Article from Missoulian – to read full article click HERE The history of timber in Montana is one theme of a new city park that will come together along the Clark Fork River. Silver Park is slated to be a 14.5-acre stretch of greenery, art, trails and timber frame shelters in a district called the […]
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By Deirdre McNamer/New York Times-Opinion Pages Missoula, Mont. Sometimes I’ll sit on the front steps of our yellow bungalow and think about swimming up through 2,000 feet of water to catch a breath. It’s what I would have had to do 12,000 years ago when the Missoula Valley was the bottom of a stupendously big […]
By Allison Lynn/MSN In many ways, Stuart Isett’s situation typifies the recent housing slump. After trying unsuccessfully to sell their home outside Chicago last year, Isett and his family recently put the home back on the market with a lower price and renewed hopes. But Isett also is in the unfortunate position of seeing the […]
Article from Missoula – to see full article click HERE After years of work and hours of public comment, the Missoula City Council unanimously approved a development plan for the Champion mill site. On Tuesday morning, participants were exhausted but celebratory over the decision late Monday night. Every council member was present, and even those […]
Article from Missoulian – to read full article click HERE Big projects often mean big protests at Missoula City Council meetings. A plan to create an urban village with a mixture of housing and commercial development at the old Champion mill site was big – but protesters didn’t seem to be flocking to the microphone […]
Article from the Missoulian – to read full article click HERE On a steamy, summery afternoon this past week, the 46-acre Champion millsite was filled with soft sounds: ripples from the nearby Clark Fork River, distant traffic on the Russell Street Bridge, a breeze rasping in the knapweed. Someone had spray-painted “The Good Life” on […]