City of Sioux Falls

At home, Paul and Jill TenHaken reflect on year that called for leadership

By Jodi Schwan | March 8, 2021

It didn’t take Jill TenHaken long, looking from a family photo to her husband sitting in the living room, to reach a conclusion. “You look older,” she nodded. This didn’t come as news to Paul […]

How could the Tuthill House be restored? Here’s a look

By Jodi Schwan | March 3, 2021

We’re getting a first look at how the 143-year-old house at Tuthill Park could be brought into its next stage of life. The city had planned to declare the house as surplus, leading to it […]

Southeast Sioux Falls is ‘blowing up,’ especially this neighborhood

By Megan Raposa | March 1, 2021

If you haven’t been out in the southeast corner of Sioux Falls recently, it’s worth a drive. The area around 41st Street and Veterans Parkway in particular is seeing a surge in new residential developments, […]

Mayor: City pools will be open this summer

By Jodi Schwan | February 22, 2021

The plan is to open swimming pools in the city of Sioux Falls as normal this season, Mayor Paul TenHaken said. “We’re making all the plans for the pools to be open this year,” he […]

$2 million donation could bring ice skating, new playground downtown

By Jodi Schwan | February 16, 2021

Ice skating downtown just took a huge step forward thanks to a $2 million donation. Sioux Falls business owners Garry and Dianne Jacobson are pledging to donate $2 million toward an ice ribbon at Falls […]

New at the zoo: Plans for more animals, other improvements

By Jodi Schwan | February 3, 2021

If all goes according to plan, new animals will be moving into the Great Plains Zoo and others will get new and improved homes in the coming years. “We have a big year in front […]

City begins testing ‘smarter’ parking meters

By Jodi Schwan | February 3, 2021

Downtown parking meters could be getting “smarter.” The city of Sioux Falls is testing enhanced smart parking meters that could replace the ones that have been used since 2012. The new ones offer multiple ways […]

Sioux Falls in 2030: Forecasting the city of the future

By Jodi Schwan | January 26, 2021

Want 2020 to feel as far in the past as possible? Start thinking about 2030. Your city leaders are. Land developers are. Health systems are. And so are school districts. So here’s your first look […]

Forgotten no more: Park improvements are coming to west-side neighborhood

By Jodi Schwan | January 26, 2021

Most of us won’t ever drive by Hayward Elementary unless it’s on purpose. Take 12th Street west. Pass Interstate 29. Pass Marion Road. It’s an industrial area — probably not the kind of place you’d […]

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