First Steps For Home Buyers in 2025

Tim Ford  |   Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

As we move into 2025, the housing market continues to evolve, presenting new opportunities and challenges for buyers. While interest rates remain a key factor in affordability, buyers who are prepared and well-informed can navigate the market with…

Hidden Gem Market

Sydney Jones  |   Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

Montana is full of creative and inspired individuals, and nothing benefits the community more than when they come together and share their love for creating with a common goal in mind. The new Hidden Gem Market hopes to do exactly that, all while…

Emma Ohlen A Portrait of Bozeman’s “Woman Photographer”

Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

As autumn air settled into Gallatin Valley during September of 1951, Violet Ohlsen arrived in Bozeman for a cordial visit. This was a visit on her mother’s behalf, so she hadn’t come empty-handed—Violet had brought a number of…

St. Patrick’s Day fun facts and folklore

Ken Walcheck  |   Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

This year, St. Patrick’s Day will be observed on Monday, March 17. Starting as a special Christian feast day in the 17th century celebrating the life of St. Patrick and the spreading of Christianity to Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has…

Terminated and Traumatized

Steve McGann  |   Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

This opinion was contributed after our editorial deadline had passed, we included here in the Recreation section. The United States of America is being dismantled in plain sight. The new administration has authorized unelected, sometimes even…

PICKLE-What?

Peter Brancaccio  |   Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

Was it really invented by a U.S. Congressman? During the war? On an island? And then named after the family dog? Yes. No. Yes. And, no. Not too long ago, one of our neighbors was being pulled along by her two stout bulldogs. One of the dogs is named…

Top 10 Walks In The Park

Steve McGann  |   Sat. Mar. 1st, 2025

Bozeman is surrounded by mountain ranges, rivers and creeks, and vast open farm land. Farther afield there are wilderness areas, large lakes, and state and national parks. Drive out of town in any direction and amazing natural areas are close at…