Best Of Billings

This Saturday, June 17th, the Billings Public Library and The Friends of the Library are hosting the 4th Annual Swing into Summer Block Party.  Now before you stock up on your adult beverages and get out your party clothes, remember THIS IS a library...

You can have the most amazing treasures to sell.  You can arrange them in the most eye-catching way.  You can spring for coffee, donuts, and foot massages.  If people don’t know you’re having a garage sale, it won’t matter.  That’s why you’ve got to get the word out...

Every garage sale lover dreams of finding that one-of-a-kind item for “real cheap”.  Be it a vintage lamp or a unique piece of home décor, the thought of picking up a special item for a good price drives many shoppers to go out week after week...

Picking a day to host a garage sale goes a long way to determining how profitable your sales will be.  Here are a couple tips to keep in mind. Month Obviously, this is going to vary depending on the weather, in Montana we can have sunny days in February and a hail storm in June...

Life gets busy in December between the Christmas parties, work, trying to keep my house clean for all the holiday visitors. Taking time to go shop for the perfect gift at an affordable price takes a big chunk of time that I just don't really have...

Summer is on the way and I have come up with my top 5 things we must do in Billings before the the cold chill comes back on. Go Swimming At Least Once Summer wouldn't be summer without hitting the pool, lake or river. There's an unwritten law somewhere that says we must swim...

One things about Montana is it's a treasure of a state. The outdoors are beyond incredible here and I love it. I have mentioned before how much I love the water and we have some spectacular views of it here. Here are my Top 3 Montana Waterfronts: The Boat Club Restaurant, Whitefish Whether you're getting married, having a family reunion or just want a really nice dinner, this is the place... Rea

I remember as a kid not being able to wait until it was summer. We craved the hot weather and being able to be in the water what seemed to be non-stop. Whether it be a slippy slide, pool, creek or the river, we were there until our hands were prunes or until mamma came yelling for us to come home...

Ever since I started working on the 23rd floor of Crowne Plaza in downtown Billings, I have wanted to know what the view straight down looked like. The problem is they lock the door that goes out onto our balcony area. I suppose they fear us being radio people that we might jump...

I took the opportunity to chat with some of the professionals at Gainan's Heights Flowers and Garden over the weekend. I wanted to know what they thought was the best advise to get a great garden this year and wielding off those pesky mosquitoes...

Every state and every city in the nation has them. Dumb laws that were formed a long time ago and no one has thought to change them since the pen hit the paper. The good news is we never hear of anyone being cited for breaking these so called laws these days but it would sure be funny to see if someone actually did get busted for some of these very strange things...

My family and I have been in Billings now for the greater part of a year. In talking with my wife and kids we have all decided that this is a town we would like to be in for the long haul. From reading past blogs you have probably seen that we have lived in various different parts of the country...