Downtown News

March 24, 2020 MDA Members, As we navigate the coming weeks of uncertainty, the Downtown Missoula Partnership will continue to support and promote all the wonderful things that make Missoula such a special community. We are proud of how our community members have responded to the call to limit exposure through drastic measures. We are...

March 20, 2020 As our country and our community quiets itself in an effort to “reduce the curve”, we are all concerned about how this worldwide pandemic will play out, both globally and locally. We are reminded to slow down, take pause, reduce our outward-facing, in-person connections, and focus on keeping our families and our...

March 16, 2020 As we navigate uncharted territory of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Downtown Missoula Partnership and the Missoula Downtown Association (MDA) in particular understand the concerns and desires for our Downtown community to do all it can to reduce the spread of the virus and the impact on our community. Like many of our...

How URDs and TIF have shaped Missoula’s Growth Believe me, I’m no expert in the field of TIF (Tax Increment Financing) or URDs (Urban Renewal Districts), but I do know that these topics have generated plenty of debate and misunderstanding in our community over the decades. It is inherently a complex topic and requires some...

Missoula Parks and Recreation is proud to serve the citizens of Missoula with quality recreation programs, well-maintained parks and trails, and an abundance of open space lands. Missoula boasts more than 550 acres of city parkland, 22 miles of commuter trails, 4,200 acres of conservation lands and 26,000 park and boulevard trees. As part of...

Greetings, one and all! In this year of 2020, I couldn’t be more honored to hold the role of President of the Missoula Downtown Association Board of Directors. As such, I will endeavor to be the best ambassador and advocate I can for Downtown Missoula and all it offers to this fantastic community. I serve...

Missoula’s Office City, A Family Legacy Why is shopping local important? Small businesses foster job opportunities for local residents, contribute to local economic sustainability, offer a more diverse inventory, provide unique and personalized customer experiences, and eventually empower other small businesses or startups to become building blocks to our community and economic history. Joseph M....

Downtown, Happy Thanksgiving and happy holiday season. We all have so much to be Thankful for this year as Downtown continued to grow and investment, energy, and new people continued to come in. Some of us were new businesses and employees part of that growth and others were part of existing businesses that help set...

Soft Landing Missoula strives to help Missoula, MT be a welcoming, supportive and informed community that can assist refugees and immigrants to integrate and thrive. We focus on building a sustainable effort to engage our community in welcoming refugees and immigrants while celebrating the richness in diversity, culture and experience they bring to our city....