A 26-foot-tall sculpture is traveling thousands of miles by boat to become a permanent installation in Omaha's Gene Leahy Mall.
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The downtown Omaha park, which is undergoing a massive renovation, remains on track to open this summer.
With less than six months until the planned reopening of the Gene Leahy Mall, Omahans need a little less imagination to envision what the future holds for the downtown park.
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure noted multiple sustainability achievements of the project, including building only on previously developed areas and preserving historic features.
Metal arches that will one day form a performance pavilion have gone up in the Gene Leahy Mall. The space will be used for concerts, movie nights, dance competitions and more.
MECA officials let a World-Herald reporter and photographer behind the construction fences to see how the Gene Leahy Mall overhaul is progressing.
MECA officials let a World-Herald reporter and photographer behind the construction fences to see how the Gene Leahy Mall overhaul is progressing.
The Leahy Mall reopening in 2022 will mark the first step in launching the transformation of the downtown/riverfront area.
Yoga and fitness classes, storytelling times for children, book clubs, movie nights and concert series are among the dozens of events expected to occur at Omaha's three downtown and riverfront parks.
Gene Leahy Mall is covered by mounds of soil and construction equipment.
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Demolition and grading work remain on pace, members of the MECA board heard Tuesday.