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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'Outrage' at Missoula Art Museum: Portraits honor Montana's MMIP – The Pulp

1 day 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

4 days 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 week 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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 ⏾

3 weeks 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.
MCPS goes two for three 🗳️

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

The results from Tuesday’s school board and levy votes are in: Missoula voters approved two of three public school levies and retained the incumbent slate of school board members. The levies help fund general operations as well as potentially qualify Missoula schools for additional state funds, important at a time when school districts across the state are facing budget deficits and making cuts accordingly.
Fragrant lily dumplings – The Pulp

1 month ago | thepulp.org | Ari LeVaux

Eating my first potsticker belongs on the list of life experiences that I’ll never forget. It happened at the Oriental Garden Chinese restaurant in my hometown. They were labeled Peking Ravioli, and I had a good feeling about them from the start, all plump and golden brown. I found them filled with an intoxicating mix of pork, ginger and green onion, and I was transformed. The restaurant’s all-you-can-eat buffet offered a full range of classic Chinese delicacies.