Downtown Sioux Falls

Urban art to multiply as ‘art boxes’ are installed downtown

By Jodi Schwan | August 4, 2021

Typically, traffic signal control boxes blend into the landscape in downtown Sioux Falls. But not anymore. They’re going from urban infrastructure to urban art. Over the next few weeks, 26 boxes will be wrapped with […]

How to eat gluten-free in downtown Sioux Falls

By Molly Wetsch | July 28, 2021

It’s possible to dine and drink in downtown Sioux Falls gluten-free — just ask a woman who has structured a whole tour around it. Sioux Falls Food Tours hosts its first gluten-free food tour this […]

Pop-up park provides downtown green space in sixth year at Phillips Avenue Plaza

By David Berman | June 30, 2021

A plaza on Phillips Avenue will be during into a pop-up park for the month of July. It’s the sixth annual project for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, which looks to fill a void […]

It’s back! Your guide to trolley season

By Pigeon605 Staff | May 26, 2021

The downtown trolley returns next week, and we’re here to help you make the most of it. Here’s the quick rundown: Where it goes The trolley makes a loop from Falls Park in the north, […]

Got ideas to enhance downtown experience? City wants to hear them

By Pigeon605 Staff | May 10, 2021

Calling all idea people: Bring your creativity and inspiration to improve part of Phillips Avenue. The city will be reconstructing one-half block of Phillips Avenue to the north of Ninth Street next year. But first, […]

South end of downtown takes off with new residents, local flavor

By Jodi Schwan | April 14, 2021

From behind the counter at The Breaks Coffee Roasting Co., co-owner Mary Campbell has a clear view of the growing neighborhood around her. “It wasn’t an accident,” she said of the coffee shop’s decision to […]

Parking analysis shows plenty of capacity downtown — for now

By Jodi Schwan | April 14, 2021

Downtown Sioux Falls has plenty of parking – at least for now. That’s the conclusion of city officials who track the public parking system and make recommendations on where and when to add more capacity. […]

Sisters with vision turn downtown building into condos

By Pigeon605 Staff | March 22, 2021

By Jill Callison, for Pigeon605 How many lives can one building have? Well, if its new owners are a pair of sisters with imagination and ambition, then it stands the chance of hitting the century […]

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 […]

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