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By Danielle Ferguson, for Pigeon605 Matt Burns’ last year as chief of the Sioux Falls Police Department was setting up to be one that would end with a list of big accomplishments. The department had just presented a proposal to the South Dakota Attorney General’s office to create the state’s first-ever remote training academy in […]
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While the first residents of Sioux Falls used the Big Sioux River for swimming, the city began establishing pools in the early 1900s. People cooled off in the wading pool at McKennan Park and swam in a dammed-up section of the river at Sherman Park that was the city’s first swimming facility. Drake Springs Pool
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Construction season is here, so we’re giving you a weekly look at what projects are done, where you’ll find traffic impacts and what’s scheduled next. What’s done Several well-traveled roads are looking better. Construction is now done at: Louise Avenue north of 41st Street. 57th and Louise. 10th Street near Prairie Avenue. 11th Street near
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By Jill Callison, for Pigeon605 When Berneice and Andy Johnson selected Sioux Falls as their retirement home, they weren’t the first to settle in their chosen neighborhood. Bob and Sherry Sorensen had moved in a couple of years earlier, as had Ken and Barb Buchanan. At the time, they probably were most pleased that a
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The Week Ahead is our hand-picked event guide to the next seven days in Sioux Falls and slightly beyond. For guaranteed placement or to promote your event ahead of time, email [email protected] about a featured event listing. July 8-11: Shakespeare at Falls Park Bare Bodkins Theatre has returned! The company will perform “Much Ado About
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By John Hult, for Pigeon605 When Alex Gilbert-Schrag took the job at the helm of the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society in early 2020, she quickly learned that some of her new city’s residents knew of the organization only through JazzFest. The nonprofit’s efforts to connect youth to jazz and blues and educate on
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What’s home unless you make it your own? My 605 takes you inside the lives, loves and little secrets of those who call South Dakota – area code 605 – home. This week’s edition features Alex Jensen, business banking officer at First Premier Bank, a member of the Sioux Falls City Council and the owner
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We cover new restaurant openings literally all the time at our sister site, SiouxFalls.Business, which also means we can dig into the menu so you know what’s in store for you. Here are our four picks to eat this week. Fritos has teamed up with Papa Murphy’s for a new take-and-bake Fritos Outlaw Pizza. It
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Construction season is here, so we’re giving you a weekly look at what projects are done, where you’ll find traffic impacts and what’s scheduled next. What’s done Good news for Louise Avenue drivers: The area north of 41st Street should fully reopen by the middle of the week. And the work in the area of
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By Jill Callison, for Pigeon605 The Sioux Falls Municipal Band kicks off its season with an indoor concert tonight and a theme that reflects the uncertainty it faced for a time: “The Legacy Continues.” The 102-year-old band makes its debut at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at the Washington Pavilion. The band
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