OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An open house held by the city at the Durham Museum tonight to answer questions about ongoing streetcar construction, but what business owners want is solutions.

The streetcar project has devastated businesses in Blackstone with construction for months.

As time goes on, their hope for a solution to help them stay afloat is waning.

For small business owners, every origin story is deeply personal.

“The name Cunningham’s comes from my moms side, Inez Cunningham,” said Derek Richards, general manager of Cunningham’s Pub and Grill.

Like many other concerned small business operators affected by construction in Blackstone, he can’t make it to the open house on the streetcar tonight.

Jaree Johnson, who co-owns Antidote Salon, can.

“My employees are commission, so if no

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