January 2015

Historic District Spotlight:

Main Street Hospitality

Courtney Kramer

A handful of new hotels are under construction in downtown Bozeman, three of which directly impact a historic structure. Kenyon Noble, built in 1957 on Mendenhall Street, has been demolished to make way for an Element by Westin. Across Mendenhall…

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January 2015

Homeless in Bozeman

Who, Where Why, What do they do all day?

Susan Floerchinger

Who are the homeless in Bozeman? Why do they come here? What do they do during the hours they are not allowed at the Warming Center, or within the safe, warm walls of Family Promise and the other shelters they may be fortunate enough to locate? Why…

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January 2015

Montana Peer Network

Meeting Those in Need Where They Are

Kathleen Johns

Gallatin Valley law enforcement agencies are participating in a pilot program in partnership with Montana’s Peer Network (MPN) designed to serve community members who find themselves in the midst of a mental health crisis.  People…

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January 2015

Whats Your Beef?

The Crisis of Unaffordable Housing

Birdie Hall

It is becoming incredibly difficult to reflect on the woes of affordable housing. I’m not stupid. I can quite visibly recognize that there is something slightly horrible happening here amongst the perfectly manicured neighborhoods and pristine…

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An Early Bozeman Christmas

Kent Goodman

Probably the first group to celebrate Christmas in Montana were in the Bitterroot Mountains, where a group of rugged trappers had gathered in Fort McMillan.

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