Hidden Places
How Donald Judd Turned a Dying West Texas Ranch Town Into America’s Most Unlikely Art Economy
The conventional story of American small-town revival almost always involves the same ingredients: a broadband…
Small Town Economy
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Behind the Screen
Taylor Sheridan Picked This 917-Person Montana Town for ‘The Madison’ — Now New Yorkers Are Moving There
Ennis, Montana — population 917 — is the filming location for Taylor Sheridan's 'The Madison,'…
Local Culture
Luke Grimes Left Hollywood for Montana and Says Residents Are ‘Not Happy’ He Showed Up
The conventional wisdom holds that moving to the country is the ultimate escape — clean…
Local Culture
Luke Grimes Left Hollywood for Montana and Says Residents Are ‘Not Happy’ He Showed Up
Luke Grimes, star of Yellowstone and Marshals, moved to a small Montana town — and…
Small Town Economy
A $2.2M Price Cut on Birch Boulevard Reveals How West Sedona’s Luxury Market Is Quietly Shifting
A price cut at 45 Birch Boulevard in West Sedona to $2.2M signals a possible…
Hidden Places
Montana Has a Town You Can Live In for Free — and Another Just Sold for $2.25 Million
A Montana woman bought the entire town of Pray for $2.25M. Eighty miles away, Garnet…
Local Culture
Rising Costs Are Threatening the Future of Panama City’s Mardi Gras — And Organizers Are Running Out of Options
Panama City's Mardi Gras celebration faces an uncertain future as rising operational costs pressure organizers…
Local Culture
A Montana Town of Fewer Than 500 People Has Kept the Same General Store Running for 125 Years — Until Now
The Fishtail General Store, Montana's oldest continuously operating general store at 125 years, is preparing…
Local Culture
DeRienzo’s Served Salem, Ohio for 90 Years. Its Closure Is Part of a Pattern Erasing America’s Diner Culture
Roughly one in five independent restaurants in the United States closes within its first year…
Local Culture
How Marfa, Texas — Population 1,681 — Turned One Artist’s 1971 Move Into Its Entire Economy
On a Wednesday morning in October, a queue of visitors stretched along a gravel path…