July 2024
Kevin Brustuen
Joel Jahnke, retired Artistic Director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP), likes to tell a story that happened to him in the early days of MSIP’s summer tour, a story that made him realize that MSIP was onto something big. It was 1980…
July 2024
From Bozeman to Baker and What I Learned Along the Way
What comes to mind with when we hear “homestead”? You probably have a general idea of what they are and when they existed. Covered-wagon times. Settlers and Pioneers. Free land. You might even be thinking of Steinbeck’s The Grapes…
July 2024
Rachel Phillips
As a kid, one of my favorite summertime activities was helping my parents make homemade ice cream on the Fourth of July. We had a bright blue slatted wooden bucket with a hand crank and interior metal canister with wooden paddles. After filling the…
July 2024
Change is constantly with us. Even during the 1950s and 1960s, Bozeman grew by fifty percent, from a population of 12,000 to 18,000. Then, the northern limit of the city was Oak Street, two dirt ruts that ran along a deep irrigation ditch at the edge…
June 2024
Ken Walcheck
The month of June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, patroness of marriage and the well-being of women.
Thursday, June 20, 2024 is when the summer solstice will occur at the same instant for all of us, everywhere on Earth, only our clocks will…
June 2024
Steve Kirchhoff
The homeless underclass in Bozeman is considered by many to be a public nuisance that demands a response from local government, which should clear the public domain of this unwanted, wandering, rootless human element. And yet, at the same time…
June 2024
Katie Thomas
Dear Maxine:What is the protocol for bike riders in Bozeman? I drive down South Willson to and from work on Main Street every day, and lately I’ve been noticing cyclists riding in the middle of the lane, literally in front of my car. Besides…
June 2024
The end of World War II presented strong economic growth, increased population, growing numbers of home ownership, new enrollment in higher education, and increased personal use of the automobile throughout the United States. Although a few shopping…
June 2024
Tim Ford
As you drive through Bozeman, you can’t help but notice the flurry of newly constructed apartments sprouting up everywhere. It’s a clear sign of the city’s thriving rental market, attracting investors from far and wide. In…
June 2024
Kevin Brustuen
Montana InSite Theatre will present Animal Encounters: Shakespeare on the Rise in Bozeman’s Story Mill Park on June 28th, and at Tippet Rise in Fishtail, Montana, on June 29th and 30th.One of the most famous stage directions in all of theatre…
