Megan Raposa - Sioux Falls Simplified (Page 3)

This Sioux Falls school is building a barn

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.

City

Meet the folks overseeing the Riverline District's next steps

Last week, Mayor Paul TenHaken and the Sioux Falls City Council announced the appointment of eight people to the steering committee.

Events

Stuff to do: Oct. 9-15

Here's a look at what's happening this week.

Newsletter

Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 5, 2024

Unpacking the complexities of balancing, as Police Chief Jon Thum puts it, "compassion and accountability" downtown. And get smart about scary movies with a local filmmaker.

Get Smart

Get smart about scary movies with Brian Bieber

Brian Bieber is a Sioux Falls writer, director and filmmaker.

City

The not-so-simple dilemma of panhandling and homelessness

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.

Newsletter

Your week, simplified: Oct. 2, 2024

Healing through movement, small-town theater, the latest crime stats and how to find a good spook this weekend.

Community

How The Compass Center is healing through care, movement and Taylor Swift tickets

Two nonprofits are teaming up to help survivors of sexual assault and other familial or relational trauma.

Simplified Presents

Meet the small-town theater bringing thousands each year to Worthing

The Olde Town Dinner Theatre in Worthing brings 100 people nightly to the town of less than 1,000 people south of Sioux Falls.

Events

Stuff to do: Oct. 2-8

Here's a look at what's happening this week.

Your weekend, simplified: Sept. 27, 2024

Happy Friday! Megan here. Weather check: Sunny and warm This week, I'll introduce you to the "new" Nordic Hall and the creative businesses inside. You'll also get to know a new nonprofit looking to use empathy as medicine

Community

How the 'new' Nordic Hall is bringing creatives together

It might look nondescript on the outside, but Nordic Hall – a historic office building on the south side of downtown – is bursting with creative energy.

Health

Meet the new nonprofit using empathy as medicine

A Sioux Falls-based nonprofit is looking to create more empathy in the healthcare system by better understanding the experiences of immigrants and refugees.

Newsletter

Your week, simplified: Sept. 25, 2024

How the childcare crisis is giving Sisyphus, good news for theatre kids and what's happening this week.

City

As centers risk closing, council says direct support for childcare a ‘hard sell’

Providers say without direct funding, the ongoing childcare crisis in Sioux Falls will remain an issue. But that’s going to be a “hard sell” for the community, Councilor Curt Soehl noted.

Events

Stuff to do: Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Here's a look at what's happening this week in Sioux Falls.

Simplified Presents

How Spotlight Theatre Company is giving kids space to shine

A Washington Pavilion program designed to give kids an opportunity to be involved in all aspects of theater has a new name, and with it a hope to better communicate the message that theater is for everybody.

Newsletter

Your weekend, simplified: Sept. 20, 2024

Fall fun, a new third place and a whole bunch of tiny news.

Community

Where to find fall fun in the Sioux Falls area

From apple picking to pumpkin patches to corn mazes, there's a lot of fall fun to be had in the Sioux Falls area. Here's your simplified guide to what's happening.

Simplified Presents

Meet the woman bringing a new 'third place' to Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls entrepreneur Shannon Ward has a new downtown location she hopes will be a space where people can gather, create community and connect without the presence or pressure of drinking alcohol.