A block of chaos: Casino first to go as Sioux Falls looks to rid 'hood' of alcohol sales

'Out of patience': TenHaken, councilors say time is up at Mercato block

May 12, 2023

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The dominoes have begun to fall on one of the most dangerous city blocks in the state of South Dakota.

Sioux Falls city officials have lost their patience with the fighting, pimping, prostituting, assaults and even sometimes killings that have plagued the 600 block of west 11th Street — the Mercato Block — for decades.

And they’re coming for the alcohol.

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