Omaha’s ‘Little Italy’ youth, via art, fortify bridge to Italian sister city Carlentini

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 920

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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OMAHA — A local artist key to the creation of Omaha’s popular Little Italy mural has launched another art project to strengthen the bridge between Nebraska’s biggest city and a small Sicilian town from where many of the state’s early Italians emigrated.

This latest venture will be told through the eyes of children.

Called “Little Hearts — Big Roots,” the binational initiative centers on students at Pine Elementary in Omaha’s Little Italy neighborhood and partner …

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