July Cover Artist: Mitch Sander

Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Originally from Bismarck, ND, artist Mitch Sander moved to Bozeman in 2010 to play in the mountains and begin his art journey. He always enjoyed art, and doodled on school work, but never looked at it as a serious career path. As a self-taught…

Bar Beat: The Crystal Bar

Sydney Jones  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

On a nice summer stroll through downtown Bozeman, the overhead neon sign of The Crystal Bar glows, catching the eye of passersby day and night. The bright red haze bounces off the brick wall as music flows out onto the street. Three more neon signs…

Ask Maxine

Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Dear Maxine:I recently moved here from Florida, and I’m trying to get to know the community. Bozeman is very different from what I’m used to, in every way. I see people on Facebook and the NextDoor app ripping into people who don’t…

2024 Cash Buyers

Tim Ford  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Bozeman’s real estate market has seen some fascinating shifts over the past few years, particularly in the realm of cash transactions. Despite widespread predictions of a significant drop in mortgage rates in 2024, this has yet to materialize…

Beacon Coffee Roasters

Sierra Holmes  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Patrick and Sarah Flemming started their dream of opening a coffee company back in 2020 when they decided that the nine-to-five lifestyle wasn’t for them. So the couple decided to take a leap of faith and buy what we now know to be Beacon…

Mo' Bowls Food Truck

Angie Ripple  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Mo’ Bowls the food truck was founded in 2014 by brothers Tyler and Jesse Collins. In 2018 with the opening of their restaurant space [200 S 23rd Ave e7] Connor Lynch joined the team while also working towards a degree at MSU in Education.When…

Music in the Mountains pt 2

Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

EL LABERINTO DEL COCO W/ CRUZ CONTRERASJuly 11, 2024El Laberinto del Coco is a captivating Puerto Rican Bomba contemporary band that effortlessly blends the rich traditions of Bomba music with contemporary influences, creating a unique and vibrant…

Bridger Brewing Summer Music Concert Series

Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Montanans’ love of music is palpable, and the Gallatin Valley has long needed an outdoor venue that allows people to enjoy live music while sipping beer under Montana’s big sky. Bridger Brewing’s Three Forks lawn event area has a…

Shakespeare in the Parks Summer Tour

Kevin Brustuen  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

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…

Coffey to Martini Robin to Bison A Story of Change

Mon. Jul. 1st, 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…

Sweeten to Taste: Ice Cream in Bozeman History

Rachel Phillips  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

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…

Hyalite: 50 Years in the Mountains

Steve McGann  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Driving to the end of the road and walking off into the mountains is a wonderful thing. I have been doing it for a long time. There is such a sense of freedom, and something else—a bit of daring, as if it might not be quite legal. I mean, there…