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Lillian Palmer

Making state history: A Bozeman bakery just put Montana on the James Beard Awards map

Foodie history has been made in Montana. Bozeman's Wild Crumb bakery is the first eatery in the state to win a competitive James Beard Award. Local spots have been nominated before but have never reached the finish line until Wild Crumb. They took the top spot for Outstanding

Billings scores big as sports tourism surges in 2026

Sports tourism is a big deal in Billings, and it’s getting even bigger in 2026. The city's winter sports season delivered record-breaking attendance and economic impact, capped by six straight weekends of major sporting events at First Interstate Arena at MetraPark, according to a new report

Chicago chef inspires Billings, Lockwood students to expand horizons with cultural cuisine

Lockwood High School’s food service provider, Chartwells K12, provided more than school lunch on Wednesday — they sponsored a celebrity chef takeover. Chartwells' Global Eats program introduces a world of ethnic flavors and traditions to students, with celebrity chef classroom demonstrations followed by a cafeteria lunch inspired by each

'Community first, pickleball second': Commercial development coming to Billings

Grant and Jessie Scelzi see a gap for residents on Billings’ far West End, and they’re taking the development plunge to fill it. After Billings City Council’s final 9-1 approval in late January, the Copper Farms commercial development is set to begin construction this summer on land