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(Caution: This article might already be outdated) January and February are traditionally slow months for any type of impactful music releases. So, I would like to give you some back history about what I have learned over my past 20 years as a music fan. Fads,...

Image by Nick Spanos courtesy of Reprise Records.  Join 605 Magazine as we celebrate our one-year anniversary by giving back with The Spill Canvas and Candace Ann Photography. Simply bring an item from the Sioux Falls Humane Society's wish list to get your photo taken with the...

Image by Reistroffer Design.  Unlike most individuals facing a brutal South Dakota winter, Brandon Mercado embraces the change of the seasons. This is the time of year Mercado gets to return to one of his favorite past times: skiing and managing the rental areas at...

Image by Reistroffer Design Don't expect Miss South Dakota Morgan Peck to walk out on stage with a glittered-up, gaudy gown. This year, the Miss America contestant is going green, teaming up with Evenings by Design's Anita Kealey. Peck's gown is made entirely of recycled textiles woven...

Images by Candace Ann Photography Here at 605, we fancy ourselves the eyes and ears of young Sioux Falls. Part of this community awareness entails keeping an eye on the movers and shakers within the populous, particularly those who are making this a better place...

South Dakota’s own Lori Armstrong has officially hit her stride with No Mercy (2010 Touchstone). This is the first book of a new mystery series featuring heroine Mercy Gunderson. Tough as she is sharp, Mercy finds herself forced to reconcile her own guilty conscience...

Illustration by Chuck Bennis Lose weight. Get fit. Be more active. Eat healthier. These are easily some of the most common New Year’s resolutions every year—and probably the most failed. Instead of resolving to lead a healthier lifestyle just for the sake of losing weight,...

605 Readers, What a year it has been! We are on our first anniversary issue and are so excited with the response and readership we have had. Thank you for being so patient while we have been making changes and improving from feedback. I want to...