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Aaron’s new store increases showroom capability VINCE DEVLIN vdevlin@missoulian.com
Motors. Lampi says it has big windows, tall ceilings and a wide-open floor plan that makes Sometimes, good things come it seem like the store gained much in bigger packages. more than 500 to 700 square feet Aaron’s, the furniture, home of floor space. electronics and appliance store, “The old store still had a only gained about 500 to 700 square restaurant feel to it, it had pillars feet of retail space when it moved and it felt cluttered,” Lampi says. a relatively short distance to its “Here we can put an extra 35 to new location at 3490 S. Reserve 40 percent of product on display St. over the summer. because of the design, group things But it’s made a huge in feature areas and customers difference, general manager Dave can walk through it all easily.” Lampi says. The store, one of more than “We went from a restaurant 2,100 Aaron’s located across the that had been converted into an United States and Canada, Aaron’s store, to this location, specializes in sales and lease which is an Aaron’s store built to ownership of furniture, Aaron’s specifications,” he says. consumer electronics and home “It’s a much more comfortable appliances. In addition to its shopping experience.” popular lease-to-own programs, The new building is the former Lampi says it’s a good place for home of Sweetheart Bakery, and people looking to buy outright to is located south of University shop and compare.
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Cabela’s Outpost has same products, expertise ROB CHANEY rchaney@missoulian.com
MICHAEL GALLACHER, Missoulian
Cabela’s opened its third Montana store and 57th nationwide on June 12 with a ribboncutting by archer at its South Crossing Missoula location. The 42,000-square-foot Outpost store features an indoor archery range, museumquality wildlife displays and murals, and thousands of products for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. It employs 90 people. Although smaller than some of the older Cabela’s stores, the Missoula Outpost still displays the depth of products and staff expertise of larger facilities. Women’s camping and hunting gear is a particular specialty in the new store, according to corporate communications specialist Nathan Borowski. So are Cabela’s patented color-changing camouflage technology products. The store is located at 3650 Brooks St., where Cabela’s built an entirely new building on the former Kmart store site. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Conlin’s Furniture expands, adds high-end mattresses VINCE DEVLIN vdevlin@missoulian.com
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
When the ribbon was cut for Conlin’s Furniture’s grand opening on New Year’s Day, sales manager Julie Kujala says perhaps the most important aspect was this: Customers shopping for bedroom sets could now take a few steps, and purchase a mattress too. “Since the beginning, we’d never had a sleep center,” Kujala says. “We remodeled one end of the store, and opened it up for high-end mattresses.” Now, 30 to 40 mattresses are on display, many considered luxury beds. The furniture store and sleep center are located at 1600 North Ave. W., a couple of blocks off South Russell Street. Conlin’s carries Beautyrest Black and other Simmons mattresses, Tempur-Pedic,
Stearns & Foster and Spring Air among its mattress lines. Its many furniture brands include La-Z-Boy, Broyhill and Daniel’s Amish. Conlin’s, a family owned business for 77 years, operates 19 furniture stores and sleep centers in Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming and Minnesota according to Kujala. There are distribution centers in both Montana and North Dakota, and Kujala says the Missoula store gets in two truckloads of new furniture every week. The store is also community involved, she says, and its work there includes supporting Team Up Montana, which raises awareness and funds for cancer patients in Montana, and contributing to a University of Montana scholarship fund.
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Cost Plus World Market part of good news for midtown KEILA SZPALLER keila.szpaller@missoulian.com
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
“It’s a really cool store,” said Southgate Mall manager Tim Winger in an earlier interview. The building’s facade was demolished and Cost Plus World Market opened in the redone along with the interior improvements in shopping center just south of Southgate Mall at 18,000 square feet. Winger said the opening was 3025 Paxson St. part of the good news for midtown Missoula. Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. owns the chain of “I think it’s all going to be pretty interesting World Market stores, which sell a wide variety of when you look at the face of retail (in the area),” goods including furniture, home decor items, he said. kitchen supplies and party planning supplies. For more information, contact Cost Plus The store has a diverse selection of specialty World Market at worldmarket.com or at (406) food items, such as cheeses and hors d’oeuvres, 542-6669. The store is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and it also sells beverages including wine and Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. local beers.
Breakfast, soups, salads, burgers at Cyberdine Grill MARTIN KIDSTON martin.kidston@missoulian.com
specialties range from a grilled ahi tuna salad with dark greens to spicy sweet soups and chowders. But it’s the char-grilled Angus or bison burger Regulars to the old Food for Thought near the baskets that get all the attention. The burgers range University of Montana campus didn’t have to wait long from the simple deluxe to the 1-pound “Terminator,” for a new eatery to open at 1025 Arthur Ave., thanks to complete with three slices of cheese, BBQ sauce, the quick work of Tim and Deb Howard. mushrooms and bacon. The couple opened their new Cyberdine Grill in the The grill is open Monday through Thursday from historic – and popular – corner restaurant this year. Their new web page keeps followers posted with updates 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 6 to 11 p.m. On Friday and Saturdays when the Grizzly football games are away, the like “chocolate chip oatmeal scones right out of the grill is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to oven” and “new batch of homemade chili ready to go.” midnight. It’s open Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. With a build-your-own breakfast menu, diners get For a complete menu, visit facebook.com/pages/ their options on bread, egg style, cheese, veggies and sides. The salad bar provides healthy eating, and Cyberdine-Grill/684577761593251.
Face Club serves fine French, American, Asian cuisine
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MICHAEL GALLACHER, Missoulian
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starters like basil shrimp, and entrees like white wine alligator and hearty chili The Face Club, a new curry. Some of the chef’s restaurant that opened in specialties include sake with downtown Missoula this October, is noteworthy for its lamb ribs, saffron ginger bison and soft-shell crab. The sushi ambitious menu. Owners selection includes sashimi and Angel and Tim Chen have combo rolls like the spicy concocted an offering of octopus roll, the volcano roll French, American, Japanese, and the spicy yellowtail roll. Thai and Chinese cuisine. Lunch combos are offered as Angel will be running the sushi side of things while Tim, well from 10:30 a.m. until a highly experienced chef who 2:30 p.m. The restaurant is located at has worked for five-star restaurants in Hong Kong, will 147 W. Broadway and can be reached at 926-2556. The be in charge of the kitchen. The high-end eatery offers website is faceclub888.com.
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Freshwater Studio represents wide range of artists, print services ROB CHANEY rchaney@missoulian.com
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
Freshwater Studio brings its custom printing, framing and fine art collection to the heart of downtown Missoula with a new location at the intersection of Broadway and Higgins Avenue. The graphic design studio and art gallery moved from Dillon to Missoula last December after 22 years of business in southwest Montana. It represents a range of printers, illustrators, sculpters and photographers, including Marcel Huijser, Dave Whitlock and Brett Badgett. It has equipment to produce giclee prints, large-format prints, promotional products and other business services. Freshwater Studio is open at 101 E. Broadway Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through December. Winter hours from January to March will be Wednesdays through Fridays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. After posted hours, the owners can be reached at (406) 925-2456, gallery@freshwaterstudio.com or freshwaterstudio.com/home.html.
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Garden City Garden Supply on major growth spurt ROB CHANEY rchaney@missoulian.com
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
Like most of the plants it sells, Garden City Garden Supply put on a major growth spurt this year. The business transplanted itself from its old location on East Spruce Street to a larger home at 1000 E. Broadway. The move improved visibility, parking and the business’ opportunity to expand, according to co-owner Danielle Jenkins. Garden City added an indoor espresso bar and two commercial compost tea brewers in the new location. The former serves custom coffee drinks to customers, while the latter makes organic “tea” fertilizer for the plants they grow. The store also carries a full compliment of indoor and outdoor growing supplies and equipment, with a focus on organic, sustainable and natural materials. Shortly before Thanksgiving, Garden City will receive its annual shipment of Christmas trees that are locally and sustainably harvested. The store is open Monday through Saturday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact them at (406) 830-3443, or on the web at gardencitygardensupply.com.
Gecko Designs settles into new location downtown KEILA SZPALLER keila.szpaller@missoulian.com
Gecko Designs, a graphic design and marketing firm, is now
located downtown at 523 N. Higgins Ave. The company started in Missoula in 1996, and it has grown over the years.
Gabe Silverman, “head hauncho” – yes, it’s the title on his business card – said the firm bought the old A&C Drug building in
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
downtown Missoula to accommodate its growth. “We spent several months gutting it and remodeling it, and now, it’s our permanent location here. So that has been our big change,” said Silverman, founder. The company offers a variety of services
including website design, advertising, branding and custom trainings on Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and WordPress. It produces interactive CDs, email and direct-mail campaigns, online feedback systems, post cards, case studies and other materials.
It can be reached at (406) 662-1123 or sales@geckodesigns.com. “Give us a ring, shoot us an email or send a homing pigeon our way,” reads the website at geckodesigns.com. “Let’s get the ball rolling! We can’t wait to hear from you!”
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Goal for Glass Tree owner is to pass on art form DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@missoulian.com
torch now. So I’m left with just being able to pass it on. Let’s provide a stable, consistent At the Glass Tree in Missoula, place where people can blow owner Tyler Hughes said his goal is to pass on the art form he is so glass. They donate a little bit to the shop, and we provide the passionate about. “My goal is to teach some kids glass, gas and tools.� Hughes said he hopes to how to blow glass,� he said. “It’s expand the shop to a 10-torch always been an art form that’s school and become part of the been held under lock and key.� lifestyles curriculum at UM, Hughes has worked with where they already have classes professional glass blowers all over the Northwest, but he went in billiards and snowboarding. The shop is located at 1260 to school at the University of W. Broadway, and is open from Montana and grew up in 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday Missoula. “I’m married with three kids, through Friday. The store can be and I got diabetes,� he explained. reached at 207-1593 or by email “I can’t spend one minute on the at theglasstree@yahoo.com.
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
Good Food Store finishing up expansion of space, food DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@ missoulian.com
respectful manner. Communications director Layne Rolston The Good Food Store in said that customers will soon be able to get a slice Missoula is in the process of homemade pizza or a of putting the finishing calzone at the store. touches on a muchThere are other exciting anticipated expansion. It is additions as well, but you adding more seating and expanding its coffee and beverage bar, and will have more hot food options available as well, to go along with the already huge selection of bulk, organic and locally produced foods. The store has a wide variety of produce, seafood, meats, cheeses, spices, beer and wine, beauty products and household items, all specifically offered because of the store’s commitment to conduct business in an ethical and
might just have to pop into the store to check them out yourself. The Good Food store is located at 1600 S. Third St. West in Missoula. It can be reached at 541-3663. It is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
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Great Burn Brewing brings downtown to southsiders MARTIN KIDSTON martin.kidston@missoulian.com
and Greg’s wife, Diana Garrett, secured the right investors, remodeled and went to work Great Burn Brewing touts itself as brewing the Smoke Chaser Porter, a “fun, family friendly” brewery. along with five other brews. But for Missoula’s southsiders, it’s The brothers named the brewery much more than that. after the proposed Great Burn After several years in the waiting Wilderness, a place where their – and with high anticipation – the brewery opened its doors to a thirsty brother, Chad – a former wildland crowd this summer, bringing a slice firefighter – liked to visit before his passing in 2009. of downtown to the city’s south “Come on in and see,” the owners end. say, “and have a beer on the deck.” The brewery landed in a former The brewery is open Tuesdayoverhead-door warehouse in an upand-coming neighborhood on 2230 Sunday, with weekend hours from noon to 8 p.m. Call 317-1557 for McDonald Street. The owners, brothers Greg and Mike Howard, information.
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Imagination Station filling void, providing educational toys KIM BRIGGEMAN kbriggeman@missoulian.com
It offers the classic toys – traditional wooden toys and puzzles, science kits, Imagination Station Thomas the Train, erector filled a couple of voids sets and puppets, games, when it opened last November on Black Friday. and arts and crafts. There It has brought an ever- are toys for infants and board games like Settlers widening selection of of Catan for the older set. educational toys for all Imagination Station, in ages to downtown Missoula, and it occupies a the old Allegra building, long-vacant location at the held its grand opening in southwest corner of Higgins May and things are going Avenue and Broadway. The store was opened by Denise Magstadt, who owns Imagination Stations in Whitefish and Kalispell. Magstadt said last spring that she decided to expand to Missoula after the Learning Tree, a similar store in Southgate Mall, closed its doors in 2013. “I knew there was a need in Missoula for this type of business,” Magstadt said. “And our family is here, too.”
full-bore, according to store manager McKenzie Brambo. “We’re already preparing for Christmas,” Brambo said last week. “We’re always bringing in new and different items.“ Imagination Staion is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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La Stella Blu ads store for baby, kid supplies KIM BRIGGEMAN kbriggeman@missoulian.com
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
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homecoming day. Crowds lined the parade route in front of her shop and afterward La Stella Blu Katie Albritton has long been in offered face painting, balloons, the online business of baby supplies. In June, her La Stella Blu coloring and a stroller giveaway. Baby and kid supplies have been became a tangible presence on part of Albritton’s world since she Missoula’s Hip Strip in an old started having kids of her own. She building remodeled to restore its launched an online business eight historic character. La Stella Blu offers new strollers years ago that specialized in baby wraps and carriers. That was just and car seats, baby carriers and after her first child was born. She wraps, toys, diapers and was named Stella (La Stella Blu is accessories. “the blue star” in Italian). Stella’s “So far it’s been a great 9 now, and with siblings ages 5 and response from the community. 3, it was time for mom to change to People are really finding us,” a more bricks-and-mortar Albritton said. business model. The Missoula Baby Fair on La Stella Blue is open 10 a.m. Sept. 13 was “great for exposure, to 6 p.m. every day but Sunday. great for business,” she said. She Find it online on Facebook or waited to hold the store’s grand at lastellablu.com, or call (406) opening until Sept. 27 – the 317-1074. University of Montana’s
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Laughing Grizzly Bar & Grill having fun in ‘a bit of wild’ KIM BRIGGEMAN kbriggeman@missoulian.com
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
forest consultant who also owns ClearSky Climate Solutions in town. Eisenstadt said last winter he wanted The Laughing Grizzly Bar & Grill to find a way to hang out more with opened last December at 2300 W. his wife and two young children. Broadway, where the Rocky “Our Grizzly is laughing because Mountain Grill and then Cyrus he lives in such a beautiful, wide Skinner’s once were located. open place,” the bar’s website says. According to its website, it’s “a People come to this area for the Missoula owned-operatedRocky Mountain scenery and envisioned-financed and enjoyed environment. locale” that was “dreamed up as a “Whether you want to way to add FUN to West Broadway.“ This is a new kind of enterprise for reintroduce the wolves or hunt them, we all love it here, partly because it is owner Keegan Eisenstadt, a tropical
a place with a bit of wild left to it. We play on that theme …” You can spin a wheel and get a discount if you do things like howl like a wolf or name five species of trout. The Laughing Grizzly serves food until 10 p.m., and the casino and bar stay open until midnight. It’s open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. “The food that we offer is kind of Montana comfort food, but with a little Southwestern, green chili kick,” Eisenstadt said.
Lighthouse Espresso & Bistro has only oatmeal bar in Missoula DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@missoulian.com
The Lighthouse Espresso & Bistro opened inside of the The Source health club at 255 S. Russell Street in Missoula earlier this summer. The Lighthouse features Missoula’s only hot oatmeal bar, which features fresh steel-cut oats with a wide variety of fruit and topping options. They also feature breakfast and lunch sandwiches that can be customized. You can
find soup and salad, and there is a self-serve frozen yogurt bar. Additionally, the friendly staff can whip you up a smoothie or an espresso drink to get you going. They have baked goods and a wide assortment of drinks as well. You don’t need to be a member of The Source to enjoy the bistro and the indoor seating. The Lighthouse is open Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information call 541-3114, Ext. 3.
TOM BAUER, Missoulian
Lolo Peak Brewing Co. is town’s ‘cathedral of beer’ DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@missoulian.com
MICHAEL GALLACHER, Missoulian
we’re going to create it through our team,” Offen said. The brewery has already created a Lolo Peak Brewing Company opened fun lineup of events, from live music to as the first craft brewery in Lolo earlier an Oktoberfest-style party. They this past summer. Owners Patrick Offen feature eight different hand-crafted and Al Zepeda planned for it to be a beers on tap and their food menu is in town hub, and it hasn’t disappointed. Featuring a huge custom-built taproom, the works. For more information visit a garden, a community meeting room lolopeakbrewery.com or visit Lolo Peak and a mezzanine that is perfect for Brewing Company on Facebook. sipping an ale on a crisp fall evening, The brewery is located at 6201 employees have nicknamed the place Brewery Way in Lolo and is open seven the “cathedral of beer.” days a week from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. “We want a social atmosphere and
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Olive and Iron offers stylish, mature fashions for men, women KATE HAAKE kate.haake@missoulian.com
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
The eclectic boutique opened Dec. 7, 2013 and is located along West Spruce Street right around Prairie Bighorn and Mandy the corner from the Draught Birns’ new store Olive and Iron Works brewery. It’s happily may be a little out of sight, but situated in a loft space boasting it’s not out of mind. both funky lighting and That’s because the longtime hardwood floors, and Bighorn friends are constantly sending says the new space fits their out updates on social media, rustic-yet-chic style. posting new styles and new Bighorn said she and Birns are brands on the boutique’s trying to fill a specific niche in Facebook page. Missoula, outfitting men and “We wanted to be a little bit women in clothes that are off the beaten path and we love mature but not boring. She said the feel of this neighborhood,” Missoula has a lot to offer for Bighorn said. “We got into the teenagers, but before her store, space and it was like a blank there weren’t many options for canvas because nothing has been young professionals who need in here in three years.” clothes to be stylish and
functional at the same time. Clothes and accessories are reasonably priced between $30 and $200, and Bighorn and Birns are constantly switching up the floor by introducing new brands. They also order smaller quantities of items, allowing the store to offer a larger variety. Despite their “off the beaten path” location, Bighorn said their customers’ reactions to the store have been overwhelmingly positive. “We have found the Missoula market is very open to change and willing to give a new businesses a try,” Bighorn said. Olive and Iron is located at 806 W. Spruce St. Call 541-4766.
Employee of Denny’s Print makes it Mike’s Print and Copy KEILA SZPALLER keila.szpaller@missoulian.com
worked out.” The shop does business cards, fliers, newsletters, Mike’s Print and Copy – scanning, posters, foam formerly Denny’s Copy core exhibits, binding, stop – has changed folding and more, Kuhl ownership, as the new said: “Oh my gosh, we do name implies. so much.” According to its The shop that handles website, it also offers all things paper, large and small, also moved this spring to 1503 S. Russell St., just a couple doors down from its previous location. It’s near Boyce Lumber. “Denny retired, which was Denny’s Copy Stop, and I ended up buying him out,” said new owner Mike Kuhl. “I had been working for him for about 15 years prior, and I was first in line to buy it, so I did everything I could, and it
computer services, such as PC rentals. Its new website is mikesprintandcopy.com. The store is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (406) 728-3363 for more information.
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Petco manager wants to meet every Missoula pet KEILA SZPALLER keila.szpaller@missoulian.com
MICHAEL GALLACHER, Missoulian
which are complimentary, interactive educational forums for families such as the annual hit Reptile Rally. There will be Petco, a pet supply, training and grooming store, opened its doors in September on a new numerous adoption events every year, which will help local rescues find homes for animals 12,000-square-foot facility at 3662 Brooks St., right next to Cabela’s. The store augments in need. Pets are welcome in the store, Fitzgerald the South Crossing shopping center on the said: “I want to meet every four-legged animal south side of the city. in Missoula.” “We think Missoula is a fantastic market for The store is open Mondays through a pet supply store,” general manager Brian Fitzgerald said earlier this year. “A lot of people Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. are excited that Petco is coming to town.” For more information visit petco.com or The store supports pet adoptions and plans to host monthly companion animal events, call (406) 251-1362.
Several Missoula, state artists represented at Radius Gallery CORY WALSH cory.walsh@lee.net
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
Their renovated space on East Main Street shows off the work of those artists and others who call Before they opened an art gallery Radius home: Melissa Bangs, in August, a lifelong dream, Lisa Courtney Blazon, Susan Carlson, Simon and Jason Neal were arts Karen Kemp and Louis LaMontagne. people. They both worked in the Painter Ric Gendron of Spokane is humanities world, and they knew the lone out-of-state artist artists around the city and the state. represented at the gallery. They wondered why artists they Their first several First Friday admired – Lucy Capehart, Bobbie openings were greeted positively by McKibben, Megan Moore, John Cook the public, Simon said. In addition to – weren’t represented in their own their represented artists, Radius has already hosted a group show inspired backyard.
by the poetry of James Welch. “People walk into the gallery and keep saying ‘wow’ at every turn,” Simon wrote in an email. “And our business neighbors have been very supportive; we regularly talk about ways to help support each other and to keep the downtown vibrant.” Radius Gallery is located at 114 E. Main St. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (406) 541-7070 or go to info@radiusgallery.com for more information.
Repertoire Art and Design at home under Ferguson murals VINCE DEVLIN vdevlin@missoulian.com
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
Three locations in two states and three cities over three years? It might seem like Repertoire Art and Design, now at the corner of Higgins and Broadway, ought to be on wheels. Instead, there’s been good reason for each location and great reason to celebrate the latest, which gives owner Cindi Jobe the gallery space to represent 20 Montana
artists – and brings her home to Missoula. “A gallery here has always been the plan,” says Jobe, a graduate of Hellgate High School. Jobe started Repertoire in Salt Lake City in 2012 while her daughter was attending Rowmark Ski Academy. It was a studio and small gallery with only her own works on display. She returned to Helena in 2013, where her husband worked, and opened Repertoire in the city’s
downtown walking mall, with room to represent a few more artists. A job opportunity for her husband, and the chance to be closer to family, brought about the move to Missoula this year. Repertoire’s new space, at 113 W. Broadway, is decorated outside by Hadley Ferguson’s “Heart of Missoula” murals – and Ferguson is one of the many new artists Jobe now represents. “I wanted a larger
space,” she says. “I looked at four different spaces and this was the No. 1 choice. One of the reasons I chose it was it had been gutted on the inside, and it was kind of like a blank canvas.” There’s even a touch of irony to that – Blank Canvas, which specialized in home décor and handpainted furniture, was the name of the downtown Missoula business she and her sister owned until 2005.
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Starving Artist Cafe and Gallery exports a bit of downtown culture to southside CORY WALSH cory.walsh@lee.net
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
cafe into a space for young artists. They hired an events director, Amanda Easton, a recent Paul and Susan Tiede were University of Montana BFA looking to export a bit of downtown Missoula’s ambience to graduate, to keep the calendar full. The high-ceilinged space in the southside when they opened what was once the Thurman the Starving Artist Cafe and Gallery, located off Harve Avenue building has been renovated with a historic chic look. on Reserve Street. Just like you’d expect Indeed, they sell locally made downtown. coffee, pastries, bagels and ice Starving Artist Cafe and cream that customers can find Gallery is located at 3020 S. downtown. Reserve St. in the back of the On the cultural side of the spectrum, the space has openings Larchmont Building across from from local artists, open-mics and the golf course. (Turn on Harve Avenue.) Hours are Mondayother community events that Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; residents normally expect of a Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. quirky shop off Higgins Avenue. Call (406) 541-7472 or go to Paul Tiede is an artist and missoulastarvingartist.com for writer himself, and so the Tiedes have put effort into developing the more information.
CONGRATULATIONS MISSOULA FOR 2014’s PROGRESS IN COMMERCE!
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Sunrise Coffee Shop and Moonlight Kitchens wants to be neighborhood oasis in ‘food desert,’ commercial cooking site KATHRYN HAAKE kate.haake@missoulian.com
from around the globe. Community members will also be able to use the kitchens behind the coffee shop to When Sunrise Coffee Shop and prepare food products. Moonlight Kitchens opens this “I hope this turns into a very nice Thanksgiving, it will be an oasis for community center,” she said. “We local food production and coffee plan to be open late on Fridays and consumption in what owner Anne maybe have a little live Little calls a “food desert.” entertainment.” Its location at 1951 Kensington With compost bins, raised Ave. isn’t near any other grocery gardens, the kitchen spaces and a store or restaurant, so Little is picnic area, Little said she is trying hoping it will become a to complete the food loop from farm neighborhood hub where locals to table. gather to sip espresso, chai, tea and a “I have worked with sustainable “rotating tap of different coffees” organizations in town for several
years and I am a strong proponent for local food for local people,” she said. She and her husband Patrick will also hold nutritional classes and events at the new center. Their main goal is to make connections between local people and local food, while satisfying a growing need in Missoula County – rentable commercial kitchen space. “There’s a crying need for good commercial kitchen space,” Little said. “The county health department has been asking, ‘How soon can you open?’ ”
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
Straight 6 Archery will be bigger VINCE DEVLIN vdevlin@missoulian.com
This is Straight 6 Archery’s first appearance in a Progress edition – it opened last spring – and if owner Casey Smith has his way, it will be back again next year. The business is already looking for a significantly larger space to relocate to in 2015. “I want to be the main guy you see if you want a performance bow, and to do that, you’ve got to be able to shoot one farther than 5 feet, which is about all the farther we can do here” at 1200 S. Reserve St., Suite A, where Straight 6 has been since it debuted on May 3. “I’ve been in archery most of my life,” says Smith, who previously worked at other archery and sporting goods stores
in Missoula. “I’ve wanted to do this, and after I got married last year, the time seemed right – no mortgage, no kids. We found this location immediately, and we’re now to the point we can expand. The archery hunting community is huge in Missoula, and it’s gone really well.” Straight 6’s current space is about 1,400 square feet, and Smith is
considering places several times that large for the planned move. He wants to add shooting lanes, archery classes, three-dimensional targets and virtual hunting. Straight 6 Archery carries bows made by Elite, Obsession and Prime. “All three are outshooting the ‘big four’ in bow hunting,” Smith says. “They’re one-upping everybody with the way they’re building bows.”
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The Source health club offers unique workout experience DAVID ERICKSON david.erickson@missoulian.com
TOM BAUER, Missoulian
story facility is owned by Dallas Neil, a former Griz and NFL football player. The Source health club on South “The more you look at yourself Russell Street in Missoula held its the more you don’t interact with grand opening on May 1 and other people around you,” he said. instantly became unique among “That’s just unhealthy.” gyms in town. The Source features machines There are no mirrors on the that cause muscles to tone due to walls and no weight scales. There extreme vibrations and a virtual is, however, an automated climbing workout class room. wall and a children’s gymnastics The club also boasts the longest room. indoor running track in Missoula, The 24,000-square-foot, three- steam therapy rooms, a 30-minute
tension band circuit area, a halfcourt basketball court and a reading lounge. The Totes Ma Oats oatmeal bar and the Lighthouse Bistro lease space in the lobby of The Source. The café features an espresso and smoothie bar, sandwiches, salads, frozen yogurt and other food. The source is located at 255 S. Russell St. and can be reached at 541-3114. They are open from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. on weekdays and from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.
Taco Sano carves out niche with second location on Fairview KIM BRIGGEMAN kbriggeman@missoulian.com
MIKENSI ROMERSA, Missoulian
us to be part of the community center and to support the community center.” Missoula’s southside now has its It’s open to everyone, not just own Taco Sano. users of the center, and offers the Chris and Nancy Butz opened same menu as the original Taco their second quick-stop Mexican restaurant on the east (Russell Street) Sano. That opened in March 2009 on the Higgins Avenue Hip Strip, in front of the City Life Community the alley next to the Holiday at South Center, 1515 Fairview Ave., in July. Fourth Street West (pictured). “We were in a position where we “Sano” means “healthy,” and wanted to open a second location but we didn’t know when or where,” both stores offer fresh vegetables, salsas, sauces and other toppings Chris Butz said. “The opportunity that aren’t considered extras on came about and it just felt right for
their burritos, tacos, quesadillas and salads. Both are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Breakfast burritos are a major seller for us,” said Butz, who employs 15 at the original store and is adding more as the new one grows. The first Taco Sano opened in the depths of the recession. Perseverence paid off, Butz said, and after three years things started to blossom. “Now we’ve carved out a little niche in Missoula,” he said.
Vaper Trail mixes flavors for e-cigarettes on site MARTIN KIDSTON martin.kidston@missoulian.com
KURT WILSON, Missoulian
The electronic cigarettes and flavors are designed as an alternative to smoking. Customers can sample the products on site without the If you’re looking for electronic cigarettes and custom liquid flavors, the Vaper Trail in Missoula inclusion of nicotine. For customers older than age 18, nicotine can be added upon request. is the store for you. Store employees will also walk newcomers Open for more than a year now, the store at through the “vaping” process in a relaxing 102 South Ave. E. has joined the national “vaping” atmosphere. The specialty store sells products craze with electronic cigarettes and custom related to electronic cigarettes, including batteries flavors. and vaping kits, as well as rebuilding kits. Richard Pockrandt, the store’s owner, mixes The shop is also looking to build a vaporizing the Vaper Trail’s flavors on location. They include lounge. all things fruity, including peach and mango. The Vaper Trail is open Tuesday through Banana bread, cheesecake and strawberry cheesecake are also on the menu. Saturday. For more information, call 541-8273.
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You Braved Our Obstacle Course. Now Come Enjoy Your Prize. We admit it. We haven’t made it easy for you these last few months. In an effort to keep all areas of the Good Food Store open during our expansion, we’ve put you to the test. We challenged you with tight aisles, the sounds of hammers and saws and frequently changing routes through the deli. We moved your bread from one shelf to another. We even took away Pizza Wednesday. But pizza is back – and served every day. We’ve added calzones, wok bowls and panini to our menu. We’ve expanded our bakery and beverage bar offerings too. And yes, our deli seating area will soon be much larger too. So thanks for staying the course with us, Missoula. We cannot thank you enough for your tenacity. And for your many years of loyal support.
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