‘We don’t make hardware’ By Claire Bernard ● Business ● June 4, 2026 How Missoula’s Lolo Hardware turned a climbing obsession, memes and a napkin manifesto into a real(ish) business.
Changes brewing By Kate Whittle ● The Gulp ● May 20, 2026 Bayern’s new Kölsch breaks with tradition as brewery’s founder prepares for retirement.
Bear necessities By Libby Riddle ● Outdoors ● May 20, 2026 Two engineers couldn’t find bear spray on a trip. Now their vending machines stock some of the West’s wildest trailheads.
Not your babushka’s dumplings By Alex Sakariassen ● Food ● April 29, 2026 New downtown dumpling joint Pelz brings tradition and Alaskan-style punch to the Russian pelmeni.
Sweet dreams are made of this By Claire Bernard ● Business ● April 22, 2026 A lifelong Missoula candy lover opens Zootown Sweets with help from his daughters and a serious stockpile of nostalgia.
Missoula’s weird winter, by the numbers By Justin Bangtson ● Environment ● April 8, 2026 A data portrait of Missoula’s strangely warm and short winter.
The Florence rises (again) By ERIKA FREDRICKSON ● Business ● January 29, 2026 How a team of Missoula business owners is bringing the city’s Art Moderne landmark back from its post-pandemic slumber.
Light it up By ERIKA FREDRICKSON ● The Gulp ● January 22, 2026 The Classic Spanish Coffee is a dramatic and delicious cocktail served at Missoula’s new coffee and cocktails bar inside the historic Florence building — a downtown landmark undergoing a revival.
Gifts for the happily obsessed By Kate Whittle, Alex Sakariassen & Sam Phillips ● Business ● December 13, 2025 The Pulp’s holiday guide to enabling your favorite humans.
Sticker shock By Kate Whittle ● Business ● November 7, 2025 Trump’s tariffs are coming for Missoula’s morning coffee, hunting knives, and quilting fabric — among many other things.
