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In almost every kitchen Chef Omar Thornton has been in, there’s been drug use, heavy alcohol use, and addiction. But there’s also been joy. Chef Thornton has been sober for over nine years. Before sobriety, Thornton’s state of mind was riddled with trouble and...

“The Buffalo Chip was, and still is, the oasis for bikers, and that's also where our mantra, ‘welcome home, bikers,’ comes from,” said Sturgis Buffalo Chip president Daymon Woodruff. “There's an emotional connection to you belonging here, and we celebrate you here.” The “Chip”...

The power of music is something to behold at Aberdeen’s Pauer of Music Festival. Three days of music, food, activities, community, and engagement will take place from July 25-27. The festival is put on by Pauer Sound, a provider of professional sound, visual, and lighting...

Family-owned, Broken Bone Treats started from a place of love for dogs, owner Nick Bell says. With a mission to make wholesome, all-natural, human-grade treats owners feel good about giving to their pups, Bell says Broken Bone prioritizes quality ingredients free of preservatives. “We don't put...

Downtown Sioux Falls is ever-expanding, and as Jacobson Plaza comes to life, more year-round recreation is home to the area, says City of Sioux Falls recreation coordinator Eric Saathoff. The plaza encompasses the largest universal playground in South Dakota, structured to welcome kids of all...

“Fitpacking adds a sense of security and comfort for people,”said owner Beau Devlin. “A lot of people go on trails not knowing what they're doing, and having that extra support, the knowledge that guides bring to the trail really helps.” Fitpacking Backpacking Adventure Vacations specializes...

“I didn't like sunflowers,” said Sunflower Festival founder and Hydeout Bed and Breakfast owner Beth Simonson. “Then I moved to central South Dakota and fell in love with them.” Simonson’s husband grows sunflowers, and after falling for them, she wanted to share the beauty not...

Since the 1930s, an 80-foot-long Brontosaurus has overlooked the Rapid City’s skyline on Dakota Hogback Ridge. Built in 1936 as part of a Depression-era initiative funded by the Works in Progress Initiative to provide jobs and create a local attraction near Mount Rushmore National Memorial,...

"I have always liked small family-owned businesses that have a personal approach large chain hotels don't have,” said Starla Pressley of Deadwood's Cedar Wood Inn. Pressley started as a general manager of the Inn, owned by a family friend starting in 2021, and then became...

“Art has so much more power on people than we think,” said Mural On The Wall(Mural OTW) co-lead Ihaŋkṫoŋwaŋ painter Reyna Hernandez. Mural making isn’t a solo process—it’s communal and resides in the very streets on the walls of the community, Hernandez adds. Mural OTW, an...