Events Stuff to do: May 7-13 From Mother's Day fun to a "bring your own book" club, here's a look at what's happening in Sioux Falls this week.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: May 2, 2025 Struggling nonprofits, school board candidates, getting smart about pollinators and a 10-year plan for Sioux Falls.
Community Sioux Falls nonprofits facing funding uncertainty, fewer donations Sioux Falls nonprofits are losing out on millions of dollars due to federal cuts, according to a Sioux Falls Simplified survey of more than a dozen local nonprofits.
Get Smart Get smart about an eco-friendly yard with Alina Hedman Alina Hedman is the urban conservation education coordinator with the Minnehaha Conservation District. She sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified to talk about spring yard work and how to support pollinators in your own back yard.
Elections How school board candidates feel about book bans and the dismantling of the U.S. Dept. of Education Four people are vying for two open seats on the Sioux Falls School Board. Sioux Falls Simplified sat down with each of them and asked a slate of questions related to various issues relevant to public schools.
Simplified Presents This plan will help make Sioux Falls better 10 years from now A new, long-range strategic plan for Sioux Falls outlines plans for more collaboration across the region, an increase in corporate responsibility and a number of steps we can all take to make our community better in 2034 than it is today.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories Levitt concerts, hundreds of thousands of hot dogs and lots of zoo news.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: April 30, 2025 I've got a jam-packed issue for you. You'll get the first segment of the Simplified school board election guide, a look at how Jacobson Plaza is progressing and the truth about downtown parking ramp safety.
Elections Meet the candidates for Sioux Falls School Board Four people are vying for two open seats overseeing the largest school district in the state.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: April 30, 2025 Tattoos for tomorrows, cleaner neighborhoods and time to double-check your ID.
City Worried about crime in parking ramps? Don't be, police say Violent crime isn't happening in downtown parking ramps, and even the number of property crimes is in the single digits, according to Sioux Falls Police Department spokesman Sam Clemens.
City Get a look at Jacobson Plaza as it nears opening Sioux Falls newest downtown destination is only a couple of months from opening, and we got a look this week at how construction is progressing on Jacobson Plaza.
Simplified Presents How businesses can support growth in the metro A new corporate sponsorship program from the Sioux Metro Growth Alliance (SMGA) is giving businesses a chance to make connections across the region while also showing support for growth across the metro.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: April 25, 2025 A life-changing minivan, a passionate chef and a call for firefighters.
A Little Help How a 16-year-old van became a life-changing gift “You don’t expect something like this to happen, but then when it does, it’s humbling the number of people who want to help,” Tammy Roth said.
Simplified Presents Meet the chef behind your favorites at The WP Café Elizabeth Nickel has spent her entire career in the restaurant and culinary industry, and now she's bringing her creative talents to the WP Café and Parlour Ice Cream at the Washington Pavilion. Meet Chef Lizzy.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: April 23, 2025 Lions, sculptures, and an easy way to answer all of your recycling questions.
Sustainability This app is simplifying recycling in Sioux Falls A new app from BINfluencer – the nonprofit arm of Millennium Recycling – will take the guesswork out of recycling for Sioux Falls residents by providing quick, clear answers about what goes in the recycling bin.
City Here's a look at this year's SculptureWalk pieces Here's a look at the 80 sculptures that'll be installed throughout downtown in a couple of weeks.
Simplified Presents How the zoo brought two lions together in the same habitat About nine months after coming to the zoo, lions Simba and Amahle are hanging out in the same space for the first time.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: April 23, 2025 Library director retiring, big money for school lunches and more accessible government.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: April 18, 2025 Happy almost-Earth Day! Here's some ways Sioux Fallsians are working to waste less stuff.
A Little Help Owen's Outfitters is keeping literal tons of medical supplies out of the landfill Owen's Outfitters, a medical device lending library serving the Sioux Falls area, has saved more than 56,000 pounds – or 28 tons – of medical supplies from being added to the landfill.
