605 Magazine

Like the name implies, the Feel Good Café in Custer was created with one goal in mind: to give its visitors a chance to give their mornings a positive start.  “We purchased the building a few years ago with the intention of creating an upgraded,...

Located in the Cathedral Historic District of downtown Sioux Falls, the Dutch on 7th had a rocky start when owners Adam and Becky Weber first came across the house.   “We didn’t want to buy the house,” said Adam. “We just kept feeling led to look...

In 2019, Bonny Fleming and her partners were in the process of setting up a haunted house experience when their venue fell through.  “Initially we were just looking for a temporary/seasonal space where we could build a haunted attraction, but what we found instead was...

Nurses Janna Boelke and Heather Javurek are planning on opening MIXX Nutrition on August 2 in downtown Sioux Falls. The menu at MIXX will include things like meal replacement shakes, energizing teas, and shots of aloe.   “I have always had a curiosity in the back of...

“The conservancy’s mission is to protect and preserve these caves, educate the public, and acquire property like the Dahm Springs Preserve,” said Rene Ohms, secretary and treasurer of Black Hills Cave and Nature Conservancy. In October 2019, the conservancy formed as a nonprofit. And...

AUGUST FEATURED BREWER:A HOMESTEAD BREW For the taproom at A Homestead Brew in Valley Springs, owner Lee Anderson focuses on a farm-to-glass concept using as many of his own crops as possible and spontaneously fermenting most of his brews.  “I grow as many ingredients as I...

For the last seven years, Sarah Bruxvoort has been guiding people through alignment-based yoga practices. But until she moved to Sioux Falls from Michigan in 2017, she only instructed on the side with private lessons, classes at a homeless shelter, or teaching in the...

Before taking over the Bavarian Inn in Custer seven years ago, Sherry Wahlstrom and her husband Marcel were looking to leave the hotel business. “We were looking to downsize our lives, and we had busy jobs in Rapid City,” said Sherry. But after finding the location...

When Marnie Scott first made lip balms in 2009, she just wanted to gift them to her massage clients for the holiday season.       “I researched how to make lip balm, and it was a lot harder to find than now,” said Scott. “Now, I...

605 team members crammed into the car with our camera gear and headed to Bridgewater to start our two experiences on South Dakota farms. In usual form, we heard Google Maps a second too late and skirted past farmer Scott Stahl’s property on the...