Business

Quinn’s Barber Shop focuses on classic cuts

Published on Mon, 07/27/2020 - 3:38pm
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Livingston residents have a new option for their haircut and shaving needs. 

Quinn’s Barbershop, located on 201 E. Callender Street, opened on June 8 and aims to bring affordable options on classic cuts to the area, according to owner and master barber Quinlan Conley. 

Conley, who grew up in Livingston, previously worked at The Barbershop and Shaving Parlor in Bozeman for years after getting his barber’s license in Washington. 

Conley, who grew up in Livingston, said he finally decided to break out on his own. 

Garage Sale event being held this weekend

Published on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 1:00pm

MT. Roots is hosting a “Town-wide Garage Sale” on Saturday, July 18. 

Those interested in holding a sale in the event should contact Callie Carroll at (406) 570-5367 with an address and a small listing of items for sale by Thursday, July 16. 

Maps and sale listings will be distributed to all gas stations and major grocery stores by Friday, July 17. 

For more information, contact Callie or visit www.facebook.com/groups/195301701882044.

Business can deliver just about anything

Published on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 2:58pm
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In a time of take-out and delivery services because of the coronavirus pandemic, Susan Sheldon owner of Go-fer It and Livingston Food Delivery, has a message: “Just call me.” 

Go-fer It can deliver almost anything. From restaurant takeout to groceries, dog food, flowers, feed store items or a fire pit, “we Go-fer It, so you don’t have to,” as the business’ flier says. 

Sheldon took over the business in December and rebranded it from Livingston Food Delivery to Go-fer It and Livingston Food Delivery.

Yellowstone Pioneer Lodge is open for business

Published on Fri, 07/03/2020 - 3:06pm
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If you hadn’t noticed yet, Yellowstone Pioneer Lodge is open for business.

The hotel, located at 1515 W. Park St., reopened June 7 after being closed for six months due first to winter doldrums in visits and then because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But the lodge is now up and running and welcoming visitors.  

“I would say we’re probably about a third to almost half full” at this time, General Manager Joel Boren said Wednesday of the lodge’s 99 rooms.

Boren said the facility is being very careful about coronavirus sanitation, both for its guests and staff. 

Paradise Perk Espresso opens Gardiner kiosk

Published on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 3:41pm
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Perk up coffee lovers: Livingston’s Paradise Perk Espresso now has a sister kiosk just outside of Gardiner.

In May, the business, which has long had a kiosk next to Ace Hardware, opened a store at Yellowstone Dino Lube & Repair. Dino Lube, which features Sinclair gas pumps, is a large new multi-use facility that opened recently 3.5 miles north of Gardiner.

Michelle Rockafellow, who with her daughter Emily Rockafellow own both Paradise Perk coffee shops, said the Gardiner store will carry the same good stuff as its Livingston counterpart. 

Local service companies make changes to navigate pandemic

Published on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 3:23pm
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It’s no secret that COVID-19 has changed lives and industries around the country since the virus began spreading earlier this year. 

It has forced businesses to re-evaluate their approach to dealing with customers on a day-to-day basis. 

At Livingston’s Yellowstone Appliance, those difficulties take a different form. Rather than hosting customers at a set location, the appliance service, repair and installation company owned by Tom and Ri Mason is a mobile operation that has to enter homes to repair necessary items. 

High-flying fun

Published on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 4:17pm
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Lezlie Nelson was seeking a career change. It turns out the answer was blowing in the wind, in the form of a kite. 

Lezlie Nelson never planned to own a kite store. 

After a career in interior design and new home finishing, including cabinetry and painting, she decided it was time to look for a business to buy.

She bought the Livingston Kite Company, Jan. 1, 2019 from the store’s owner and founder, Chip Njaa. The kite shop at 113 W. Callender St. is on its 10th year. 

Whiskey Creek Saloon & Liquor is remodeling

Published on Thu, 06/11/2020 - 2:47pm

As bars and restaurants have reopened after COVID-19 regulations forced them to close, Livingston still has a holdout for the time being.

Whiskey Creek Saloon & Liquor owners Geoff Harvey and Annette Burns took advantage of the closures and have been remodeling their bar since March 15. 

Mother, daughter launch food truck biz

Published on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 3:59pm
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If you’ve seen the yellow bus along U.S. Highway 89 North in Wilsall and wondered about it, The Little LeBuski food truck has just opened.

The food truck is owned by Leslie Chambers and her daughter Abbie Simpson. They serve breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, and are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The food truck uses local meat and produce. The breakfast menu includes donuts or cinnamon rolls, breakfast sandwiches and burritos. The lunch menu may vary, but will always have some sort of taco and burrito, as well as a hamburger.

49’er opening back up

Published on Fri, 06/05/2020 - 3:19pm

The dining room at Livingston’s 49’er Diner and Casino will open back up Wednesday after a long hiatus.

The facility closed in late March in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, which served as a catalyst for owner Jerry Graybill to shut the place down and do what he called “a massive remodel.”

“It needed to be done when I bought the place,” Graybill said.

The work includes new equipment, like cooking exhaust hoods and a walk-in cooler, as well as rewiring throughout.

The project won’t expand the dining room seating.