Helping fund your grandchild’s education is something that can shape their entire life. Whether it’s college, trade school, or another form of training, education opens doors, and contributing toward it is a gift that continues to give long after it’s received. Jenna Vitosh, CEO and Founder of Chloey Wealth and our Cover Sponsor, introduces readers to the 529 Plan.

But thanks to a historic strategic alignment between three local nonprofits and a critical boost from the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF), Prairie Pines is being anchored as a permanent sanctuary for the community.

As we celebrate our five-year milestone, we’re also looking ahead with excitement. Over the past year, our team has been reimagining what the next five years can be, and that vision is taking shape as we transition from 55+ to In Season Lincoln in 2027.

When it comes to knowing what foods you should be eating every day, it’s different for everyone. Eating the right amount of food each day depends on your age, sex, height, weight, and level of physical activity. Learn what the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners, has to say.

A wine is sealed until someone opens it, and how it was sealed can be interesting.

June is National Homeownership Month and the perfect time to tackle home maintenance projects. To make it easy for you, we’ve put together a checklist that can prevent costly repairs, improve energy efficiency, and ensure your home is safe and comfortable all summer long.

If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t have the space for a garden,” container gardening might be exactly what you’re looking for. Whether it’s a few pots on your patio, herbs on a windowsill, or flowers by your front door, growing in containers is an easy way to add beauty and fresh food to your everyday life.

Warm evenings and sunny afternoons set the scene for free live music, local flavor, and community gathering. These concerts showcase parks, patios, and public spaces all season long with diverse performances. From relaxing lunchtime sets to energetic evening shows, you can grab a friend, bring a chair or blanket, and enjoy the soundtrack of summer in Lincoln!

By engaging in mindfulness, we move from searching for happiness to hosting it. We create a mental environment where true moment-to-moment contentment can actually take root and grow. Ultimately, the most important work we can do is to cultivate a mind that knows how to be happy, right here, right now, in the midst of it all.

National Geographic’s Guide to Public Gardens lists Lincoln’s Sunken Gardens as one of the 300 Best Gardens in the United States and Canada. I encourage you to enjoy this special Lincoln destination—and begin (or repeat) wonder-filled memories in this remarkable garden.

Check out these engaging summer reads perfect to savor the season!

She has been to Lincoln twice. The first time Graciela Caneiro-Livingston was here was as a graduate student, when she pursued a fellowship at UNL and met the man who would become her husband. The second time was when she returned to be Chief Academic Officer (Provost) at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Dr. Caneiro-Livingston grew up in Spain, but she’s definitely a Nebraskan now.

Are you putting all your "financial savings" in one basket? Having a disversified financial retirement strategy that is tax-efficient is important. Connor Duis, Financial Advisor shows readers how allocating your assets for paying taxes now, later, and never can potentially increase your spendable income when you need it.

Robins are a classic sign of spring! When Nebraska snow cover is high and food-foraging is limited, some flocks of American Robins migrate to southern areas where food is more available during winter months. Thus, the large influx of returning robins we experience in late February/early March is the perfectly timed return of thousands of migrants.

The Gathering Place is a program of Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties. Since 1982, it has offered dinner in a house that feels like a neighbor’s home. Learn how the program is addressing rising needs and continuing to be a place visitors can count on to be safe, seen, and fed.

The Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF) is your home for charitable giving, no matter what causes you support. Simultaneously, we are committed to understanding the needs of our community and sharing that information with you and other donors to help ensure that charitable dollars are invested where they can do the greatest good.

This edition our word search is focused on wellness. Find the answer key here.

After more than 20 years teaching leadership and communication skills, a teenage passion becomes a retirement pastime for Dr. Jim King of Lincoln, Nebraska.

For generations of Lincoln homeowners, John Henry’s Plumbing, Heating, Air & Electrical is the familiar name you call when comfort matters, the truck you recognize in your neighborhood. That kind of familiarity doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built over decades of showing up, doing the work the right way, and treating customers like the neighbors they are.