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✨PARTNER SPOTLIGHT ✨SHARKEY INSURANCEWE SHOP, YOU SAVESharkey Insurance has been providing insurance solutions both pers...
23/08/2024

✨PARTNER SPOTLIGHT ✨

SHARKEY INSURANCE

WE SHOP, YOU SAVE

Sharkey Insurance has been providing insurance solutions both personally and commercially in Missoula since 1975.

As an independent agency they offer coverage with countless insurance companies leaving you or your business with the most competitive rates and coverage levels you deserve.

▪️Home | Auto
▪️Umbrella Farm & Ranch
▪️Commercial Lines
▪️RV’s | Boats
▪️Professional Liability
▪️Landlord
▪️Vacation Rentals

📍 619 Southwest Higgins Ave, Missoula
☎️ 406-728-0030
🌐 www.sharkeyinsurance.com


✨💛👶 In the Business of BabiesLOCAL DOULA MARISA WRIGHT OF SACRED ROOTS HOLDS SPACE AND OFFERS SUPPORT FOR MISSOULA MOTHE...
20/08/2024

✨💛👶 In the Business of Babies

LOCAL DOULA MARISA WRIGHT OF SACRED ROOTS HOLDS SPACE AND OFFERS SUPPORT FOR MISSOULA MOTHERS LIKE WRITER EMMA TROTTER .roots.doula

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“Help me,” I whisper, eyes squeezed shut. Marisa Wright is at my shoulder, repeating my name, and she breathes slowly with me, supporting my efforts to relax as much as possible before the next contraction comes. The lit-up windows of Community Medical Center illuminate the falling snow outside,...

🐶🐾🎉🥳 Happy 10th Birthday, Onyx!LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIKA SPAULDING CELEBRATES HER BLACK LABRADOR ONYX THIS MONTH (AND EVE...
14/08/2024

🐶🐾🎉🥳 Happy 10th Birthday, Onyx!

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIKA SPAULDING CELEBRATES HER BLACK LABRADOR ONYX THIS MONTH (AND EVERY DAY)

Onyx is well photographed and well loved by local photographer Erika Spaulding. He turns 10-years-old this month and we celebrate his celebrity status in the Missoula community a collection of his favorite things: a cake from Bernice’s Bakery, a dog wash at Happy Days Car Wash, a pup cone from Big Dipper, and some quality time in the great outdoors.

Onyx has traveled all over the pacific northwest, up and down the coast and Montana, border to border. He’s been to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, Idaho hotsprings, Washington waterfalls and woods, and Oregon’s salty surf. He’s a dock dog gold medalist, certified pet partner to medical facilities, assisting in the memory care unit and is an end-of-life companion.

Fun fact: he once flew first class to Maine to explore the east coast and picked out a lobster toy on his own at the airport.

We love you, Onyx! Happy Birthday, good boy! 🥳

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✨ Partner Spotlight ✨FULL SERVICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR// RESIDENTIAL // COMMERCIAL // INDUSTRIAL // UPGRADE // REPAIR /...
09/08/2024

✨ Partner Spotlight ✨

FULL SERVICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

// RESIDENTIAL
// COMMERCIAL
// INDUSTRIAL
// UPGRADE
// REPAIR
// REPLACE

✨ WHY CHOOSE STAR ELECTRIC?

// EXPERTISE YOU CAN TRUST

// COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

// LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

// COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

▪️Star Electric is proud to now offer premier solar installation services throughout Montana.

📍6900 Kestrel Drive, Missoula
☎️ (406) 752-0494
🌐 www.starelectricmt.com

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🎨🎶🎤 A Youthful Expression ofCreativityZOOTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERS EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ART ✍️  📸
05/08/2024

🎨🎶🎤 A Youthful Expression of
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ZOOTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERS EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ART

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The Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) is a non-profit arts center that plays a vital role in the Missoula community. Not only does it support and provide space for local artists, performers, and musicians, but it also works to make these art forms available to a diverse range of community members...

📢 August Special: Our Kid + Pet Issue! 🐾👶✨Join us in celebrating the joy and love only kids and pets can bring. ✨If you ...
01/08/2024

📢 August Special: Our Kid + Pet Issue! 🐾👶

✨Join us in celebrating the joy and love only kids and pets can bring.

✨If you don’t receive our monthly issue, you can pick one up at Paradise Falls (Casino Door Entryway) OR enjoy our digital issue. Link in bio.

ON THE COVER
Photography: Erika Spaulding

The Zootown Arts Community
Center (ZACC) is a treasure trove for artistic opportunity. The inquisitive 4-year-old Stevie is deciding on what paint colors to use on her next project.

https://citylifestyle.com/missoulavalley/issues/2024-08

The Bliss of BirdingELENA ULEV HAS TAKEN HER PASSION TO NEW HEIGHTS AND SIGHTS FOR CURIOUS NATURE SEEKERS Elena currentl...
29/07/2024

The Bliss of Birding

ELENA ULEV HAS TAKEN HER PASSION TO NEW HEIGHTS AND SIGHTS FOR CURIOUS NATURE SEEKERS

Elena currently offers 10 unique outings through Blue Heron Nature Tours including wildflower painting sessions, birding trips, guided hikes, native plant walks, and cross-country ski tours in the Missoula area and the Bitterroot Valley.

✨To learn more about Elena and sign up for one of her tours visit BlueHeronNatureTours.com.


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“They’re fierce predators. Do you know they even kill porcupines?” Elena Ulev asks as she focuses her spotting scope so I can get a better look at the great horned owl peering out from a hole high up in a tree at Council Grove State Park. Being an avid birder, I thought I knew quite a bit abou...

✨ Partner Spotlight ✨Fuel was born out of a desire to get Montana moving and build a strong, healthy fitness community. ...
25/07/2024

✨ Partner Spotlight ✨

Fuel was born out of a desire to get Montana moving and build a strong, healthy fitness community. We’re a tight-knit team of individuals who believe that in order to go further, we go together.

▪️Personal Training
Your potential. Our goal. With our certified trainers, you’ll receive personalized guidance tailored to your fitness goals.

▪️Tanning
Enhance your experience with our premium tanning services, featuring both red light and UV bulbs.

▪️Membership
We’re in this business because we care about people. We want to give our members, including our staff, a place where we can meet our fitness goals whilst feeling like we belong to a family.

▪️24 Hour Access
Any time. Any day. Door access is a tap away. Members have the convenience of working out when they want.



📍934 Brooks Street, Missoula
☎️ 406.926.3835
🌐 www.fuel406.com

Bugs & Butterflies 🦋MISSOULA BUTTERFLY AND INSECTARIUMThe Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium is Montana’s first tr...
22/07/2024

Bugs & Butterflies 🦋

MISSOULA BUTTERFLY AND INSECTARIUM

The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium is Montana’s first tropical butterfly house! And if you’ve already visited, you’d know that it’s a sight to behold. Winged creatures, creatures with lots (we mean LOTS) of legs, and creatures that—well—don’t look like creatures we’ve ever seen before. And that’s because we likely haven’t seen them in our neck of the woods. The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium is home to bugs and butterflies from all over the world. Whether it be a field trip, exhibit, or educational program, your mind will be stimulated and your curiosity awakened.

If you’re looking for family fun, consider a family field trip where families are able to complete an open-ended, bug-themed challenge or activity together. There are opportunities for hands-on experiences and learning, and what better way to familiarize yourself with a bug than to see it up close and personal?

There’s fun for adults, too. Bugs and Brews is an evening lecture series where each month they host a new expert lecturer to discuss a fascinating topic relating to bugs.

✨Visitors are welcome Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m.

📍1075 South Avenue West
🎟️ Children (ages 3-17), seniors (ages 60+) and military: $8
General admission: $10


✨Group discounts are available for a party of 10 of more and you must call to schedule a visit.

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https://citylifestyle.com/articles/butterfly-house

✨Partner Spotlight ✨We are please to share our newest partnership with Missoula’s locally owned, TAP CLUB!CRAFT BEER • K...
19/07/2024

✨Partner Spotlight ✨

We are please to share our newest partnership with Missoula’s locally owned, TAP CLUB!

CRAFT BEER • KITCHEN • GAMING

Join them for the perfect fusion of chill industrial ambiance and culinary innovation at Missoula’s new gastro pub.

Chef Shaun and his crew put their collective skills to work to create food that excites and delights. Make sure to ask your server about our daily specials, featuring the results of Chef Shaun’s daily inspiration, as well as decadent desserts crafted by our master baker, Mel! Sip on something from our 37 taps or enjoy smooth glass of wine.



📍 2275 N Reserve St., Missoula
☎️ 406.506.5900
🌐 www.tapclubmt.com

🏀🩺✨TrailblazingMALIA KIPP FORGED HER OWN PATH IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND IN HER NURSING CAREERArticle by Emma TrotterPhot...
15/07/2024

🏀🩺✨Trailblazing

MALIA KIPP FORGED HER OWN PATH IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND IN HER NURSING CAREER

Article by Emma Trotter
Photography by Andy Kemmis

The word that best describes Barbara “Malia” Kipp is “trailblazer.” Malia was the first Native American woman to play basketball for University of Montana, and later built a career as a tribal health nurse specializing in geriatrics while raising four children. She has determined her own pat...

⛳️ On the GreenSun Mountain Sports is Missoula based and making a big impact✍️  📸
08/07/2024

⛳️ On the Green

Sun Mountain Sports is Missoula based and making a big impact

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Enter those words into your internal search engine and chances are good that the Rolodex of images conjured might contain skiers carving a snowy slope, rafters shooting the nearby Alberton Gorge, sun-toned climbers scaling a jagged crag of rock under the summer sun, or fly fishers lining the slack w...

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 Wishing everyone a day filled with joy, celebration, and gratitude for our freedom.
03/07/2024

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 Wishing everyone a day filled with joy, celebration, and gratitude for our freedom.

🤠⛺️🥾 EXPLORE✨ Enjoy the July issue!ON THE COVERPhotography: Erika Spaulding   Elena Ulev gives a bird watching tour to a...
02/07/2024

🤠⛺️🥾 EXPLORE

✨ Enjoy the July issue!

ON THE COVER

Photography: Erika Spaulding

Elena Ulev gives a bird watching tour to a curious group. When you go outdoors and look up to the skies and trees, or even down at your feet, there is something to truly marvel at.



https://citylifestyle.com/missoulavalley/issues/2024-07

✨Partner Spotlight ✨BOYCE LUMBER - MISSOULA’S LOCALLY OWNED, FAMILY OPERATED LUMBER & DESIGN CENTER▪️Decking▪️Doors▪️Win...
27/06/2024

✨Partner Spotlight ✨

BOYCE LUMBER - MISSOULA’S LOCALLY OWNED, FAMILY OPERATED LUMBER & DESIGN CENTER

▪️Decking
▪️Doors
▪️Windows
▪️Cabinets
▪️Roofing

Boyce Lumber and Design Center has everything you need to build your next home, remodel your existing home, or tackle that do-it-yourself project.

Their team of experts has an unrivaled knowledge in all types of Montana lumber and building materials, and our extensive network of suppliers allows them to offer a preferred inventory of quality products at competitive prices.

Building Western Montana for Over 85 Years

📸 .lumber

📍 1410 Russell Street, Missoula
☎️ 406.728.7100
🌐 www.boycelumber.com

Living with IntentionAN INTERVIEW WITH UPCOMING TedxBillings SPEAKER BRANDON SMITH  ✍️  📸
24/06/2024

Living with Intention

AN INTERVIEW WITH UPCOMING TedxBillings SPEAKER BRANDON SMITH

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Brandon Smith. He’s a public speaker, author, business coach, and host of The Missoula Podcast. Aside from his professional titles, he’s also a husband, father, and goal setter. With a confident voice and presence, it’s no surprise that Brandon was plucked from the mass of applicants who appli...

Meet Jim ToddTHE GRANDFATHER OF MISSOULA’S ARTISTIC COMMUNITY ✍️  📸
18/06/2024

Meet Jim Todd

THE GRANDFATHER OF MISSOULA’S ARTISTIC COMMUNITY

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If you’re curious about the latest in Missoula’s art scene, then stop in to stroll the studios of Radius Gallery. Co-owner Lisa Simon has made it her mission to amplify local and regional artists. Inside three exhibition spaces, you’ll find majestic landscapes, imaginative abstracts, and world...

💙 Wishing all the amazing dads a very Happy Father’s Day! 📸
16/06/2024

💙 Wishing all the amazing dads a very Happy Father’s Day!

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Mother Nature & ManPETERSON CONCIERGE MEDICAL BELIEVES IN THE HEALING POWER OF THE HUNT“Hunting is fitness, it is improv...
10/06/2024

Mother Nature & Man

PETERSON CONCIERGE MEDICAL BELIEVES IN THE HEALING POWER OF THE HUNT

“Hunting is fitness, it is improvement in the senses, it is awareness and stability.”

✨Camilla Petersen is the owner of Petersen Concierge Medical, a curated bespoke private medical practice, providing wraparound personalized medical care for its clients.

Petersen Concierge Medical
📍2315 McDonald Avenue, Suite 110
☎️ 406.541.7040
🌐 PetersenConciergeMedical.com

✍️ Camilla Petersen, ND MD FAAFP
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As a hunter settles into a place to glass, he listens and feels. It may take 15 minutes or 30 but ultimately, the world will be smaller, less connected, and more alive. There can be no other worries or stressors. The work has to wait, the argument with the in-laws fades into the background. The bird...

😎🌼☀️ We’ve got a gorgeous weekend ahead! How will you be spending yours?📸
07/06/2024

😎🌼☀️ We’ve got a gorgeous weekend ahead! How will you be spending yours?

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😎✨ Our June issue is here and it’s all about the Gentlemen of Missoula. ON THE COVERPhotography: Erika Spaulding Brandon...
01/06/2024

😎✨ Our June issue is here and it’s all about the Gentlemen of Missoula.

ON THE COVER
Photography: Erika Spaulding

Brandon Smith poses in his hometown, coincidentally coined “Garden City,” where lots of men like Brandon have bloomed into leaders within our community. Read about what he’s been up to on page 26.

https://citylifestyle.com/missoulavalley/issues/2024-06

😎🥾Mother Nature Welcomes Every Body✍️  📸
29/05/2024

😎🥾Mother Nature Welcomes Every Body

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In the summer of 2018, an unlikely group of hikers converged at Missoula’s Blue Mountain Trailhead. I was among them. While waiting for any latecomers, we filled our circle with small talk. I remember noticing one woman with sun-kissed cheeks and summer-washed blonde hair. She looked like any othe...

🇺🇸 Remember and Honor
26/05/2024

🇺🇸 Remember and Honor

22/05/2024

This gorgeous metal sideboard adds drama and light, perfect for Montana!

THE DRIVING FORCEElLIZABETH HINES OF PATTEE CREEK MARKET  EMBRACES FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND LOCAL PRODUCTS ALONG SIDE HUSB...
21/05/2024

THE DRIVING FORCE

ElLIZABETH HINES OF PATTEE CREEK MARKET EMBRACES FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND LOCAL PRODUCTS ALONG SIDE HUSBAND TIM

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Elizabeth Hines—a mom of two who, along with her husband Tim, owns Pattee Creek Market—has some advice for other working women.

🖼️✨Women in FrameEMILY HALL OF ART ATTIC BRINGS WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO THE WORLD OF FRAMING AS A MEANS...
15/05/2024

🖼️✨Women in Frame

EMILY HALL OF ART ATTIC BRINGS WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE TO THE WORLD OF FRAMING AS A MEANS OF PRESERVATION

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We’ve all heard the expression “big things come in small packages,” probably more times than we care to keep track of. It’s one of those phrases that is so worn by time and use that it can cease to bear any weight at all. But such cliches also can invariably possess big truths.

15/05/2024

24 Hour Access - Workout On Your Time

💐💕 Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms out there! Your love and strength inspire us every day. 📸
12/05/2024

💐💕 Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms out there! Your love and strength inspire us every day.

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✨Partner Spotlight ✨Staggs Painting and Powerwashing LLCRely on Staggs Painting and Powerwashing LLC to provide the solu...
10/05/2024

✨Partner Spotlight ✨

Staggs Painting and Powerwashing LLC

Rely on Staggs Painting and Powerwashing LLC to provide the solutions you need.

They deliver 100% custom interior/exterior painting solutions that will give your home the look and feel you’ve always wanted.

Painting Projects at Affordable Rates

🔹Pressure Washing
🔹Custom Painting
🔹Guaranteed Work
🔹Premium Materials

📍420 SW Higgins, Missoula
☎️ 406.529.7428
🌐 www.staggspaintingllc.com

📸 Staggs Painting LLC

Meet Montana Enthusiast Susie WallMISSOULA VALLEY LIFESTYLE CONTRIBUTOR BECOMES A PUBLISHED AUTHORAuthor ✍️ 📸
07/05/2024

Meet Montana Enthusiast Susie Wall

MISSOULA VALLEY LIFESTYLE CONTRIBUTOR BECOMES A PUBLISHED AUTHOR

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Susie, you've just had your first book published. Can you tell me how it feels to release this collection of adventures out into the world? What do you hope readers will take away from the book?

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