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If you could describe Siouxlanders in one word, what would it be? Over the last few months, I’ve talked with many people about how they see Siouxland, what they think our identity is as a community, and just exactly who are all the people that make up Siouxland.  Conversations touched on our blue-collar roots and […]

Faded letters on the terra cotta-clad, red-brick-walls of downtown buildings remind passersby of some of the dozens of businesses that have come and gone in Sioux City’s economic history. Pelletiers, Aalf’s Wallpaper Company, and Hotel West – they all, at one point, were part of Sioux City’s economy. Over time, these businesses have given way

Sioux City has, for a long time, had a diverse population made up of different ethnic groups, nationalities, beliefs, and religious groups. This diversity, however, has not always been as apparent and recognized as it has become in recent years. Monique Scarlett, president of Unity in the Community, remembers that when she was a young

From meat packing plants over department stores to an aircraft manufacturer and a company that built windmills with the ability to charge batteries – in terms of businesses, Sioux City has virtually seen it all. Along with the businesses have come and gone a variety of industries. As a city with a  bustling livestock market

Sioux City has, for a long time, attached great importance to civic engagement and the work of non-profit organizations. Several of those organizations including United Way of Siouxland, the Junior League of Sioux City, and the Mary J. Treglia Community House each just recently celebrated their 100th anniversary. Being created in 1921, that means a

Coming Sunday, January 22, 2023, marks the first new moon on the lunar calendar and the start of the Year of the Rabbit.  The Year of the Rabbit, 2023,  or Cat in some Asian countries is said to be a kind, energetic, and resilient animal representing patience and respecting others.  Before the new year, some