Local Services

ALLO Fiber Earns National Recognition as a 2025 VETS Indexes 5-Star Employer

ALLO Fiber has once again been honored as a VETS Indexes 5-Star Employer for 2025, celebrating the company’s steadfast dedication to supporting veterans and military-affiliated professionals. This is the second consecutive year ALLO has earned this prestigious recognition, placing it among only 294 organizations nationwide to receive the award. The VETS Indexes Employer Awards spotlight businesses that go above and beyond in hiring, developing, and retaining veterans, members of the National...

Travel

It's Time to Travel

Save time, trouble, and money when you work with local travel advisor Veronica Bird Article by Kathy Nickerson | Photography by A2i Photography Veronica Bird is a wife, mother, certified fitness instructor, and coffee enthusiast. She also sends people to Disney World and beyond. She and her family live in Papillion and love to travel. That interest led her to become an advisor with Fora Travel. Since most people can book a hotel room with a tap of their finger, it is tempting to think Bird’s...

Home + Design

One Tile at a Time

The work of B.Y. Solutions Article by Vince Mancuso | Photography by Sammie Rodriguez When it comes to home upgrades that truly make an impact, Bryan Bolanos of B.Y. Solutions LLC believes it’s all about floors and accent pieces. For three years, his Papillion-based company has been helping homeowners transform their living spaces with expert tilework and flooring solutions.   “Our main thing is tile,” Bolanos says. “Bathrooms, backsplashes, any kind of floor—we do it all.” B.Y. Solutions...

Life + Culture

EMBRACE YOUR PIONEER

CONNECT WITH THE PAPILLION AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Article by Janette Calabro | Photography by Sammie Rodriguez In a city park close to the middle of Papillion, the glimpse of an 1860s farmhouse stands strong. The John Sautter Farmhouse sprawled over 800 acres during its heyday with cattle, grassland, a vineyard, and three hundred apple trees! The old German American farmhouse was occupied from construction in the 1860s until about 1916, when it was used for storage and butchering. Next door...