Your weekend, simplified: Sept. 5, 2025 Happy Friday! Megan here. Weather check: A cooler weekend This week, I've got a look at some ideas for how you can use those extra cucumbers in your garden. Plus, meet a boutique med spa helping Sioux Fallsians feel confident and healthy,
Community How gleaning prevents food waste and builds community It's the time of year when both farmers and local gardeners have excess produce, and there are a few local efforts modeling ways to use that excess and share it around to prevent waste.
Simplified Presents This boutique med spa will have you feeling confident and healthy Liv Med Spa has a wide range of aesthetic and elective healthcare services to help you feel like your best self. Here's what you need to know about this local business and the Sioux Falls woman behind it.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: Sept. 5, 2025 Shaping the city's future, teens helping the mayor, United vibes and a new salon.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Sept. 3, 2025 This week, I've got a look at how the City Council is looking to adjust Mayor Paul TenHaken's proposed budget – including un-doing some of the proposed cuts to services that impact a lot of people.
City How City Council is looking to change up TenHaken's proposed budget The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday discussed possible changes to Mayor Paul TenHaken's proposed 2026 budget – including back-pedaling some of the cuts to services like libraries and pools.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: Sept. 3, 2025 A record-breaking year for the Levitt, county budget drama, and big news in the state department of corrections.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Aug. 29, 2025 Some simplified news before you slam you laptop shut until Tuesday.
City How nonprofits feel about the city's changing approach to supporting them It's not so much the process changing that's concerning – it's the overall funding cuts.
Simplified Presents How to coordinate your workout with your cycle Barre3 is all about finding balance within your body and mind, and that balance is all the more possible when you align your movement with your menstrual cycle.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: Aug. 29, 2025 A big step for a long-standing partnership, the state of local media and a chance for parents to learn more.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Aug. 27, 2025 This week, it's a newsy one again (and get used to hearing that as we get into the fall).
City Why Siouxland Libraries won't have to close early next year The Sioux Falls City Council, alongside the Minnehaha County Commission, voted to restore the proposed cuts to Siouxland Libraries, ensuring that library hours won't change as a result of a citywide budget "recalibration," as Mayor Paul TenHaken's office calls it.
Simplified Presents How nonprofits and donors can shape the future of philanthropy A new report from consulting firm Maximizing Excellence looks at how donor behaviors have changed over the last five years and what new opportunities are emerging for nonprofits to continue to be successful into the future.
Simplified Presents How you can help empower girls through movement There's still time to volunteer for a program focused on empowering young girls to boldly pursue their dreams. Here's what to know about EmBe's fall Girls on the Run program.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: Aug.27, 2025 A lot of feedback about public meeting times, good news for school kids and a groundbreaking worth watching.
Your weekend, simplified: Aug. 22, 2025 This week, the state Attorney General is going full "show me the money," and, frankly, so is South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Plus, catch some Super Simplified Stories to carry you into the weekend.
SoDak Simplified How opioid settlement funds could strengthen addiction treatment The State of South Dakota is expected to get about $79 million in opioid settlements over the next 18 years, and Attorney General Marty Jackley this week said he'd like to see that money supporting addiction treatment in the state's two largest cities.
Community As SDPB faces steep cuts, here’s how you can help South Dakota Public Broadcasting is facing a more than $2 million shortfall in its budget as a direct result of the federal defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Super Simplified Super Simplified Stories: Aug. 22, 2025 Young winners, local artists and a party on the prairie.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Aug. 20, 2025 This week, you'll find allllll sorts of back-to-school news, as well as new research on the state of philanthropy in Sioux Falls.
Community How well is Sioux Falls supporting nonprofits? Most donors believe philanthropy overall in the city is weaker now than it was five years ago – which leaves less room for optimism moving forward.
Education What educators want parents to know as school starts again Sioux Falls Simplified asked local teachers for their advice and what they wish parents knew as they're sending their kids back to school.
