A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming in many ways. Having a plan can help bring a sense of clarity and control during a difficult time. Jenna Vitosh of Chloey Wealth offers practical financial and planning approaches that may be helpful.

The Lincoln Community Playhouse is celebrating 81 years, but the beloved community stalwart likely would not have made it past 65 years without Morrie Enders, who retired as Executive Director this July. Looking back, he believes his career comes back to one simple mantra: “Everyone needs their own spot.”

Meet Phil! Land Phil, to be precise. Land Phil has been taking care of all of Lincoln and Lancaster County’s garbage since 1989. There are a few things that make Phil sad including the amount of food waste that is delivered to him. Follow these tips, tricks and tools so we can work to feed people and not Land Phil.

In 2025, The Gathering Place served 55,300 meals—that’s over 150 free meals per night to Lincoln neighbors in need. Each of those meals, along with every meal served over the past 44 years, has been prepared in a kitchen that’s only 120 square feet.

When the heat breaks and the air turns crisp, Lincoln’s trail system starts calling again. For riders 55 and older, fall can be the perfect season to return to cycling. Even better? Modern bicycles have changed in ways that make riding easier and safer, while better accommodating riders of all ages.

Check out these great fall reads perfect for the season!

I encourage you to invite your kids, grandkids, and neighbor kids to help manage your leaves and prepare your yard and garden for winter. Together, you can look forward to a new crop of beneficial insects in the spring. 

Learn how a community can be supported into the future with the help of the Lincoln Community Foundation and a developer with nonprofit community housing development organization, NeighborWorks Lincoln after purchasing the former Azalealand property in Lincoln.

Jim Partington grew up in Lincoln, and has lived in cities across the country. Jim has such deep roots in Nebraska that even after a career of more than 30 years in the Navy, he returned with his wife and enticed their three daughters to move to Lincoln as well. 

Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. It consists of four ingredients: rice, water, yeast, and a mold called koji. Sake is extraordinarily labor intensive, and the Japanese take much pride in its production. 

Mindfulness and the gratitude it enhances won’t make challenges disappear, nor do they demand we force a smile through pain. Instead, together they function as an internal compass, guiding us to hold both struggles and joys in the same moment. By looking beyond our evolutionary blind spots, we see that life’s ordinary, neutral spaces can be sanctuaries of appreciation.

For half a century, Lincoln Running Company has kept its place downtown, while the city around it kept moving. Storefronts have come and gone, and running grew from a race-focused community into something wider, with room for every pace and every race.

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!