March 2024
Most of Bozeman’s citizens can identify the Carnegie Library that still stands proudly on the corner of N. Bozeman Avenue and E. Mendenhall Street. Not many could tell you that it is located at the terminus of the city’s historic…
March 2024
The wild needs a home, too.” This phrase appears twice in Eric Coble’s nightmare comedy, My Barking Dog, coming to the Verge Theater’s mainstage March 15 through the 30th. It may be only six words but when uttered in the play, which…
February 2024
Celebrating 50 Years of Diversity, Inclusion, and Independence
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…
February 2024
Rachel Phillips
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…
February 2024
Tim Ford
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…
February 2024
Devon Brosnan
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…
February 2024
Steve McGann
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…
February 2024
Kevin Brustuen
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…
February 2024
Crystal Alegria
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…
February 2024
Mars Fagin
This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of all-ages date ideas for readers who are interested in spending some time with a special someone. That could be a partner, a roommate, a friend, or even a classmate! If that…
