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        • Big Dipper Ice Cream Truck
        • Big Sky Grub Truck
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        • Chameleon Mobile Kitchen
        • Clove Cart Pizza Peddlers
        • Country Kitchen Montana
        • Covered Wagon Hot Dogs
        • Cruz Tacos
        • El Cazador Taco Truck
        • Feed the Need
        • Great Ape Crepes
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        • Highlander Beer Taco Trailer
        • Hygge Coffee Co.
        • Just Barbecue, LLC
        • Kamoon Arabian Cuisine
        • Lemondairy®
        • Lighthouse Espresso
        • Lil Orbits of Montana
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        • M-80 Chicken
        • Madeline’s Mediterranean Street Food / Yo Momma’s
        • Montana Kick Ass BBQ
        • Montana Q Bar B Que Truck
        • Mountain Berry Bowls
        • MT Sno Shave Ice
        • Pockets Missoula Savory Pastries & Sandwiches
        • Polka Dot Patties
        • Puffy’s PoBoys and More
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        • River City Eats
        • Sawmill Grille
        • Seoul Food Montana
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        • The Crave To Go
        • The Loose Caboose
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        • The Wild Weenie
        • Tia’s Big Sky
        • Two Chicks Scratch
        • Two Crows Tacos
        • Valhalla Farm / FriggnFulla
        • Whipped Up
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        • Bernice’s Bakery
        • Black Coffee Roasting Co.
        • Break Espresso
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        • Clyde Coffee
        • Copper Mountain Coffee
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        • Drum Coffee
        • Florence Coffee Company
        • Good Americano
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        • Lighthouse Espresso & Bistro
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        • Riverside Coffee House
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        • The Loose Caboose Espresso
        • The Perfect Blend Espresso
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        • Bear’s Den Espresso
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        • Draught Works
        • GILD Brewing
        • Great Burn Brewing Company
        • Highlander Beer
        • Imagine Nation Brewing
        • Kettlehouse Brewing Co.
        • Old Bull Brewing
        • Tamarack Brewing
      • Bitterroot
        • Backslope Brewing
        • Bandit Brewing Co.
        • Bitter Root Brewery
        • Blacksmith Brewing Company
        • Higherground Brewery
        • Lolo Peak Brewery & Grill
        • Wildwood Brewing
      • Missions & Flathead
        • Backslope Brewing
        • Bias Brewing
        • Bonsai Brewing Project
        • Flathead Lake Brewing Company
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        • Limberlost Brewing Company
        • Ronan Cooperative Brewery
        • Sacred Waters Brewing Company
        • SunRift Beer Company
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      • Western Cider
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        • The Montana Distillery
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        • FireRoot Spirits
        • Lolo Creek Distillery
        • Westslope Distillery
      • Missions & Flathead
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SponCon with 406dad
Mark Thome Posted On September 5, 2020

SponCon - kids love it!

One of the great building, art, and construction experiences happens every September in Missoula during the Spontaneous Construction event, more commonly known as SponCon.


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Stagecoach Mary and Cowboy Eddy
Mark Thome Posted On September 1, 2020

Stagecoach Mary and Cowboy Eddy

In 1959, Montana born movie star Gary Cooper wrote an article for Ebony Magazine about Mary Fields. He said of her, “Born a slave somewhere in Tennessee, Mary lived to become one of the freest souls ever to draw breath, or a .38.”


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Restoring the Hidden Lady of Cranky Sam Public House
Mark Thome Posted On August 27, 2020


The “Hidden Lady” of Cranky Sam Public House in Missoula hasn’t moved from this position since early in the last century – and yet, she came a long way to get back to her original glory.


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Pet Fest Winners & Highlights
Mark Thome Posted On August 25, 2020

Missoula Pet Fest Highlights

Marketplace Media successfully held the Pet Fest over the weekend in #virtualmissoula fashion, with over 3,000 votes on in the Pet Video Contest, submitted in a variety of categories.


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Monday Morning Montana Music
Mark Thome Posted On August 24, 2020

Dan Dubuque

Dan Dubuque’s latest cover playing his Weissenborn guitar – Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”


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Missoula’s Old School Motorcycle Ride
Mark Thome Posted On August 10, 2020

MMIW Old School Ride

The variety of vintage bikes was matched by their riders, with everything from British Royal Enfield, Triumph, BSA to American Harley Davidsons, Indians, and a mix of cool Japanese bikes…a great reminder of the diversity of the motorcycle community, all with the common interest and enthusiasm of riding on two wheels.


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Spirits and Spokes at Montgomery Distillery
Mark Thome Posted On August 3, 2020


All manner of speed and special bikes were on display for the discerning motorcyclists in attendance to ogle and cast votes for Best in Show honors.


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Pet Fest moves to virtual online weekend August 21-23
Mark Thome Posted On August 1, 2020

Missoula Pet Fest Highlights

Event organizers are focusing on creating an online experience that preserves the spirit of Pet Fest, while promoting community partners.


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Friday Evening at Ten Spoon with John Floridis and Ed Stalling
Mark Thome Posted On July 25, 2020

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday - The MUG

John Floridis and Ed Stalling with a sunset performance on the lawn at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery.


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The Lazy River Approach to Financial Planning
Mark Thome Posted On July 22, 2020

Tubers on the Clark Fork River in Missoula

There will certainly be rapids that will test your assumption that this river float is actually a leisure activity and not a high-risk adventure.


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The (Charley) Pride of Montana
Mark Thome Posted On July 6, 2020


“As a kid I often wondered, how does the first black country singer, and one of the greatest country singers of all time come from Great Falls? How is that possible? Knowing a bit about history, I also realized that this happened right in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. I used to wonder how something like this could happen in Great Falls but I’ve come to realize that Great Falls, Helena, Missoula and Montana in general may have been the only place this could have happened.”


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The Trail Less Traveled Podcast – Tommy Cummins
Mark Thome Posted On June 7, 2020

The Trail Less Traveled Podcast

Exploring the topic of racism with Tommy Cummins, a retired LAPD vice undercover officer, pro baseball player and best friend to the late Marvin Gaye.


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Stop Bicycle Thieves Before They Steal
Mark Thome Posted On May 25, 2020


Stop bicycle thieves before – and after – they disappear with with your bike.


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Welcome to The Missoula Underground
Mark Thome Posted On May 16, 2020


It’s not a party unless everyone’s invited – Welcome to the party!


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Missoula / Montana Podcasts
Mark Thome Posted On February 19, 2020


Over a dozen podcasts based in Montana and Missoula


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