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Architects of Air, a world-renowned visual experience, will serve as the awe-inspiring centerpiece of Sight & Sounds: An Unprecedented Week of Wonder, June 23 - 30, at Midtown Crossing's Turner Park.

Omaha by Design will present the 2011 installment of its highest honor – the Laurels Award – at its annual awards luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 31. The event will be held from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Happy Hollow Club.

Look for Midtown Crossing to bring an exciting new tenant to one of the development's prime locations in 2012. This, as Parliament Pub relocates to Omaha's Old Market, a move intended to capitalize on the district's active bar scene.

Midtown Crossing is enhancing its roster of personal service offerings with the addition of a full service nail salon. NT Nails, slated to open in May 2012, will be located at 3157 Farnam St.

Twelve Midtown Crossing condominiums were decorated to dazzle for Joslyn Castle Trust’s latest interior design project – Magic at Midtown: A Tour of Upscale Urban Residences featuring the area’s finest interior designers.

Pana 88, a hip, fast-casual Pan-Asian eatery, is set to join Midtown Crossing's diverse menu of restaurants in spring 2012.  Located at 3201 Farnam St., Pana 88 will offer a wide variety of hot Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian dishes.

More international accolades for Omaha's unprecedented urban development. Midtown Crossing is the winner of two prestigious Americas Property Awards – one in the category of “Mixed-use Architecture,” the second for “Retail Architecture.”

The magic begins at Midtown Crossing on Thursday, November 17 with a full evening of spectacle. The public is invited to enjoy the seasonal debut of Midtown Crossing's holiday lights followed by the development's first ever fireworks display.

Come explore green (and affordable!) urban living at the 4th Annual Green Home Tour and Expo on October 15, 2011. Presented by the Green Omaha Coalition and the City of Omaha, along with Creighton University, this year’s event emphasizes urban revitalization as an affordable means to achieving sustainability in our community.

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal announced its 2011 Fast 50 companies Thursday night, and Crave Restaurants topped the list.

Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development, will welcome a new Italian restaurant – authentic and exciting – just in time for the holidays. Portovino Ristorante, set to debut in mid-November, will feature a warm, casual atmosphere and traditional Italian dishes – from pastas, entrees, salads and sandwiches to pizzas prepared in an authentic brick oven.

CRAVE is celebrating a successful first year at Midtown Crossing with an anniversary party and a look back at the highlights including contributing more than $25,000 to the community through its CRAVE CARES program.

Composer Jeremy Hegg’s latest work has a musical code written into portions of the piece.  But even folks familiar with music theory may not notice during the premiere Sunday by the Omaha Symphony and the U.S. Air Force’s Brass in Blue band.

Midtown Crossing's The Grey Plume, the greenest restaurant in America, is announcing an extensive slate of changes aimed at enhancing each guest's dining experience.

Thanks to a donation of time and talent, Omaha's largest remaining World War I memorial – a historic monument in Turner Park – will undergo an extensive restoration.

The Omaha Symphony and United States Air Force Heartland of America Band will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy with a very special event in Midtown Crossing's Turner Park, a tribute that will honor our nation's loss and celebrate the American spirit.

Thursday marks nine years and 11 months since 9/11 tore open a wound that left a permanent scar on the American psyche.  A month from now, on 9/11/11, the nation will observe solemn remembrance. That necessarily will require reopening those wounds, but it's also a time for reflection.

Midtown Crossing is proud to announce another exciting addition to its retail roster – Dallas-based Parmida Home, a leading retailer of exquisite items for home living and entertaining.

Joslyn Castle Trust has chosen Midtown Crossing, Omaha's unprecedented condominium community, as the host site of its latest interior design showcase. Magic at Midtown: A Tour of Upscale Urban Residences will formally open with a gala event and fireworks on November 17.

Midtown Crossing's Loft 610 Urban Restaurant and Lounge is providing free food today to the volunteers filling sand bags at Levi Carter Park near Omaha’s Eppley Airfield.

 Callahan Financial Planning, an independent financial planning and investment management company, is celebrating a significant milestone less than a year after opening its doors in Midtown Crossing.

Midtown Crossing has added another service provider to its growing roster. Definitive Vision, an independently owned, full service eye care center, is now open and accepting patients.

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council recently attended the ICSC Conference in Las Vegas showcasing the Retail Community in Omaha. Midtown Crossing is featured as one of the premier retail destination developments in Omaha. Click on the story title to see the full video.

 Midtown Crossing's eco-friendly boutique hotel, Element Omaha Midtown Crossing, has earned prestigious LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Midtown Crossing is pleased to announce the addition of an art gallery and working studio to its distinctive mix of offerings. Peerless (www.wearepeerless.com) is a husband-and-wife venture, a brand new outlet for creativity at Omaha's boldest and most progressive urban development.

Midtown Crossing, Omaha's most progressive urban development, is being honored once again, this time for its eco-friendly apartment homes. They've won the National Apartment Association's (NAA) 2011 Paragon Award for Best Green Community. According to the NAA, the winners "demonstrate characteristics that benchmark success in the rental housing industry."

For the second year, Omaha Performing Arts presents the beloved free summer series Jazz on the Green at Midtown Crossing. This dynamic outdoor concert series will run the six consecutive Thursdays following the Fourth of July, from July 7 to August 11, 2011 and is located in the idyllic Turner Park, conveniently situated in the heart of Midtown Crossing.

A veteran Omaha barber has opened in Midtown Crossing, bringing his passion for people and old-fashioned customer service to Omaha's unprecedented urban development. 44-year-old Arlan Peak says he is “thrilled” to have finally opened his doors for business

Calling all designers, sketchers, chicken scratchers and lovers of crayola – we need your help to design our new t-shirt! The winner will not only get the chance to have their design seen all over Omaha, but will win a Midtown Crossing gift basket valued at over $500. Check out the following page for more information. We can't wait to see what your creative minds have in store for us!

Downtown Omaha lights up Tuesday evening with two great events – the second Creighton v. Nebraska baseball game at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha and the Bob Seger concert at Qwest Center Omaha.

Midtown Crossing's free event shuttle will run to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha this evening for the stadium's grand debut, a match-up between the Creighton Bluejays and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Midtown Crossing knows how to celebrate Easter! Make your Brunch reservations today and check out all of our retail specials.

Omaha’s ‘Woodstock of Capitalism’ to convene
By LINDA SWIFT, Special Contributor, Published 31 March 2011 03:53 PM
The arrival of spring means different things to different people. To thousands of investors, it means the annual pilgrimage to the Berkshire Hathaway stockholders’ meeting to hear what CEO Warren Buffett has to say.

And to Omaha, Neb., it means, “Brace yourself: The ‘Woodstock of Capitalism’ is coming to town.”

Cold Stone Creamery/Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory will celebrate the grand opening of its co-branded Midtown Crossing location on Saturday, March 12 with a full day of family fun.

Downtown Omaha Inc. (DOI) has named Midtown Crossing its Visionary Award winner for 2011. The award recognizes businesses, organizations or individuals "for their commitment to downtown revitalization through time, resources and leadership."

Blanc Burgers + Bottles will open its highly anticipated Midtown Crossing location on January 27, Omaha's first introduction to the restaurant's gourmet burgers, classic American sides, wine list as well as an extensive bottled beer and soda collection.

We are honored to announce – the fastest-selling condominium development in Omaha history is also the “Best!”  The readers of Omaha Magazine have voted Midtown Crossing "Best of Omaha 2011" in both the condominium and apartment categories.

The holidays are here and to help simplify the season we have complied a list of all the holiday hours for our retailers here at Midtown Crossing.

The Grey Plume, a seasonally-driven restaurant opening soon in Midtown Crossing, has earned the distinction of being the nation’s first three star SustainaBuild™ Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association®.

The wait is over. One of the nation’s boldest and most progressive clothing and urban lifestyle retailers is opening their doors this Saturday, December 4th, at Midtown Crossing

 The highly anticipated holiday lights in Midtown Crossing’s Turner Park will officially be turned on this Friday, November 26th at dusk.

Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development, is expanding and enhancing its popular weekend shuttle service with the addition of a second free shuttle.

Omaha is about to get “eco-chic”. The city’s dynamic Midtown Crossing district will be the site of a new Element hotel, the much talked-about “green trailblazer” from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Gourmet Mexican food, tequila dinners, and lively happy hours are coming to the dining district at Midtown Crossing. Cantina Laredo, with its distinctive take on authentic Mexican favorites, opens Tuesday, Oct 12th for lunch, dinner, happy hours and Sunday Brunch.

CRAVE, the hottest new restaurant coming to Midtown Crossing at Turner Park opens to the public Monday, October 11 and will be hosting a full week of grand opening activities and specials.

It’s official. Wohlner’s Midtown Market and Deli returns to midtown tomorrow opening its doors for business at 7 am. An Omaha original, Wohlner’s is on schedule to bring its brand of quality, service and convenience to Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development. Wohlner’s Midtown Market and Deli, located on the southeast corner of 33rd and Dodge, will be open Thursday from 7 am to 9 pm.  Read More

Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development, is extending service tonight of its free event shuttle to Rosenblatt Stadium as a convenient way to move traffic to and from the Omaha Nighthawks season opener.  

 Three Dog Bakery, the original bakery for dogs, celebrates the grand opening of its Midtown Crossing location on Saturday, September 25, what promises to be a “four-legged, fun-filled day.”

 Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development, is set to celebrate the grand opening of another one-of-a-kind tenant: Callahan Financial Planning, an Omaha-based, independent financial planning and investment management firm. A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Friday, September 24th, 11 am, at 3157 Farnam Street. City leaders as well as representatives from Midtown Crossing and the Greater Omaha Chamber are expected.

 The world’s most famous “star crossed lovers” are coming to Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development. Professional theater company Nebraska Shakespeare will kick off its Fall Educational Tour with preview performances of Romeo and Juliet in Turner Park the weekend of October 1.

Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development, is being recognized as one of ten projects around the world which “embody the synergy of public/private partnerships.” Urban Land Magazine, a publication of the international Urban Land Institute, compiled the list for its September/October issue. The ten projects, it reported, “illustrate a range of creative approaches to public/private partnerships.”  

CRAVE, one of the fastest growing restaurant concepts based in Minneapolis, recently started construction on their newest location in the Midtown Crossing at Turner Park development in Omaha, Nebraska. The restaurant is scheduled to open in early October and will feature a week-long grand opening celebration. 

The much anticipated reopening of Délice European Bakery and Café will be at 7 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 2, according to owners John and Karen Tollinger. The popular eatery, formerly in the Old Market, is now at 3201 Farnam Street in Midtown Crossing at Turner Park.  

 A treasured Omaha retailer is bringing its patented blend of wit, panache and “browse-ability” to Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development. The Afternoon is set to open a 2,500-square-foot store near 32nd & Farnam this fall, expanding its Omaha presence just in time for the holidays.

The smooth jazz tones of Luigi Inc and a tribute to their iconic founder, the late Luigi Waites, will be featured at the Omaha Performing Arts presents Jazz on the Green Thursday, August 12, 2010. The free concert at Turner Park, 31st and Dodge streets, starts at 7:00 p.m. The venue opens to the public at 5:00 p.m.  

An Omaha original is now just weeks away from bringing its brand of quality, service and convenience to Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development. Wohlner’s Midtown Market and Deli is on track for a September 30 grand opening

 The Sugar Thieves, a Phoenix-based band with a sultry blues roots foundation, brings its powerhouse delta sound to Omaha Performing Arts presents Jazz on the Green at Midtown Crossing, Thursday, July 22.

Omaha Performing Arts presents Jazz on the Green at Midtown Crossing opens its 2010 free concert series with the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at Turner Park, 31st and Dodge streets at 7:00 p.m. The venue opens at 5:00 p.m.

Omaha, Neb. – Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development, is launching its free event shuttle this evening, a convenient way to kick off the long holiday weekend.

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Ingredient, a chef-driven gourmet fast casual establishment specializing in breakfast, salads, sandwiches and pizzas made from the freshest ingredients from scratch, officially opened Monday at Midtown Crossing at Turner Park.

One of the nation’s boldest and most progressive clothing and urban lifestyle retailers is coming to Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development. Fashion-forward Republic of Couture (ROC) is scheduled to open an impressive and eclectic 10,000-square-foot store in Midtown Crossing early November, 2010.

Loft 610 is officially open for business and is changing their hours of business to include a live DJ on Friday and Saturday nights and reverse happy hour in the lounge and on the patio!

Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development, is proud to welcome a delectable new tenant to its retail roster. Cold Stone Creamery and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory are set to open a single, co-branded location in Midtown Crossing in late October 2010. The almost 1,900-square-foot store will sit next to Tru Salon at 32nd and Farnam St.

Midtown Crossing, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development, is implementing a free event shuttle for Omaha residents and visitors, underscoring its commitment to convenient urban living. Shuttle service will begin the evening of Friday, July 2 and will continue every Friday and Saturday evening thereafter. The shuttle will also run on Thursday evenings during the Jazz on the Green concerts which begin July 8th. The event shuttle will travel extensively through downtown Omaha, north downtown and back to Midtown Crossing making key stops along the way.  

It is happening. Mid May. Mid day. Midtown Crossing.
The Midtown Crossing vision officially becomes reality at 11:00 a.m. today, May 18 as Midtown Crossing at Turner Park, Omaha’s boldest and most progressive urban development, celebrates its official grand opening, an event which marks a new era in the life of Midtown Omaha.

Omaha, NE (May 6, 2010) – Loft 610 Urban Restaurant & Lounge announced today the grand opening of it’s second restaurant to be located in Omaha, Nebraska. After more than a year of design, planning and training, the restaurant and lounge will open in the new Midtown Crossing development in midtown Omaha for dinner service on Thursday, at 6, 2010 at 4 PM.

The Grey Plume restaurant located at 31st and Farnam Streets will join Midtown Crossing’s array of exciting offerings in early November of this year.

 

This summer, Midtown Crossing will welcome Callahan Financial Planning, a new Omaha-based firm providing financial planning and investment management services. President William Callahan said Midtown Crossing was a natural fit for him and his company.

Three Dog Bakery, the original, revolutionary bakery for dogs, is coming to Midtown Crossing at Turner Park, Omaha’s unprecedented urban development. 

Omaha Performing Arts' Jazz On The Green moves to Midtown Crossing at Turner Park.

Midtown Crossing at Turner Park is proud to announce the opening of Tru Salon and Spa!

Omaha, Neb. – Blanc Burgers + Bottles, a gourmet burger restaurant currently located in Kansas City’s upscale Country Club Plaza, among other locations, will say hello to their new home in Omaha, Nebraska having committed recently to Midtown Crossing at Turner Park. An opening date is scheduled for late August.

Mutual of Omaha, coming off a banner year despite the recession, marks its 100th anniersary with a celebration starting this week to thank its employees and its namesake city.

Condominium sales and apartment leasing activity has also seen a recent surge of energy, in spite of the economic challenges and treacherous winter conditions.

CRAVE, one of the fastest growing restaurant concepts in Minneapolis,  is expanding its fresh, vibrant and contemporary American fare and sushi into the Omaha market within the next six months.

Nearly half the space is now filled as a restaurant and a nightclub are among latest to come on board.