Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
Introducing the Heirloom Winter Market
By KRISTEN LEE-CHARLSON - On Saturday, I launched the Heirloom Winter Market, a sort of extension of the local farmers' markets which had their last day of the season the week prior.... more
How Clean Is Clean?
By BOB WIRE - How clean is clean? It depends on whom you’re cleaning for, and who’s doing the cleaning. I’ve learned (usually the hard way) that “clean” means something different to men than it does t... more
‘Tis the Season for Cold Weather Running
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - Kickstart the holiday season with the Turkey Day 8K and 3K Family Fun Run on Thanksgiving Day. The event will be on Thursday, November 24 at 9:30 a.m. Races start near Toole Park on the Ri... more
Holiday Giving Get-Togethers
By JESSICA ALLRED - In this season of dinner parties and gift exchanges, here are a few fun and engaging ideas on how you can make a big difference for the Missoula Food Bank.... more
GRIZ GRIT: Athletes as Role Models – Good, Bad…and Fair?
By MICK HOLIEN. There is little doubt that varying descriptions surface whenever an alleged drunken situation occurs. Witnesses to such transgressions have their own interpretations about what they observed.... more
A Salute to Missoula’s Bike-Friendly Events of 2011
By BEN WEISS - There is no doubt that Missoulians like riding bikes. In fact, we consistently rate among the top 10 cities in the country for percentage of people using bicycles for transportation.... more
Missoula Food Bank: There is No Spoon
By JESSICA ALLRED - Hidden away, tucked in a corner of the parking lot behind Missoula Food Bank, a man sat, opened a container of yogurt, and hesitated. Looking over the white tub decorated by strawberries, he... more
Playing in a Missoula Band Called “The Trees”
By CLAY SPRINGMEYER. So I'm in a band now. We're called The Trees. I know what you're thinking: “The Trees? Really?” Yes. We're The Trees. ... more
What’s Happening This Week
IT'S MAKE IT MISSOULA MONDAY. Here's what's happening this week around Missoula.... more
Reduce Christmas Stress by Planning and Shopping Ahead
By ERIN TURNER Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope you enjoy a day of spooks and frights! But once the last Snickers bar is consumed and the last cup of witches’ brew is poured, it is time to pull on the ... more
Missoula Moms Test Senator Tester: Concerns of Parents Heard
By JEN SLAYDEN - When I first received the email from Mamalode to join a group of Missoula moms and staff members to meet with Senator Jon Tester, I hesitated. Most of my life, I have remained on the passive si... more
Differentiation in Business: Promotion Tips to Prevent Generic Marketing
By MARK RIFFEY. One of the things you have to be careful about is making your business too generic. Lesson: Business is Personal.... more
Are Montana’s Rural Post Offices Expendable?
By KELLYN BROWN. The Postal Service wants to close the doors of many of its rural post offices, if it does, few places will be impacted as much as Montana. On the list released in July of 3,753 post office bran... more
You Can’t Say That On the Radio!
By BOB WIRE - I’ve got a great face for radio, or so I’ve been told.... more
Paul Queneau Showcases Missoula’s Stunning Fall Foliage
Paul Queneau sent us so many gorgeous fall color photos for his post, Missoula's Fall Colors: The Best Ever?, that we couldn't resist putting them all in one big gallery for you to enjoy.... more
A Birthday Party Run Wild
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG When it came time to plan my son’s sixth birthday party, it only made sense that it would have a running theme. I eat, sleep, and breathe running, and Milo has become more enthusiasti... more
GRIZ GRIT: UM Football Coaches Do a Thankless Job
By MICK HOLIEN. Why is there such preoccupation with whether a football coach or a staff deserves to be fired?... more
A Marriage of Music: Successful Jazz and Pop Artists Make Missoula Studio Work
By RACHEL A. SEIDENSTICKER - After recording seven jazz CDs and headlining clubs in Chicago, appearing on ABC’s “The Commish,” and performing, acting, and modeling across the world, Eden Atwood found hers... more
Lady Griz Basketball is in the Air!
By KRISTA REDPATH PYRON - This time of year I always get this familiar feeling in my gut. Crisp mornings, followed by late afternoon warm sun, early sunsets, and... the gym!... more
Missoula’s Fall Color: The Best Ever?
By PAUL QUENEAU - I’m just going to say it: This might be the best fall color the Missoula Valley has ever seen. A bold statement, I know, but so are the colors.... more
Kayaking’s Best: The Rider of the Year and Whitewater Grand Prix
By JASON SHREDER - There are many different platforms to showcase the sport of whitewater kayaking. Whether it's big wave surfing in remote places or whitewater parks nestled in the heart of town, they all cont... more
Bluegrass Music Growing Missoula Roots
By ALANYA CHERKIS - Last month, Missoula hosted its first ZooGrass festival at the Top Hat lounge downtown. Live bluegrass has recently taken hold of the music scene in Missoula, with its upbeat energy, foot-st... more
What’s Happening This Week
IT'S MAKE IT MISSOULA MONDAY. Here's what's happening this week around Missoula.... more
Teaching Money to Children and Teens
By ERIN TURNER. I am banking on the hope that my husband and I have laid a solid foundation and a respect for money in our kids so when they are faced with a financial decision on their own, they’ll know the... more
Best Brown Trout Flies for Spawning Season
By BRYCE MCLEAN & MATT DEVLIN. This weekend was the opening weekend of this year’s big game hunting season--one of the best weekends of the year. Unfortunately it falls during some of the best streamer fishin... more
Nothing in Common?
By KELLYN BROWN. Like I was saying...Don’t compare the Tea Party to Occupy Wall Street protesters. Don’t do it. They are nothing alike. That’s what I’m told, although the effort of one to distance itse... more
Multimedia Feature: California Street Tag Wall Becomes Home to Missoula Graffiti Artists
By ANNELA ROVA and BILLIE LOEWEN - When Missoula business owner and artist Dan Tabish posted a sign on the gigantic wall surrounding his property, he created the only space in the city free and open to graffiti... more
Montana’s 2011 Elk Season Outlook
Montana's general elk season is Oct. 22 – Nov. 27 and Montana’s elk hunters should experience some good hunting this year, especially in parts of western and central Montana.... more
We Are Family: Griz Family Weekend
By MARGARET DEWILLIAM HORTON - On a Wednesday several weeks ago, I sat poised by the computer, waiting for the stroke of 10 AM Mountain Time (which I had to remember translated to 9 AM Pacific Time). I was hopi... more
GRIZ GRIT: Tragic Endings
By MICK HOLIEN. We all have experienced the premature passing of a great friend, an associate, a relative or maybe just an acquaintance. It’s always a soul-searching experience for me.... more
Beer Brings Jobs to Montana and Great Microbreweries to Its Citizens
By RYAN NEWHOUSE. If our country was termed the United States of Beer, Montana would rightly be its capital. ... more
Missoula Back in the Day
By CC THE TRAINED MONKEY. Missoula has changed over the years. To make my point, I’d like to play a little game. Can you match up the names of these locations with what function they served? The Benchmark... more
Galloway Training Welcomes Runners from the Back of the Pack
Pam Gardiner talks about how the Galloway Training method has helped her and other non-traditional runners train for and finish the Missoula Marathon and Half-Marathon.... more
Missoula Restaurant Owners & Chefs:
Curtis Strohl and Nate Jerrell – Mercantile Deli
By BOB ZIMORINO. Chefs and Owners: Curtis Strohl and Nate Jerrell of Mercantile Deli. I met Nathan and Curtis through my nephew Alex. They worked together at Bravo Catering and the two of them decided to strik... more
Out in Missoula: An Open, Visible, and Generally Accepted LGBT Community
By TOR HAUGAN, UM Student Journalist. In the early ‘80s, people would drive from Helena to Missoula to hang out with the gay bartender at AmVets, Missoula’s now-defunct bar claimed by the LGBT community. Th... more
What’s Happening This Week
IT'S MAKE IT MISSOULA MONDAY. Here's what's happening this week around Missoula.... more
Cyber Couponing
By ERIN TURNER. Having a little retail craving but don’t want to change out of your pajamas to go shopping? Get online and shop to your hearts content using countless cyber coupons and discount codes. ... more
F*#%ing Laundry
By ELKE GOVERTSEN. I hate laundry!!!! For goodness sake. I know how to do it. Really I do. But I just don’t care enough. Or more to the point, I do care, but not as much as I care about things like my childre... more
GRIZ GRIT: The Best Part of the Year
By MICK HOLIEN. It’s just about my favorite time of year. I cherish the overlap in sports seasons, which in my case involves college football and basketball. ... more
Four Leaf Removal Tools that Clear Yards of Fall Debris
You only need a few essential leaf removal items in your landscape tool collection to accomplish your autumn goal — removing the heavy leaves that smother grass and make your lawn a splotchy mess in spring.... more
Urban Bees in Missoula: Neighbors Against Neighbors While Drafting New Rules
By DANIEL VIEHLAND. UM student and citizen journalist Daniel Viehland reports on the conflict between an urban beekeeper and his neighbors in Missoula. Will it prompt changes to local beekeeping laws?... more
Avoid Common Violations by Remembering These Montana Hunting Regulations
BY MFWP. Before heading to the field for Montana’s big game season opener on Saturday, Oct. 22, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials ask that hunters avoid common violations by remembering these tips:... more
Refs: They’re Just Like Us!
By BOB WIRE - You know why we love watching sports on TV? Same reason we love watching local newscasts—because we love watching people screw up.... more
Pet Names, for the Pet
By DANIELLE LATTUGA. My dogs are old, but my youngest canine is an Australian Shepherd. At 10, he typically acts like he is four.... more
Chchchchanges: Autumn Comes to the Other Side of the Mountain
By JENNIFER SLAYDEN. Just as we can predict that there will be changes in the weather in Missoula each fall, we can also know that life on the other side of the mountain will be in cycles of change for years t... more
Black Bear Hit on I-90 Leaves Orphaned Cubs
By PAUL QUENEAU. Driving my sons to school Monday morning along I-90, a driver in front of me suddenly pulled off on the shoulder between East Missoula and the Van Buren exit. Then I saw the reason: A good siz... more
Run Wild Missoula Beer Runs
By PAT CROSS. How did these Beer Runs start? They got their start a few weeks before the 2010 Missoula Marathon, a bunch of us had gathered on a warm Wednesday evening at the North Side Kettle House Brewery for... more
What’s Happening This Week
IT'S MAKE IT MISSOULA MONDAY. Here's what's happening this week around Missoula.... more
Reasons for Couponing
By ERIN TURNER. I am often asked, “Why do you coupon?” My bottom line always boils down to three very special reasons: Ethan, Logan and Quinn.... more
How I Cut 87% Off My Heating Bills Last February
By PAUL WHEATON. Paul tells us how he cut is electric bill by 87% last winter. Try his simple ideas for yourself.... more