Sports + Recreation

Kicking It in Missoula

2026 marks the 50th soccer season for the Missoula YMCA Article by Marko Capoferri | Photography by Rick Szczechowski Soccer is an international pastime, as baseball is here in the States. In some countries around the world, soccer is as beloved as music or food: it’s just a part of the culture, inextricable, like language. Whatever the name— fútbol in Spain, sakkā (サッカー) in Japan, sepak bola in Indonesia—soccer has a foothold across the globe.  When thinking about the microcosms of...

Life + Culture

Camping with Kids!

Exploring with littles in tow is courageous, outrageous, and maybe contagious? Five tidbits for your next trip. Article and Photography by Emma Trotter I was pregnant with my first child when I booked her first camping trip. Now that she’s 5—and her younger siblings are 3 and 1—my husband and I camp a bit less than we did before kids. But with some preparation and mindset-shifting, camping with young kids is totally doable—and occasionally even enjoyable, too. It all starts with reserving a...

Entertainment

Downtown ToNight

The quintessential seasonal staple, Downtown ToNight, spells summertime for Missoulians Article by Emma Trotter | Photography by Kristen Victoria Photography, Athena Photography, Downtown Missoula Partnership, Jake Treece In beautiful summer here in Missoula, it’s worth pausing to appreciate that downtown, you can find great music at a historic venue, an outdoor festival, or a street corner. Downtown, you can find a delicious meal at your long-time favorite restaurant or an upstart food truck...

Health + Wellness

The Mind Matters

Inner Journey Healthcare puts emphasis on exploring the paths in front of you Article by Shelby Humphreys | Photography by Rick Szczechowski In Missoula, people are ready to explore. Whether that’s outside on the trails or through a more inward journey that touches soul and spirit, connection can be found in many ways. On Hickory Street, a behavioral health clinic called Inner Journey Healthcare holds that connection at the center of its practice. Inner Journey Healthcare began with its own...

Arts + Culture

The Man Behind the Murals

Parker Beckley, a self proclaimed rambler and weirdo, charms us with his wit, perspective, and talent Article by Chelsea Lyn Agro | Photography by Rick Szczechowski Parker Beckley’s artistic medium is goofiness. His large format murals appear around town at places like Bridge Pizza, where a pie soaring into a disc golf basket gets a second look and a grin from patrons. He sells stickers and t-shirts on his website ( ParkerBeckley.com ) and creates outlandish, whimsical content on Instagram...

Health + Wellness

All in the Ingredients

Local Larry Kolb Jr. has built his global career in dietary supplements and ingredient innovation Article by Julianne Bitely | Photography by Rick Szczechowski In an office on downtown Main Street Missoula, you’ll find the home office of TSI USA Industries—a global company with a local origin story. Larry Kolb Jr. shares how his journey has led him from a boy growing up on a ranch in Lolo to co-founding a multinational health and science company with divisions abroad in the UK, Oslo, Norway...

Life + Culture

Bring Your Game to the Green

Boys & Girls Club of Missoula puts the putt where it matters most Article by Marko Capoferri | Photography by Provided by BGCM Staff It’s fair to say that being a kid in any era—let alone in our increasingly hectic present-day—is fraught with challenges.  Now, add to all the normal hitches of growing up: a parent or parents forced to work multiple jobs, or a classroom stuffed to the brim with 25, 30 students all needing something individual from a teacher who’s overworked and underpaid.  ...

Food + Beverage

The Family Business

Bitterroot barber relishes his lineage of listening and caring for his customers alongside his son Article by Susie Wall | Photography by Rick Szczechowski There are two examples of “family” at Brassbound Barber. One example is the traditional father-son relationship between owner Bryan Kirkland and his son and apprentice, Austin Kirkland. The broader version of family is found among the boys and men who frequent the barbershop looking for a skilled shave or cut, but for community and...

Professional Services

Empathy is an Element

Amy Downing, owner of Element Physical Therapy, offers her own personal connection to vestibular disorders in addition to specialized equipment and expertise Article by Marko Capoferri | Photography by Rick Szczechowski If you deal with a physical ailment, there’s a veritable laundry list of physical therapists here in Missoula that are all more than capable of helping you ease your discomfort and getting you back to a semblance of normalcy. But sometimes what manifests on the outside is...

Life + Culture

Candor With a Conductor

Julia Tai, music director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra, gives a glimpse of her role in our musical Missoula Article by Susie Wall | Photography by Sam McGhee of Victory Media Despite her petite frame, Julia Tai commands the stage as music director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra.  During each performance, whether at the Dennison Theatre or Caras Park, Julia swirls her black hair to the rhythm, her baton dancing in the air, as she leads talented musicians through compositions that...