Health + Wellness

The Truth About Alcohol and Your Immune System

Let's have an honest conversation about that glass of wine you reach for after a long day of meetings, or the cocktails that seem mandatory at every business function. While I'm not here to tell you to give up your favorite Cabernet, I do want to share some fascinating insights about how alcohol affects your immune system - because as a high-achieving woman, you deserve to make informed choices about your health.Here's what actually happens when you drink: Within minutes of that first sip...

Arts + Culture

School of Rock

More Than Your Typical Music Lesson, Omaha's School of Rock Teaches Students How to Rock at Music and at Life Article by Melissa Minassian | Photography by Cara Bresette-Yates People hear “School of Rock” and most immediately conjure memories of the early 2000s film where actor Jack Black transforms a group of prestigious prep school students into rock gods and goddesses to compete in a Battle of the Bands competition. Omaha’s School of Rock, a revolutionary Millard-area music school, has a...

Arts + Culture

Beyond the Vine

Bringing Joy, Beauty, and Function To Omaha Places and Spaces For Nearly 40 Years Article by Melissa Minassian | Photography by Cara Bresette-Yates After nearly 40 years in business, many things have changed for owner Rose McCormick. She’s not only nurtured her thriving business — specializing in custom silk botanicals, home decorating, corporate accessorizing, gift giving, and holiday decor — but also a blossoming marriage, two evolving daughters who are now grown and out of the house, a...

Style + Beauty

Holiday Style

5 Tips for Holiday Dressing from the Stylists at Clothes Mentor Article by Melissa Minassian | Photography by Mollie Marie Creative Whether it's for a holiday party, a huge family gathering, or a low key celebration with loved ones, we all have those moments we want to look our best. Here's five tips from the amazing stylists at Clothes Mentor to help you confidently — and beautifully — put your best foot forward this holiday season.  1. All That Glitters Embrace the bling and add a little...

Health + Wellness

The Incremental Path to Wellness

The journey to better health often begins not with a giant leap, but with small, manageable steps. In a world where dramatic transformations are glorified, the true path to sustained wellness lies in the little changes we make every day. This blog explores how you can enhance your health and well-being, one small step at a time.The Power of Small ChangesSmall changes are more sustainable and less overwhelming than drastic lifestyle overhauls. This approach aligns with the psychological concept...

Health + Wellness

Making A Splash

Enjoy A Year-Round Staycation in the Comfort of Your Own Home with Revitalizing Products from Home Innovations Spas Article by Melissa Minassian After 30 years in the restaurant industry, Erin and Karen Barr were ready for a change. Chance encounters with longtime friends ready to sell their company quickly transpired into them becoming the new owners of Home Innovations Spas, one of Nebraska’s leading retailers for hot tubs, swim spas, saunas, and cold tubs. Almost a year into their new...

Shopping

Giving Style

Clothes Mentor's Mission to Help Omaha Women Find Their Style and Give Back Article by Melissa Minassian | Photography by Mollie Marie Creative As the saying goes, “What’s meant for you will find you.” Perhaps it is so for Andrea McCarter and Mary Beth Erps, sisters and co-owners of Clothes Mentor, a fabulous boutique selling gently used name-brand and designer women’s fashions and accessories off 149th and Maple Streets. When the franchise opportunity came across Erps desk in 2016, something...

Life + Culture

Empowering Women through Women with Voices

250 Women Expected at “Live Your Why, Unstoppable” 2025 Summit Article by Stephanie Lewis | Photography by Vanessa Mitera Start the new year off right with the Women with Voices third annual “Live Your Why, Unstoppable” Summit at Zenia Omaha in January! More than 250 women will gather for an afternoon of thought-provoking speakers, shopping, networking, and learning to discover their purpose and unleash their full potential for an unstoppable 2025. After weathering harrowing devastations in...

Food + Beverage

Charcuterie For All

A Story of Diligence, CJ Crouch Launches Charcuterie by CJ, Elkhorn's Premiere Artisanal Charcuterie Company Article by Melissa Minassian | Photography by Sami Sogge Life has a way of getting us exactly where we’re meant to me. Tragedy strikes and we later find it was a blessing in disguise. A long anticipated door closes, momentarily confusing our journey, for a better one to open further down the road. So is the story of CJ Crouch, visionary food artist and owner of Charcuterie by CJ. One...

Food + Beverage

Buen Provecho at Ancho & Agave

Omaha's Scratch Kitchen Serving Mexican-Fusion Eats and Handcrafted Drinks Article by Melissa Minassin | Photography by Cara Bresette-Yates Victor Cabriales loves the food industry. Sitting at the bar of Ancho & Agave, his beautifully furnished restaurant at Village Pointe, the pride in his eyes is evident as he talks about their scratch kitchen Mexican-fusion concept, his personally picked, locally sourced staff, his commitment to excellence, and the attention to detail that truly sets the...