605 Magazine

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freelance writer (2019-2021)

The Custer Beacon: A Swanky Shed in the Hills

“We had all these grand ideas for the community, but close to home, it was drawing our family back together after decades of living elsewhere,” said Louis.

Lone Pine Kombucha: Loose off the Booch

“It started with a gallon jar. And then five of them. And then 20, after his friends found out. A few months later, Keith Houdashelt was brewing 100 gallons of kombucha at a time; jars of the fizzy, fermented tea elixir crowded the counters of his home.”

Nonna’s Kitchen: A Taste of Rome, A Taste of Home

“Peering through the window of Nonna’s Kitchen, which opened on New Year’s Day in Spearfish’s historic John Wolzmuth building on the corner of Main Street, you’d think the place ought to have a doorbell.”