OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As of this week, the busy intersection at 38th and Farnam is shut down.

It’s the latest step in the streetcar construction in Blackstone.

Some business owners are especially worried about this latest closure.

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One of the co-owners of a salon called Antidote asked specifically about that shut-down intersection on 38th and Farnam during a town hall last week.

The salon is one of many businesses struggling right now, but not in the way you might think.

Vanessa Packjowski’s chair is full this Wednesday afternoon.

“We’ve created a space that we love and it does feel like home,” Packjowski said. “Our block right here really does feel like a family.”

As co-owner of Antidote Salon

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