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Wednesday Out To Lunch In Caras Park
It’s June. And that means it’s once again time for Out to Lunch in Caras Park in downtown Missoula! Each Wednesday from 11:00 til 2:00 during June, July, and August, Out to Lunch serves up a wide variety of foods accompanied by live music and a vibrant crowd of hungry Missoulians.
Each week over 20 different food vendors serve up popular local fare. It’s a great place to sample specialties of
Mount Sentinal: The Lushest Farmland In All Of Montana
By PAUL WHEATON
Mount Sentinel: the lushest farmland in all of Montana.
Permaculture can do that. Without pesticides. Without fertilizers.
Without irrigation. It really isn’t all that hard. Just different.
I’ve been showing videos at the library of a guy that has done something really similar. On a mountainside in the Alps of Austria. His elevation is about 400 feet higher than Missoula an
Summer Fun In Missoula, For Less
By: Erin Turner
Summer is arriving and with it, lots of time for fun and playing. Summer is one of my favorite seasons. I love having my boys home and the “summer folk” lifestyle we lead over the next couple of months. But summer can also mean more expenses as we embark on having fun and enjoying the warmer months.
First of all, our grocery bill seems to increase in summer because the kids
Couponing 101- The Basics
By ERIN TURNER
So you want to save money on your grocery bill? That’s great! But if you were like me a year ago, I had no idea where to start! Here are the basic keys of saving:
First of all, you need coupons…lots of coupons. Ask your family and friends for their Sunday coupon inserts. SmartSource, Redplum, Proctor & Gamble and General Mills all put out coupon inserts in the Sunday p
First Firkin Friday at the Rhino
By RYAN NEWHOUSE
On Friday May 6, Missoulians will flock downtown for the monthly “First Friday” festivities, but for the Rhino bar (158 Ryman) it will mark their second “First Firkin Friday.” For the May event, the crew will be featuring a Cream Ale from Blackfoot River Brewing Co.
Participants can show up to the Rhino between 5 – 8 p.m., pay $5 and be treated to three carefully selected 7 oz. p
Q&A: Tips For Teen’s First Resume
By JENNIFER SHRYOCK
Last week, I shared about my day as fairy god-sister (I couldn’t quite get my head around being a god-MOTHER) for 200 teenage young ladies talking career at Queen of Anything. In keeping with the theme of Teen Career Talk, I’d like to share a question I received after speaking to a group of upcoming graduates:
Q: Jenn, thanks again for your wonderful presentation at the Mon
Taste Buds Do a Happy Dance at New Tamarack Brewing
By RYAN NEWHOUSE
On Monday April 11, Tamarack Brewing Company’s doors quietly opened to the Missoula public and there was much rejoicing – at least by me and the small crowd who had to check it out.
The intentional soft opening of the new brewpub at 231 West Front Street gives Tamarack Brewing Co’s its first and only location outside of its hometown of Lakeside, Montana.
Bringing with them an a
2,500 New Missoula Jobs
By JENNIFER SHRYOCK
Best Place Project
“Here’s what I hear more than anything from the folks I serve: ‘We live in the best place.’ I agree.” –Missoula Mayor John Engen.
The Best Place Project aims to create 2,500 new primary jobs in the Missoula area, paying a sustainable wage rate of $37,000 annually.
Missoula Economic Partnership
Founding board members formed the Missoula Economic Partnership t
Spring Has Sprung, Now Clean Up That Bike
We’ve officially survived a long, wet winter. Congratulations! And though we in Montana know that the weather can turn on a dime and there are no guarantees the sun will shine (this month), we surely are grateful when we feel the warmth of a changing season on the backs of our necks. In fact, an accurate description of the seasons in Montana can be summed up in a recent contribution to Make It Mis