March 24, 2025 As temperatures began to creep up toward spring, it became clear this month that potential behavior issues in downtown Sioux Falls were increasing with them. As one such incident appeared to be unfolding, a two-person team from South Dakota Urban Indian Health approached a group of officers who were “with some of […]
March 23, 2025 I’ll give CNBC credit for the timely, catchy headline. “Shoppers and March Sadness,” it read on the screen during a segment I watched last week. The anchor noted that while basketball fans were gearing up for the big tournament, shoppers and the retailers trying to lure them were experiencing “March sadness.” The […]
March 21, 2025 An iconic restaurant in Centerville has a new name and new owners. The Centerville Steakhouse reopened recently as Tuffy’s Bar and Grill. It was founded more than 30 years ago by Joe and Eva Erickson. Eva’s daughter, Linda Swanson, and her husband, Larry, bought it from them in 1996 and ran it […]
March 20, 2025 There’s a symbolism to working out of a historic railroad depot for the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation. Beginning in the late 1800s, the earlier residents of Sioux Falls would gather at the building along the east bank of the Big Sioux River as trains connected them with mail or telegraphs, and […]
March 19, 2025 Starting today, bets can be placed on horse, harness and dog races at a newly opened off-track betting location at Lake Lorraine. The location is adjacent to the former SandBar & Grill, which has been renamed Railbirds Sports Bar at 2310 S. Marion Road. The off-track betting area is called Railbirds OTB. […]
March 17, 2025 As more than 60,000 fans filed into The Summit League basketball tournament earlier this month, downtown Sioux Falls businesses were ready for them. While the distance from the Denny Sanford Premier Center to the heart of Phillips Avenue is just over 2 miles, Downtown Sioux Falls Inc. aimed to make it feel […]
March 16, 2025 It seemed appropriate on the week that I marked eight years in business that fate delivered me the chance to speak about the media industry with some of my fellow publishing entrepreneurs. Several of us were invited to speak to the most recent group of Leadership South Dakota participants, which gave me […]
March 14, 2025 The sort of event typically found more in places like New York City is coming to Sioux Falls for four hours today — offering the chance to shop at a “plush bakery.” The popular Jellycat characters typically are carried as plush toys at Child’s Play Toys, 233 S. Phillips Ave. But until […]
March 13, 2025 A century-old family business is leasing part of its remaining downtown space to some fast-growing local startups. Three businesses that largely focus on e-commerce now are operating out of part of the Sioux Steel property in downtown Sioux Falls. Dakota Adventure Supply, OutWest and Rink Rabbit and are leasing space month to-month […]
March 12, 2025 A new business focused on wellness with an element of retail opens this week on the east side of downtown. Longtime downtown business owner Chelsea Giedd, who operated Chelsea’s Boutique for years, has partnered with Whitney Ullom to create Conscious Connections at 434 E. Eighth St. in the former Covert Artisan Ales […]
