South DaCola

Editorial Cartoonist from South Dakota

2018

Art Music Pomp Room Sioux Falls

Pomp Room Documentary (Early) Trailer

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I was one of the patrons that was interviewed, not sure if I will make the final cut, and heck I can’t even remember what story I told, I have so many. I used to have a FREE pass to the place when I started creating the ticket artwork, so I spent most weekends there, met tons of musicians and friends at the place. It was always a blast. Heck, they even used to let me park my bike in the liquor storage room.

Part dive bar and part home, The Pomp Room was the greatest rock and roll club in South Dakota. Filmmakers Austin Kaus and Jesse Yost are currently hard at work to tell the venue’s story with The Pomp Room: The Documentary. When completed, the film will capture the spirit of the legendary South Dakota venue with photos, flyers, and–most importantly–interviews with the bands, employees, and patrons that were there for all of the chaotic beauty that was The Pomp Room. See where Aerosmith played a surprise show, Fugazi got a great dinner recommendation, and Marilyn Manson learned why it’s important NOT to piss off the bouncers. Please enjoy and share this trailer, and follow Facebook.com/PompRoomDoc for updates and anecdotes as the film moves toward completion. Remember the Pomp Room’s motto: IF IT AIN’T LIVE, IT’S DEAD.

Developers Development Sioux Falls

UPDATE: We keep OSHA busy in Sioux Falls

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UPDATE: I guess it is just quicker to start over (click to enlarge)

Another close call

First off, I will say that when you don’t use UNION labor, mistakes are made. But I also wonder if construction companies are under enormous pressure to get things done to fast. While growth is good, more measured, slow growth is better. When we start ramrodding growth for growth’s sake, mistakes get made, and buildings collapse.

Hopefully we will get some answers from OSHA on what happened. But it seems to me we need to cool our jets a bit.

From a SouthDaCola foot solidier;

I sat across the street from this building as the rafters were placed. I did not think there was enough bracing in place. They were raising 2 rafters at a time at a rapid pace.

Denny Sanford Premier Center Downtown Sioux Falls Public Works Sanford Hospital Sanford Sports Complex Sioux Falls

Maybe our Health Care Mega-Plexes should partner with Paratransit instead?

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While it’s nice that Sanford has money for liquor licenses, suite’s at the Denty, Sports Bars, Basketball arenas and now a tourist trolley, shouldn’t Sanford & Avera be looking at a private/public partnership with Paratransit?

“We’re always proud to support services in our communities,” said Paul Hanson, Sanford Health executive vice president. “We know how much visitors love the Sioux Falls trolley service and couldn’t be happier to support it.”

While that’s great, I just wish our health systems would focus on ‘health’. I think a partnership with the hospitals and paratransit could be inked. Besides, I think the Trolley should be paid for out of the CVB’s BID Tax, but I guess they refuse. Well at least Sanford is fulfilling one empty promise from the former mayor and the CVB;

The trolleys also will be available as a shuttle service between downtown and the Denny Sanford Premier Center for major events throughout the year.

Premier Center entertainment district here we come!

1st Amendment Open Government Open Meetings SF City Council Sioux Falls

Public Input moving forward ‘AS IS’

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It was reassuring yesterday to hear that the council seems to be OK with leaving public as is at the regular 7 PM meeting and expanding it at the informational and other committee meetings. I was unable to attend due to the 3 PM time of the working session, but I had told Neitzert earlier in the day some of my concerns and Bruce also raised some concerns.

It looks like now it will go to the operations committee to tie up loose ends and they will move forward with a resolution before July 1st. It looks as though input will remain the same at the 7 PM and 15 minutes will be added to the end of other council meetings for public input, or as time allows.

Councilor Brekke was also adamant that no matter what state law says about the chair’s powers that council policy will override the chair’s ability to limit public input due to the fact Sioux Falls has a home rule charter. It has been refreshing to hear Janet’s ‘Legal’ input since our double-dipping, retired, contract for hire attorney couldn’t answer the ‘what if’ questions.

KSFY did a story, and so did KDLT.

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