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Today is the LAST day to save on Picklebrawl! 🏓

Join us Saturday, June 27 for Picklebrawl: A Pickleball Party for Good as we kick off inCOMMON’s 25th Anniversary celebration. This all-ages event is built for everyone, from complete beginners to more competitive players, with plenty of fun on and off the court.

More than a tournament, Picklebrawl is a celebration of the neighbors, partners, volunteers, and supporters who have helped shape inCOMMON’s work over the past 25 years.

Register today and save 20% with code EARLYBIRD before early bird pricing ends.

Know someone who would love to play, cheer, volunteer, or bring the whole family? Share this with them and help us spread the word!

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What an incredible look at the history of Georgia Row! We are honored to play a small part in its history, and plan to be good stewards of its future 💙

We have all, at one point or another, wondered about the Castle.

Not the fairy-tale sort. The old Georgia Row apartment building at 1040 South 29th Street that loomed in the Park Avenue neighborhood, looking as though it had been misplaced from another century.

For years I have scattered references to the Castle throughout my writing like breadcrumbs dropped in a dark wood. The story was always there, waiting. Yet I continually pushed it aside. Certain places carry a peculiar weight, and this one carried more than most. Not surprisingly, many others felt the same way. Beneath the questions I often sensed a deeper longing—not merely for a building, but for the people we once were inside it. The Castle convinced generations of tenants that they belonged to a story already in progress.

A true obsession, for the last ten years I have been researching the strange, colorful, occasionally absurd history of the Georgia Row House—the Castle as we knew it. Along the way I encountered gamblers, schemers, and persons whose biographies rarely improved under scrutiny; disappearing landlords; vanished turret roofs; boarding-house dramas; bodies in the river; a Swedish servant's unexpected inheritance; basement dwellers; the woman in the window; brushes with collapse; the Omaha punk scene; and, somehow, against the odds, a happy ending.

The investigation is finally complete.

Or is it?

If you've been around us long enough, you know they are never truly complete. I would sure like to hear from you about your experiences with the building or if you have hidden clues I didn't already cover.

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PickleBrawl: A Pickleball Party for Good is almost here and there’s still time to save your spot on the court! 🏓

Join us Saturday, June 27 for a pickleball party for good as we kick off inCOMMON’s 25th Anniversary celebration. This all-ages event is built for everyone, from complete beginners to more competitive players!

More than a tournament, PickleBrawl is a celebration of the neighbors, partners, volunteers, and supporters who have helped shape inCOMMON’s work over the past 25 years.

Register by June 15 and save 20% with code EARLYBIRD. Sign up at PickleBrawl.org

We’re honored to share that inCOMMON Community Development has received the Community Impact Award for the Poppleton Project at this year’s Reignite2Unite Omaha Development Symposium

This recognition celebrates projects transforming neighborhoods through housing and economic development, and we’re grateful to see the work happening in Poppleton recognized in this way.

The Poppleton Project is rooted in what we believe deeply: neighborhoods are strongest when residents, partners, and community organizations work together toward long-term stability, opportunity, and belonging.

Thank you to Front Porch Investments, Spark, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank, and everyone helping move this work forward across Omaha’s housing ecosystem.

We’re grateful for this recognition, but even more grateful for the neighbors and partners who continue shaping the future of Poppleton!

25 years of inCOMMON means 25 years of neighbors, partners, stories, relationships, and shared commitment to the neighborhoods we call home 💙

To honor this milestone, we’re launching 25 Stories for 25 Years — a yearlong series highlighting the people and partnerships that have shaped inCOMMON across the years. Some stories will look back on earlier chapters, while others will reflect the work, leadership, and connection growing today.

Each story represents what has always guided this work: belief, belonging, neighborhood leadership, and creativity.

As we celebrate how far we’ve come together, we also remain committed to the work still before us: partnering with neighbors in transforming their neighborhoods by strengthening households, connecting neighbors, and growing leaders.

Follow along as we share these stories throughout the year! incommoncd.org

A little paint can make a big difference. 💛

Last Friday, volunteers from WoodmenLife joined us at the Hanscom Apartments, and together they helped brighten up the basement in a big way. One tenant shared that he hadn’t realized how much the space needed it until seeing how clean and bright it looks now. That’s the kind of impact we love to see.

Thank you, WoodmenLife, for showing up for our neighbors and helping brighten the Hanscom Apartments!

PickleBrawl: A Pickleball Party for Good is coming, and this is your official warning: the team names, costumes, entrances and bragging rights are all part of the game 🙌

Join inCOMMON on Saturday, June 27 for a pickleball party for good at Midwest Pickleball Club. All skill levels are welcome — from “I’ve never held a paddle” to “I came here to win.” Plus, there’s a free beginner clinic, prizes, bonus events, bounce house fun and event tees featuring Mo.

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