The Bobcats: This week and next week

The Bobcats beat Minot 43-7. That is upsetting for Minot but not surprising. Now they are 0-4 because Montana State beat them. The Bobcats are doing great this season! Although the first week they lost to Utah 27-10. Then they got fired up and beat…

Lone Peek at Lone Peak Brewing

Back in July I was at the Virginia City Dog & Grog Brewfest. That annual festival is a really great venue for trying out a score of great beers from a dozen local Southwest Montana microbreweries. Look for the event in mid-July next summer…

The Alternative Wellness Epicurean: Yoga at Be The Change Yoga Studio

It was time. I’d been curious about yoga for years. My personal spiritual practice extols the benefits of moving from the head into the body, and besides, yoga is cool. The intimidation factor, however, was intense. This middle-aged body was out of…

SCORE Support Goes to Wheat Montana/Clark’s Fork

In 2002, a recent graduate of MSU with a business degree came to SCORE for help in starting a business. Jeff Riggs planned to start a Wheat Montana franchise called the Wheat Montana Deli. Though he had the business degree, he had no business…

Made in Montana: Hurraw! Lip Balm

The next time you think about how dry it is in Montana you can be grateful that, for one entrepreneur, the climate inspired a line of exceptional lip products. Corrie Colbert and her husband, Neil Stuber, moved to Montana from New York City and…

Rebirth of the Rockin’ R Bar

On July 26th, 2011 873 days after a natural gas explosion literally rocked downtown Bozeman at its core The Rockin R Bar returned in all its glory to 211 East Main Street, much better than ever. The Rocking R Bar originally opened in the late 1940s…

The Alternative Wellness Epicurean: All’s Well with Ayurveda

I had my first consultation with an Ayurvedic doctor when I lived in LA in the ‘90s. Deepak Chopra’s bestseller “Perfect Health” had popularized the ancient medical tradition, and being a wellness geek, I read the book and…

Vigilante Theatre Company Continues Legacy of Rural Touring Theatre

Grant from Phyllis & Dennis Washington Foundation Helps Offset Cost of Professional Live Performances in Small Towns Since at least the 1940’s, rural communities in Montana and neighboring western states have benefited from the creativity and…

Real Estate Market Update: January 1st-August 1st, 2011

Fall is on its way to the Gallatin Valley. MSU students are starting to roll back into town and Cats fans are getting excited for the first home game at the newly expanded stadium. Residential Real Estate sales have been chugging along at a decent…

College Days

Ah the car is packed – road trip – destination is Montana State University. Coming from a small town in Montana, knowing most of the town residents, being somewhat popular and feeling like life is pretty easy, college is the next step in…