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Siouxland Families Eat Sprinkles Donuts

Update: Most new restaurants fail within a few years at most. Unfortunately, Sprinkles Donuts was not the exception to this sad statistic. I'll leave this post up, at least for now, for those who remember Sprinkle and try to look it up to see whether it still exists.  There's a newcomer to the Sioux City donut scene, and Siouxland Families couldn't wait to try it out. Here's what my family thought when we tasted Sprinkles Donuts:  The basics Sprinkles Donut and Coffee Shop is located at 700 Jennings Street, inside the Sugar Shack Bakery building--turn right when you walk in the first set of doors, and you can't miss Sprinkles. Sprinkles Donuts is currently open from 8am to 1pm on Fridays and 8am-noon on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Expanded hours may be coming soon! You can follow them on Facebook , and their Facebook page links to this site , but the site does not appear to be operational yet at time of posting this review. Our thoughts My fir...

Rock Painting Fun Hits Sioux City!

If you keep your eyes peeled, you may spot these rocks or other uniquely painted rocks around Siouxland! A creative new hobby is sweeping the country, and Sioux City families are discovering the fun of rock painting and hunting. The basics To participate, paint rocks, hide them around town, and/or find rocks others have painted and hidden. That's it! The background The painted rock trend started as the Kindness Rocks movement. A woman named Megan in Cape Cod who loves finding interesting rocks, shells, and seaglass along the beach thought others might be cheered by finding fun rocks as well. She started painting rocks and leaving them to be found by others. As she posted pictures to social media of her painted rocks, her friends and families wanted to join in on the fun, and it took off like wildfire. Now there are hundreds of groups around the country and world participating, including the Sioux City Rocks Facebook group where you can post pictures of rocks you...