.991.0917 The Zin Room...B14.............................. 402.991.0660 Zinc...E13.............................................402.345.0606 Zio’s Pizzeria...F16................................402.344.2222

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Garden Flowers...G16............................402.614.5661 Old Market Habitat...G15......................402.342.0044

H E A LT H & F I T N E S S .. . . . . .

Acupuncture Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15... 402.345.5078 Ayurvedic Healing (both at Omaha Healing Arts Center) Dr.Rajesh Kotecha...E15................. 402.345.5078 Joyce Librunner, LMT...E15.............402.740.0366 Dental Derek Fender, DDS...E15................ 402.342.3901 James Polerecky, DDS...C15..........402.341.7576 Omaha Dental Spa (at the Loft)...F16.................... 402.505.4424 Fitness Anytime Fitness...F18..................... 402.991.2333 Kempo Karate...(19th & Farnam)...402.905.6865 Omaha Yoga School...G15...............402.346.7813 Massage Therapy Old Market Massage...E15............. 402.850.6651 Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15......... 402.345.5078 Medical Commercial Optical Co...E16.......... 402.344.0219 Convenient Care Walk-in Medical (105 N. 31st Ave)..................... 402.346.1111 Creighton Family Healthcare...D19.402.280.5500 Downtown Chiropractic (21st & Douglas)..................... 402.345.7500 Ritch Miller, DC............................... 402.345.7500 Heartland Pathology...A14.............. 402.346.0195 Physical Therapy Bobby Escolas, CMHT (Hypnotherapist)......................402.990.2979 Jannette J. Davis, MS, CST...G13...402.341.2230 Cynthia Duggin, MSW, LCSW...E15.................. 402.345.5078 East & West Physical Therapy...E15.......................... 402.345.5078 Chanell Jaramillo, MTP, CMH, HHP...E15.............402.689.0905 Jeff Stormberg, PhD...C14.............402.393.0642 Tim Swisher, MHR, LMHP, LADC...G13...................402.341.2230 Pharmacy Depot Drug...C11.......... 402.544.DRUG

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Habitat Restore...(24th & Leavenworth..402.342.0044 Iron Decor & More...F16....................... 402.346.6123 Julia Russell...F12..................................402.891.0691 Niche...G15...........................................402.344.4399 Room...G15.......................................... 402.342.7666 Simply Fabulous...G4.............................402.812.2193 Urban by Design...E16...........................970.214.7608 Zongkers Custom Woods...(S. 3rd St.).402.344.7784

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Embassy Suites Old Market...H16........402.346.9000 Fairfield Inn and Suites...C2.................. 402.280.1516 Hampton Inn...E2..................................402.345.5500 Hilton Garden Inn...C2 ......................... 402.341.4400 Hilton Omaha...G7 ...............................402.998.3400 Holiday Inn...E2......................................402.341.0124 Homewood Suites...D2 ........................ 402.345.5100 Hotel DECO XV...B14.............................402.991.4981 Hyatt Place E16.....................................402.513.5500 Magnolia Hotel Omaha...A16 ..............402.342.2222 Residence Inn C12............................... 402.342.4770

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The Afternoon...W23............................402.933.3809 Arlan’s Barber Shop...W23................... 402.505.8767 Brix...W21.......402.991.8466 Callahan Financial Planning...V23........ 402.341.2000 Cantina Laredo...W21..........................402.345.6000 Chef2...W22....402.991.5656 Coldstone Creamery/Rocky Mountain Chocolate...X22...............................402.359.1719 Corky Canvas...W22.............................402.637.4066 CRAVE...W22.402.345.9999 Definitive Vision...W23.......................... 402.502.7323 Delice European Bakery...W23.............402.505.9500 Element by Westin...X21.......................402.614.8080 Fashion Cleaners...X22.........................402.916.1987 Garbo’s Salon & Spa...X22...................402.933.8988 Glo Lounge...X23................................. 402.342.4505 The Grey Plume...W22......................... 402.763.4447 Hutch...W22.........................................402.955.9842 Ingredient...X23.....................................402.715.4444 Lenny’s Sub Shop...X23........................ 402.218.1745 Marcus Midtown Cinema...X23........... 402.345.0102 NT Nails.................................................402.991.7676 Pana 88................................................ 402.934.7262 Prairie Life Fitness...W22..................... 402.916.5000 Saints Pub & Patio...W21...................... 402.932.1911 Three Dog Bakery...X23........................402.715.4500 Wohlner’s Neighborhood Grocery and Deli...X21....................402.551.6875 Verizon Wireless by Z Wireless...X23.... 402.991.1180

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Antiquarium Records...D15..................402.345.0294 Homer’s Records...E15.........................402.346.0264 Drastic Plastic...E16.............................402.346.8843

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES 902 Dodge Condos...G11..................... 402.215.7118 Ashley Park...(204 S. 25th)................. 402-934-3100 Brandeis Building...A13........................402.345.6564 Farnam 1600 Building (1905 Harney St.)............................402.342.1616 Grubb/Ellis Pacific Realty...F15............402.345.5866 Harney Street Apartments...G18...........402.934.7510 Legend Building...(1429 S. 13th)........ 402-934-3100 Old Market Lofts...K3............................402.346.1000 Overland Building...D16....................... 402-934-3100 Pullman Building...(1017 S. 10th St.).. 402-934-3100 Riverfront Place...C14............................402.397.4837 Shamrock Development/ Paxton Building...C14......................402.934.7711 Skinner Macaroni Apartments...D17....402.346.2346 The Cornerstone Apartments...F15.......402.346.0510 The Greenhouse Apts...H13..................402.341.3200 TipTop Building...C2..............................402.345.8000

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13th Street Coffee Co...E16.................402.345.2883 Aromas Coffeehouse...G18...................402.614.7009 Bliss Bakery...G18.................................402.934.7450 Blue Line Coffee...D3........................... 402.932.0294 Cubby’s Old Markey Grocery...E17....... 402.341.2900 Hollywood Candy...H4.......................... 402.346.9746 La Buvette Wine & Grocery...G16.........402.344.8627 Nosh Restaurant & Wine Lounge...G11.402.614.2121 Old Market Candy Shop...G16..............402.344.8846 Patrick’s Market...C15...........................402.884.1600 Red Mango...D4................................... 402.933.8815

Scooter’s Coffeehouse...F16................ 402.991.9868 Soul Desires...G16 ............................... 402.898.7600 The Tea Smith...F15.............................402.932.3933 Ted & Wally’s Ice Cream...F16...............402.341.5827 Wheatfields Express...F15.....................402.991.0917

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Cibola of Omaha...G16..........................402.342.1200 City Limits...F16....................................402.345.3570 Cornerstone Gem & Bead Co...E16......402.346.4367 DSR Power Sports...E15........................402.991.1383 Goldsmith/Silversmith...G16.................402.342.1737 Green St. Cycles...D4...........................402.505.8002 Hookah Ran’s...D15............................. 402-934-3100 Iron Decor & More...F16....................... 402.346.6123 J.P. Cooke Rubber Stamp Co...D16......402.342.7175 Jay Welter Cigars...(18th & Jackson)....402.345.1965 Kessler’s...F17.......................................402.715.5888 The Lotus...D16.....................................402.347.8080 Machu Picchu Imports...D16.................402.706.7818 Old Market Sundries...G16................... 402.345.8198 Overland Outfitters...G16.....................402.345.2900 Perspective Jewelry...E15.....................402.934.4416 Red Square...G15................................. 402.342.8878 Reserve Goodwill in the Market...E16...402.342.4102 SG Roi Tobacconist...G16......................402.341.9264 Simply Fabulous...E17...........................402.812.2193 Studio 13...(1736 S. 13th St.)................402.934.1111 The Summit...(1601 Dodge St.)........... 402.341.5555 Susie’s Baskets...E13............................402.341.4650 Takechi’s Jewelry...(17th & Harney)..... 402.341.3044 Tannenbaum Christmas Shop...G16....402.934.8389 Visions Custom Framing Studio...E17.. 402.342.0020

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Banking & Finance American National Bank...C14........ 402.457.1070 First National Bank...F16.................402.885.2574 Pinnacle Bank...G12....................... 402.346.9180 Security National Bank...G16.......... 402.344.7300 Commercial Alliance Group...G18....................... 402.344.7700 Clark Creative Advertising...D16.....402.345.5800 J.P. Cooke Rubber Stamp Co...D16.402.342.7175 Market Media.................................402.346.4000 Vic Gutman & Associates...............402.345.5401 Information Downtown Omaha, Inc....................402.341.3700 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce...D15.................402.346.5000 Old Market Business Association....(www.oldmarket.com) Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau...G14...............402.444.4660 Omaha Downtown Improvement District................402.916.1796 Omaha Public Library...C13............402.444.4800 Legal Boyle & Associates, PC...F16..........402.706.7810 Cullan & Cullan...F15.......................402.397.7600 Klein Law Offices...H16................... 402.391.1871 Stinson, Morrison, Hecker LLP...E14.402.342.1700 Sutera & Sutera Law Office...F15... 402.342.3100 Other Big Brain Productions...F17............402.342.2885 Movers Not Shakers...H13...............402.614.9770 Old Market Mini Storage (501 Pacific St.)......................402.342.0022 Omaha CVB...G14..........................402.444.4660 Real Estate Old Market Life...D15..................... 402.305.8106 Salon & Spa Curb Appeal Salon...G16................402.345.0404 Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15.402.345.5078 The Hair Market Salon...G14..........402.345.3692 The Nail Shop...(9th & Douglas).....402.595.8805 Rain Salon...(1006 S. 10th St.).......402.991.9974 Sirens Salon & Day Spa...F16.........402.933.9333 Urbane Salon & Day Spa...D15.......402.934.2909

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