One of the newest food trucks in town has generated a lot of discussion, and it hasn’t been about the food. It’s about the name of the business, Döner Trump. (more…) Continue Reading →
Name aside, new food truck, and its owner, worth a look
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A day in the sun for Run for Life participants
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To the hundreds of participants in Saturday’s Run for Life Run/Walk, it may have felt a bit like July, when the annual Relay for Life of Yellowstone County comes around. But unseasonable heat for the fourth annual Run for Life didn’t seem to bother the crowd, estimated at more than 400. The run raises funds for the Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society. The 2017 event is July 7 at the Billings West High School track. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Diversions, Relay for Life, Rimrock GMC Cadillac, Run for Life, Shiloh Conservation Area
At ZooMontana, tigers, bears and princesses, oh my!
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Fans of Disney princesses, many of the younger ones dressed up like their favorite movie characters, turned out for the first of two Princess Day events at ZooMontana on Friday. Last year’s Princess Day was such a big hit, it was expanded to two days for 2017. The princesses held court in settings scattered across the zoo grounds. Clues were provided to help guests find each celebrity for a hug and a photo session. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Diversions, Princess Day, ZooMontana
College freshman, mad about ice cream, launches business
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The new ice-cream man in town is a young woman, but don’t look for her in a three-wheeled cart blaring calliope music. Bailey Scott, a 19-year-old freshman at Rocky Mountain College, will be driving a big sky-blue van with pink trim, and she’ll mostly be doing special events and private parties. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Diversions, Bailey Scott, Billings Chamber of Commerce, Rocky Mountain College, Wilcoxson's
A bit of excitement in downtown Billings
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And some people think living in downtown Billings is uneventful. My daughter called me about 3 in the afternoon Sunday to let me know that a cow was running loose on South 30th Street a block west of the Montana Rescue Mission. Since I live nearby, I raced down with my camera. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Diversions, downtown Billings, Minnesota Avenue, Montana Rescue Mission, Public Auction Yards
Workers flood in for refinery’s biggest ‘turnaround’ ever
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As many as 1,800 refinery workers from far corners of the country are converging in Billings until mid-June, doing round-the-clock work on the Phillips 66 refinery during its largest-ever planned maintenance period. The refinery, which normally employs about 300 full-time workers, is in the midst of what’s known as a turnaround, a maintenance event that refineries undergo every five years. It involves shutting everything down, bringing in a host of outside help and working 24 hours a day to complete all the maintenance the refinery needs in order to go the next five years. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Billings Chamber of Commerce, Bruce MacIntyre, Phillips 66, Ryan Wegner
Lots on the drawing board for downtown’s east end
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Plans for further improvements in the far east end of downtown Billings were detailed Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Billings Industrial Revitalization District. Those plans include street, sidewalk and lighting upgrades in a nine-block area between north 10th and 13th streets and from First to Fourth Avenue North, with a total estimated price tag of just under $6 million. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, BIRD, EBURD, Marty Connell, MetraPark, Sanderson Stewart
Third candidate, Bill Cole, announces run for mayor
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Billings lawyer Bill Cole is now the third announced candidate hoping to replace Mayor Tom Hanel in the city election this fall. He joins architect Randy Hafer and state legislator Jeff Essmann, both of whom announced their candidacies in the past couple of weeks. Hanel is nearing the end of his second term as mayor, and under the City Charter, the mayor and City Council members are limited to two consecutive terms. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Bill Cole, Billings mayor, Jeff Essmann, Randy Hafer, Tom Hanel
Interest already high in upcoming Billings city election
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With three days to go before candidates can file to run in Billings municipal races, it’s already shaping up to be an unusually interesting election year. Architect Randy Hafer became the first person to throw his hat in the ring, announcing earlier this month that he intends to run for mayor. The mayor’s race is wide open because Tom Hanel, having served two consecutive terms, can’t run again this year. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Bill Cole, Billings City Council, Jeff Essmann, Randy Hafer, Tom Hanel
Never forget: Plaque honors women veterans of WWI
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One hundred years to the day after the United States entered World War I, 23 female veterans of that conflict received a long-overdue salute. A plaque honoring the women, all of whom were either born or buried in Yellowstone County, or entered federal service here, was dedicated Thursday morning on the lawn of the Yellowstone County Courthouse. (more…) Continue Reading →
