Amy Sand

“Those early years of trying to survive off the arts and teaching, I was teaching all over the Midwest. If I got a gig making $300, I’d drive down to Kansas City.” This may seem like a surprising quote from someone with a title like “Founder and CEO,” but Marcos Eduardo Mora Barrientos is anything but typical. To understand this leader’s drive and inspiration, you have to return to the 1920s when Marcos’ family joined the South Omaha art scene. 
Over the past century, the Barrientos family has b...

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When I arrive at Colleen’s home, I ring the doorbell and she waves me in. She’s standing at the top of the stairs with her almost-one-year-old, Eva, shyly sitting on her hip. As we introduce ourselves, she plays with Eva. It’s clear this is her natural, fervent self: relaxed, even though she’s had a full day of accounting in Downtown Omaha. As we move through her Millard home.

Can compost change an entire organization’s operations? It did for Kyle Johnson, the land maintenance technician and one-man crew at the Joslyn Art Museum. After two years on the job, Kyle felt confident in his regular duties and began to look for more efficient ways to care for the art museum’s grounds. During a fall 2012 cleanup, he had an “aha moment” when he realized he was throwing away landscape waste, only to buy compost later on. This thought set Kyle down a new path of discovery: Was there a cheaper, more efficient, all-around better way to fertilize? It turns out there was.

As people leave their day jobs in OTR they’re greeted by the most joyous band I’ve seen in years. Sidewalk Chalk are a ragtag bunch of big brass, soul-singing, youthful rapping and tap dancing twenty somethings. It’s a small first show, but don’t tell Sidewalk Chalk. They bring the energy - constantly interacting with the crowd. Everyone goes crazy for the bearded tap dancer, their response stemming from a little novelty and a lot of talent and stamina. The dude looks hella tired when the set en