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Love's listening tour kicks off Monday

Hotels in Omaha and Lincoln offer sophisticated lodgings for a weekend escape for two, but you can also find romantic getaways at glamping sites and other destinations on the prairie.

- This article was updated at 1:43 p.m., Aug. 10, with correct information about the site of Thunderhead.

Every year Kearney hosts more than 1,350 events. And that’s not just because Kearney is home to a university in the Heartland. There’s one simple reason why so many events are held in Kearney. It’s because Kearney has the best meeting and event facilities between Denver and Omaha. In order to meet record demand, there have been numerous renovations and expansions over the last few years. In early 2022, all those changes will culminate with the grand opening of the latest addition to Kearney’s Younes Campus.

It might be apt to describe the new Wine, Beer, and Spirits store in north Lincoln as a man cave on steroids. The store, which opened last week in the former Toys R Us at 5220 N. 27th St., is wall-to-wall alcohol in 30,000 square feet of space, offering everything from $3,000 bottles of Scotch to $2 wines. But despite the thousands of bottles and cans, the wide aisles and bare ceilings make it feel like there's plenty of space, and that's that point, said Beau Starkel, who owns the store. "I wanted it to feel big and open like Costco," he said. Costco is known for its selection of quality, re...