Simplified Presents How the zoo keeps animals (and visitors) warm year-round Many of the animals at the Great Plains Zoo are well-suited for winter weather, but even so, there are a number of ways zookeepers and staff work to ensure all animals are comfortable regardless of the outside temperature.
Simplified Presents This gift guide has something for every animal lover on your list Whether you're looking for experience gifts, unique toys, or gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for people on your list, the Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium has options for everyone.
Simplified Presents Tell your out-of-town friends you miss them with a chance to win $1,000 The Sioux Falls Development Foundation is relying on Sioux Falls residents (and biggest fans) to spread the word about how great this community is as part of a new workforce development marketing campaign.
Simplified Presents How a brown-bag lunch can make a big difference Lunch is Served has been packing brown-bag lunches for the working poor of Sioux Falls since 2007.
Simplified Presents Get smart about water at this upcoming summit Sioux Metro Growth Alliance's 2024 Growth Summit is focused on all things water – from the history of water access in the region to the critical importance of planning for the future.
Simplified Presents Why CJ Schwan's chose Sioux Falls for its massive food production facility CJ Schwan's officially broke ground last month on a new, 700,000-square-foot oriental foods processing plant in Foundation Park North.
Simplified Presents What's behind the humane society's record-breaking year? Shelter leaderships attributes the success in part to the ways in which the Humane Society has lowered the barriers to adopting, simplified the application, and focused on matching the right pet with the right owner.
Simplified Presents How giving local can help you give kids a 'Hallmark' holiday Family Visitation Center is one of dozens of nonprofits using the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation's Giving Depot as a way to connect with donors.
Simplified Presents Gift memories - not stuff - this holiday season It's the season of gift giving, but not every gift has to come in a big, wrapped package.
Simplified Presents How lifelong friends became Barre3 business partners Barre3 Co-Owners Amanda Roder and Angela Jones have a friendship that spans generations. Now, as business partners, they're hoping to grow the community that's meant so much to them over the years.
Simplified Presents How art and nature intersect at the Creative Creatures event Local artists will share their work – inspired, in part, by the beauty of butterflies and sea creatures – during an upcoming event hosted by the Butterfly House and Aquarium.
Simplified Presents What to consider before you adopt your next pet The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society shared some pro tips for what questions to ask yourself and what plans to have in place before you adopt your next pet.
Holiday This bingo game rewards you for shopping locally this holiday season Sioux Falls Simplified is bringing a new, fun, competitive way to encourage folks to shop locally this holiday season. Here's what you need to know about the "BIN-GO Shop Locally" game.
Simplified Presents Why rape and abuse victims are at risk of losing services South Dakota's only 24/7 rape crisis center is facing a significant funding shortfall, and without more support, The Compass Center could be forced to cut both staff and services.
Simplified Presents These award-winning realtors are going above and beyond Four Sioux Falls real estate professionals were recognized recently with the annual RASE YPN "4 Under 40" award from the REALTOR® Association of the Sioux Empire (RASE).
Simplified Presents Meet the nonprofit making space for women to seek care and healing Selah Space, a local holistic wellness cooperative, is now a nonprofit – a move that will allow the organization to better serve both women in need of healing and the providers tending to them.
Simplified Presents How to find fall fun with the zoo, butterfly house From making treasure maps with the Little Mermaid to a family fun run through the zoo, there's a lot of fall fun to be had this month with the Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium.
Simplified Presents How Centerville's fall festival is attracting folks from across the region Last year's Fall-O-Ween nearly tripled Centerville's population with 3,500 visitors.
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.
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.
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.
Simplified Presents How Salem is making lemonade from lemons with new housing development The Salem Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) will break ground this week on a new housing development on the site where a nursing home was destroyed in a 2022 derecho weather event.
Simplified Presents Meet your future workforce and their influencers Meet the Sioux Falls young adults who will be sharing what they want employers to know at the WIN in Workforce Summit later this month.
Simplified Presents Your apartment search could win you a free staycation (and a beer) More than 30 properties will be available for tours – and special promotions – during Lloyd Companies' Sioux Falls Parade of Apartments on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Simplified Presents How the zoo helps kids learn A new effort from the zoo and the Promising Futures Fund will bring more learning opportunities to historically underserved kids. It's just one of many ways the Great Plains Zoo emphasizes the importance of literacy and learning.