July 24, 2008
Wayne Boles, chair of the committee planning the City's 2009 Abe Lincoln Birthday Celebration, announces plans for the event next February to mark President LIncoln's 200th birthday. Also pictured are, from the left, Amy Black, Lied Center; Deb Weber, Lincoln Arts Council; Mary Yager, Nebraska Humanities Council; Jim Harris, creator of a new musical to be presented at the event; Jackie McCullough, fund-raising chair; Jeff Maul, Convention and Visitors Bureau; and Mayor Beutler.

July 31, 2008
Mayor Chris Beutler addresses a group of attentive Kindergarten students at a news conference at Gere Library announcing the sixth annual Kindergarten Kickoff celebration.

July 31, 2008
Mayor Beutler released statistics July 31 showing a 19.4 percent drop in overall reported crime in the first six months of this year. Joining him were Police Chief Tom Casady and Jon Carlson, who manages the Stronger Safer Neighborhoods Initiative.

August 21, 2008
Mayor Beutler released crash statistics at a news conference August 21 near the intersection of 9th and 10th streets with Van Dorn, the site of a recent safety improvement project. Also pictured are, from the left Murthy Koti from Kirkham Michael, which prepared the report; Virendra Singh, Research and Development Manager for the City Public Works and Utilities Department (PWU); and Greg MacLean, PWU Director.