Sportsman Motel undergoing remodel into studio apartments

On the heels of a couple challenging years, the Birkholz family decided to chart a new course for one of Lincoln's most iconic businesses.

By early next year, the Sportsman Motel will no longer be welcoming nightly guests. Instead, the motel's nine rooms will be studio apartments with yearly leases.

"I was hoping to get them all done by the first of the year, but it looks like it's going to be abo...