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Is Rapid City Any Good?

Downtown Rapid City, SD in the summer
Rapid City, SD, a medium sized city with a lot to do in every season. A place where visitors from around the globe are welcome in the summer, and a place that always has something to do for those who live here year round. In the winter, there is ice skating downtown, the parade of lights around Christmas, hockey all winter long, and a fun New Years party at the Alex Johnson. In the summer, there's the Summer Nights Concert Series every Thursday night, tours through the city, and plenty of shopping and dinning. But, is Rapid City any good for those who live here?
To me, Rapid City is up and down. There only seems to be two seasons here, Winter and Construction/Tourist season. The roads always seem to be under construction once the weather gets nice and when the population grows with all the tourist, traffic just gets hectic. For example, Mt. Rushmore Rd., the road the leads to the most popular attraction in the Black Hills, has been under construction for the past four years and is still under construction. This construction has brought many inconveniences for the small businesses and everyone who drives the road. When every they start to look close to done, they start tearing up another part. In all honesty, it has become extremely annoying.
Though Rapid City has its downfalls, it also has an upside. As I mentioned earlier, there are tons of things to do year round in this city. There's a concert to see, a hockey game to go cheer on the hometown team, or a play hosted by the local high school to support the community. This city keeps its locals busy year round. Most businesses will hire teens looking for jobs in the summer and during the school year.
All in all, Rapid City, SD is a pretty good place with a few downfalls, but what city doesn't have its downfalls? All this coming from a girl who grew up in Kansas most of her life and has only lived here for 4 years, I'd say that Rapid City is a good place to settle down.

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