Listening to the Quiet | The Art of John Potter

Red Lodge artist John Potter and his wife, Tracie Garfield, have always been active. They are the couple you see bundled up and moving through town in the middle of winter, snow falling softly around...

Small Steps, BIG VIEWS: Exploring Billings’ Trails with Kids

Sometimes hiking with kids requires adjusting expectations. Other times it calls for rebranding. You might just need exciting snacks and an activity or two up your sleeve. If you’ve been hoping to hit...

5 Books That Will Renew Your Relationship to Outdoor Recreation

1. Braiding Sweetgrass:
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
This beautifully written collection weaves together Native ways of knowing, scienc...

Terry Zee Lee's Lifelong Mission to Bring Art to the Sky

To Terry Zee Lee, a kite is much more than a child’s toy. It embodies art, science, storytelling, and sport. It serves as a way to engage and educate a community, and it is pure joy visible against th...

IN FOCUS: Yellowstone Eye Care’s Next Chapter

For the doctors at Yellowstone Eye Care, vision has always felt deeply personal. Dr. Shawn Lebsock says that the calling drew him in from the start. “The eye is just such a unique organ,” he says. “To...

A Celebration of Culture & Competition

The Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games are returning to Billings this May, where more than 1,000 athletes und the state will display their skills and determination.

Creating A Home That Tells Your Story

After years of sleek lines, cool tones, and carefully curated minimalism, something is changing inside our homes. According to local designer Tiff Blades of Davidson Designs, clients are longing for s...

A Kitchen Built For Comebacks

I sat down with Travis Dickinson, the Food Services Manager, and Gina Poor, the Director of Passages, to discuss CAP, Montana’s longest-running corrections culinary program. I was immediately impresse...

Who’s Hiring Teens This Summer?

Finding your first summer job as a teenager is a rite of passage, but it can be daunting to know where to start applying, particularly if you want something other than food services.

The Heart Behind The Veldt Clothing

This month, Veldt Clothing marks its two-year anniversary, a meaningful milestone for owner Lauren Perry. When Lauren opened the doors of Veldt, a charming women’s boutique in Shiloh Commons, she was...

A New Chapter at The Paper Mill

The familiar brick walls that once housed home goods at Liberty & Vine are welcoming Billings residents back in an entirely new way.

Leah La Grange on Dance, Purpose, & Choosing Billings

Before she could walk, she was dancing. “Pretty much when I first started standing, before I even started walking, I was dancing and grooving,”

The Sound of West High

Billings West High School is brimming with musical talent, and if you haven’t caught a concert lately, you’re missing out. As you settle into the wooden auditorium seats, you probably aren’t expecting...

Permission To Imagine

There are places we pass every day without noticing. Empty corners. Blank walls. Overgrown lots. Forgotten stretches of sidewalk. And then there are places that feel different, where someone thought t...

Quick Meals for Busy Sports Families

Spring sports season turns dinner into a relay race. You leave the house feeling organized, and five minutes later, you’re eating something questionable in a folding chair while yelling, “Great hustle...

Easy Protein Balls

Restoring Vintage Charm in a Laurel, Montana Home

When Jentrey and Dustin Hopkins started house hunting in 2019, they were first-time buyers with a modest budget and realistic expectations.

The Next Chapter for ZOOMONTANA

After overcoming incredible challenges, ZooMontana has become one of Billings’ most recognizable assets. In 2024 and 2025, ZooMontana was ranked in the top 10, and again as a runner-up, of zoos nation...

The Beauty of Outdoor Rituals at Home

In Montana, outdoor living has always required intention. Our seasons are short, the weather can shift quickly, and comfort is never guaranteed. Yet that reality may be exactly why creating outdoor ri...

5 State Parks Worth Exploring This Summer

When we think of iconic summer adventures in Montana, our minds often jump to Yellowstone or Glacier National Parks. These places are worth the drive and rightfully earn their bucket-list status, but...

Camping with Kids

If you’re an avid outdoorsperson, you’ve probably spent years imagining the family memories you'll make once you have kids - tiny boots by the tent door, sticky fingers clutching s’mores, bedtime stor...

Not Your Average Summer Camp

If you’re looking for a summer camp that is a little off the I beaten path, Montana has a wealth of unique offerings to keep your children busy and engaged all summer
long, whether you are interested...

Building A Future Through Music

It was Keith Richards who said, “There’s something beautifully friendly and elevating about a bunch of guys playing music together.” The musicians behind Amp Camp didn’t just nod along to that idea; t...

The Best Summer Ever For Billings Kids

Summer in Billings is made for kids who love to explore, create, move, and try new things.

Meet Nick Miller of Billings Parks & Recreation

By the time you finish a walk through one of Billings’ parks, you may have noticed more than you expected: the quiet movement in tall grasses, a moth resting beneath a leaf, or the way a single tree c...

Child Bridge: The Village for Foster Families

While parenting is deeply rewarding, it is also incredibly challenging work that requires support. For foster families, that challenge can often feel heavier as they meet the complex needs of children...

Hands of Hope Strengthens Tumbleweed’s Drop-In Center

Tumbleweed, a Billings-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting homeless and at-risk youth, has been awarded the most recent Hands of Hope grant from Western Security Bank. The Hands of Hope grant prog...

Walk it, Jog it, Run it: A Community Race Guide for 2026

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The Art of Starting Seeds

Spring is fast approaching, and if you’re a gardener, you’ve likely been planning your beds for weeks. In Montana, our growing season is relatively short, and the weather is notoriously unpredictable,...

Sporting Jerseys for a Cause

A largely invisible, but always lurking threat, food insecurity affects nearly all aspects of life for one in ten Billings Public School students. Every spring, the Billings Education Foundation partn...

Young Artists on Display

In a continuation of a decades-long tradition, Billings School District 2’s fifth graders will once again showcase their creations at the same museum that has displayed works by artistic legends such...

Smore's Reimagined

S’mores don’t have to be sweet to feel like summer. The best part is the format, something warm and melty, something crunchy, something you can hold in one hand while you’re laughing around the fire....

Scoopable S'mores

S’mores are great, but they’re even better by the scoop. This tot-skillet version turns the campfire classic into a warm, gooey dessert that’s easy to share.

A New Home for Ice Sports in Billings

Billings is set to receive a “cool” new addition to its Southwest Corridor this year with the creation of the Signal Peak Energy Arena. Located near Amend Park, this state-of-the-art ice facility will...

Archie's Alehouse in Signal Peak Energy Arena

Inside the Signal Peak Energy Arena, currently under construction, a second-floor Irestaurant will overlook the ice through a full wall of glass. When I sat down with Jase Muri to talk about the food...

Leisure in Montana Builds Outdoor Spaces That Last

For many longtime Billings residents, Leisure in Montana feels familiar. Some remember it as McCall Pool & Patio, a local business that served the community for decades. In 2008, Michael and Jo McGull...

A Museum Made for Play

Step into Wise Wonders Science & Discovery Museum and you’ll immediately feel the energy. You’ll see children deeply engrossed in exhibits, while others giggle and bounce from one discovery to the nex...

The Magic City Music Trail: A Guide to Live Music Year-Round

Live music in Billings isn’t an occasional treat anymore; it’s part of the city’s everyday rhythm. On any given night, you’ll find something playing somewhere: a touring act downtown, jazz over dinner...

Early Childhood Gets a Boost at the Library

The Billings Public Library has been a cornerstone of the Magic City since its inception in 1901. The Children’s Library, in particular, is known for its lively activities to support families during t...

Parker Brown & The Making of a Music Town

AN ARTIST WHO RESISTS THE BOX
There are artists whose work exists neatly inside a genre, a venue, a single lane. And then there are artists like Parker Brown, musicians whose careers resist simple la...

The Valentine's Mixtape

Valentine's Day isn't a one-song playlist; it's a whole mixtape. Whether your vibe is slow and romantic, loud and playful, all about friendship, or firmly anti-Valentine's, Billings has a way to match...

A Date Night Worth Waiting For

Winter in Billings has a way of narrowing your plans. You want a warm, inviting place with great drinks. The Waiting Room checks all of those boxes. Tucked next door to Doc Harper’s, the speakeasy fee...

How to Create Comfort & Beauty in Your Home This Winter

February has a way of asking us to slow down. Winter still lingers, and home becomes the place where most of life happens. It is a quieter season, which makes it the perfect time to reconnect with our...

Dr. Heather Hansen: A Doctor Montana Kids Can Count On

When a child breaks a bone, developes scoliosis, or is born with a growth-related condition, specialized care matters. Dr. Heather Hansen is Montana’s only full-time, fellowship-trained pediatric orth...

5 Ski Destinations Billings Locals Love

Discovery – affectionately known as “Disco” - is one of Montana’s most underrated ski resorts. Lift tickets typically cost under $80, and children under 7 ski free with an adult ticket, making it an a...

Quiet Luxury, Done Right

In a market where new construction often feels repetitive, True North Homes has quietly carved out a different path. Founded by Billings builder Steve and Wendi Baillie, the company focuses on thought...

Love One Another, One Cup at a Time

Some places serve coffee. Others serve people. The best local shops do both.

Flourless Chocolate Cake

This rich flourless chocolate cake is indulgently chocolatey, making it the perfect dessert for special occasions or an elegant night in. It is simple to prepare and delivers a decadent, melt-in-your-...

A Young Entrepreneur with Heart

In many ways, Adeliah Curry is like any other entrepreneur - she found a way to turn her passion into profit. Last year, she began raising and selling Nigerian Dwarf Goats and learned to make goat mil...

Giving Children a Healthy Start

Walk the halls, and you’ll see walls adorned with children’s artwork and lined with racks of storybooks, and you’ll hear the joyful sounds of young children actively learning. It is like most other pr...