Alison Sweeney

Alison B. Sweeney is a 6th generation Bozemanite, Jeweler, Hunter, Gardener, Beekeeper, Traveler, and Neighbor, who loves History.

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What's Your Beef? Is This How We Honor Our Historic Districts?

Alison Sweeney

Directly across the street from a new luxury development is a quaint home of red brick, first constructed in 1890 by a member of Bozeman’s historic African American community. Architect and stonemason George Harrison was born in New York State…

Zoned For Tear-Down

Alison Sweeney

A recent real estate listing was brought to my attention; the description was interesting in how the property was presented, and raises questions about potential impacts on the character of our neighborhoods. It focused on the lot size and location…

What's Your Beef? Why We Need Better Zone Edge Transitions

Alison Sweeney

October 14th, just a few weeks after the autumn equinox, and it’s a cool beautiful fall day in Bozeman. Our urban forest is really putting on a show right now with the leaves changing. The noise of construction equipment is an all too familiar…