Your week, simplified: Oct. 9, 2024
WEB19 hours ago · Super Simplified Stories. It's Fire Prevention Week. Check your smoke detectors, make sure you've got a fire extinguisher, have your safety plan in place. And when that's all done, you can zip over to the Central Fire Station at 100 S. Minnesota Avenue Wednesday evening for root beer floats and a chance to tour fire trucks.
Meet the folks overseeing the Riverline District's next steps
WEB19 hours ago · Simplified: Last week, Mayor Paul TenHaken and the Sioux Falls City Council announced the appointment of eight people to a steering committee overseeing the next steps in the Riverline District – the site TenHaken's set sights on for a new downtown convention center. Why it matters. City Council last month approved the $8 million needed to purchase the 7-acre parcel of land east of downtown ...
Stuff to do: Oct. 9-15
WEB19 hours ago · Starting at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Washington Pavilion, this Tribute to Women award show will recognize women across the community, across industries and of all ages. Get your tickets here. Get a good spook (and a laugh). Good Night Theatre Collective will stage an original production this weekend …
Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 5, 2024
WEB5 days ago · The not-so-simple dilemma of panhandling, homelessness and 'nuisances' downtown. Simplified: As the City of Sioux Falls gives police more authority in interacting with the unhoused population, Police Chief Jon Thum admits homelessness is not something that can ever be solved by law enforcement. Thum, …
This Sioux Falls school is building a barn - sfsimplified.com
WEB19 hours ago · Simplified: Sioux Falls high schoolers will soon have a new facility where they can learn about caring for farm animals, maintaining a tractor, horticulture and all things urban agriculture. Why it matters. Sioux Falls School Board members last week received an update on several future building projects planned throughout the district – the most immediate of which is a new urban agriculture ...
The not-so-simple dilemma of panhandling and homelessness
WEB5 days ago · Banning people from standing in certain city intersections – a change billed as a “pedestrian safety” measure that does, in effect, limit panhandling in those intersections. Mayor Paul TenHaken and Chief Thum have publicly spoken out against panhandling. TenHaken has gone on record with Pigeon605 saying, “Those aren’t homeless people.
Stuff to do: Oct. 2-8 - sfsimplified.com
WEB1 Oct 2024 • 1 min read. Drink wine, appreciate art. Downtown Sioux Falls is shutting down a block of Phillips Avenue for an immersive art experience as part of the Art & Wine Walk Friday night. Plus, you can also catch artists (and, of course, wine) at more than two dozen local businesses. Find a full lineup here.
Your week, simplified: Nov. 10, 2021 - Sioux Falls Simplified
WEBNov 10, 2021 · EDUCATION Schools missed a year of state-level data, but here's what we do know. Simplified: Students didn't take state-level assessments in 2020, making year-over-year comparisons impossible, but Sioux Falls has still been tracking student progress in other ways.Here's a look at some of the takeaways. Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu / Unsplash Why it matters
Your weekend, simplified: April 12, 2024 - Sioux Falls Simplified
WEBApr 12, 2024 · The city and Friends of the Big Sioux River are teaming up on Saturday, April 20 for the ninth annual Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup. You can also celebrate Earth Day that afternoon at Great Bear from 1 to 5 p.m. with hands-on activities including a scavenger hunt, mini planting kids and tote bag decorating. Celebrate Arbor Day.
Your week, simplified: Sept. 20, 2023 - Sioux Falls Simplified
WEBSep 20, 2023 · CITY Here's the city's latest effort to address affordable housing needs. Simplified: The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to allocate $4 million to increase the number of affordable housing units. Photo by Blake Wheeler / Unsplash Why it matters. This housing proposal specifically targets people who earn about 30 to 40% of the area median income (AMI), which would be about ...