Kristyna Engdahl on The RiverFront

DISCLAIMER: Despite the warning above, don’t just wait to listen to this one until you’re able/about to check out The RiverFront - listen to it once right now, then listen to it a second (or third!) time immediately before (or during!) your journey inside…

Because the thing is - any/every OMAPOD (but especially this particular episode) is like a virtual trip to the park. It stimulates the imagination and inspires creativity. It relaxes the nerves and calms the mind. It benefits physical, mental and emotional well-being. It teaches. It gives life- alright, fine, I’ll stop.

Sorry.

Peep that calendar of events at TheRiverFront here. (Sign-up for their newsletter at the bottom right of the page)

For the stat aficionados: 75,000 visitors grand opening weekend! (credit: this pod episode) 10,000 have used the skate ribbon already! (credit: also, this pod episode)

If you’re at the park (or not) and are looking for something to read, may I suggest:

* A nice remembrance of former Douglas County commissioner Michael ‘Mike’ Kelley by Cindy Gonzalez at the Nebraska Examiner.

* A look, also by Cindy Gonzalez, at a failed late effort by City Councilmember Juanita Johnson to shift one million dollars to a small business initiative.

* Ron Hug takes Palermo’s City Council seat - by KMTV’s Molly Hudson.

* Douglas County Attorney’s office says third person present at alleged hate crime won’t be charged - from KETV’s Jake Anderson

ON A SERIOUS NOTE:

I don’t think our local establishment media has grasped or captured yet the significance of the loss of Doctor Matthew Latacha in a tragic bicycle accident Sunday, but medical professionals around town are upset both by his untimely demise, of course - and that this is an especially devastating and scary loss in the surgical field, as he was an expert with a unique skillset in performing the ‘watchman’ implant procedure.

* KETV’s Sarah Fili talks to grieving patients here.