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18Events this week
3Free things to do
86New spots
92New stories

Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Missoula

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 18 events, day by day →

What's Cookin' Series: Preserve the Season

Saturday 8am · Holiday Inn

Story Time

Saturday 11:30am · Missoula Public Library · Free

Drake Bulldogs Football

Saturday 1pm · Grizzly Pool

Osees

Saturday 7pm · The Wilma

Yoga for Healthy Aging

Monday 9:15am · Cancer Support Community

New in Missoula

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Granite Mill Coffee

Bakeries & Sweets

Sprouted treats, strong coffee: Granite Mill Coffee is the rare combo of community vibe and genuinely good baking, thanks to their sprouted flour.

granitemillcoffee.com

Double Front Cafe & Bar

Restaurants

Fried chicken worth the wait: Double Front Cafe & Bar is the do-your-night-right kind of Missoula classic, with fresh, never frozen, hand-battered chicken cooked to order and a low-key basement bar locals whisper about as the best kept secret in town.

doublefrontcafe.com

Montana Natural History Center

Entertainment

Learn your wild neighbors: Montana Natural History Center is where Missoulians can get hands-on with our local flora, fauna, and geology through interactive exhibits and the Naturalist Lab, then wander the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden.

montananaturalist.org

Missoula’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

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Most read in Missoula

The five stories Missoula readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Moose on the loose in Missoula

    A man has killed eight of his relatives, including four children, outside Billings, Montana, during a Sunday dinner.

    Full story at nbcmontana.com

  2. For Sale - The John R. Toole House at 1005 Gerald Avenue, a National Register–listed historic property offering a compelling adaptive reuse opportunity in Missoula’s University District.

    The John R. Toole House at 1005 Gerald Avenue, a National Register–listed historic property in Missoula’s University District, is up for sale.

    Full story at matr.net

  3. Community Spotlight: Fáilte Montana Irish Festival

    The Friends of Irish Studies in the West is hosting the Fáilte Montana Irish Festival at Caras Park in Downtown Missoula on August 28.

    Full story at kpax.com

  4. KPAX Missoula Area Weather: Scattered showers and thunderstorms return on Sunday

    Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over southwestern and south-central Montana on Sunday, followed by fewer clouds and quieter weather by Sunday morning.

    Full story at kpax.com

  5. Missoula approves process for Miller Creek horses on private land

    Missoula County commissioners have approved a new process for Miller Creek residents to deal with free-roaming horses on private property.

    Full story at kulr8.com

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