605 Magazine

By Kara Sweet The picturesque granite face of George Washington peeks through the forest around a corner. The eroded hills of the Badlands spread for miles to meet the prairie. The steep summit of Crow Peak looms over the valley below. As much as these...

In the March issue of 605, we find out about the new weighted drumstick workout, Pound, at The Studio in Rapid City. Along with a variety of 40-minute fat burning workouts where you can literally choose from a Sweat Menu, The Studio also has a...

By Austin Kaus Bay Area street punkers Swingin’ Utters released their ninth studio album Fistful of Hollow late last year. Its combination of working class attitude, punk rock wisdom and continually-vining instrumentation made it one of the best records of 2014. Singer and founding member...

Image by Choke Cherry Photography & Design This one-year-old neutered dilute grey tabby is a snuggler! He is a sweet and friendly guy who loves affection. His friends at the Brookings Humane Society say he’s usually found cuddling with his feline friends or sunbathing in...

By Kinsey Gustafson Nestled into a corner on the edge of downtown Rapid City sits a garage. Not just any garage. The Garage. What was once an auto repair shop in a historical building is now a collaborative workspace where ideas and hard work merge. Co-owners...

By Denise DePaolo It could be an incomparable sushi roll made only at a place by your college apartment, or the potato salad your grandma prepared for barbecues. One thing is for sure – we all have foods we long for in an irrational way....

By Denise DePaolo After touring the home of Troy and Erin Giegling, one word comes to mind. “Cohesion.” “We had a lot of intention,” said Erin of their 3,200 square feet. “When we were building the house, we were thinking about organization. Everything has a place...

By Denise DePaolo Donna O’Dea’s home is full of art. The canvases that dominate her wall space show images of war, poverty, archetypal figures, deities, and reflections on the general human condition. “What I don’t do is flowers and houses,” she said, when asked to describe...

By Denise DePaolo Images by Bonny Fleming of Asio Studio Time is short for poverty on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. That is, if Nick Tilsen has his way. Tilsen is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. He grew up on Pine Ridge, where it’s not...

By Alana Snyder Dixon Coffee Company, a quaint, modern building in the parking lot of Knecht Home Center was truly a labor of love. Owner/operator Kayleigh Dixon, a barista of nine years, always dreamt of owning her own business doing what she loves. Her husband,...