605 Magazine

By Denise DePaolo When one approaches the Rapid City home of Amanda and Tanner Sogge, it’s apparent that a Volkswagen enthusiast lives there. An older model Beetle sits in the driveway, a converted bus/pickup is parked at the curb, and in the garage, is Tanner’s current...

By Jordan Smith Carrie Kuhl and Renee Halgerson opened Hitch Design in Brookings this February. They met while studying graphic design at South Dakota State University and later worked together at AIGA in Sioux Falls. The pair is now using their shared passion for design...

By Denise DePaolo The heavily industrial intersection of West 12th and Marion Road isn’t typically thought of as a Sioux Falls culinary destination. Mostly, I surmise, that’s because people have yet to try Pourhouse. Located in an unremarkable strip mall with parking lot construction, the...

By Denise DePaolo Photos by Dan Thorson “I’ve lived other places and I just get tired of being in a city and I get tired of being in mountains. For some reason, I prefer life here. I prefer flat land. I prefer the big sky and...

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...