Best Of Billings

This weekend's activities are an excellent cross-section of our amazing city.

In the first years of my life, I had a dairy allergy. Even having a teaspoon of milk would give me a three day ear infection. So I had my bowl of Cheerios with soy milk, and orange sherbet was the only option when the family stopped at an ice cream parlor.

The Heights National 11/12 All Stars Little League Baseball team are state champs and need to raise money to help them get to San Bernadino for the North West Regional Tournament.

I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, and saw this great video of Tuni Rafaele down at the Dallas Cowboys athletic training facility in Texas. While down in Texas, Tuni was featured in front of their national convention to share his personal story about overcoming a major life obstacle and losing over 100 pounds.

Paul was talking this morning about making stadiums in our area multipurpose. High School football at Cobb Field, for example. Taxpayers built it and ought to get more use out of it. That thought led me to things that have been repurposed.

This Saturday's FAMILY LIFE EXPO will feature a couple of "rescue dogs in training" from Adventure Bay. Chase and Skye from PAW Patrol are just two of the many super hero characters that will be interacting with kids from 10am to 5pm in the Expo Building at MetraPark.

Garage sales are a bit like buffets: people come, take what they want and move on.  That’s about it.  If you’re willing to expend a little effort, you can maximize your bargain-finding potential and get yourself some screaming deals...

Just because you’re throwing a garage sale to get rid of your junk, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make your junk look as attractive as possible.  Here are a few tips on how to best display your garage sale merchandise.   Cleanliness is next to “buy-me-ness”. You ... Read More ...

Garage sales are one of those dreamy ideas that seem to a simple way to really get organized, clean out your closets plus make extra money, but the reality is they're often a lot of work!

It’s no secret that some items move better at garage sales than others.  Your old bicycle may sell in a flash, but you may not be able to move that old painting your grandma did.  With that in mind, here’s a short list of items that experts tend to agree sell best at garage sales...

It’s there whenever you go to the garage, the basement, or the attic.  It’s there when you go to bed and when you wake up in the morning.  It’s there when you leave for vacation and when you get back.  It’s that mass of unused items that you keep telling yourself you need to get rid of but never seems to go anywhere...

Saturday was too nice of a day to pass up. The first time in awhile that the sun was shining, temps were up and the fishing poles were itching to find some water.