Jodi Schwan

Net-zero home, ‘sauna cube’ among innovative designs brought to Sioux Falls

If we’re being real, we should acknowledge that Sioux Falls isn’t exactly known for cutting-edge architecture. Unless, that is, you’re talking to Robert Arlt. This architect looks at the world a little differently. His specialty is low-energy, or even positive-energy, homes. “Specifically, my training and what I taught at SDSU is something called a passive

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New Black Hills gated community will replace former ski resort with homes, massive tubing park

The slopes at Deer Mountain Ski Resort have been empty for years – but not for much longer. Keating Resources, a fifth-generation family business on the Nebraska border just south of South Dakota, purchased the nearly 700-acre Black Hills property near Lead earlier this year and has big plans for it. “My life has been

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‘Endangered’ buildings offer chance to bring small businesses to neighborhoods

If the vision comes together, a former grocery store in the Cathedral neighborhood will become a coffee shop and office before long. Rendering by Koch Hazard Architects But first, the building’s owner has a gap to fill. That’s because when brick masons began removing stucco from the outside of the former Effting & Co. Grocers

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Recreation is ‘on a roll’ thanks to this new parks department addition

Park activities literally could be rolling into your neighborhood soon. The Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department has a new mobile unit, and it’s filled with fun for all ages. “Staff will be bringing a wide variety of games and activities for everyone to enjoy such as a gaga pit, nine square set, giant checkers,

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