TLL Mini Edition: Rainy Dayz 🌧️

Happy Friday Ledgers,

“I live my life a quarter mile at a time.” – Honda Civic driver on O Street.

But maybe not for long. A new ordinance passed by the Lincoln City Council cracks down on reckless driving, allowing police to impound vehicles for 10 days after a second offense.

Targeted at street racers and motorcyclists with Sesame Street character helmets, the law applies to reckless driving, racing, and other “disorderly vehicle” violations. First offenses mean your car gets towed and returned. Second time? You're paying the fine, a $57 tow fee, a $50 admin fee, and $8/day for storage.

Lincoln’s message is clear: our city government is 2 Furious when ur 2 Fast.

In this week’s issue:

• What To Do: Epic Garage Sale, Theatre Nerds Unite, Pool Fishes

• Sportz: Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose

• Neighborhood Watch: More vine than house

Prepare yourself; We’ve officially hit that period of the year where all the dads out there will be commenting on the rainy weather, saying “We really needed this”.

- Landon

WHAT TO DO

Thrifting, Theatre Kids, Pool Fishes

🎸 Feed your primal foraging urge:
Leading scientific sources (Tiktok) say that our little human brains love a good thrift because it satisfies that urge to hunt and gather. That’s why you’ll check out the Mother of All Garage Sales 2025, this weekend and satisfy that primal need. Didn’t get enough thrifting? We’ve been digging Burlington Antique Mall in the Haymarket.

🎭 Free your inner theatre kid:
High school theatre - where legends are made, and dreams of being the lead (in the case of this editor) are crushed. This weekend, you’ll relive your glory days and check out the Lincoln Southwest High School production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Could it hope to hold up to your performance as tree #3 in The Wizard of Oz, of course not. But alas, we must support the arts regardless. 🌳

🎱Rack em’ up:
Let’s keep it simple: A pool table, a couple cold ones, and a group of friends who are just as bad at pool as you are — sounds like a sick game plan. Roll on over to WC’s South Lounge & Sports Bar and do your best impressions of pool sharks (okay - maybe pool minnows). Who needs skills when you’ve got confidence?

SPORTZ

Sporting headlines from around the capital.

• 🏟️ Arena: NU Regents to consider renaming volleyball arena to be named after legendary volleyball coach John Cook

• 🤸 Gymnastics: Taylor Christopulos was named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year

• 🏈 Coach: Former NU football standout, Jared Crick, will become the head football coach at Cozad High School

• ⚾ Baseball: NU lost both in-state rival games this week (Creighton and UNO), and are to take on Rutgers tonight at home

• ⛹️ NCAAMB: Nebraska Men’s Basketball takes on Boise State in Crown Quarterfinals at 12:30 PM

• 🥎 Softball: Nebraska Softball wins by “Mercy Rule” victory over Purdue, beating them 13-1

Fun Fact: With their victory over Georgetown, NU Men’s Basketball earned $50k in the inaugural Crown Tournament 🤑🤑

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

2663 Park Ave, Lincoln, NE 68502

More vine than home.

Look… We know vines are bad for the exteriors of homes. They’re invasive, damage siding, and leave your home susceptible to pests and water damage. All that said… we gotta admit - they’re looking pretty good on 2663 Park Avenue… 👀

The vibe → “garden gnome chic” meets A Cinderella Story (yes, the 2004 cult classic starring Hillary Duff — aka Lizzie McGuire). And with spring on the horizon, it’s not hard to imagine what life here could look like. You’ll be planting window boxes, mapping out garden beds, and maybe even bringing the ribbon driveway back to life with a little edging and fresh gravel. The brick patio out back has all the makings of your go-to spot for spring hangs—morning coffee, late-night wine, and everything in between.

Inside, the natural woodwork feels warm and grounded, the kind of detail that makes you think someone knew the tree before they milled it. And the fireplace in the formal living room? Basically begging for a rainy spring day and a good book.

The Details:

• 3 Bed, 3 Bath

• 1,660 sqft

• Built in 1934

• So many vines

❤️ KEEP:
Fireplace (live out those Hallmark movie dreams), 5-sided breakfast nook (because 4 sides just aren’t enough), and all the greenery (we have full confidence in your green thumb).

🗑️ TOSS:
Curtains, the baby blue carpet (praying for hardwood), and the built-in shelving (open that baby up!).

CHECKLIST

An over-ambitious weekend to-do list. 

• Organize the cables that keep trapping your feet beneath your desk

•  Binge all of The White Lotus – you can’t be the only one in the friend group who hasn’t seen it yet

• Run your car through yet another wash that will only last the next two days

• Clean out your “Notes” app - do you really need that grocery list from 2019?

• Sign up for a coffee subscription → did you know The Mill will deliver your favorite blend to your door? (not sponsored)

HEADLINES

More news from around the capital.

• Concerts: Jordan Davis will play PBA this October

• Unemployment: Nebraska unemployment moved up to 3% for the first time since 2020

• Historic: City Planners advanced a proposal to make the South Haymarket a Historic District

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

• Now Playing: Urinetown (yes, you read that right) is the latest show offering by the Nebraska Repertory Theatre