15th Annual Plein Air Glacier 2022

All new works created during the Hockaday Museum of Art’s Plein Air Glacier Paint Out, which took place Sept. 6 to 13, are now available to view and purchase through Oct. 15

Putting voles in the crosshairs - with gum

Gardening season in the Flathead is still a couple of months away, but I already have anxiety about what I’m predicting to be a banner season for those pesky subterranean dwellers called voles.

Letters to the editor Jan. 20

Letters to the editor Jan. 20

Hooray for the French boule

I was the kind of mom who almost always answered my kids’ requests to buy something spontaneously with “Not today” or “It’s not on sale.”

Letters to the editor Jan. 15

Letters to the editor Jan. 15

'The refineries are driving the ship'

Petroleum industry changes drive consolidation in distribution field

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US

Many of the major reforms to ticket sellers in the U.S. have failed to pass this year. The proposals were inspired in part by complaints from fans who were unable to buy tickets last fall to Taylor Swift's summer stadium tour.

Ammunition in short supply

Local stores can’t maintain stock of some calibers

It's been going on for months, but an ammunition shortage will become obvious and possibly more severe as hunters prepare for Sunday's Montana general hunting season.

Taking the hassle out of eBay

So you've got an item you want to sell on eBay. You could take the time to photograph it, research the going price, set up the auction online and field questions from bidders.

Congress must act on housing crisis

For the past six months I have been talking to hundreds of Montanans about their concerns and hopes for the future, and the one issue that comes up every time is housing. Some of our neighbors and their kids are living on the streets.

As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back

Inflation isn't only costing small businesses money. It's costing them customers as well. For much of the pandemic, small business customers were largely tolerant of price increases and kept on spending. Now, owners are seeing some pushback.

Parks to increase price for senior lifetime pass

For more than two decades, older Americans have been able spend $10 to access to the country’s national parks until the day they die. In August, the price for lifetime access will rise to $80.

Higher interest rates are stifling Montana homebuyers

Searching for a home to buy in Missoula’s pressure cooker housing market over the last year, Jeff Moss has been thinking a lot about interest rates.

Market for Music

Kalispell landmark Sykes' makes some changes but restaurant rocks on

Cyber Monday deals lure in consumers amid high inflation

Cyber Monday is expected to remain the year's biggest online shopping day and rake in up to $11.6 billion in sales, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks transactions at over 85 of the top 100 U.S. online stores.

Gun sales cool off after Trump elected

After Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday, business markets and economists preached uncertainty for the future. One industry expecting stability, however, is firearms and ammunition suppliers.

A thorny problem for local florists?

Big box stores present a challenge to the little guys

City wants new spot for radio towers

The city of Kalispell has targeted KGEZ's two radio towers to be moved to another location.

Home sales prices could go public

The state Revenue Department will ask the 2015 Legislature to change the law to allow the sales prices of real estate to be publicly disclosed, Director Mike Kadas told a legislative committee on Wednesday.

Travel agents unfazed by online options

Internet travel planning is gaining popularity, but local travel agents say they're not fazed by the online trend.