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Article: Benson: art, music, food, dance.

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Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)
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August 17, 2006
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Byline: Josefina Loza

Aug. 17--Benson's nightlife is re-emerging. Bars and restaurants-turned-nightclubs are full of vibrant twenty- and thirtysomethings on weekends, gyrating to anything from salsa to local rock bands. This Saturday, several business owners in the district hope to build on that at their first Benson Nite. A portion of 60th Avenue between Maple and Miami Streets will be closed off for the free community festival, which starts at 4 p.m. and goes until midnight. The district is getting more traffic, and positive strides have occurred in Benson over the past year, said Brent Crampton, a 22-year-old DJ and party host. Take Espana. The Spanish ...

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