605 Magazine

By Austin Kaus Jawbreaker: "Jinx Removing" To refer to Jawbreaker as a “punk rock band” is to call a delicious bowl of pho “soup.” It’s too simple a designation, one that negates the band’s impressive discography and the legions of musicians influenced by Jawbreaker’s pressurized poetry....

Parenthood is expensive. All of the darling little outfits, Boppys, breastfeeding bras and thousands of other "must have" items can really add up. This became clear to Lafawn Janis three years ago when she was preparing to have her second baby. Janis had her first...

By Denise DePaolo It's not colorful and it's not particularly flavorful when raw, but move over kale - cauliflower is enjoying its moment in the spotlight. It's low in calories and rich in nutrients, packing tons of vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, potassium, B vitamins and...

By Denise DePaolo It's about cutting out processed foods, and instead, eating whole foods. Clean eating forces us to pay attention to what we're shoving into our food hole, and as a result, many people report a myriad of positive results. Like in the Paleo Diet, we're...

Meet Cassie! This sweet three-year-old mixed breed was brought to the Sioux Falls Area Human Society as a stray, and now she’s looking for a forever home. She knows how to sit and is good with children. It’s unknown whether she gets along with cats...

By Denise DePaolo One of the benefits of modern grocery stores is the availability of practically any food almost any time of year we want it. However, eating produce when it's in season - especially regionally - helps ensure flavors are at their peak and...

By Austin Kaus If you sat and had a glass of whiskey with Doug Murano, you might not suspect that his love – after his family and dogs, of course – is horror. Raised in Huron and currently residing in the Black Hills, Murano speaks...

By Denise DePaolo Photos by Alana Snyder “Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin Wooden Legs Brewing Company is found on a quiet offshoot of Brookings’ main drag. And although the craft brewery and restaurant has gathered a diverse,...

By Denise DePaolo Photos by Michael Liedtke  Rare is the person who hasn’t been spooked by a shadow, felt an unexplained sense of dread, or avoided the dark side of the street. Yet each October 31, we light jack o’lanterns and hand out treats to ghoulish...

By Denise DePaolo Photos by Kerry McDonald Located on a shady, tidy street in central Sioux Falls’ VA neighborhood is the ranch-style home owned by Alana Amdahl. Although she’s lived there only ten months, her eye was on the house long before. “I...