605 Magazine

Ten years ago, Shaley Bolks successfully lost 160 pounds. Ever since then, she’s been on a mission to help others to eat and live well, physically and spiritually. In 2018, Bolks opened Daily Clean Food & Drink, a restaurant that focuses on organic, clean, and...

“Shop Dog Boutique is all about providing only the best in the best industry,” said owner Ellyn Montag. Built from the ground up, Montag says that her shop offers guidance on nutrition, play, and exercise to ensure each dog lives a happy and healthy life. As...

At the age of 23, Ben Hanten knew he wanted to own his own business. With an old building suddenly available in downtown Yankton, he began dreaming of what could be placed there. “I dreamt up a bar that was like nothing else in the...

The 605 Show went live from Thinker Networks and was joined by Brian White from The Carpenter Bar, Tenley Schwartz from Downtown Sioux Falls, and Jesse Fonkert from Sioux Metro Growth Alliance.

One of a parent's goals is to ensure their child has a healthy immune system to combat diseases and infections. There are times, however, when the immune system attacks children’s healthy cells and glands, not allowing them to produce the correct amounts of hormones.  When...

“We have been farming here since the early 1900s,” said farmer and entrepreneur Trent Kubik. “My great-grandfather homesteaded here in 1909 and we have been farming and ranching here ever since and doing wildlife hunting since 2006 when we started our hunting lodge.” https://vimeo.com/769297762/43b5f3fd28?ts=0 Trent started...

Located in Spearfish, a mother-daughter trio began Freckled Fox - a boutique for the community that’s kind, caring, and fashion-forward. Freckled Fox, which began as an idea of Amanda Goetz’s in college, opened in 2017. Having previous retail experience, the Goetz girls started their own...

“We think that Juniper is a ‘neighborhood’ restaurant, or that we feel like if you know us, you are family,” said Alexis Sullivan, co-owner and manager of Juniper in Rapid City. The “elevated comfort food” restaurant made the move from Sheridan Lake Road to Canal...

Lyle Kroon, or better known as Sioux Falls Santa, says that his business all began through incidental events. “I was asked to deliver presents for a friend’s children because they knew I served on the steering committee for the Festival of Trees,” said Kroon. “On...

In the early 1980s, downtown Sioux Falls had more empty storefronts than full. Jeff Danz and his brother, Greg, both lived downtown and said they wanted to be part of its “renewal.” “We spent our lunch breaks looking at empty buildings and landed on 209...