Mayor breaks into song, crowd cheers state-aided Nebraska market
OMAHA — A jingle created and sung by Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. especially for the occasion kicked off a groundbreaking Saturday for a grocery store described as key to restoring dignity and economic vitality to one of Nebraska’s most distressed areas. The full-service grocery in North Omaha — to be run as a social […]
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