November 2022
Angie Ripple
I recently met a woman, new to Bozeman, who explicitly told me that her family had moved here to escape the rat race of the East Coast city they moved from. Excellent. I assume many a transplant has done the same. The thing is, we don’t do the…
November 2022
Rachel Phillips
Food is one of the highlights of the holiday season. Many families have a favorite meal, dish, or dessert they look forward to each year. Today, it is a snap to hop in a car, drive to one of our many grocery stores, and find the ingredients needed…
October 2022
Steve Kirchhoff
It might be as important to know “who” as it is to know “how much.”For the past several years, the Bozeman City Commission has struggled mightily to solve the problem of housing unaffordability. Credit is due to them for…
October 2022
It’s October, which means the fall decorations have made an appearance, most of them dealing with the Halloween theme. Halloween now ranks second, just behind Christmas, for the amount of money spent on decorations and other paraphernalia for…
October 2022
Angie Ripple
Each October since 2014, we’ve asked our readers and the greater Bozeman community to vote in the Bozeman’s Choice Reader’s Poll. We have reached October 2022, and we get to ask you to vote again, and as you put your stamp of…
October 2022
Angie Ripple
Walking with spirits is something Elies Adams has been aware of since she was just seven years old, when she lived in Fort Benning, Georgia. After school one day, she went home with her friend Rebecca, and the washing machine turned on by itself…
October 2022
Nervous Theatre is a nomadic theatrical collective with a penchant for adventurous, innovative storytelling. Their high-spirited productions often feature classic works that have been “radically reimagined” by the performers. This group…
October 2022
Rachel Phillips
You can find ghosts in some of the nooks and crannies in downtown Bozeman, if you know where to look. Ghost signs, that is. Wikipedia defines a “ghost sign” as “an old hand-painted advertising sign that has been preserved on a…
October 2022
Tim Ford
The Gallatin Valley managed to escape most of the summer season without a lot of smoke, but we’ve had some roll through as we approach fall. Overall, though, it was a great summer. As the season starts to change, it’s a good time to…
September 2022
As Bozeman’s population / visitation has grown exponentially over the last decade, it has become clear that we need to take some steps to preserve the things that make Bozeman a unique community and a pristine recreational destination. While we…