September 2023
At this moment in the life of our community, I don’t think anybody believes anymore that Bozeman is Utopia. Since its inception, Bozeman has marketed itself to the rest of the world as an antidote to reality, a Last Best Place in which to live…
September 2023
Steve McGann
“... And then the lights of Bozeman – the broad main street ablaze with power of brightness and abundant light...”
The above quote comes from an odd little book; almost without sentences, it’s just daubs of phrases strung…
September 2023
Raya Fanuzzi
RestorEar, a Bozeman-based medical device startup company, is spearheading the development of therapeutic technologies for hearing health, while simultaneously creating an environment for collaboration and innovation. The company is focused on…
September 2023
Tim Ford
This month, we’ll take a look at how the real estate market has been faring in Belgrade.From January 1st through August 1st of this year, 134 single family homes have sold in Belgrade at a median sold price of $586,500. Last year, 168 single…
September 2023
Rachel Phillips
Bozeman is, and was, a dog-loving community. For centuries before the town even existed, dogs were essential helpmates and companions to Native people living, hunting, and passing through the Gallatin Valley. More recently, when farms and ranches…
September 2023
Liz Bischoff
This short list of historically significant pets in Montana gives us a glimpse of Montanans’ relationships with their pets over the history of this amazing state. There is a common theme of love and companionship, which concludes that all dogs…
August 2023
Kelly Nicholson
Imagine you’re a kid with time travel abilities, sent to Yellowstone National Park to solve a mystery. You’ve got a secret code to decipher, a trail through history to follow, and a powerful relic to protect… and time is running…
August 2023
Steve McGann
A well-known criminal was once asked why he robbed banks. He replied, “That’s where they keep the money.” My answer to why I spend so much time in libraries is similar; they are full of books. One of my best childhood memories is…
August 2023
Raya Fanuzzi
A co-op, or co-operative, is a business model that’s been around for centuries. The International Co-operative Alliance, itself a co-op founded to represent and serve cooperatives worldwide, defines cooperation as “an autonomous…
August 2023
Ken Walcheck
To Meriwether Lewis, Esquire…. “The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, and such principle streams of it, as, by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregan (sic)…
