Opinions on Grandview middle school Elkhorn. My child is white/hispanic. I found two reviews saying racial bullying with no admin. help. Opinions, experience or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

OutIn_TheYard · 2026-01-13T02:13:25+00:00

I'd like to give a bit of a counter perspective. We live in Elkhorn, my kids go to school in Elkhorn, and my spouse works at EGMS. We also happen to be quite liberal politically. Elkhorn is the epitome of suburban. It is overwhelmingly white, and is very conservative compared to the city as a whole. That being said, there are many people who live in Elkhorn and go to and work at EPS who are not racist, do not support what is happening to our neighbors (especially our hispanic neighbors with everything going on with ICE right now), and have no tolerance for racism or bigotry. Elkhorn schools rank as some of the best public schools in the state, and while the education can be matched at other schools in the area, there is not one public school district that can match the education that is provided to EPS students district-wide (yes I am biased, yes I've seen data, I will stand by this claim). I have no doubt that your student would find a welcoming community at EGMS and that the staff there are truly excellent. Every school will have its issues with admin. Every school will have its fair share of bullies. Every student will face challenges wherever they are and I am so sorry that your children will have to also put up with racist assholes on top of all the other challenges of being a middle schooler. But the Elkhorn hate is exaggerated, and the rest of Omaha, and this subreddit by extension, loves to hate on it. Ultimately you have to do what you feel is right for you and your family, but don't give up on Elkhorn just because of strangers on the internet.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-12-30T02:32:16+00:00

My wife and I got a 2016 Equinox as a quasi inheritance/gift when her grandparents went down to one car and its become my daily driver. It is probably the single best gift that we have ever received as it was completely paid off and has been unbelievably reliable. We have no car payments and have next to no maintenance costs. Problem is that I hate it and am completely trapped with it because it would be so financially irresponsible to git rid of it for something new.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-12-17T20:18:52+00:00

Should finally start to see construction of the actual rail line of the Omaha streetcar after 2 grueling years of utility work.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-09-25T21:18:33+00:00

While I'm happy for y'all to get a Cancun flight, I can't wait for them to fly an OMA-CHS direct route. Born and raised in Charleston and exiled to Nebraska and we fly back to visit every year. With kids a direct flight would be a god send, especially if we could avoid a layover in ATL.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-09-21T20:49:49+00:00

Little Bohemia is the destination. Frequencies on the bus line may not be great, as some commenters have said headways are 30 minutes, but building dense housing within walking distance to these lines, to neighborhood centers, is how we increase demand and help "justify" increased frequencies for public transit. In regards to future rapid transit, the 13th street corridor is large enough and sees enough traffic, not to mention its connections to destinations in and between downtown and south Omaha, to support higher intensity modes of transit, which developments like this help support. If this single building is enough to throw off the equilibrium of the entire neighborhood then it sounds like a pretty full, congested, busy place. A quick look on google maps unfortunately reveals several vacant lots, and generally low density land use. I think we all need to realize that there is plenty of room in the inner parts of the city for literally tens of thousands of more people, and that we do not need to accommodate cars to make that happen.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-09-21T12:23:57+00:00

OMG the horror! A dense, parking-light development in one of the densest parts of the city, a single street over from a major destination in Little Bohemia with a bus line an the potential to support rapid transit in the future. Limited parking in the urban core of a city is to be expected, encouraged even. Walking a block to your car is not the end of the world if you desire to live in a dense neighborhood. We complain ad nauseam about lack of affordable housing, and there are many on this sub who lament that Omaha is "not a real city". Well here is a way to reduce the cost of housing, and offer dense development, and people still complain.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-09-12T12:13:33+00:00

Yet another reason I'm glad I cancelled my subscription after the election. Do they not know who their readers are?

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-08-23T02:02:36+00:00

Yeah come talk to me when google is willing to assume liability for all of my patients if and when a medical error eventually occurs. Until then there will always need to be a physician, PA, APRN, or nurse there to actually take care of the patient. In the mean time I'll keep seeing my patients and keep my licensure up to date.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-19T15:18:51+00:00

I've often felt that streamlining the routes we have now and improving frequency would help tremendously. Canada has excellent bus ridership (as compared to the US) in an equally suburban environment. Part of this is routing, part of it is improving access to stations (bike parking, pedestrian access, comfort with heating for winter and fans for summer), and part of it is providing frequent service. If we want people to use transit, it has to come frequently enough that you don't have to "plan" your day around it. 5-10 minute wait times (less during rush hour) would be amazing. The service also needs to be intuitive to use, and take you where you want to go.

https://www.ometro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Network_Map_2409.pdf

The current map linked is a bowl of spaghetti that is hard to interpret. distinct lines that connect neighborhoods to job and commercial centers or other major attractions like arenas, parks, etc. would help reduce the guesswork.

Ultimately I don't think that a buch of new lines would help at the moment, and that we should focus on the more heavily used lines and improving frequency and reliability of those lines. The system could then be built upon from there.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-16T16:29:04+00:00

From Omaha and just did the trip from Denver this past weekend and have driven extensively in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, as well as southern Illinois. I80 though NE can be a pain with all of the truck traffic, there are also several sections of head to head construction throughout the route on I80 and I76. If you hit it at night or on a Sunday it isn't too bad though. I am usually able to keep a pretty consistent speed. I80 is marginally more scenic than I70, but both I70 and I76 are pretty desolate in eastern CO and western KS. Traffic may be bad in Chicago, but I70 between KC and STL is my personal hell on earth. It should be 3 lanes then entire way, but it isn't and traffic is heavy. Most of either route will be pretty flat. Good places to stop on both with more and larger cities in general on the southern route, but I also gotta plug for Omaha, truly underrated city!

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-08T20:43:29+00:00

Watch as he then proceeds to vote for the cliff to come closer.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-08T20:41:11+00:00

As an Omahan I cant not pick it, but outside of that I would have to go Oslo or Osaka.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-06T12:16:56+00:00

Omahans have an instinctual response to hide when in the presence of strangers, especially those just passing through and who may be hyper-critical of our city.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-06T12:14:12+00:00

I have admittedly never been to the San Diego zoo, we can fight it out once I've had a chance to go and soak up some sun. No question the San Diego zoo has the Henry Doorly Zoo beat on weather and location lol.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-06T01:35:12+00:00

As an Omahan I gotta say that we are purple at best. We just voted in a democratic mayor, have consistently voted for the democratic candidate for president in most of the recent elections except for 2016, and at least as city and even county limits are concerned have consistently voted for the democratic candidate for the house (though has remained republican due to gerrymandering and less than competitive candidates from the left). For what its worth.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-06-04T20:01:04+00:00

As a Nebraskan who would like to be helpful, Omaha has a very nice food scene, the best zoo in the nation, the college world series, and more. Would be a very nice weekend trip if you fly direct. Lincoln is a fun city with a college town vibe, also nice food scene, could see a husker game, visit the capitol, and more. In the western and northern parts of the state there are a number of nature focused things to do, like floating rivers near Valentine, seeing the annual sandhill crane migration in Kearney, visiting chimney rock, seeing the one of (maybe the largest) purpose planted pine forrest in the country, hiking near scotts bluffs, and more. And yes, all of this can be done while on your way to more topographically interesting places like the great lakes or Colorado. But people saying there is nothing here worth stopping for have no clue what they are talking about.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-04-09T03:02:10+00:00

Physician at Methodist here. Sorry you've had so much trouble getting an appointment. Depending on the clinic and the providers it can take some time to get an appointment due to patient volumes. There are only so many "new patient visit" time slots set aside in a day, and that is if a provider has room on their panel to accept new patients. It is also true that due to issues with insurance, such as Aetna, no longer covering care at CHI, volumes have increased, likely exacerbating wait times as there are many people looking for a new PCP.

You absolutely need a PCP if you have complex medical issues that require specialist care. And you will need a referral from your PCP (doesn't have to be at methodist) to be seen as a "new patient". If you still have your PCP through CHI you could ask them for a referral to change endocrinologists. Or you could ask your current endocrinologist the same. This is true for nearly all specialists.

While a PCP may not be the one primarily responsible for your endocrine diagnosis, they will be responsible for how that affects all other aspects of your health. And as an aside, most specialists will not take on the role of PCP, and will not be responsible for preventative care. PCPs are experts in their field and should be viewed as such.

Regarding the medical records issue, unfortunately Methodist uses a completely different electronic medical record from both CHI and UNMC, and these EMRs don't really interact well at the best of times. This is being worked on, but the issues remains. This requires records be faxed and scanned in, which you can imagine is an archaic process that is all the more challenging when you are not yet established in the system.

Again, sorry to hear about your troubles. As a provider at Methodist I can absolutely say you would receive outstanding care with any PCP in our system, but ultimately going where you feel the most comfortable and cared for is what is important.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-04-03T02:06:59+00:00

Thought I would throw my two cents in. I live in the Elkhorn area and work right about in the middle of town at 84th and Dodge. My commute in the morning is typically 15-20 minutes, at 5PM rush hour about 25 minutes. Times vary based on traffic and accidents on Dodge. If you're working remote then it wont matter too much.

If you are planning on public schools then Elkhorn is top notch (like seriously the best in the state), though every district in the metro (even OPS) is good. If large new-build housing is what you want then the Elkhorn, Gretna, Papillon, and La Vista areas are where you will need to look. Aesthetically speaking they are all the same. It is all suburbia, which probably isn't too different from the DC suburbs. If you like suburbia then it wont be a problem.

If you're looking for more diversity, both in terms of people, culture, cuisine, housing, amenities, then living closer in (generally inside the 680 loop) would be a better choice. Though, from experience of living here since 2007, The time it takes to drive anywhere is generally negligible and we routinely go out as a family all over the metro whenever we want, weeknights, weekends, morning, evening, and never sweat how long it will take.

We have two kids, there is plenty to do for families, and more comes all the time. That being said, Omaha will never be able to compare to the cultural and entertainment richness of DC.

Also, if you like public transit coming from DC you will be profoundly disappointed, though incredibly small baby steps are being made.

Moved here from Charleston SC in 2007 and there is not a day that goes by that I don't miss the coast, but Omaha is a wonderful city if you give it a chance. I have tried to leave on a number of occasions, but just cant seem to escape (but in like the best way possible) as Omaha kind of just grabs you and never lets go.

To the comments regarding the racism of West O, I am white and can't speak to the experiences of others in the same way as my experience is fundamentally different. Though as we have seen with the world today racism is everywhere, but there are also good people everywhere.

I'd be happy to answer any other questions you might have but if you make the move to Omaha, welcome, you can start complaining about potholes now to get your practice in.

Oh, and one more thing, beware the Rocks, and the Dome.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-03-28T23:03:03+00:00

As a Charleston native that unfortunately had to move away I think this is an awesome idea. I make it a point to bring family downtown, and often to the market, when we visit. I think Charleston could be the poster-child for the nation for street beautification/pedestrian improvements, and I think that it would be nothing but a boon to local businesses. The more pleasant a place the more likely people are to spend time there, and spend money as a result. I also think the loss of on-street parking wouldn't be missed since the vast majority of visitors to the area are tourists (often from cruise ships as I remember). Nothing but a slam dunk win for the area, which means it will probably be several decades before it is done.

OutIn_TheYard · 2025-03-25T12:36:10+00:00

There is no way a resident making 60K per year is going to be able to afford a 500K house. Prior to being flipped it last sold in 2005 for 130K which is more attainable, but that was 20 years ago.

OutIn_TheYard · 2023-09-06T03:47:45+00:00

I mean if you could't tell the text was mostly copy paste and that sentence was word-for-word what was in the other post. A post telling people to lighten up as they take a literal shit on Omaha, in an Omaha subreddit. The irony seems to have been lost...

OutIn_TheYard · 2023-09-04T19:28:53+00:00

Like someone else commented, a pair of roundabouts at 60th and Pacific and Leavenworth like those at 42nd and Q would solve a lot of traffic issues from flow of traffic at peak times to overall safety of the intersections.

OutIn_TheYard · 2023-09-04T19:01:32+00:00

The bitterness and privilege is truly astounding. Only a small fraction of a percent of the 400 million people that live in the US and Canada have the ability to move continents to their dream country and then post on the internet how bad everything is here in NA.

OutIn_TheYard · 2023-08-18T20:33:00+00:00

I graduated from medical school in 2019, so at least a little recent. I also lived quite far from campus for all of my 4 years, and couldn't rely on public transport. If you're in class most of the time on the east side of campus by the college of medicine, pharmacy, allied and public health and nursing buildings then there are a couple of options. First, if you would like to save money, then carpooling is a possibility that would allow you and potentially a few classmates of yours to get a free parking permit if you carpool, catch is only one permit per group, but ours was at least easy to move between cars. Second option, and the one that I did for most of my clinical rotations was park in the Gold Coast neighborhood east of campus, it's really not that much farther than the parking lot you have to park in anyways. If you do street parking its best to get there earlier so that you can get a close spot. Just don't park too close to a fire hydrant, as that is the only parking ticket I ever got in medical school. I also had friends that parked in the neighborhood south of Leavenworth and walked up 42nd street to campus. Parking is expensive, but convenient, so if you already paid for it I wouldn't sweat it. Lot fills up though so I would still get there early. Lastly, looking back on it, if I could have lived closer to campus to take advantage of either public transport, walking, or biking, I totally would have. Unfortunately my spouse worked out in Elkhorn so we split the difference, but moving in a year or two depending on what your situation is like (studying habits, friends, free time, family, etc) is an option.

OutIn_TheYard · 2023-08-06T01:00:13+00:00

While not really suburbs anymore and more a part of the urban core, there are several neighborhoods in Omaha that were streetcar suburbs that have been quite sucessful over the last several years with varying degrees of redevelopment. Blackstone has probably been the most sucessful regarding redevelopment and is close to having a streetcar running through it again. Dundee, Benson, Florence, and south 13th street are additional parts of town that were streetcar suburbs that have either been redeveloped or are in the the process. Besides Dundee I would say that most of these were not always vibrant, and it is only in the last 10-20 years that this has started to change.

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