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MAY 2018  Saturday Markets  ADA Improvements  Downtown Master Plan  Officer More

A Word From Our President Brooke Redpath, METTLE Strategic Marketing Solutions MissoulaDowntown.com

was recently at the Top Hat having lunch with a friend from MDA Board & Staff President Saturday, August 26 college and we began to talk about “change” and how im- portant it is to not get complacent in life. The conversation Brooke Redpath...... METTLE 8:30am...... 4-Mile Run I Past President hit close to home as my business partner and I just celebrated 10am-3:30pm.FAMILY FUN FESTI- Anders Brooker...... Runner's Edge our 3 year anniversary. I can look back and say making that VP of Advocacy VAL change was the best decision of my life. My friend is in a simi- 11am-7pm...... ART SHOW Heidi Starrett.....Missoula Broadcasting Company lar situation to where I was three years ago. He is taking a job VP of Marketing & Events 11am-10pm....FOOD COURT across the country away from all of his friends and family how- Aimee McQuilkin...... Betty's Divine OPEN ever he is yet to see the impact this change will make in his life. VP of Master Plan Implementation 12-10pm...... STREET BARS Ellen Buchanan...... MRA Missoula is in a similar situation right now. There are so many ex- VP of Membership citing things happening in our Downtown we can’t even begin Lynda Brown...... Brown HR Consulting to imagine what a positive impact this will make on the lives of Treasurer people who live, work and play Downtown. Change can be Rachel Golden...... CDC scary but it can also push us out of our comfort zones, it can help us experience more, it helps us recognize our full potential, Board of Directors and makes us more flexible and adaptable. Most importantly Trent Baker...... Datsopoulos, MacDonald, & Lind Bob Burns...... Stockman Bank when you are open to change you are open to more experi- Nick Checota...... Top Hat/Wilma ences and opportunities which leads to having more fun. Paige Livingston...... One Eleven Boutique is changing and shaping into one of the Matt Ellis...... Missoula Osprey most charming downtowns in the country and we are lucky to Josh Eder...... S.G. Long & Co. have a front row seat to see it all come to life. While it is sad to Jeff Kuchel...... Crowley Fleck see some historic elements fade it is amazing to see the com- Kim Klages-Johns...... MSO Hub mitment to keeping those stories alive. We should be proud Ashley Larkin...... , First Montana Bank of the hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial investment Jed Liston...... taking place in our Downtown. Missoula is a better version of Katie Ghen Simpson...... Bathing Beauties Beads itself today than it was almost 20 years ago when I moved to Bob McGowan...... Student Services Assoc, RMSP town. The fact that we have a new $30 million bank on one Tom Snyder...... Five on Black corner, a $40 million hotel being built on the next, a new stu- Zachary Millar...... Dram Shop dent housing complex soon to open and a new brewery all Matt Mellott...... Sterling Group under construction within a few blocks of each other is pretty Ex Officio Members remarkable. Then to start thinking about what is on the hori- Rod Austin...... Missoula Parking Commission zon with projects like the , Max Wave, Corey Aldridge...... Mountain Line Zootown Community Arts Center and River Front Triangle which Shane Stack...... MT Dept. of Transportation will transform the equivalent of three city blocks into a hub of community and commerce. There is so much to be proud of Downtown Partnership Staff and as Mayor Engen recently pointed out the unprecedented Linda McCarthy...... Executive Director amount of investment in Downtown is in part due to those who April Sommers.....Membership & Events Director worked on the Downtown Master Plan. It is great to see the vi- Robert Giblin.... Finance & Administration Director sion come to life! Sarah Ferguson...... Operations Karen Snow...... Director of Giving Kalina Wickham...... Customer Service Pam Udall...... Development Director

1 Rejoice! Saturday Markets Are Back! Welcome New Members! Don't Miss the Markets Opening Saturday, May 5 & People's Market on Saturday, May 12 Stitches Embroidery & Screen here is no better place to be Printing ber and 9 am to 1 pm in October. Mignon Hess than Downtown Missoula dur- The market features locally-pro- 939 Stephens Ting the Saturday Morning Mar- duced fruits and vegetables, meats, (406) 549-2632 kets, and market season is finally poultry, fish, and dairy products, as www.stitchesmontana.com here! Saturday, May 5 marks the well as plants, flowers, baked goods, Opening Day of the Missoula Farm- a variety of beverages hot and cold, Import Market ers’ Market at Circle Square and prepared foods, wool and other Kristal Senne the Market at the wares from Western Montana farm- 201 W Broadway ST Riverfront Parking Lot. The Missoula ers, ranchers and chefs. More infor- (406) 370-2703 People’s Market, also known as the www.theimportmarket.net mation can be found online at www. Saturday Arts & Crafts Market, will clarkforkrivermarket.org. Bob’s Sew & Vac open the following Saturday on The Missoula People’s Market, Bob Snodgrass May 12 – and will be located on the created in 1998, runs from 9 am to 120 W. Broadway 100 block of West Pine Street. 1 pm and features hand-crafted (406) 721-4677 The original Missoula Farmers’ arts from nearly 100 local artists and www.bobssewvac.com Market started in 1972 and runs ev- craftsmen. The People’s Market will ery Saturday from 8 am to 12:30 pm take place on the 100 block of West John V. Carnes ERA on the north end of Downtown on Pine Street. For more information, visit Lambros Realty East Railroad and East Alder streets. John Carnes www.missoulapeoplesmarket.com. Fresh local produce, flowers, plants, The Saturday Morning Markets 5321 Filly Lane baked goods and coffee are pro- (406) 240-5252 add an incredible vibe to Down- vided by more than 100 individual town Missoula that is the envy of Good Food Store vendors, along with live music adja- many downtowns across the Rocky Layne Rolston cent to the Historic Railroad Depot. Mountain West. We are grateful for (406) 541-3663 More information can be found on- all the vendors, farmers, ranchers, www.goodfoodstore.com line at www.missoulafarmersmarket. crafters, board members, market com. masters and customers who support ASUM Office of Transportation The Clark Fork River Market start- the markets. ■ Jordan Hess ed in 2005 and runs every Saturday (406) 243-2045 from 8 am to 1 pm through Septem- www.umt.edu/asum/asum_agen- cies/Transportation Connect to Your Community By Attending a Boddy & Mind Business Consulting Missoula Downtown Association Monthly Social! Colleen Boddy P.O. Box 352 Luncheon Downtown on Tap (406) 210-6118 Montana Department of Transportation Stockman Bank www.boddyandmind.com Loft Missoula Tuesday, May 29 Tuesday, May 8 5 - 7pm 11:30 am - 1 pm 321 W Broadway St Congrats to Our 2018 University 119 W. Main of Montana Grads! $13.00 Join us for Downtown on Tap and Join the Montana Department of tour the new Stockman Bank Transportation to learn more about building! the Missoula ADA construction proj- ect. MDT will be making significant improvements to street corners to ensure Missoula is more accessible for everyone. Enjoy Notorious P.I.G. at the Loft Downtown (119 W. Main) Need a power washing to make while learning about impacts. your sidewalks shine? Contact Downtown Maintenance Man- Can't Make it to the Luncheon? ager, Daniel Tulk for an estimate he Missoula ADA improvement project is on the horizon, and the con- today and get added to his list for struction project will have a significant impact in and around Down- priority service when the power Ttown Missoula this summer. The Montana Department of Transporta- washer is back up and running for tion will host an Open House on Tuesday, May 15 from 3-7 pm at The Public the summer! House (130 E. Broadway). You can learn more about the improvements and timeline, talk with team members from the Montana Department Daniel Tulk: (406) 370-7540 of Transportation, and enjoy some snacks and drinks, courtesy of Big Sky Public Relations. For more information, contact Sarah Knobel (Sarah@Big- SkyPublicRelations.com). MissoulaDowntown.com 2 Downtown Missoula Ready er street décor programs managed for Master Plan Update by the MDA include the boulevard banner program, the American Van Buren Interchange flags and the holiday décor. Missoula’s beloved Downtown Project Update early 75 Missoula-area busi- Flower Baskets are installed in May of nesses and organizations each year. A total of 98 baskets are Nhave pledged to support moved from Pink Grizzly Greenhouse the efforts to update the Down- to the Central Park Parking Structure town Master Plan in 2018-19, and where a team of community volun- the Downtown Missoula Partnership teers and Downtown Missoula Part- has raised $350,000 to fund the up- nership staff members hang every date. With support from develop- basket throughout Downtown Mis- ers, property owners, construction soula and Caras Park. ■ companies, retailers, law firms, tech companies, hotels, utility service he Montana Department of providers, government agencies So Long Officer More Transportation continues road- and more, the initiative to update Tway construction on the Van the 10-year-old plan starts with the Buren Street Interchange during release of the Request for Propos- fficer Shelagh More, the Ded- the month of May. als for planning/consulting services icated Downtown Police Of- Topsoil will be stripped to be- later this month. The Master Plan ficer (DDPO) for the last year gin preliminary sound barrier wall Steering Committee plans to have O and a half, accepted a new posi- installation. Traffic control will be in a consultant on contract before tion with the University of Montana place. Minimal impacts are antici- the end of summer and will start the and will now serve the UM campus pated and two-lane traffic on Van public outreach and engagement police department. She served as a Buren will be maintained. Please process in September. city police officer for more than 20 The update will focus on key be alert for workers. Drivers are years, first in patrol and then in the reminded to look for signage and components to a vibrant Down- detective division before coming are reminded that fines double town, including land use and circu- out to patrol Downtown Missoula. lation, business and parking devel- Police Chief Mike Brady hopes to when workers are present. opment, housing, technology, the have the DDPO position filled by the Thank you to those who were Caras Park corridor, the Broadway end of May with an internal candi- able to attend the open house on corridor and much more. date. He and his staff are also train- Tuesday, April 17 from 3-7 p.m. at With more than $850 million dol- ing new Community Service Spe- the Missoula Children's Theater. lars of investment taking place in cialists. All display boards are available Downtown Missoula, the majority of Patrolling Downtown from mid-April on the project website: www.mdt. the 2008 Master Plan recommend- through mid-June will be Kurt Trow- mt.gov. ed action items have been com- bridge and Kasey Wilhalm, the two pleted or are underway. Staff from the Montana Depart- new officers added in 2016 to help ment of Transportation also recent- The most important components with Downtown and misdemeanor ly held a Facebook Live session of a successful planning process crimes, and they will be staggering are public engagement and imple- their schedules to provide patrol where they answered questions mentation. All Missoulians are en- services seven days a week. In mid- the public has been asking about couraged to participate in devel- June, the School Resource Officers the project, including social media oping the new vision for the heart will join Downtown beat. comments. The video can be seen of our community. For more infor- Downtown business owners and em- at facebook.com/montanadot/ mation, visit www.missouladown- ployees are encouraged to call 911 videos. town.com and click on Resources if and when you need assistance. As construction season is un- and Downtown Master Plan. Please You can also contact Downtown derway, MDOT is hosting a public contact Linda McCarthy (linda@ Ambassador Dave Chrismon at 396- missouladowntown.com) for addi- Q&A session every Tuesday at 1:30 7806. With the Saturday Markets un- p.m. at the Salvation Army in Mis- tional questions. ■ derway, he is now working Tuesdays soula. This is an informal opportuni- through Saturdays. ■ Downtown Flower Baskets ty to stop by to ask questions about any of the projects in the Missoula Coming Soon! urban-area, including Van Buren, Russell or ADA improvements. he Downtown Flower Basket To subscribe to texting updates, program is one of many cre- ated and managed by the Mis- text “VANBUREN” to 41411. T soula Downtown Association in its effort to make Downtown Missoula the most beautiful and welcoming place it can be. Oth- (continues right) MissoulaDowntown.com 3 Shout Outs Get theMONT perfectANA gift for the Moms and On Tuesday, May 8, MCT will present an adapted performance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. A cherished project, this is MCT’s 7th annual adapted Grads in your life! performance for people on the autism spectrum. Adapting a show entails shortening the running time, modifying the lighting, and reducing jarring Good at nearly 200 loca- sounds. Director Joseph Martinez will spend a few minutes before the show 406 talking to the audience and introducing everyone to the musicians and tions, Downtown Gift Cards instruments in the orchestra. To enhance the experience of the adapted are the perfect way to say audience, the lobby will contain a “cozy corner” with pillows, books, and thank you or congratulations. blankets. We encourage patrons to step out of the auditorium if they need to take a break. Doors will open at 5:45 PM, and the show starts at 6:30 pm. Tickets are only available at the MCT box office or by calling 728-PLAY Purchase gifts cards at the Down- (7529). town Missoula Partnership, 218 East Main Street & the MSO Hub, 140 N. Go Over the Edge for United Way of Missoula County on May 19! Over the Higgins. Edge is an exciting fundraising event where participants fund-raise among Also available online @ their friends, family, and colleagues for the opportunity to rappel down the missouladowntown.com. First Interstate Bank downtown building in Missoula! It's a FUN and UNIQUE opportunity to rappel down the First Interstate Bank building on a beauti- ful spring day! Bring your friends and family together to support a great local organization - United Way of Missoula County! United Way is bringing Over the Edge to our community as a fundraiser to support their programs Please submit in education, financial stability, and health. Visit missoulaunitedway.org/ member Shout Outs by the 18th over-edge-2018 for more information. of each month to [email protected] Newsletter by Sarah Ferguson