605 Magazine

Megan Peterson began her career as an independent designer fresh from college.  “As my portfolio and client list grew, I was continually disappointed in the service and options we received over the years through other local stores,” said Peterson. When these stores couldn’t provide her what...

After Malchow’s Home Furnishings, a historic building in Aberdeen, burned down in 2019, the Aberdeen Development Corporation decided to turn it into a community and commercial space called Malchow Plaza.  Colorful Creations owner Carly Pochop and owner of the former Dakota Territory Brewing Company, Brodie...

“This is a labor of love,” said architect Jackson Strom of Strom Architecture.  Strom says that seven years ago he finished working on the largest-scale project so far in his career.  The 4,600-square-foot modern home with a two-stall garage is located on the shore of Pickerel...

Tucked away in Aberdeen at the end of Second Avenue NW is a historical gem in danger of fading into oblivion. Older locals may know about the Easton Castle hidden past a smattering of industrial buildings, but newer residents—and many people across the entire...

SEPTEMBER FEATURED BREWER:FERNSON BREWING CO. “FernsonFest is a celebration of South Dakota,” said Fernson Brewing Co. marketing specialist Drew Helland. After a two-year hiatus, FernsonFest will take over the outside of the brewery on the north side of Sioux Falls.  “We want to provide Fernson fans a fun...

Since its doors opened in 2001, Yankton staple Mojo’s 3rd Street Pizza has been trying to get everyone to do as its motto demands: “Enjoy a slice of the good life.” In 2020, owner Jeff Dayhuff finally decided it was time for change. While he had...

Due to the possibility of cancellations, please check events’ websites/postings before attending. 1.) South Dakota State Fair  State Fairgrounds | Huron | All Day | September 2-6 Give summer one last hurrah at the South Dakota State Fair. Check out grandstand events like Red Wilk Construction Tuff...

Walking through the door of All Walks Trading Co. in downtown Sioux Falls, 605 multimedia designer Jordan Cushman and I were enveloped in a blanket of lemongrass, lavender, and more calming scents.  “Being Native American and having things like wild medicinals growing on our farm,...

For the last 49 years, Component Manufacturing and Reaves Buildings in Sioux Falls have been creating structures and products for their many clients. These businesses have been in Suzannah Reaves’s family since her grandfather, Lloyd Reaves, created them.  “Our motto at Reaves is ‘Make it last,...

“Railyard Flats has this incredible warmth that so many new buildings lack,” said Pendar Properties partner Anne Haber. “The warmth comes from the historical location and the use of modern mass timber, which has never been done before in this state. There is a...