The Pulp

The Pulp is a nonprofit news outlet dedicated to Missoula, focusing on community issues, politics, arts, and culture. Founded in September 2023 by Erika Fredrickson and Matthew Frank, who previously reported and edited for the Missoula Independent, this organization emerged in response to the growing challenges faced by local journalism in Missoula and nationwide. The Pulp aims to deliver comprehensive journalism that both informs and connects the residents of Missoula and western Montana, promoting transparency, fairness, and democratic values.

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Taco cheat codes – The Pulp

1 week ago | thepulp.org | Ari LeVaux

We shook hands to make it official. If my tacos were the best ever, as claimed, I would win the wager. Otherwise, victory went to my adversary. It was admittedly the most audacious of claims, the longest of long shots. Out of how many hundreds of Mexican restaurants and taco trucks? She took a bite and stared at me, her eyes smooth blend of “OMG,” “WTF” and “up your nose with a garden hose.”If this confidence sounds like braggadocio, it wouldn’t be on my behalf.
Missoula says 'bathroom bill' stinks

2 weeks ago | thepulp.org | Arren Kimbel-Sannit

Missoula County is joining an ongoing lawsuit challenging a new state law that restricts the bathrooms that transgender Montanans can use. “How appropriate to do this during Pride month,” Commissioner Dave Strohmaier said following a unanimous vote by his colleagues to join the lawsuit. House Bill 121, sponsored by Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe, R-Billings, is one of a slew of so-called “bathroom bills” that have popped up in state legislatures across the country in recent years. Signed by Gov.
'Outrage' at Missoula Art Museum: Portraits honor Montana's MMIP – The Pulp

3 weeks ago | thepulp.org | Erika Fredrickson

When Irish artist Brian Maguire first heard about the epidemic of missing and murdered young factory girls in Juárez, he was visiting friends in Idaho. While in Sandpoint, he happened to pick up a book — new at the time — called “The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border,” written by two Mexican journalists. The book described how young women and girls, mostly factory workers, were being murdered and their assaulted bodies dumped on the edge of the city.
Missoula elevates Pride flag as an official city flag

3 weeks ago | thepulp.org | Arren Kimbel-Sannit

The Missoula City Council on Monday voted to adopt the LGBTQ+ Pride flag as an official flag of the city. The vote comes in response to state legislation recently signed by Gov.
It's business as usual at Holland Lake Lodge – The Pulp

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Tristan Scott

This story was originally published by the Flathead Beacon. The Flathead National Forest has approved a new special use permit for Holland Lake Lodge, authorizing the historic lakeside property’s new owners — the Utah developers behind Holland Peak, LLC — to operate the lodge within the existing footprint and facilities for the next 20 years.
Saturday market fever – The Pulp

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Erika Fredrickson

Once May rolls around, the Clark Fork River Market and the Farmers Market become Missoula’s unofficial weekend religion. Sure, you can attend yoga or church, but have you ever received unsolicited rhubarb wisdom at 8 a.m. from a third-wave barista moonlighting as a radish farmer? Enlightenment achieved.
My, my, Hakurei – The Pulp

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Ari LeVaux

The first Missoula farmers market of the season was as glorious and informative as I’ve come to expect. The spring sunshine illuminated tree buds and baby plants, along with sections of skin that had been hidden for months, giving a vibrant glow to all it touched. I learned who died, who reproduced, who got an elk, and other important life events.
From sawdust to stardust? – The Pulp

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Katie Fairbanks

This story was originally published by Montana Free Press at montanafreepress.org. While the announcement of a film studio moving into a shuttered wood product plant in Missoula’s Northside neighborhood may seem abrupt, local economic officials said it is a step forward for Montana’s quietly growing film industry. Story House, Inc., held a ribbon-cutting event last Friday at the former Roseburg Forest Products plant, which it plans to transform into a film and television production campus.
Watching the watchdogs – The Pulp

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Erika Fredrickson

Even though it was an “old” movie when I was in high school, All the President’s Men was one of the primary reasons I was inspired to write for the Hellgate High School newspaper, The Lance, and aspired, one day, to be a journalist. The 1976 film based on a 1974 non-fiction book tells the true story of the Watergate scandal and the two Washington Post reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who broke the story.
Screen timeout in Missoula schools ⏾

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Arren Kimbel-Sannit

The Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees took a final vote this week to restrict student usage of cellphones and other electronic devices on elementary, middle and high school campuses beginning next school year. The new policy, approved by a unanimous vote Tuesday, takes a bifurcated approach.