1. Lincoln Czech Fest
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Address: 4901 S. 56th St.
Description: One day a year, Lincolnites become more Czech than Nebraskan. During the annual Lincoln Czech Fest, thousands of people gather for kolache and other baked goods, sauerkraut, hot dumplings, and sausage. The free festival’s main stage has a slew of acts that fill the day: accordion music, dancers, and the crème de la crème: live polka music. Throughout the day “Czech Royalty” is crowned, with the big moment being the crowning of the Lincoln Czech Queen. Don’t miss it for all the pomp and circumstance you can take while munching a kolache.
2. Tabitha Health Care Services
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 486-8520
Address: 4720 Randolph St.
Description: Care for older adults—including adult day services, home care, hospice, meals on wheels. and rehabilitation—are at the core of what Tabitha does for Lincoln residents. It’s headquarters are in the city, and it has a number of regional locations around the state. Tabitha’s website goes into vast detail about all its various programs, and includes information on how to take advantage of them.
3. Union College
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 486-2600
Address: 3800 S. 48th St.
Description: Centrally located in Lincoln’s scenic College View neighborhood, Union College is a Seventh-day Adventist campus with programs focused on the health care industry. The 50-acre campus is tree lined and beautiful, and a small business district across the street includes many popular student hangouts. Its programs are top rated: In 2008, 100 percent of its pre-med graduates got accepted to medical school. Volunteerism and service learning is a focus, and many of Union’s students practice medicine abroad for those in need while also working as student missionaries. Union offers a bachelors and associates degree, as well as a Master of Physician Assistant Studies; the school offers more than 50 majors and minors in close to 30 areas.
4. Lincoln Public Schools
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 436-1000
Address: 5901 O St.
Description: The state’s second largest school district, Lincoln Public Schools has been growing quickly over the past few years in number of students, academic offerings, and school standards. LPS high schools offer a number of singular programs, including an International Baccalaureate Program; a number of school-to-career programs; alternative classrooms; and programs specially focused on science, humanities, information technology, and other entrepreneurship opportunities.Younger students can take advantage of all-day kindergarten, and LPS also has an English language learner program as well as a gifted program and a special education program.The district has a strong focus on both the core subjects and the humanities; a strong athletic program and after school activities round out LPS offerings.
5. St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 219-8000
Address: 555 S. 70th St.
Description: St. Elizabeth’s is Lincoln’s first hospital. Nearly 300 beds and an environment that encourages spirituality and healing has helped it continue to be one of the city’s two main venues for health care. St. Elizabeth’s has a network of family practice and internal medicine clinics, including three stand alone urgent care centers and two physical therapy clinics. Home care and hospice services, a nationally recognized burn center, a cardiovascular rehabilitation center, radiology and angiography services, and a wellness center are all on the docket at St. E’s. The hospital is currently undergoing a three-year expansion plan that includes a full remodel and expansion in the West tower.
6. Mosier/Timperley Chiropractic Clinic
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 483-6633
Address: 4645 Normal Blvd.
Description: One of the area’s oldest and largest chiropractic centers, Mosier/Temperley’s practitioners have more than 100 years of combined experience in the field. The treatment begins with an adjustment and then continues from there, with treatment specific to the patient’s disorder and needs. The office also offers nutrition consultation, braces and exercise balls, custom orthotics, laser therapy, and numerous treatments for sports and brain injury.
7. Heart And Health Solutions
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 488-6100
Address: 2120 S. 56th St.
Description: Lincoln’s Heart and Health Solutions specializes in acupuncture; they offer full medical acupuncture options for their patients. Medical acupuncture is performed by a doctor trained and licensed in Western medicine that has also been trained in acupuncture. Heart and Health’s approach may help patients with digestive disorders, gastritis, spastic colon and other digestive disorders; respiratory disorders; headache and other neurologic disorders; female problems; and problems related to tension, stress, and emotional conditions. Because the practitioners at HHS are board certified MDs, the office visit to the clinic may be covered by insurance as would other specialist doctors.
8. Lincoln Journal Star
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 475-4200
Address: 926 P St.
Description: The capital city’s daily newspaper, the Journal Star came into being when the two major dailies—the Lincoln Journal and the Lincoln Star—merged in 1995. The morning paper is now owned by Lee Enterprises, and it’s the most read paper in the city. Its circulation now is close to 80,000 and it circulates in a number of surrounding southeast Nebraska towns.
9. L Magazine
City: Lincoln, NE
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (402) 473-7113
Address: 926 P St.
Description: Lincoln’s premier social magazine is managed by the Lincoln Journal Star and comes out on a monthly basis. It focuses on fundraising activities and features popular articles on local society, restaurants, and an extensive events calendar of charity and fundraising events.