An Ode to Bozeman

The Homogenized Milk of Northwestern Towns, and Autumn Activities to Prevent Total Ennui Within It

Birdie Hall  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

Fall is upon us again, blablabla another year of more rich people moving in and poor people moving out. The sweet sounds of the blandest Americana music imaginable waft from every Subaru window, thousands of identically Patagonia clad college kids…

8th Annual Children’s Festival of the Book

Bozeman Public Library

Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

What do digging holes and knitting sweaters have in common? Not much you may think, but both are the activities of choice in the witty, wonderful, and magical children’s books written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. With the help…

A Haunted Hotel Over The Hill

Pat Hill  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

The Murray Hotel in Livingston has had many guests since it was first constructed over a century ago, and if the stories are to be believed, it could be that some of them have never left.Originally called the Elite Hotel when it was first constructed…

Buildings That HAUNT Bozeman Construction Sites

Courtney Kramer  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

Bozeman generally prioritizes preservation of our historic buildings. Two demolitions, however, will haunt Bozeman contractors in the next year. Workers demolishing the existing bank building on the North West corner of West Mendenhall and North…

Mediums in Montana

Spiritualism in The Old West

Ramona Mead  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

Not all the stories in Bozeman’s past are those of triumph and positivity. There have been scandals, murders, and unsolved mysteries. This is the side of history often swept under the rug, but there is a group in town, comprised of history…

Cafe Fresco

Come for the Food, Stay for the Atmosphere

Cassi Miller  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

Two words come to mind after a night out at Fresco Café: rich and vibrant. On the corner of Mendenhall and Rouse, just a stone’s throw from bustling Main Street, Bill and Susan Neubauer have carved out a unique niche in the Bozeman food…

Ice Ice Baby

Bozeman Hockey

Angie Ripple  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

It has been nine years since the 3,500-seat multi-purpose Valley Ice Garden was sold to Cardinal Distributing and renovated from the states most impressive indoor ice rink into a cold storage warehouse. Since the Ice Garden’s sale several local…

Brain Sucking Zombies

Phil Cameron  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

Have you ever awoken from a deep sleep in a cold sweat in a dark room scared to death from a nightmare where a zombie was trying to eat your brain? Zombies are mythical creatures, defined as the undead, mindless corpses that want to feed on human…

Being a Trail Ambassador

Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

The College M is one of the most popular trailheads in the Gallatin Valley, and parking is at a premium this beautiful Saturday afternoon in July as I set up a Trail Ambassador table near the trailhead kiosk. As soon as I place a water dispenser and…

Talking Shop with Bozeman’s Mayor

Pat Hill  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

The mayor that Bozemanites elect this November won’t actually begin to serve their term in that capacity until 2017.Instead, the candidate voters send to the seat will serve the first two years of their four-year term as Deputy Mayor, a…

The Bozeman October Real Estate Report

Tim Ford  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

By now almost everyone in the area has heard, Bozeman Real Estate is as strong as it’s ever been. 2015 is proving to be one of the biggest years ever for the local Real Estate market. Year to date, 693 single family homes have sold in the…

Time to Think About Christmas

Tom Egelhoff  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

It’s that time of year. If you’re a retail location you have probably already placed your order for Christmas merchandise. But that’s only the start of how to have a successful holiday shopping season.If I asked 100 business owners…

Chicken Jam West: Coral Creek The Lil’ Smokies The Social Animals

Brian Ripple  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2015

CORAL CREEK puts on a high energy show appealing to audiences across the bluegrass, blues and jamband spectrum, playing genre-bending original music and unique renditions of traditional bluegrass tunes and Americana classics. They are an Americana…