Best of Billings

In the rainy chilliness of the weekend, my family and I decided to get our decorations up for Halloween. Mainly inside of course. As each season comes along, my wife has made it a point to have the feel of that particular holiday felt throughout our home with plenty of decorations...

The love of bacon is coming to Billings in a big way. Montana's largest bacon event, Baconfest 2015, will be at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark on No. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. I can tell your mouth is watering already. If you love bacon as much as we do, then this is a no-brainer...

The Tumbleweed upcoming fall fundraiser is coming up Oct. 8 at the the Billings Hotel and Convention Center. This fundraising event will raise money to extend the operations of Tumbleweed’s Drop-in Center.  This expansion will provide homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth in our community a safe place to go at night for respite time instead of the alternative on the street or somewhere unsafe... Re

National Coffee Day is well underway. If you're anything like my wife, you kicked off the morning with four to six cups. With a 4-month-old baby at home, she wouldn't have it any other way and I don't blame her. I am not a huge fan of coffee, but there is one that will get my jolt going every single time and it's delicious...

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation on Saturday will host its premier fundraiser, attracting more than 1,000 guests and raising more than $1 million to create a healing environment for patients receiving care in St. Vincent Healthcare’s Intensive Care Unit...

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Vincent Healthcare is encouraging the community to gear up and ‘Bust Out Breast Cancer’ with a 5K race or 1 mile walk during the second annual Eva’s Run on Saturday, Oct. 3. The race and walk will begin and finish at St...

Hey, Cat Pack. We're kicking off a new weekly feature the will make your taste buds go wild. It's called the Free Donut Drive-By and you and your co-workers will be very happy with this. Thanks to Log Cabin Bakery for all the deliciousness...

This is going to be a week of complaining on my blog, I can just feel it. Today's topic is littering. It's always been a pet peeve of mine because there's no good reason for it. It's either laziness or selfishness or some combination of the two that make people litter...

If a property owner in Billings has weeds or tall grass that has to be removed by the city and they refuse after notification, they should be ticketed. Failure to comply should result in a larger fine, then not complying should result in a warrant just like unpaid parking tickets...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2012, the most recent year numbers are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 224,147 women and 2,125 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer ... Read More ...

Kaitlyn Cochran and Tara Cady are on a joint mission. Each is a bright, college-educated woman. Each is a VISTA volunteer living and working in Billings. Each is in her 20s. And, each lives with mental illness. Together, they have launched a fundraising and awareness campaign at NAMI Billings to heighten awareness in the community about mental illness, to reduce the stigma associated with mental i

Saying goodbye to summer is one thing, but say hello to fall is another. This is a whole new season of exciting things that my family loves and looks forward to. Halloween,trick-or-treating and playing in the leaves are just a few of the things we love to do this time of year...