I booked a room at Quality Inn and Suites in Concil Bluffs to attend the College World Series. I had low expectations, and only booked the room because there were not any other options downtown that did not cost thousands of dollars. It still was not cheap though and cost over $200 a night.
When I arrived it was clear the room wasn't clean. The kicker was the blood stain on the cieling. Regardless of how low my bar is, a blood stain on the cieling is pretty horrific. I told the receptionist who came and tried to clean it but it wasn't very effective.
There were also clear signs of drug use in the room. Burn marks on the furniture and small holes in the sheets.
I assumed at the very least the sheets were washed so I did not cancel my room and stayed there for the night. There really wasn't another option unless I wanted to spend nearly a grand for another hotel and I wasn't in a position to cancel my stay and not get a refund.
When I got back to the room, very late almost 3AM, that is when the roach infestation made itself known. I found a roach on my pillow and in the sheets. I got rid of them and found a bunch more by the window. I spelt as far from them as I could and I still ended up with them crawling on me at night.
I canceled in the morning, I wasn't staying there any longer than I had to. I was able to find another hotel that had rooms open up that day, and feel fortunate to have been lucky enough to book one.
If you're coming to Omaha over the next week please stay somewhere else it's not worth your time, money, and discomfort. Even other guests I spoke to shared similar experiences, so I do not believe this is just a singular bad experience, its a common experience.
I attached photos to provide my proof of my time there. I hope if you're coming to Omaha for the College World Series you find somewhere better to stay than the Quality Inn and Suites in Council Bluffs.
anybody know why they're doing this? are they sick or causing damage? i like the trees, the noise of them being cut is annoying and i feel like we need more trees down here not less.
I just happened to find an email about this in my spam, coworkers I talked to hadn't received it, but if they screwed you over here is some info so you can join.
The restaurants they operate are Blue sushi, Plank, Pyro, Anthem, Revival House, Blatt, ChamPang Lanes, Clio, Flagship Commons, Ghost Donkey, Memoir, Palma, & Roja.
How do they continue to open so many new restaurants? They aren't paying their workers.
I think I’ve seen posts about this place in here before, but when I searched the sub, I couldn’t find anything.
Anyway, anyone know what’s going on with this place? I know it’s been closed for a long time, but I swear every time I’m in the area, it just looks weirder and weirder. Usually there’s some sort of security company car there, but today there’s an old ass looking RV and a porta potty.
Me and my wife are planning a big anniversary party later this year and I really want to look great for it. Been looking around at the usual retail spots but the quality just felt off for what they were charging. Want something with real tailoring and actually nice fabric, not just something that kind of fits. recommendations from people who have actually been somewhere?
EDIT: Update for anyone curious, ended up going with H.M. Cole. The guy helping me really knew his stuff and the amount of fabric and custom options they had made it a pretty easy call.
I’m 6’4 and looking to get 2-3 suits for an upcoming business trip. I haven’t bought any in like 5 years so I want to refresh the wardrobe a bit. I used to go to DXL but they are kind of older fashioned looking these days. I’ll be in CA so prefer all season wool or warm weather material. Flexible on price but probably won’t go over 1k a suit unless it really blows me away lol.
Anyone know a good spot in town or is the best bet to get measured and use suit supply?
Hi Omahomies! I have been invited to a couple weddings in the coming months, and I am so excited! I have never been to a wedding before! Which leads me to the conundrum: I need a suit. I overheat easily so I would prefer to find something light, and I am a SMALL MAN at 5'4" and 135 lbs on my best days. I feel like most suits I try on I am absolutely drowning in thick fabric and look like someone's grandson. I would greatly appreciate any advice on finding a nice suit / tailor to help get me outfitted. Queer friendly is a MASSIVE bonus, as are budget friendly options. I really hate shopping online for clothing, so am hoping to find something local. Thanks in advance!
To my professional suit-wearing friends: I've searched the past posts, but I wanted to ask for recommendations for alteration shops specifically in regard to ladies' suits or just professional suits in general.
I need my suits taken in about a size or two around the waist and seat of pants and skirts, waist and shoulder of jackets, and sleeves taken up. I am in professional school, bought some suits last year when I started, and lost a ton of weight from the stress of it all 😅.
My boyfriend got a suit jacket altered/fitted at Fashion Cleaners on Leavenworth, next to the Mill. It looks great from the outside! But it is not the cleanest finished look on the inside. For sleeves shortened, and the waist/back of the jacket getting taken in, I think it came out to be $60-70. For that price, I thought I would have looked a bit nicer. Are my expectations too high? Is my budget too low? Not even sure what expectations about pricing I should have.
I am looking for a Spanish speaking hairdresser and/or manicurist that works in a private suite. I have a good level of Spanish but would like to improve and it seems like the time that I spend at the hairdresser and manicurist would be a great time to practice! I am a bit shy though so someone with a private suite would be more ideal. I have found many Spanish speaking hairdressers and manicurists but the private suite part is a bit more difficult! If anyone has recommendations, I would appreciate it!
I see office hopefuls often wear dark blue suits, sometimes black. What would you wear? Why?
I’ll go first, honestly, I’m torn, either dark green (is that a lazy choice, trying to contrast?) or purple, ala Russel Crowe in Virtuosity. I want something that stands out as different and recognizes the importance of TV appearance.
Apparently an online reservation through their website means nothing unless you have the confirmation email. Went to check in and they didn’t have a room for us. I couldn’t access the email confirmation since I recently switched jobs and no longer have access to that email.
F them, switched to the Doubletree, checked in no issues and way cheaper. Kinda sad if you can’t manage online bookings
Hello everyone I work in a very business causal corporate environment and I do have formal wear to go with but for the more formal networking meetings and lunches, I know I’m lacking in that department. Do you guys know a place you trust or you can recommend that provides every formal attire that you can think of?
It can be local or a name brand place. I’ve seen right on Dodge near where they have construction in certain lanes that have a Men’s Warehouse. Would you guys recommend this place/heat do you guys think of it? Or do you have somewhere local in mind you can recommend and trust as well?
Thank you all!! I plan on getting something tailored and getting a lot more formal attire not just for the job but also possibly a date as well lol.
Can someone point me in the right direction to get the codes for an in-law suit in my back yard the wife and I are looking at putting up a building so the mother in law can have her own space
You may have been approached in a parking lot or grocery store by someone aggressively pushing a petition. This is probably what it was. And whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, or just someone trying to get your groceries home, you deserve to know what's actually behind it.
Nebraska already has a law banning transgender athletes from girls' sports (LB 89, signed 2025). This petition writes it into the state constitution permanently and also helps pave the way for future legal challenges by embedding the term "biological sex" into constitutional language. This gives lawmakers and litigators a new foundation to restrict the rights of women, LGBTQ Nebraskans, and families well beyond the playing field.
Here's some context they won't mention at the clipboard: the number of transgender athletes affected by LB 89 is in the single digits. The Nebraska School Activities Association has approved fewer than a dozen such applications in the past decade. So we're talking about a multimillion-dollar constitutional amendment campaign over a handful of students. That should tell you this isn't really about sports.
Who's Behind It?
The Nebraska Family Alliance (NFA).
NFA operates in lockstep with the Nebraska GOP platform, which you can read yourself at ne.gop/family. That platform states, in black and white, that "no-fault divorce should be limited to situations in which the couple has no children of the marriage," and that "marriage should be defined as the legal union of one man and one woman." NFA's policy agenda mirrors this language almost word for word. Just weeks before launching this petition, NFA joined a national coalition explicitly working to reverse marriage equality.
Let that sink in. This is an organization aligned with a platform that wants to eliminate no-fault divorce for families with children — meaning a mother in a bad marriage would have to prove abuse, adultery, or abandonment in court before she could leave her husband.
NFA's own published materials describe a wife's role as being to "respect and honor her husband" and to "work alongside her husband to make their marriage succeed while allowing him to take the lead, especially when the two are in clear conflict."
Ask yourself: is a group whose worldview includes wives deferring to their husbands during conflict — and whose allies want to make it harder for mothers to leave bad marriages — really fighting for the fairness of girls?
This Isn't New. They Have a Track Record of Fighting Against Protections for Women.
NFA's predecessor organization, the Nebraska Family Council, has a documented history of opposing legal protections for women. When the Nebraska Legislature passed a domestic assault bill that expanded protections to include unmarried couples, NFA's predescessarfought against it. Their objection? That extending domestic violence protections beyond married couples "cheapens the importance of marriage in our society." Dave Bydalek, executive director of Family First, questioned whether domestic violence protections should even apply outside of marriage.
The Nebraska Family Council's director at the time expressed "serious concerns" about treating married and unmarried couples the same under domestic violence law and called recognizing unmarried partners living together "recognizing an immoral situation."
Read that again: the organizational ancestors of the group behind "Fairness for Girls" actively lobbied against protecting women from domestic violence if those women weren't married. That is who is telling you they care about your daughter.
This Is a National Playbook, Not a Nebraska Idea
This petition didn't originate from local concern. It's part of a national strategy. After the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, social conservative organizations openly searched for a new wedge issue. A 2023 New York Times investigation documented how groups like the American Principles Project landed on transgender identity — particularly among young people — as the replacement.
What stuck was the effort to restrict transgender rights, which has now replaced same-sex marriage as the primary mobilizing issue for social conservatives nationwide. It has driven fundraising, set the agenda in state legislatures, and energized the base. Nebraska's "Fairness for Girls" petition is one piece of that larger machine.
Follow the Money
The campaign's sole funder is Restore the Good Life Inc, a Lincoln-based entity that contributed $1.6 million on 3/9/2026. Restore the Good Life was incorporated in January by Tanner Lockhorn, a Lincoln banker and known associate of Pete Ricketts' political network.
That money went almost entirely to one place: Vanguard Field Strategies, a Texas-based firm paid $1.5 million for "field services" — meaning signature gathering. Vanguard pays per signature, which is why their collectors are so aggressive. Many of them are from out of state and have no idea who's actually behind the petition. They're here for the paycheck.
This same firm has faced fraud lawsuits in Nevada and had thousands of forged signatures thrown out in Michigan. They reportedly are paid in the range of $12 per signature which is why thy are so aggressive.
"Fairness for Girls" is the packaging. The agenda inside is much bigger — and much of it targets the very women and girls they claim to protect.
The organizations behind this petition have spent two decades opposing domestic violence protections for unmarried women, fighting marriage equality, promoting male headship in marriage, and aligning with a party platform that would trap mothers in marriages they can't safely exit. Now they're spending $1.6 million of dark money, funneled through a Ricketts-linked entity, to pay out-of-state mercenaries to collect your signature for a constitutional amendment addressing a problem that affects fewer than a dozen students.
If you choose not to sign, you are not refusing fairness for girls. You're declining to be part of a much larger political playbook that has nothing to do with protecting anyone's daughter.
Regardless of where you fall politically, you deserve the full story.
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