September 2018
Cindy Shearer
With increasing conversations about growth and development, we should not forget our agricultural heritage, and the sustaining benefits we continue to enjoy today, including our scenic views and open spaces.The earliest explorers remarked about the…
September 2018
Montana is well known for its breathtaking mountain views, majestic lakes, and vast expanses of open prairie, but an ongoing study is honing in on a particular type of building often seen within those iconic landscapes – the country…
September 2018
Ashley Nettles
You can literally stand in front of her, waving a fist full of hundos, saying ‘I’ll buy you whatever you want’, and she’ll stand there panic stricken like you’re waving a dead rat in her face.” James bursts into…
September 2018
Tim Ford
While the Real Estate Market in Bozeman is generally the focus of this article, Belgrade, our neighbor to the west, is important to watch as well. Belgrade is a vital part of the Gallatin Valley.From the first of the year through August 1st, 194…
August 2018
Kris Drummond
I have to admit that when I was asked to write an article about Bozeman car culture, I was struck by the seeming oxymoron in the phrase. To me, culture is about shared experience, common values, and inhabiting a place in the world together. Cars…
August 2018
Tim Ford
We’re now over half way through the year, which seems like a good time to take a look back at the first 6 months of 2018 and see how the Real Estate market fared.From the first of the year through July 1st, 480 single family homes sold in the…
August 2018
Rachel Phillips
At the turn of the twentieth century, automobiles began puttering around Gallatin Valley roadways, their drivers bouncing up and down over rut-filled, unpaved streets. In 1905, Sam Mendenhall (future Bozeman City Manager and son of pioneer John…
August 2018
Montana Grant
Montanans are measured by their rides. Cowboys would impress with their horse flesh, saddle, and tack. Today’s Montana cowboys impress with their horsepower and looks.Every Montanan has a unique flair for what is best when they travel. Some…
August 2018
Glenn Specking has been around aluminum trailers—fondly referred to as “Silver Bullets” or “Canned Hams”—most of his life. When he was a child, his parents owned an Airstream that he helped maintain.
After 37…
July 2018
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Angie Ripple
The Sweet Pea Festival isn’t just packed into the first weekend of August, it actually begins in July with the annual juried art show running from July 13-August 6 at ERA Landmark on Main Street, followed by Chalk on the Walk on July 31…
