Opportunity is knocking! Yellowstone Valley Woman Magazine, Billings’ most read women’s leisure magazine, is looking for a true sales professional who can light up a room with energy and build lasting relationships with our businesses community through advertising sales. If you’ve got a hunger to help businesses grow, why not apply your passion by being…
Christine Burley, Jilan Johnson & Joanie Swords Today I needed a bite of comfort. I am sitting at a table by the front window of Harper and Madison as the warm sun streams in. With headphones on, I am listening, by pure coincidence, to jazz guitarist Chris Standring play “Have Your Cake and Eat It”…
SCRaP lets creativity flourish You’ve likely heard this one before: One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Tami Zemliska knows this to be true. “It is that simple,” she says. “I can love an old milk can that has ‘Dalhart, Texas’ on it because I have a connection to it. That line between junk and…
Original Art Adorns Downtown Utility Boxes When Natasha Potratz glanced at all the drab, gray-green utility boxes scattered around the downtown landscape, it sparked an idea. Instead of just letting these boxes fade into the background, she saw a way to shine a spotlight on area artists and make their work public in the city’s…
Billings’ top designers sound off on their favorite home design trends As you look around your home, do you ever wish you could spot the design trends and find a way to seamlessly incorporate the look into your home? To help you, we asked some of Billings’ savvy designers what they are truly loving in…
Billings Open Studio gives artists a space to create In a downtown Billings parking lot adjacent to the Babcock Theatre, an accidental conversation is brewing. Gallery owner Zach Terakedis has just run into Ted Kim, the operator of Billings Open Studio (BOS). Kim is just arriving to meet artist and photographer Brooke Moore, who is…
Sherry Daly takes fashion back in time With a little imagination, each garment on the racks at Montana Vintage Clothing will tell a story. That gauzy, mauve shift dress from the 1920s might have been worn to a dance at the old Northern Hotel, or maybe it was worn to one of Billings speakeasies. That…
It’s as easy as an afternoon walk After this past winter, you’re probably craving a change of scenery — maybe a trip to an exotic city where you’re blessed with a whiff of warmth and wonder, novelty and nuance. Imagine yourself admiring the beauty of baguettes and boules lit by a shard of sunshine piercing…
From Billings to the United Nations Commission for the Status of Women “This is such an exciting and pivotal time to be a woman,” Sienna Miller, activist and actress, told the crowd gathered at the United Nations building in the heart of New York City. Renee Coppock and I were in the audience representing the Zonta Club of…
6 Sassy & Stylish Summer Ready Looks The countdown is over and sandal season — a season we live for — is finally here. So bring those tootsies out of hibernation, pamper them with a pedicure and then embrace the warmer weather and the trendiest looks with one (or more) of these stylish sandals. ROSE’…
Go Unite brings the spice to an otherwise average night out on the town What’ll you have? The usual. When it comes to a night out, does it go something like this? Drinks at the usual neighborhood hangout, dinner at one of your usual tried-and-true restaurants. Maybe follow it with a movie, or just head…
Brooke Wagner brings the sounds of music to Billings pediatric patients On a quiet morning in St. Vincent Healthcare’s neo-natal intensive care unit, monitors beep, keeping a digital eye on some of Billings’ tiniest residents. In a peaceful corner, Kim Strand sits, cuddling her 19-day-old granddaughter, Freya. The tiny little girl had a rough entry…
The streets of Red Lodge come alive with music In college, Michelle Rivers wrote what she thought was just a silly little love song about that cautious, curious, in-between time in a relationship when it looks like friendship might evolve into romance. She bared her 20-something soul in “Falling for You,” with a line that…
The summer we shared our backyard and a whole lot more There is nothing I love more than a little adventure. It’s the precise reason why my husband and I ended up with two strangers camping in our backyard, eating watermelon on the patio one Fourth of July. This story begins with my decision…
Meet Katy Easton, the new Downtown Billings Alliance CEO When Katy Easton visits a new community, she makes a point to visit its downtown. Katy believes that a vital, energetic downtown reflects the health and well-being of the larger community. She never guessed that one day she’d find herself at the helm of Montana’s largest…
D.I.Y. Candlesticks are perfect indoors or out There’s been a trend over the past few years to make our outdoor spaces an extension of family living and entertaining, especially when the weather turns warm. Simple patio chairs have been replaced with sectional lounge sets, and soft ambient lighting is all the rage. One mood enhancer…
Lofty Living in the Heart of Downtown In the center of Billings, once-forgotten historical buildings now bask in new life. “It’s only going to get better,” booms Randy Hafer, president and co-owner of High Plains Architects, a visionary working to make the heart of downtown a mecca for living in Billings’ urban core. Two decades…
The 9-1-1 Communication Center’s Anne Kindness On the night set aside to visit with Anne Kindness about her job as the 9-1-1 Communications Center manager, it became clear this city servant is never truly off the job. As my photographer and I watched her make her way across the street to meet us, we heard…
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