February Cover Artist: Eric Jensen

Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Eric Jensen is an abstract landscape painter with a passion for environmental conservation. His painting practice has long been rooted in a spiritual engagement with color. Initially an abstract painter, he searched for a subject matter that rooted…

Seeking Letters to the Editor / What’s Your Beef?

Angie Ripple  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Each month we ask the community to share their opinions, and their ‘beefs’ in our Letter to the Editor or What’s Your Beef? section. We are looking to increase our community engagement this year by publishing many more of your…

What's Your Beef? Is This How We Honor Our Historic Districts?

Alison Sweeney  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Directly across the street from a new luxury development is a quaint home of red brick, first constructed in 1890 by a member of Bozeman’s historic African American community. Architect and stonemason George Harrison was born in New York State…

Year End Bozeman Real Estate Market Report

Tim Ford  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

While economists are still debating whether the Fed has achieved a soft landing, the big news in real estate throughout 2023 was the lack of inventory and a decrease in sales volume. It is a bit of a chicken and egg question, but interest rates are…

MINT | CAFE | BAR

Angie Ripple  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

When given the opportunity to sit down with owners Albert McDonald, Joe Barnett, and Jesse Fetzer, it is evident that The Mint is more than just a restaurant; it’s a cornerstone of the Belgrade community. Read on to explore the roots of this…

Bozeman Bar Beat: Tune Up

Devon Brosnan  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Dive underground into a treasured subterranean environment that permeates, liquifies, and mysteriously whispers, “coolness.” I’m going to tell you one thing and one thing only for this one. Basement bars are always cool.Listen…

Born With Teeth

Kevin Brustuen  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Starting on February 22, Bozeman Actors Theatre (BAT) is featuring Born With Teeth, a new play by Liz Duffy Adams. This innovative play features a series of spirited conversations and debates between two young playwrights: William Shakespeare and…

Hornbread: Freshly Baked

Brian Ripple  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Formed in 2021 Hornbread has been taking the local music scene by storm. As their moniker implies, they are a Ska band led by an array of horn players. Recently Bozeman Magazine had the opportunity to catch up with their drummer Nathan Rodacker to…

Big Richard Live & Uncut with supporting artist Madeline Hawthorne

Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

The world-class musicians in Big Richard initially convened in 2021 for a festival date. The quartet showed up to the one-off like it had been together for years, bursting with jaw-dropping virtuosity; playfully irreverent stage banter; stunning…

A Monument to Education and Appreciation

Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

There’s a stately sandstone butte in southeastern Montana that’s locally known as Shiremire Butte. To some folks that might be an appropriate handle, but the name never registered quite right to my own way of thinking.As far as coining an…

Samuel Lewis: Showman, Musician, Businessman, Barber

Crystal Alegria  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Samuel Lewis came to Bozeman, Montana Territory in 1868 or 1869 and set up a barber’s chair in the Northern Pacific Hotel, where he waited on tables to pay his board, and worked behind his barber’s chair between meals. He eventually…

Moonshine Tales: Art Lenehan, Jake Mast, Seth Bohart

Rachel Phillips  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

In December 1918, Prohibition went into effect in Montana. Interestingly, anti-liquor laws were introduced and ultimately revoked earlier in the Big Sky State than in the nation as a whole. In Montana, Prohibition lasted from the end of 1918 until…

REACH Empowering Adults With Disabilities

Celebrating 50 Years of Diversity, Inclusion, and Independence

Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

In Bozeman, in 1974, a small but mighty community of parents and special education teachers was forming. They came together hoping to create meaningful opportunities for their children and students with Down syndrome and other developmental…

Chet Huntley: Anchoring Big Sky Part 1

Steve McGann  |   Thu. Feb. 1st, 2024

Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley are beautiful landscapes. Yet, every exit from the Valley contains its own scenic delights. East over Bozeman Pass to Paradise Valley and the Absarokas, west over the Tobacco Root foothills to Homestake and Butte. But…