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Everyone has a story. Jim Smorada believes that heart and soul. Aided and abetted by a deep emotional connection to a time, place and people, the retired newspaper reporter/editor and college instructor set out four years ago to tell one of those stories. Not his own, mind you, but that of the Morth family: mother, […]
Local writer’s latest work blends family history with WWII-era tale Read More »
Parental attitudes toward Elf on a Shelf dolls seem to fall into one of two categories: love ’em or loathe ’em. The posable figure that serves as a pre-holiday stand-in for Santa in many families either adds to the joy of Christmas as it moves from spot to spot every night or stresses parents who
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Maybe bring a child along with you when you go see artist Steve Bormes’ new creations later this week and next. Because if you don’t understand his Odditoys, as he has dubbed this collection of found art, someone younger than you will. Bormes learned that when he displayed his lighted art pieces at Rug and
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When Hugh and Janet Grogan moved to a house on South First Avenue, neighbors told them it had been patterned after residences in Arizona and called it “Southwest style.” But according to a recent survey of midcentury modern homes in Sioux Falls, the Grogan house more properly should be listed as a rare example of
Midcentury modern home study could lead to historic designations for neighborhoods Read More »
Gene Murphy keeps his promises — two in particular. In 1972, he promised his bride, Eldine, to love, honor and cherish. Next year is their 50th wedding anniversary. Three years before that, as Murphy lay wounded in a Vietnam jungle, the faces of those he loved floating above him, he bargained with God. He didn’t want
Adam Wieczorek grew up smacking his lips over the desserts created by family friend Berdene Whipkey — luscious layer cakes, crisp cookies and creamy cheesecakes. So when he and his wife, Kayla, purchased Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe on 41st Street, it was only natural that they would ask Whipkey to supply the treats for the restaurant.
With Kaladi’s and Camille’s, Sioux Falls couple makes mark on restaurant industry Read More »
There’s no other way to say it: Chantel Olson’s newly remodeled kitchen has her tickled pink. Over the past seven months, Olson has transformed the kitchen of the house where she grew up and now lives with her husband, Jerime, and daughter Grace into a wonderland of pink midcentury chic. She has taken her favorite
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Trisha Murphy didn’t wake up today and start planning her family photo shoot for next Halloween—but her fans already can’t wait to see what she has in store for 2022. The 2021 photograph featuring four characters from the famed Harry Potter series of books and movies marks the ninth year the Murphy clan has come
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A hand-lettered sign near the cash register at Khorasan Kabob House requests donations to benefit the Afghan people whose lives were upended by the Taliban’s return this summer. In exchange, donors can take a piece of roat, a sweet flat bread served in Afghanistan. Restaurant owner Arian Wisaal has collected only $20 or $30 in
Back from Afghanistan, restaurant owner tries to help home country from afar Read More »