Faux Fall 🍁

The Lincoln Ledger: August 9th, 2024

August 09, 2024

Happy Friday Ledgers,

We’re taking this week off for some R&R before a jam-packed fall season. That said, we’ve collected a few headlines to keep you in the loop. We’ll see you next week. 🫡

In this week’s issue:

  • What To Do: Fallbrook, Yoakam, and sailboat racing.

  • Sportz: I got that dog in me.

  • Some Headlines: A quick rundown of what happened in Lincoln this week.

Would you attend a TLL tailgate this fall?

THE FINE PRINT: Before answering, assume the following… BYOB. College classics on repeat. Games that remind you that your college days are FAR behind you.

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- Landon

Last Week’s Poll Results:
Is this one of the best commercials ever made?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Yes. (43.5%)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 👎 No. (30.4%)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Perhaps. (26.1%)

WHAT TO DO

Fallbrook, Yoakam, and Sailboat racing.

You’ll have your choice tonight between country music royalty or a local market in this chilled-out faux fall weather - serving Gilmore Girls realness.

FRID-AY: 🍋 Fallbrook Summer Festival
Enjoy the hint of cooler months ahead at the Fallbrook Summer Festival. Browse local makers and vendors, grab a bite to eat from some of Lincoln’s top food trucks, and enjoy some live music. Admission is $5 (kids, 12 and under are free).

FRID-BEY: 🪕 Dwight Yoakam at Pinewood Bowl
Looking to sneak in one more summer concert before the fall? You’ll have your chance tonight. Grab last-second tickets to see country music legend Dwight Yoakam at Pinewood Bowl. Take in the weather while soaking up the sweet sounds of the “Yoak-Dawg” himself.

⛵️ Sailboat Racing (Women’s Snipe Nationals)
Tomorrow, head out to Branched Oak with a swimsuit, bottle of champagne, and a cheese board to watch the regatta. The 2024 US Women’s Snipe Nationals will be going on all weekend. Enjoy the relaxing views of sailboat racing while working on your tan in a floaty.

💦 Dog Splash
On Sunday, take your pup to Star City Shores to play in the water. Lincoln Parks and Recreation and Greater Lincoln Obedience Club are hosting their annual “Dog Splash” at Star City Shores to mark the end of the public pool season. The event, which runs from 6:30-8:30 PM, is sure to be totally peaceful and not chaotic whatsoever.

SPORTZ

Sporting headlines from around the capital.

CHECKLIST

An over-ambitious weekend to-do list…

…that was definitely not written by a dog.

  • Give your dog a bath. 🐕

  • Take your dog for a walk. 🚶

  • Give your dog a treat. 🍪

  • Hug your dog. 🤗

  • Tell your dog they are “so pretty.” 😍

SOME HEADLINES

News from around the capital.

  • Banksy: Lincoln Federal Savings Bank was hit with a regulatory order in June as a result of numerous practices, including its liquidity risk management and interest rate risk management.

  • Dynamic Parking: The City of Lincoln launched a study to improve downtown parking and traffic flows… prompting this simple-minded editor to wonder if, in this research, the city will also study some of its own questionable downtown parking practices, such as granting long-term construction projects that take up entire blocks of parking (NRC, we’re looking at you here), or the seemingly endless number of meters with ugly, orange “no parking” markers on them… But we’re not salty here. 🤷

  • Nuclear: NPPD is evaluating 16 total sites, including three near Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings, for an advanced nuclear reactor.

🐯 Weekly Wildcard:
One headline (or post) we never saw coming.

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