605 Magazine

Enjoy thoughtfully crafted cocktails, domestic and local brews, and a vast wine selection at Carpenter Bar in downtown Sioux Falls. It’s hard to choose where to sit between the modern-rustic inside and the chic patio outside. 605 was able to get two modified cocktail recipes...

Greeting guests for more than 125 years, the oldest city in the Black Hills is full of great eateries, local brews, gift shops, outdoor adventures, and more. Here are just a few suggestions for what to do in Custer.  1,956 POPULATION BOBKAT’S OLD FASHION PURPLE PIE PLACE 19...

Rana DeBoer is a work well manager for the City of Sioux Falls full time, and also serves as founder and president for her personal consulting business, Create Energy. Through her career experiences and vigor for learning and helping others grow, DeBoer emboldens business...

I have a road trip coming up, and one of my friends is difficult to travel with. How do I prepare to ensure it’s fun for everyone? JR: My mom and dad and I always play games on road trips. They leave me at...

The last time the 605 staff was in Spearfish, I wanted to kick myself. “You’re just missing the opening of a new farm-to-table restaurant next week,” said several people.] Legit by days we missed REDwater Kitchen. Fast forward to when we were in the Sanford Underground...

The Black Hills and Badlands region of South Dakota is rich in history, especially Native American culture. American Indian tribes have lived on this land for thousands of years. By simply visiting this area, it is one of the best ways to learn and experience...

The first time Logan Bordewyk recalls being aware of mead was before he was of legal drinking age. Don’t worry, nothing illegal going on here. Bordewyk was just paging through Beowulf, one of the longest-surviving pieces of Old English literature. “My dad had the book in...

It’s been more than a year since the launch of the Urban Indianz Podcast through thesiouxempire.com, Robert Mehling’s podcast empire. Mehling produces six podcasts, and decided to get previous Sioux Empire Podcast guest co-host Gabriel Night Shield set up with Urban Indianz. Night Shield...

There is a moment in every parent’s life when a terrifying realization hits them. That realization being: I am the parent of these kids. The buck stops here. I am the parent. I have written about and have experienced this terrifying realization many times before....

Born and raised in Black Hawk, Erika Ristau spent the majority of her childhood traveling the winding roads of the Black Hills in her dad’s CJ-7, hiking and collecting rocks. Now a barista, Ristau is still traveling, but from the comfort of her van-converted-home,...