Spring is here! Many of us dig into some in-depth cleaning, prepare for planting, maybe even paint a little. But we often overlook a big part of our house that’s seen by everyone—sometimes multiple times daily—our garage. How often do you really use your front door to go in and out, after all? The garage…
Beautiful Soul Spa Suites
I admire the ingenuity and resilience of small-business owners. After founding Beautiful Soul Spa Suites last year, Jordan Felise, owner/operator, has not only worked through the challenges of 2020 but has grown her business. In October 2019, we told you about the launch of Beautiful Soul, a unique entrepreneurial concept whose purpose was to help wellness technicians create their own successful business space in a…
Tia and Cody Knapp, First-time Homeowners
There are Christmas presents, and then there are big-time Christmas presents. Spending Christmas in your first home ranks pretty high on that list. And that’s just what Tia and Cody Knapp gifted themselves with for 2019. Native Omahans, Tia and Cody met in middle school and started dating in high school at Millard South. They…
Beautiful Soul Spa Suites
Dreams do come true. Jordan Felise, owner/operator, is thrilled to see her entrepreneurial concept—Beautiful Soul Spa Suites—come to life. And she invites everyone to come visit the gorgeous grand reveal. Located just north of 168th and Cornhusker, Beautiful Soul has a two-fold purpose: to help wellness technicians create their own successful business space in a…
Tiffany Brown, Marketing Director
America is a car-loving country. That includes Nebraska. According to a recent survey of Omaha’s downtown and midtown workers by sustainability consulting firm Verdis Group, nearly 80 percent drive solo to work. And that survey included only 8,500 people out of the metro’s nearly 1 million. A full-city survey could increase that percentage. Even given…
Jordan Felise, Owner/Operator
A hearty hoorah to the town of Spa in eastern Belgium! That’s purportedly where the name for those luscious downtime emporiums comes from. Although some would argue we’d have to give due credit to the Romans first, then the Greeks for the actual practice of relaxing into a vast bath and letting it work its…
Jennie Baker, Hairstylist
“It’s hard to have a bad hair day when you’re famous.” —Marion Jones, world champion track and field athlete See if some of these celebrity-associated hairstyles ring a bell: Jennifer Anniston’s Rachel cut from Friends, one of the most popular of all time; Farrah Fawcett’s feathered flip, which fueled many a teenage boy’s dream; Meg…
Marcus Chavez, Electrician/Business Owner
Many DIYers think they can take care of any repair, maintenance or home-improvement project around their own house. Broken toilet? No problem. Paint the bedroom? Nothing to it. Build a deck? Piece of cake. They think they’ll just save the money and handle it themselves, whether they’re actually good at doing those things or not.…
Mitch and Carole Tempus, Restaurateurs
Log on to the Internet, search for Mexican restaurants and I’ll guarantee there are plentiful options … in any American city. Some will argue many of the country’s favorite dishes—such as fajitas, margaritas, chimichangas—aren’t “authentic” Mexican food at all. But open any menu and read those names (or tacos, enchiladas, tamales, tortilla chips and more),…
Michelle Colon, Independent Scentsy Consultant
What scent brings to mind your childhood, your favorite place, your life’s most meaningful moments? Fresh-mown grass, cookies baking, coffee brewing, a particular perfume? Our sense of smell is most closely connected to the hippocampus, one of the brain structures responsible for our memory, according to the website Exploring Your Mind. And according to the…
Catherine and Jonathan Dodd, Keipos/New Earth Farm
There’s never been a time when locally grown food has been trendier. Call it farm-to-table, sustainable or locavore, fresh, organic food grown nearby is having its moment in the sun. If you want to know your farmer personally and harvest produce on-site, here is the perfect opportunity: Get on board with Keipos, a CSA—community-supported agriculture—venture…
Mario Houston, Home Remodeler and Handyman
There are a variety of reasons for continuing to live in a much-loved home. You thought about moving but didn’t want the hassle or the cost. You love your location or that garden you’ve labored for years to make the showpiece it is. Or maybe this is where you raised your kids and you have…
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