Bozeman community

Acclaimed Indigenous chef Sean Sherman is expanding his nonprofit to Montana.

US Forest Service workers feel caught in limbo, as federal court orders move them back and forth between hired and fired. Some employees and business owners are certain about what they need to do.

Administrators from the federal Small Business Administration were in Montana on Wednesday, touring a small business in Bozeman to promote American manufacturing.

Bozeman continues to be one of the fastest growing cities in the West and city leaders are trying to restructure what that growth looks like.

While cities like Missoula and Billings have art house movie theaters, Bozeman does not. However, Bozeman area residents are able to take in some Oscar nominated films with the help of a local non-profit. For the second year in a row Bozeman Film Society hosts a week of gold, screening 20 Oscar nominated films.

As the population rises in Bozeman, so does tension surrounding city politics. Often opinions on controversial topics are shared with commissioners during public comment at meetings that can last up to six hours. Now the city is adding a conversational approach to public engagement.

During the last week of January, organizations across the country participate in the Point-in-Time count. This annual survey attempts to quantify the number of people experiencing homelessness on a given night.

Snowfall makes the winters in Montana special, but it also comes with some responsibility. Bozeman’s Snow Angels program is helping seniors and those with disabilities fulfill their shoveling obligation with help from neighbors.

In several Montana cities, the winter solstice has become a day to memorialize homeless individuals who died throughout the year, including Bozeman.

Christmas preparations are just beginning at Montana’s Capitol building and this year’s centerpiece spruce comes from the Mt. Ellis area in Bozeman.