Sheep Creek mine makes strange bedfellows
Ravalli County’s conservative commissioners and conservationists align in opposition to the rare earth mine proposed near the West Fork of the Bitterroot.
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Higher-level parking
To most of Missoula, parking is a headache. To Jodi Pilgrim, it’s a calling.
Circular logic
Aaron Wilson thinks a lot about who yields to whom at Missoula’s roundabouts. The rules are simple. The perception isn’t.
Bodnar wades into deep red Bitterroot water
An hour with Ravalli County’s commissioners showed where Seth Bodnar’s independent pitch lands — and where it stalls out.
The big cover-up
Amanda Browder’s plan to wrap two Missoula buildings in fabric is anything but secret — she wants the whole town sewing.
Trail crossing ahead
As e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced.
Turning it over
A Reddit sleuth accused Missoula’s bike-powered composting nonprofit of relying on a gas-powered partner. Three hard years later, Soil Cycle has finally found a way to do almost everything itself again.
From lackluster to lifeblood
The Clark Fork went from dumping ground to Missoula’s backbone. Some business owners are asking what they owe it in return.
Whole new ballgame
NIL is giving Griz players leverage, boosters a stake, and UM’s Kent Haslam a bidding war.
The return of Silkworm
The Missoula-born, Seattle-and-Chicago-nurtured band reunited in 2024 to honor their friend, producer and fellow Montanan Steve Albini. A conversation with bassist Tim Midyett ahead of Silkworm’s ZACC show.
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