DIY: Festival Flower Crown by Unglued
Create a custom flower crown to wear at this summer's music festivals.
Supplies:
Floral wire
Floral tape
Fresh or artificial flowers
Scissors or wire snips
Steps:
1. Measure, cut, and shape your floral wire into a circle - a bit bigger than you want to allow for room for flowers.
2. Trim...
Local Beer, Two Ways
Craft beer is huge right now. Like the maker movement and the thundering return of farmers markets, we as a society are embracing local ingenuity as never before.
In South Dakota, the engine of the craft beer movement has been West River, where more than...
At Home with Liz and Dan Nissen
By Denise DePaolo
Without knowing that Dan and Liz Nissen own a record store, one lap through their Sioux Falls home would be enough to know that they are music fanatics. From the guest room dominated by neatly shelved records to the poster-sized photos of...
In Season: Tabletop Fire Feature
End your evening on the patio in the soft glow of candlelight. This fire feature is inexpensive, incredibly easy, and highly customizable.
Supplies:
Flat, wide vessel (we used a planting bowl)
Rock (we used lava rock)
Candles in jars or Sterno cans
Steps:
Fill vessel with rock, stopping a couple...
605 Summer Classic
By Michael Todd
Photos Submitted
Among four other headliners — the presence-driven catharsis of Cloud Cult, the all-out dance party of Later Babes, the heart-filled feminism of Caroline Smith, and the blood-vessel-breaking rock of The Kickback — this year’s 605 Summer Classic has booked a newly...
Summer, Summertime! Top Ten Black Hills Patios
By Kara Sweet
10. Isabella’s (Newcastle, Wyoming)
Though I may be biased, I had to start my top ten with a patio from my own small town. Isabella’s is a great Italian-inspired restaurant in an historic building on Main Street. The view of the post office,...
“….As much weird stuff as anyone else’s weird dreams…” – Talking REM cycles and musical dreamscapes with Mike Helland from Tenenbaums
(From left, Mike Helland (bass), Andrew Helland (drums), Brandon Phrommany (guitar/vocals)
By Austin Kaus
For the three 21-year-olds that make up Tenenbaums, dreams are important. The Sioux Falls natives process their own subconscious adventures through ethereal indie pop songs on their debut full-length Favorite Dreams. Bassist...
Pet of the Month: Max
This playful terrier mix is three years old can be found at the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society. He can be a toy-hog, but loves to play! Max knows how to sit, but will need additional training from a patient new friend. He is...
“…I think when you look back, doors open in front of you.” – Growing up on screen and stage with Jenny Lewis
By Austin Kaus
Jenny Lewis went from being a child actor appearing popular television shows (Golden Girls, Baywatch, Roseanne) and movies (The Wizard, Troop Beverly Hills) to an indie music sensation with her now-defunct band Rilo Kiley, guest appearances on songs from Cursive and The...
Rapid City Project Honors 20th Century Native Americans
By Denise DePaolo
This month, ground will be broken in Rapid City’s Halley Park on the First Nations Sculpture Garden. The project aims to honor 20th Century luminaries from the Lakota and Dakota Native American tribes. Those selected to be honored represent a largely untold...
