That was news to me, so naturally I called Omaha and found out about the success of Saddle Creek Records and a concert and nightclub development it was building with the blessing of the city.
All of that is a long-winded way of saying that Studio 360, the public radio program, had a segment last week about how Omaha is turning trendy. Host Kurt Andersen is an Omaha native and he talks with the fellows at Saddle Creek, as well as a bunch of visual artists who are putting Omaha on their media's map.
The story contains every cliche about downtown revitalization -- old warehouses being made into expensive condos; young hipsters having a gay old time; worn-out industrial properties being turned into assets; rising rents driving out the pioneering artists; and quotes from Richard Florida. Still, if you're interested in this sort of thing, it's a good case study.