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It has been nearly a year since “White Christmas” became the classic film to kick off a new generation of movie-going at the downtown State Theatre — and since then, the extensively renovated theater has been finding a steady audience. That’s expected to grow in the coming weeks as Halloween and the holiday season are […]
Approaching one-year anniversary, State Theatre talks favorite films, what’s next Read More »
It started with feeding 100 people each month and providing one meal each week. The Banquet now is responsible for serving 16 meals each week and 700 people every day. “When I came in 2008, we were serving nine meals per week. Thirteen years later, the number has almost doubled,” said Tamera Jerke-Liesinger, executive director
Banquet at 35: Serving a community with changing food insecurity Read More »
More than 10,000 people have signed up to take a look inside this college students closet. Abbie Griffin, who was raised in Sioux Falls and is a senior attending the University of Minnesota, has turned her Instagram account into a place for her to run her small business that specializes in selling slightly used, thrifted clothing.
College student’s social media thrifting account grows by 10K followers in 10 months Read More »
The Ferris wheel. The farming community. And, let’s be honest, the fried Oreos and funnel cakes. It’s all coming back to the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds Aug. 5-14 when the Sioux Empire Fair returns for its 82nd year. The kickoff for this year’s 10-day fair will begin Thursday with a live performance from Old Dominion with
Fair, fun, food: Your guide to 82nd annual Sioux Empire Fair Read More »
For a weekend in July, Sioux Falls became home to the nation’s best tennis players. The South Dakota Adult Open, a United States Tennis Association-ranked tournament, marked its 71st year in the city as a largely under- the-radar event, despite drawing many of the nation’s top 100 players and the top 10 college players in
Tennis town? As sport takes off in Sioux Falls, more courts could be coming Read More »
It was the biggest volleyball event in the world. This June’s Amateur Athletic Union, or AAU volleyball tournament, brought more than 56,000 participants and 3,445 teams to Orlando to compete in the annual junior national volleyball championships. When it was all over, the coaches of the Avera Sports Kairos Elite volleyball program jumped into the
National champs: How Kairos Elite became a force in the sport of volleyball Read More »
Three-year-old Edith Alberty was allowed one wish, and it was delivered in a way no one could have expected: By crane. On Friday afternoon, her Sioux Falls backyard became the new home of a Frozen themed playhouse, thanks to dozens of businesses coming together. Edith was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease, allowing her to qualify
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On Monday, Brandon Valley teenager Carson Quam turned 13 years old. And he spent the day packing, loading and donating 2,581 books to REACH Literacy. Quam wanted to do something big for his birthday, he said. “I wanted to do something that would better myself as a person but also to do something that would
He became a teenager — and marked the occasion by donating thousands of books Read More »