Gratitude & Generosity

The November issue provides a chance to thank and acknowledge some of the wonderful organizations within our community who are giving back and taking action to improve our city in diverse ways.

Read the November 2022 digital issue here!

2022 Non-Profit Guide

Our community has many amazing nonprofit organizations! Here in Simply Local Magazine's 2022 Nonprofit Guide you can find many of them. A year-long resource with their story, services, and contact i...

101 Ways to Be the Change 

November is a time to show gratitude and give thanks. It’s also the perfect time of year to practice good deeds and random acts of kindness. Whether you have a little spare time give, a unique skill...

A Community Giving Back: Supporting Billings Clinic Classic and Lifesaving Healthcare

The 2022 Billings Clinic Classic made a triumphant return to Downtown Billings on August 27, with proceeds benefiting the Clinic’s work to begin Phase I of a multiyear effort to become a Level 1 Traum...

Vero Sé Hypnosis: Finding Your True Self

Although it has been in practice for hundreds of years, Hypnosis is an often misunderstood treatment modality. Tamara Boggio is the owner and founder of Vero Sé Hypnosis, a Red Lodge-based practice th...

A Dream That Lights the Way

Local entrepreneur Veronica Zimmerman shines with hand-poured scented soy candles. Available in a clean concrete vessel design as well as whimsical shaped candles and wax melts, this company is sure t...

Businesses Benefit by Shopping Local

Shopping local increases the quality of life, boosts the economy, and supports our friends and neighbors. Choose to support the very businesses that help make Billings such an amazing place to live an...

Crime Prevention Training Sticks with You

CPTED is crime prevention through environmental design, and it is the effective use and proper design of the built environment that can reduce the fear and incidence of crime and improve quality of l...

4 Ways NextGEN Engages Young Professionals

Check out 4 ways that NextGEN engages young professionals.

Empathy & Entitlement

Living in a time that seems to be low on empathy and high on entitlement has us asking how to cultivate empathy in our children while eliminating entitlement issues. (Spoiler alert: it starts with us)...

The Final Countdown: Billings Voters to Approve Multi-generational Sportsplex

For years, the city has been working to address the need for a multi-generational, community-oriented Billings Community Recreation Center on the South Side, adjacent to Amend Park. After collecting p...

A Lesson in Compassion: Babulis

I catch myself counting how often little things throughout the day trigger memories of her. Cigarette smoke seems to be one of them. As much as I can’t tolerate it, I feel like Babulis earned the ciga...

A Three-Legged Stool: Connecting Teachers, Students, & Parents for Success

A lesson Tegan Leffler learned early in her teaching career was the importance of communication and connection. Her teaching partner in her first year described building a three-legged stool for each...

Discovery Abounds at Wise Wonders

Wise Wonders, a local hands-on museum, has been growing and expanding since its inception. But did you know it is also home to a wide variety of educational science programming for students of all age...

Breaking Bread: The Gift of Social Eating

The act of communal eating is universal, whether in feasts or everyday meals. Our culture sees the value and importance of breaking bread with one another. It is a simple way of bringing people togeth...

Meet the Chef: Lisa Rembold of Seconde Pasta

Chef, restaurant owner, teacher, pasta maker - Lisa Rembold of Seconde Fresh has worn many hats during her culinary journey.

Pumpkin Pappardelle with Brown Butter, Prosciutto, Goat Cheese, and Pecans

All the late autumn vibes in this colorful pasta and roasted veggies dish from Chef Lisa Rembold of Seconde Fresh. @stories_yet_untold, @secondefresh

5 Easy Ways to Cozy Up Your Home

It’s the most wonderful time of year… cozy season! Creating a cozy home is not as hard as you may think with these 5 easy tips from Cassie @carmichaeldesign_

Get the Look: Cozy Season

It’s cozy season and @carmichaeldesign_ is bringing us some local inspiration for bringing comfort home.

Custom Craftsmanship

Take a tour of Ban Construction’s 2022 Parade of Homes build, located on Billings’ west end in The Nines. From its roomy kitchen to its garage designed to be the ultimate hang-out space, this home has...