605 Magazine

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...

“I love working in retail, but I wanted to do it in a way that aligned with my values,” said Sara Jamison, owner and founder of Terra Shepherd Boutique & Apothecary. “The world of sustainable and ethically made goods can be really difficult to...

Due to the possibility of cancellations, please check events’ websites/postings before attending. 1.) Deadwood's Big Whiskey November 12 | Venues Vary | Deadwood | 3 p.m. Deadwood's Big Whiskey Festival will boast more than 30 different whiskeys from all over the world. This event will take place...