Simplified Presents Why you should go to Lennox for the Fourth (and all summer) The people of Lennox go big when it comes to Fourth of July celebrations.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: June 23, 2021 This week, we simplify: drought conditions, summer tutors and on-demand public transit.
Community It's super dry. What that means for the river and for you. It's been the driest June on record for much of the state, according to the National Weather Service, and federal data shows the Big Sioux River is flowing at a far lower-than-average rate.
Education Here are 5 unique features in the new Jefferson High Jefferson Principal Dan Conrad said the new building is less traditional and more focused on creating room for students and teachers to collaborate.
Education How tutors are seeing - and helping - pandemic learning loss Sioux Falls area tutors say kids are coming back, and they're seeing the learning loss caused by missed school during the pandemic.
Simplified Presents Why you should pay more attention to your womb A new group at Selah Space aims to honor everything that comes from being a woman. That means getting in touch with your womb.
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.
