605 Magazine

https://youtu.be/nQgDt6XQ70M   The 605 Show went live at the Washington Pavilion for episode 38 right outside of the Kirby Science Discovery Center. Hosts V the Noble One and Alana Snyder interviewed Jason Pfizer of the Pavilion who let the team snack on beignets while chatting about Family Gras and what's new, including the latest...

“We set out to have an event that provides family-friendly activities for our community,” said Madelyn Grogan, director of education at the Washington Pavilion. On February 20, buckle up the kiddos and head to the Washington Pavilion lobbies to experience Family Gras, a kid-safe Mardi...

In an effort to create and offer more sustainable options for everyday items to the world, Callee Ackland started Bestowed Essentials. “Our Bestowed Essentials products are in over 200 stores in the U.S. and in Canada,” said Ackland.  After noticing a need for an eco-friendly business...

Ngoc Thach never dreamed that she would have her own business.  “I’m not the typical entrepreneur in that I never envisioned myself starting a business. It was never a pipe dream or a goal I was working toward,” said Thach. “I was a company woman...

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"I created the idea in my head," said Travis Klinghagen, owner and designer of Climberz. The 605 team arrived at the 4,000-square-foot facility in Tea as part of our annual company retreat. Klinghagen greeted us with professional trainer and marketing manager Johnny Monroe, who they...

“There is nothing more satisfying than starting with an idea, building it with your hands, and then sitting back into it once it’s finished,” said Luke Leischner, owner of Oak Hollow Custom Woodworks in Rapid City.   Leischner’s interest in woodworking began when he was 14....

“The amazing thing about this book is that it just happened,” said young author Emerson Weber. “We never planned to write a book, but when HarperCollins reached out we just couldn’t say no.”   Back in May of 2020, 11-year-old Weber went viral on countless...

Carter Weiland and fellow Icon Lounge + Event Hall partners wanted to “reopen right.”  “Obviously it’s a weird time to reopen something, which caused us to make sure we’re thinking through everything and adjust to how we wanted to see it,” he explained. Closing last spring...

In 2018, The Goss Opera House in downtown Watertown sat vacant with locked doors and blacked-out windows, cast in darkness.  What once was a popular place for entertainment, fun, and laughter nearly 130 years prior seemed dreary and hopeless. Former executive director Missy Sinner says that...