• Levitt announces 2025 season. Levitt at the Falls this week released its 2025 lineup of 50 free concerts that'll be held on the Levitt lawn all summer long. It's a banger line-up with everyone from Beyonce's bassist to a double-header performance of Brulé. There will also be performances by Minneapolis-based artist Dessa and the 21:11 Choir, Sioux Falls-native Julie Eddy, and my personal celebrity crush, Mato Wayuhi. You can find the full lineup and concert details here.
  • $100,000 worth of hot dogs. It's National Beef Month, and to kick it off, the South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation, alongside Jorgensen Land & Cattle of Ideal, S.D. are teaming up to make a $100,000 donation of all-beef hot dogs to Feeding South Dakota. For what it's worth, that's about 23,000 pounds of hot dogs.
  • Zoo literacy initiative to expand. After a successful pilot project with Garfield Elementary, the Promising Futures Fund – in partnership with the Sioux Falls School District and the Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium – is expanding its literary initiative to students at all 24 elementary schools. The goal is to tie in field trip experiences with lessons on both science and literacy because research shows when students connect reading with experiences, they learn better. This work is funded by a $50,000 grant from the the Dorothy Day Davenport Grant as part of the Mary Chilton Chapter DAR Foundation.
  • Even more good zoo news. The zoo's Greater Sioux Falls Chamber Community Appeals campaign was a smashing success, and the organization was able to raise more than $2.35 million. For context, the goal was $1.3 million with a $2 million stretch goal – both of which were surpassed. Those funds will help the zoo move forward with its master plan. Find more context here.
  • Know the signs. May is American Stroke Month, and Avera Health shared a handy little acronym to help you identify the signs of a stroke: BE FAST. (sudden Balance loss, sudden Eyesight loss, Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty and Time to call 911).