A stranger stopped me outside the latest Anthology Market to talk about this month’s setup. Before we parted ways, she recognized me and told me how much she loves the magazine. Each month, she said, she tears out my editor’s note to share with a loved one. She wanted me to know it makes a difference. I walked away from that conversation encouraged and smiling. I was grateful for the unexpected connection and reminded that someone notices.
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...
1. Braiding Sweetgrass:Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThis beautifully written collection weaves together Native ways of knowing, scienc...
Before she could walk, she was dancing. “Pretty much when I first started standing, before I even started walking, I was dancing and grooving,”
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
When Jentrey and Dustin Hopkins started house hunting in 2019, they were first-time buyers with a modest budget and realistic expectations.
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...
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...
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.
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...
The familiar brick walls that once housed home goods at Liberty & Vine are welcoming Billings residents back in an entirely new way.
