The Pulp is an independent, nonprofit news organization serving Missoula and western Montana. https://thepulp.org/ 🍊https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mvbidzkvx22tRavalli County’s conservative commissioners and conservationists align in opposition to the rare earth mine proposed near the West Fork of the Bitterroot. https://thepulp.org/sheep-creek-mine-makes-strange-bedfellows/11 Sep 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbidzkvx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mv6ishsob226Aaron Wilson thinks a lot about who yields to whom at Missoula's roundabouts. The rules are simple. The perception isn't. https://thepulp.org/the-psychology-of-missoula-roundabouts/10 Sep 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ishsob226https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mv6agl6fwq2kTo most of Missoula, parking is a headache. To Jodi Pilgrim, it's a calling. https://thepulp.org/qa-with-missoula-parking-services-director-jodi-pilgrim/10 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6agl6fwq2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mv4psilg2d2nMissoula gave cyclists bike lanes across the Clark Fork in 1936. A quarter-century later, they erased them. https://thepulp.org/missoula-bike-lane-history-higgins-bridge/09 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4psilg2d2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mv4hgakpgu2zBob Giordano of Free Cycles talks about his vision for Missoula’s transportation system — and let’s just say, it includes roundabouts. https://thepulp.org/missoula-free-cycles-future-transportation/09 Sep 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4hgakpgu2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mupv3lkjfz2tAn hour with Ravalli County's commissioners showed where Seth Bodnar's independent pitch lands — and where it stalls out. https://thepulp.org/seth-bodnar-ravalli-county-senate-independent/04 Sep 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupv3lkjfz2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mul4jvn3c62uAmanda Browder's plan to wrap two Missoula buildings in fabric is anything but secret — she wants the whole town sewing. https://thepulp.org/amanda-browder-soft-monuments-missoula/02 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul4jvn3c62uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mukmmmi5x62aAs e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced. https://thepulp.org/montanas-e-bike-debate-picks-up-speed/02 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukmmmi5x62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mu2zvd26ky23A Reddit sleuth accused Missoula's bike-powered composting nonprofit of relying on a gas-powered rival. Three hard years later, Soil Cycle has finally found a way to do almost everything itself again. https://thepulp.org/soil-cycle-composting-missoula/27 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2zvd26ky23https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mtzavdbj2m25The Clark Fork went from dumping ground to Missoula's backbone. Some business owners are asking what they owe it in return. https://thepulp.org/clark-fork-river-missoula-business-recreation/26 Aug 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzavdbj2m25https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mtjgna6kgp2cThe Missoula-born, Seattle-and-Chicago-nurtured band reunited in 2024 to honor their friend, producer and fellow Montanan Steve Albini. A conversation with bassist Tim Midyett ahead of Silkworm’s ZACC show. https://thepulp.org/the-return-of-silkworm/20 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjgna6kgp2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mthnmtqnxr2yNIL is giving Griz players leverage, boosters a stake, and UM's Kent Haslam a bidding war. https://thepulp.org/montana-griz-football-nil-money-kent-haslam/19 Aug 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthnmtqnxr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3msw2eez6nz27Naengmyeon's icy broth and fiery kick don't just cool you down — they hit you with a sour-spicy sucker punch. https://thepulp.org/hot-summer-cold-noodles-naengmyeon-recipe/12 Aug 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw2eez6nz27https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3msvsu3xalt2uDaisy Chain Fest returns for a fourth year of punk, garage rock and country-tinged tunes — bigger and more polished, but still scrappy at heart. https://thepulp.org/daisy-chain-fest-2026-missoula/12 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvsu3xalt2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3msjain7eio2dThe Pulp’s print edition just hit the streets, dance moves and all. https://thepulp.org/the-pulp-launches-print-edition-in-missoula/07 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjain7eio2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3msga46ug6u2uA restored photo booth in the Florence lobby is bringing back a beloved ritual. https://thepulp.org/proof-of-life/06 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3msga46ug6u2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mse7kvhbvy2jThe Old Trails Fire tore through a Spokane neighborhood of soccer fields and skateparks that never seemed like wildfire country — until it was. https://thepulp.org/suburbia-can-burn-too-spokane-wildfire/05 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse7kvhbvy2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mrxurfxduw2hThe Montana Osprey Project has spent 20 years studying the Clark Fork through its ospreys. Now it's asking what the mercury is doing to the birds. https://thepulp.org/iris-osprey-mercury-missoula-clark-fork-river/31 Jul 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxurfxduw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mrpuc24nsn2nMontanans push back on NorthWestern Energy's power plan as data centers line up for electricity. https://thepulp.org/montanans-push-back-on-northwestern-energys-power-plan/28 Jul 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpuc24nsn2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mrbixamusg2cWild, feral, abandoned — people have used a lot of words to describe Miller Creek’s free-roaming band of horses. As Missoula County moves toward a balanced management strategy, a proper legal term remains as elusive as the herd's origins. https://thepulp.org/missoula-county-weighs-future-of-miller-creek-horses/22 Jul 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbixamusg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mqacy27u442iThe mill site's property owner backed out of the Krambu proposal this week, citing public concern — as county commissioners weigh a moratorium on future data centers. https://thepulp.org/plug-pulled-on-bonner-data-center/09 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqacy27u442ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mqa3geaxxl23Ahead of the James Welch Native Lit Festival in Missoula, a conversation with Sterling HolyWhiteMountain on Welch's poetry, the writers he inspired, and the lineage the festival protects. https://thepulp.org/james-welch-native-lit-festival-sterling-holywhitemountain-missoula/09 Jul 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa3geaxxl23https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mq622fvw3k2bA food writer's quest to reverse-engineer the carrot dishes stealing the show at Montana steakhouses. https://thepulp.org/root-awakening-poached-carrots-recipe/08 Jul 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq622fvw3k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mpm7csqk2f26Scott Mathson walked into Missoula's oldest recording studio looking for a way back to music. He ended up buying the joint — and inheriting four decades of Montana sound. https://thepulp.org/the-recording-center-missoula/01 Jul 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm7csqk2f26https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mpk6oyrywj2bDevon Lawler didn't plan to become the fresh pasta guy. Then he read a book, bought an Italian noodle extruder, and sold out the Missoula Farmers Market. https://thepulp.org/third-street-pasta-missoula-farmers-market/30 Jun 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk6oyrywj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mp242lupqq2rThe only three runners who have finished every Missoula Marathon since the inaugural race in 2007 have become each other's biggest supporters — and fiercest competition. https://thepulp.org/missoula-marathon-legacy-runners/24 Jun 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp242lupqq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mow2xps7hl2iFrom Crow Nation teenagers channeling Nirvana to a Missoula neo-soul collective and Livingston surf-rockers, independent Montana artists just dropped new releases to stock your summer soundtrack. https://thepulp.org/new-music-montana-artists-summer-mixtape/22 Jun 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow2xps7hl2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3moiypn3no623A documentary from Missoula's High Plains Films about the insects holding life on earth together is back at the Roxy. https://thepulp.org/high-plains-films-insect-documentary-roxy-missoula/17 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiypn3no623https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mogiasiz7a2aThe cake decorators at a Missoula Walmart have become local legends. Corporate has no comment. https://thepulp.org/missoula-walmart-cake-decorators/16 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogiasiz7a2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mnxfha5w5r2eA new web tool called TroutCast can predict how drought will hit Montana's blue-ribbon trout fisheries, potentially before managers have to shut them down. https://thepulp.org/troutcast-montana-rivers-fish-trout-drought-forecasts/10 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxfha5w5r2e