The Great Falls Farmers’ Market is planning to have a season this summer, but things will be different. For vendors or those interested in being vendors, an informational meeting is scheduled for April 17 in the Gibson Room at the Civic Center. Pre-registration is required for the meeting and there will be sessions at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1
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In the works for some time now, the partners behind the new event center coming to Central Avenue are formally announcing their project on April 6. The Newberry, at 420 Central Ave., is currently under construction and the owners plan to open in September with their first concerts in October. City considering TIF request for downtown event center project Those
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The developers of Newberry, the event space coming to 420 Central Ave., have requested $171,200 of tax increment financing funds from the city for the renovation projects. STSA Partners, which includes owners of LPW Architecture, Enbar/The Block and the Mighty Mo, submitted an application for TIF funds to offset costs for curb and sidewalk repair, fire suppression installation, structural repair,
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The C.M. Russell Museum is breaking ground on its $1 million expansion on March 19. The expansion will add 2.1 acres to the museum campus and includes additional parking and outdoor space that will be open to the community. City approves changes to landscape code; rezone, lot aggregation, road vacation for Russell Museum In April 2020, the City Commission approved
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The Downtown Great Falls Association has released the 2021 calendar of events. “As we all know, everything is subject to change and we will communicate any changes to the best of our ability,” according to DGFA. Follow the Destination Downtown Great Falls Facebook page for updates on events.
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Cascade County has been working for several years on plans to clean up with former smelter site in the Black Eagle area and to create plans for potential recreational development on the site. Those plans are in conjunction with Superfund cleanup work by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and that remediation work is likely years out before any development efforts
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Maria’s Mexican Restaurant Maria’s Mexican Restaurant is moving to the former Rikki’s location at 1220 9th St. S. The last day in the current location on Central Avenue is March 20 and they hope to open in the new location on April 6. Colored Snow Colored Snow, a shaved ice vending unit that has operated as a food truck but
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The Downtown Summer Jam is returning this summer with three concerts and the 4th of July Hootenanny. This year’s lineup is: July 4 LANCO July 21 Lainey Wilson Aug. 11 Chris Bandi Aug. 25 Jackson Dean Tickets go on sale March 4 here. Downtown Summer Jam [2020] canceled The concerts were canceled last summer due to COVID-19. Fourth of July parade,
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Alton Brown is coming to the Mansfield Theater Nov. 22. The “Alton Brown Live – Beyond The Eats” show is one during which Brown says fans can expect “more cooking, more comedy, more music and more potentially dangerous science stuff,” and warns “prepare for an evening unlike any other and if I call for volunteers…think twice.” Tickets go on sale
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The Great Falls Public Library board made no decision regarding the naming of the new Bookmobile during their March 3 meeting. The board scheduled the special meeting after deciding during a Feb. 23 meeting to postpone a decision on the request to rename the library building for Alma Jacobs, who served as head librarian at the Great Falls Public Library and the
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