Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 16, 2021 This week, we simplify how schools are working to improve, pandemic hair trends and why you should be watching TIFs and trees.
Education How to find what your local school is working to improve School improvement plans are chock full of data and information. Here's how to find them.
City USD Discovery District eyes expansion, city funding help The USD Discovery District wants to add a 50,000-square-foot research facility to attract bio-science businesses as tenants to its northwest Sioux Falls campus. If they build it, will tenants come?
Simplified Presents Here's a really easy way to help end addiction stigma today You can support local nonprofit Emily's Hope by making a donation – and getting a free car wash – at the new Silverstar Car Wash location on 41st Street.
Community How the pandemic taught us to embrace our hair "We were so constrained to looking a certain way in public ... now, you question that," Sioux Falls resident Olimpia Justice said. "Was that really something that we needed to strive for?"
Simplified Presents 5 things to do in Dell Rapids this summer From downtown shopping to community events to a new restaurant, there's a lot going on in Dell Rapids this summer.
Your week, simplified: June 9, 2021 This week, we simplify how S.D. women weathered pandemic job loss, missed school and why it's so, so hot outside.
Community Thousands of S.D. women lost jobs in 2020. What's it like a year later? A year after peak unemployment, South Dakota women still make up a higher-than-average percentage of people collecting unemployment.
Education More than 3,000 Sioux Falls kids are missing too much school The district is looking at four channels they can use to improve attendance rates
Weather It's so hot, Sioux Falls is breaking records Sioux Falls is on track to break the all-time record for the hottest first 10 days of June. Here's why.
Simplified Presents A day in the life of a car wash cashier It's a job that combines customer service, sales, observation skills and, sure, a little bit of towel folding.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 2, 2021 This week, we simplify Harrisburg's fast-growing schools, Sioux Falls airport traffic, and how to celebrate Pride Month locally.
Community How to celebrate Pride Month in Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Pride – a local nonprofit dedicated to broadening acceptance for the LGBTQ community – is working with several local businesses for events throughout the month.
Simplified Presents How The Breaks is creating community with an empty parking space The Breaks is testing out a new parklet concept in front of their East 12th Street coffee shop this summer.
Community More folks are flying. What it means for the airport. More than a year since the start of the pandemic, Sioux Falls Regional Airport traffic is inching closer to normal rates for the summer.
Simplified Presents Meet Sioux Falls' new collegiate baseball team Sioux Falls baseball fans have another option to catch live games this summer with a new collegiate team, the Sunfish.
Education Harrisburg voters approve plan to spend $60 million on schools Voters approved the bond by an 83 percent margin.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: May 26, 2021 This week, we simplify why you should plan ahead for summer camping, extra city money and how Sioux Falls is prepping for legal pot.
City How the city is preparing for medical marijuana The Sioux Falls City Council is looking at the options it has to regulate pot in city limits as medical marijuana becomes legal in the state July 1.
Community After record year, state park momentum shows no signs of stopping 2020 was a record year for South Dakota state parks, and data through the end of April shows 2021 might be just as bustling.
City Sioux Falls has cash to burn – here's an early look at how councilors could spend it Between a budget surplus and federal relief funds, Sioux Falls has millions in extra money and a list of potential uses.
Simplified Presents How to stay grounded this summer Enjoy your summer, but don't get so caught up in activities, travel and sunshine that you lose track of your wellness goals.
Simplified Presents This carwash trick will keep your vehicle clean inside and out Dirty floor mats? Try this trick at Silverstar Car Wash.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: May 19, 2021 This week, we simplify: school board wins, nonprofit partnerships and 'to mask, or not to mask'
Simplified Presents Sioux Falls' new collegiate baseball team needs housing help Sioux Falls Sunfish players are ready to play their first season. But first, they need a place to live.
