Ep.31 Levitt at the Falls

Join Brandon on a deep-dive with DTSF Board Chair, ⁠ Erik Gaikowski⁠, State Director at ⁠AARP SD⁠. They discuss what it takes to build Downtown Sioux Falls into the most walkable district in the region. Learn about the origins of ⁠Open Streets⁠ and how AARP SD helped DTSF, Inc. develop this event in our community. Plus, hear about the new Winter Market coming to Downtown Sioux Falls this December thanks to an ⁠AARP Livable Communities⁠ grant.

Time to walk the streets of Downtown Sioux Falls and take in the featured art of ⁠SculptureWalk 2026⁠! Brandon invites⁠ Jim Mathis⁠ onto today’s podcast to talk all things SculptureWalk and the fame and future of public art in Downtown Sioux Falls. Jim is the founder of local ad agency,⁠ ADwerks, Inc⁠., a recent winner of Second Annual Paul & Koni Schiller SculptureWalk Champion Award, Board Chair of ⁠Arts South Dakota⁠, and a long-serving member of the Sioux Falls SculptureWalk board. This episode’s ‘Member Moment’ welcome ⁠Maureen Ohm,⁠ Director of Community Relations for Downtown Sioux Falls stronghold, ⁠MarketBeat⁠.

Hear from two 2026 Downtown Open Streets presenting sponsors: ⁠Koch Hazard Architects⁠ (July 3rd) and ⁠P & M Steel⁠ (August 7th). Brandon talks with Lindsay Lundeby, ⁠Director of Marketing And Business Development at Koch Hazard⁠, about both their incredible mini golf hole and their milestone 65 years designing in Downtown and all Sioux Falls. Next, hear from Katrin Profilet, ⁠VP of P&M Steel,⁠ as she shares with Brandon about her experience as both a Downtown resident and investor. Today’s ‘Member Moment’ features Olivia Essig, ⁠Senior Community Relations Specialist ⁠at ⁠⁠Sanford Health⁠⁠.