The Great Falls Theatre Company opens its 10th production tonight, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, at the University of Providence Theatre. The play, first performed in 1944, became one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre with timeless themes of balancing responsibility, longing for more, and family dynamics that are just as relevant to today’s audience as when
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This week’s wrap up of local news from the last week. As a reminder, you can sign up for The Electric’s email newsletter to get the headlines delivered to your inbox at 4 a.m. just about daily. City delays decision on pass-through funding for Union Bethel AME church restoration project: City Commissioners again discussed the effort to preserve the historic Union Bethel
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City Commissioners again discussed the effort to preserve the historic Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Great Falls during their March 18 meeting. Last summer, the Montana Historical Society was awarded a nearly half-million dollar grant to stabilize and provide safe access to the church. The $497,712 grant is through the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Park Service and
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Updated at 1:30 p.m. At 11:05 a.m. July 15, dispatchers received reports of a person yelling from an apartment in the unit block of Park Drive South toward the Farmers Market. The person allegedly said they were going to “shoot the place up.” Officers were immediately dispatched and have secured Park Drive South from Central Avenue to the alley, according
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The election for a commissioner seat on the West Side Flood Control and Drainage District is getting a redo. A special election has been set for March 16 for that seat after District Court Judge Elizabeth Best declared the election in valid in a late December order and ordered the county to redo the election within 85 days. The county
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City Commissioners voted this week to approve the purchase of 16 multi-space pay stations. Commissioners also voted to approve fees associated with the new equipment and software. This year, the city has been moving toward the installation of multi-space electronic pay stations on Central Avenue; license plate recognition equipment and software; as well as parking enforcement and back-end software. Fourteen
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Cascade County has been listed on the state website as now having a 16th positive COVID-19 case. This new patient is a non-resident male in his 40s with recent out-of-state travel, according to the Cascade County City-County Health Department. “He self-quarantined upon arrival and CCHD’s infectious disease team has been conducting a full contact investigation. As always, no further information
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The following businesses have closed their doors temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not an exhaustive list but The Electric will keep a running list here as much as possible. A number of restaurants have transitioned to take-out or delivery options, more info on that is over here and here. March 31 Eklund’s Appliance: “Due to current circumstances
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The Great Falls Public School Foundation announced $418,200 in donations for Longfellow Elementary School during the Dec. 16 school board meeting. Several donors contributed for different projects at the school, which is currently under construction. The school at 1100 6th Ave. S. was torn down and a new building is being constructed on the site. In the meantime, students are
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The Design Review Board met Sept. 30 for the first time in nearly a year. Last November, the City Commission voted to suspend the board for six months and in May, voted to continue the suspension for another six months. That hiatus could potentially end on Dec. 4 so city staff convened the five-member board to discuss any changes to
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