Taste of Omaha likely returns to Elmwood

All signs point to the Taste of Omaha likely returning to Elmwood Park for one more year, Event Director Mike Mancuso told 3 News Now on Friday. It's been held there for the last two years because of construction at the longtime site: Heartland of America Park. It would have been held at Elmwood if it wasn't canceled in 2020, too. The revamped park is set to become the new home. But the renovation won't be complete for Taste of Omaha 2023. But neighborhood groups wanted and expected to see the event out of Elmwood this year. Dundee-Memorial Park Association President John Ashford said they were promised 2022 would be the last year. Jen Bauer, president of the Aksarben/Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association, called it an understanding. Both were surprised.