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Congrats to Jeff and Vishnu Bunny Tattoo!

l3wis 4Comments

There’s a new player DT Sioux Falls. Vishnu Bunny Tattoo (photos on his website are of his old location) is now located DT next to Kaladi’s on Phillips Avenue. The owner, Jeff Mann has been working hard to open the shop, and had his grand opening last night, the place was packed. Heck even the mayor showed up! (we had an interesting discussion about piercings and tattoos, but I promised not to blog about it 🙂

One of the best part about Jeff’s move to DT is that he will have a lowbrow art gallery in the establishment. I hope to have a show there in the near future and have offered to show my personal lowbrow art collection.

Vishnu Bunny Tattoo will be a nice addition to DT. Congrats!

Downtown Sioux Falls

More lawsuits against the city of Sux Falls

l3wis 9Comments

While our Mayor is dreaming about Events Centers, cotton candy and streets paved of gold, it seems he has to deal with another lawsuit spawned by the past administration. Nevermind the one that was postponed this week about sewer backups from several years ago – remember when we got like 20 inches of rain in 2 days? (yes, kids, this is our very expediate judicious system). Nope this one is about charging businesses that don’t benefit from promoting entertainment and hospitality downtown to paying extra property taxes for promotion they don’t receive;

The lawsuit from Red Buffalo Trading Co. Inc. comes eight months after a similar lawsuit from Ronning Cos. and two months before the City Council votes on whether to renew the tax assessment.

The legal battles, as well as increasing expectations for DTSF from the public, could lead to changes in the way DTSF is financed.

Twenty-two percent of DTSF’s money is from the assessment collected by the Main Street Business Improvement District (BID). That’s why DTSF president Jason Dennison said finding a way to maintain the assessment while still satisfying the group’s membership is crucial.

“Without our member-sponsors and the assessment, we really wouldn’t be able to do what we do,” Dennison said.

What do you do? I think it is time to pull the plug on DTSF. Downtown is prospering fine on it’s own, and downtown businesses can do what other businesses do on their own, MARKET THEMSELVES! It’s time to get rid of this special interest front. We already have a Chamber of Commerce, why do DT businesses need a special marketing organization?

 

Downtown Sioux Falls Event Center Sioux Falls

More discussion on Downtown EC tonight!

l3wis 3Comments

I encourage everyone to watch the (entire) Council Meeting. It gets really interesting when councilor Jamison suggests we should study the downtown location. Entennmen and Litz go on a tirade about how DT will not work and the money isn’t there to study that location and suggests other’s pony up. Well guess what Jim, there is a rumor that that just might be the case. Local businessmen are pledging large amounts of money towards the DT effort.

Downtown Sioux Falls Music

Sioux Falls Downtown Live • My two-cents

l3wis 10Comments

“Hi. I went to the DT Live show, did you?”

For the most part I had fun. As a person who lives DT, I am always in my element at any event DT. I realize this was the first year of this event, and I hope they continue. For the most part, it went off without a hitch, some of the things I enjoyed about the event were;

• Economical. The ticket price was $10 for three local acts and a national headliner.

• Location. Since nobody is snagging up that Phillips to the Falls land anytime soon, it is a good place to put on an outdoor concert.

But If I was handed a survey on what to improve on, this is what I would say;

• A few more porta potties, but no a major problem.

• Make the event all day, more local bands.

• Better sound quality. It seemed it was too distorted and the sound quality could have been better.

• SUPPLY BIKE RACKS. Please supply a bike valet.

• More food vendors. (even though Uncle Ed’s pork sandwiches are fucking delicious) we need more.

AND MY BIGGEST BITCHES ARE SIMPLE;

• If you advertise a ‘Beer Garden’  – Have a beer garden. Having a tent just over the beer vendors IS NOT a beer garden. Have a covered place for people to drink beer.

• Have more volunteers who know what they are doing when selling beer. Lines are stupid. That is why I create my own lines at these kind of events.

• Too many yuppies. While I cannot probably change this, I will say, that if I see one more pressed Tommy Bahama shirt or pleated shorts this week, I will freaking puke.

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