Sioux Falls Simplified - Feel smart about where you live
Oct 22, 2024 · Here's a look at the makeup of Sioux Falls schools. Sioux Falls schools are seeing more diversity, more elementary kids eligible for free lunches and fewer kindergarteners. Here are a few main takeaways from demographic and enrollment reports presented to the school board Monday. Megan Raposa 31 Oct 2024 • 2 min read.
Your week, simplified: Nov. 13, 2024
2 days ago · 13 Nov 2024 • 7 min read. Happy Wednesday! Megan here. First things first: This issue is sponsored by the Terra Shepherd Boutique and Apothecary. Terra Shepherd offers sustainable clothing made by people in safe working conditions who are paid a living wage. The boutique also offers far more than clothing, from sustainable beauty essentials ...
Your week, simplified: Oct. 30, 2024
Stuff to do: Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Vote. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it's extremely important that you get your patootie to the polls on Tuesday (or even before, if you wanna vote absentee). Even if you "don't care about politics" or "are tired of presidential race stuff," there are SO many things on the South Dakota ballot that ...
Your week, simplified: Oct. 9, 2024
Oct 9, 2024 · Super Simplified Stories. It's Fire Prevention Week. Check your smoke detectors, make sure you've got a fire extinguisher, have your safety plan in place. And when that's all done, you can zip over to the Central Fire Station at 100 S. Minnesota Avenue Wednesday evening for root beer floats and a chance to tour fire trucks.
Meet the new Simplified Welcome Guide - Sioux Falls Simplified
Simplified: The inaugural 2022 Simplified Welcome Guide is a free, digital resource from Sioux Falls Simplified. Tell me more. This is a primer for all things Sioux Falls. Think of it as a CliffsNotes for the city (for those of us who procrastinated reading assignments in school).
Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 11, 2024
Megan Raposa. 11 Oct 2024 • 5 min read. Happy Friday! Megan here. Weather check: Might finally be time to put those shorts away. Maybe. This week, it's all about events. You'll learn about fall fun at the zoo, a fall festival that can triple the size of a regional town, and I've got all the details about Sioux Falls Simplified Trivia Night ...
Your week, simplified: Oct. 2, 2024
Megan Raposa. 2 Oct 2024 • 8 min read. Happy Wednesday! Megan here. Weather check: Hot, then a little more fall-y, then hot again. A personal note/PSA: We had a bit of a scare in our house this week when overnight the smoke alarm went off, and we realized the dog had jumped up and accidentally turned on one of the burners on our stove.
Your weekend, simplified: Nov. 8, 2024
Nov 8, 2024 · Lincoln County voters turned out. Voters south of 57th Street were more apt to make it to the polls this election, according to county turnout results from the South Dakota Secretary of State. Just shy of 76% of Lincoln County voters cast a ballot compared to 69.9% of voters in Minnehaha County. Statewide voter turnout was 69.9%.
Your guide to South Dakota ballot measures - sfsimplified.com
Sep 18, 2024 · How it got on the ballot: At least five percent of registered voters – or about 17,500 people – signed a petition to put this to a statewide vote. A 'yes' vote means anyone 21 or older will be allowed to possess, grow, ingest and distribute marijuana in the state. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. A 'no' vote means nothing changes.
Stuff to do: Nov. 13-19
2 days ago · Have yourself a merry little market.* Kick off your holiday shopping with the Merry Little Market on Nov. 21 at White Space Studio. You'll find vendors selling everything from books and bookish merchandise and stylish clothing to permanent jewelry, furniture and decor, accessories for women, plants and greenery, and one-of-a-kind designs.