Magic City

Bet you didn't know some of these celebs who lived in Billings, or worked here.

Q2 reports that a consultant has concluded Billings should build three new youth and amateur sports facilities which would add millions to the local economy. Victus Advisors Group has received nearly 850 responses from parents, participants, and coaches through a months-long study on the sports landscape in the Magic City...

The Gazette reports that, with the shortest month of the year in the rear view mirror, Billings had its second-snowiest February on record, adding almost 32-and-a-half inches of powder to a year that already ranks in the top 10 for snowfall, according to the National Weather Service...

Q2 reports some of the best food in the Magic City was served under one roof on Sunday night at the annual Taste of Billings Black Tie Gala. The new lights outside will remain a permanent fixture to The Billings Depot. They were installed this week, and shone brightly for the Gala...

No one, not even the refinery owners themselves, are going to claim that they add to the aesthetics of our city (their very positive contribution to our locally booming economy noted). However, every once in awhile, in just the right light at just the right angle just about anything can look beautiful...

This Saturday I went on my weekly troll of the Magic City's thrift stores. For the first time in ages I didn't find anything worthy of spending money on BUT I did find a cool Mid-Century Modern petit desk at the Montana Rescue Mission Store on 24th just south of Grand Avenue...