Food + Beverage

KettleHouse Cares

Local brewing company puts non-profits in the hands of customers when they pass them a beer Article by Chelsea Lyn Agro | Photography by KettleHouse Brewing Company KettleHouse Brewing Company is best known for its riverside taproom with rotating beers on tap, take-home cans, and live music events but they also, more subtly, support our community and region in important ways that you may not realize. The can in your hand makes it count.   Which non-profits have you supported in 2024 and...

Style + Beauty

Hats Off to the Holidays!

Betty V Vintage has a hat for every outdoor adventure this season Article by Betty Venom | Photography by Rick Szczechowski Beret, pillbox, breton, boater, cartwheel. Our cold weather season lends more opportunity for hats of every variety to send you out your door in style. Betty V Vintage uses the Saw Mill District to parade under the string lights and model several hats and complimenting outerwear. Yesterday's favorites can feel new and trendy for your next holiday festivity.    ...

Wellness

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Longtime community staple Vibrant Hearing bends your ear about how they can help with your hearing Article by Shelby Humphreys | Photography by Rick Szczechowski Deciding to go for a hearing test is among those small but significant decisions that lead to a life well lived. At Vibrant Hearing, they do more than help people hear better. Dr. Nora Martin, audiologist, and Alyssa Keith, board-certified hearing instrument specialist, focus on enhancing quality of life through hearing healthcare.  ...

Life + Culture

The Gravity of Gratitude

Our publisher Michael Tucker experiences mountain highs and valley lows Article by Chelsea Lyn Agro Many of you might remember a story titled "Mike Hikes" that published in January of 2022. In that story there are many mountains named: Lone Mountain, Crow Creek Canyon, Babcock Mountain, Trapper Peak, Saint Mary, Mount Baker, Mount Saint Helens, Manitou Incline, Mount Rainier. Mike hiked them all. The first quote in that story read: "There's always going to be a mountain that looks too high...

Wellness

Thankful for Therapies

Lavana Spa in Stevensville finds the peaceful place between medical and relaxation spa Article by Susie Wall | Photography by Rick Szczechowski An oasis of tranquility and wellness await at Lavana Connection Spa in Stevensville. “At Lavana it’s about treating the mind, body, and soul,” says owner Elizabeth Lindquist. “We’re a cross between a medical spa and a regular spa. We offer cosmetic benefits, but we treat so much more.” Originally from Corvallis, Elizabeth’s dream of opening a spa in...

Life + Culture

Humanity at the Heart of The Pulp

An echo of the Missoula Independent lives online and has plans for print Article by Shelby Humphreys | Photography by Rick Szczechowski Six years ago, Missoulians were shocked to hear about the sudden closure of our alt-weekly paper, the Missoula Independent . Rumors of a resurrected Indy circulated for five long years. Then, in 2023, Missoula’s local journalism tradition turned a new page with the launch of an online news organization called The Pulp . Indy fans might remember opening...

Health + Wellness

Rooted in our Community

Doctor Petrino of Missoula Endodontics offers specialized dental care Article by Chelsea Lyn Agro | Photography by Rick Szczechowski It's very likely that you've never heard the word "endodontics" before, but for Doctor Joseph Petrino it's his wheelhouse within the dental industry. Need a root canal or an honest opinion on a possible root canal? You're in the right place. Missoula Endodontics is a welcoming place with a friendly staff and a dog or two whose job it is to let you know that...

Wellness

Ode to the Family Dinner

Article by Camilla Petersen The first company to mass-produce the TV dinner was the Swanson company that sold ten million trays in 1954, its first year of production. Following the lean casseroles of the 1930s during the great depression and the wartime meatloaves of the 1940s, American families welcomed progress and prosperity with frozen meals, canned foods, and cereals. With the advent of the television, the family substituted the round-the-table family dinner with TV trays. We may blame...

Food + Beverage

Florabella

The "pretty flower" of the Garden City Article by Emma Trotter | Photography by Rick Szczechowski On your next night out at Florabella, why not let chef Charles Kuhnhofer and wine director Alcy Magana order for you? Start with the farm cheese. “It’s our house-made ricotta, and you get the house-made focaccia that the baker comes in way too early in the morning to make,” Charles said. “You smear bread through the cheese and it’s a damn mess, but it’s the funnest thing to start a meal with...

Food + Beverage

There's a New Club in Town

Tap Club offers a high value experience Article by Chelsea Lyn Agro | Photography by Rick Szczechowski Bob Powell is no stranger to a great meal in a great setting. It won't surprise you that he owns Montana Club and also the new club in Missoula—Tap Club, located on North Reserve where the old Perkins used to be. It opened last October, exactly a year ago, after a long and tedious construction process that began right before Covid-19 rocked our world. Lighting fixtures were built overseas...