Rapid City News Room (725 items)

RAPID CITY--The City's outdoor pools are getting ready to open for the summer.             The Roosevelt Swim Center's 50-meter outdoor pool will open Wednesday, May 30 followed by the opening of Sioux Park's Jimmy Hilton Pool and the Parkview Pool on Thursday, May 31 and the Horace Mann Pool is…

As part of National Bike to Work Week, residents commuting to work May 18 were treated to a light breakfast on their travels.             The Rapid City Parks and Recreation Division is hosted the annual 'Bike For Bacon' event in Founders Park.  Bicyclists, walkers and joggers stopped by the resting…

City's Greenhouse Raises 30,000 Annuals for Planting RAPID CITY--As an artist uses the parallel palette for oil painting to bring a blank canvas to life, City Greenhouse Specialist John Berglund is getting ready to use plant palettes to bring a little splash of color to the City's parks.             For…

Event will include displays of Department vehicles & equipment demonstrations RAPID CITY, SD--National Public Works Week is May 20-26 and the Rapid City Public Works Department is inviting the community to join in a local observance, celebrating the occasion.  On Saturday, May 19th, the public can view vehicles and equipment…

Year-to-date numbers reflect more permits, higher valuation total than 2017 RAPID CITY, SD--Rapid City's Division of Building Services experienced a solid month of activity, producing the second-highest valuation total and the third highest number of permits issued in the month of April.             The City issued 339 building permits with…

Among Park Amenities: BMX Park,  Baseball Complex, Walking Path, Bike Path Extension, Drainage Improvements RAPID CITY, SD--Like a sculptor working feverishly on pounds of clay, workers have spent the last several months tirelessly transforming a large portion of Robbinsdale Park from a quiet, rustic gathering place that was showing its…

Aggressive plan would address infestation on City property; Educate public on private property options RAPID CITY, SD--If there was an alarm bell in Council Chambers Tuesday (May 1), City Urban Forester Andy Bernard would have been ringing a cautionary tone.             Bernard made a presentation to the City's Public Works…

RAPID CITY--The City's Community Development Department hostded the third in a quarterly series of "Coffee With Planners" events May 2 with a room full of planners, developers and interested citizens along with City staff.             Community Development Director Ken Young initiated the informal coffees last November as a way for…

Informal quarterly events provide updates, promote dialogue with public RAPID CITY--The City's Community Development Department will host the third in a quarterly series of "Coffee With Planners" events Wednesday, May 2, 9 a.m. in Council Chambers of the City/School Administration Center.  The public is invited.             Community Development Director Ken…

The City's Community Development Department conducted an open house April 24 regarding proposed changes in the City's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) policies.     Community Development Director Ken Young made a presentation to a room full of interested citizens at City Hall.  The City department has been reviewing policies and…