605 Magazine

By Austin Kaus Photo by Daisuke Yoshida Look, you can call up and talk to Kengo Hioki on the phone, but you’re not going to really talk to him. You’re going to talk to Peelander-Yellow, the joyful lunatic leader of Peelander-Z. The band is self-described as “Japanese...

Meet Sugar! This six-year-old domestic shorthair is looking for a loving home. She’s been at the Heartland Humane Society in Yankton since July. Sugar has some allergies and asthma, but her special needs have not impacted her gentle personality. She loves to be held, petted and...

By Leah Vanden Bosch With a competitive petroleum sales market and convenience stores on seemingly every corner, third generation owner and president of Howes Oil, Andy Howes, wanted to create innovation within his family's business. Howes Oil is a petroleum wholesaler and distributor based out...

By Denise DePaolo Alverson Farm images by Michael Liedtke Photography It’s hard to throw a rock in South Dakota without hitting a piece of land dedicated to growth. Fields of corn and soybeans, pastures dotted with cattle, barns, silos, and combines make up our rural landscape....

By Denise DePaolo Dramatic, yet cozy. Modern, yet homey. The Scandanavian-inspired Brookings house Dusten and Shalene Hendrickson share with their three children is full of beautiful contradictions. “Every single room, we wanted to have something to look at, some texture and some sort of wow factor,”...

By Kinsey Gustafson Wife and husband duo Melanie and Spencer Brewer have opened up a mobile eatery in Rapid City called NOSH, which has been rated one of the best food stops in town. While running a moving and organization business, the couple decided to...

By Alana Snyder When I found out one of the newest eateries in Rapid City was in a basement, I must admit I raised an eyebrow. Then when I found out it was in the basement in the historic Fairmont Creamery Building, my eyebrow returned...

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...