Glacier Mall saga one of bad timing

Eleven years after Wolford Development, of Chattanooga, Tenn., first proposed building a giant shopping mall in the Flathead Valley, the 485-acre site for the proposed mall north of Kalispell has reverted back to the previous owner.

Food prices are squeezing Europe. Now Italians are calling for a pasta protest

Spain has avoided price controls

Do you own a boat, canoe, kayak, or raft? Get on board with the Idaho Invasive Species sticker for watercraft

The Boundary Soil Conservation District wants to remind you that under the Invasive Species Law, any motorized or sail powered watercraft not registered in Idaho and any non-motorized vessel (canoe, kayak, raft, drift boat, etc.) need to have an IISF sticker. Inflatable, non-motorized vessels less than 10 feet in length are exempt from this requirement. Vessels that have a valid Idaho registration do not need an additional invasive species sticker.

Food bank open to shoppers in May with restrictions

The Bigfork Food Bank is taking a big step towards normalcy by opening their doors for clients to shop, rather than pick up prepackaged boxes of food, two days next month. Food banks are considered essential businesses and have been allowed to continue operations throughout the coronavirus pandemic. However, to reduce the risk of exposure to both clients and volunteers, the Bigfork Food Bank reduced distribution days down from four to a single day in April and have not allowed customers inside — until now.

BUSINESS BITS: Cloud Nine Bridal at The Resort Shops

A personalized boutique experience is the object of Cloud Nine Bridal, which opens Wednesday in Suite 129 (southeast corner) of The Resort Plaza Shops at 210 E. Sherman Ave.

The Vietnam of today is not your grandpa's Vietnam

It is hard to believe how much Vietnam has changed in the last 50 years. Tay Ninh Province, where I served, is hardly recognizable. Located northwest of Saigon, the province borders Cambodia on the north, the west and much of the south. The province was a main terminus of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Fifty years ago, the northern part of the province was uninhabited jungle and dangerous territory. That area is now developed with residences, shops, restaurants, and farms, as well as a national park. Tay Ninh City, a former backwater, has turned into a real city.

Why wineries close

It likely seems like a simple answer, but for many wine consumers it becomes more complex and puzzling when one of our favorite wineries shuts the doors. In some ways it is simple a winery closes for the same reasons any other business does, in other ways though it is more complex. Wineries after all are businesses and it is only with the deepest of pockets that they keep going regardless of their economic sustainability.

Ferndale author nominated for Agatha Award

Ferndale author nominated for Agatha Award

Kalispell police

Kalispell police investigated a digital camera stolen from an antiques store on Sixth Avenue West North. The owner gave a description of two men in their 20s.

Law roundup: Man fired up about smoke

A man called the Columbia Falls Police Department to report seeing smoke coming from the middle of a school roof and became frustrated when he allegedly thought firefighters weren’t looking in the “right spot.”

After 4 days, 2 explosions, Navy warship fire extinguished

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard at a San Diego naval base has been extinguished after a four-day battle against one of the worst infernos to rip through a U.S. warship outside of combat in recent years, the Navy said Thursday.

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops.

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops.

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops.

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops.

Artist completes St. Mary mural

Alberton students shop at school for parents

Alberton grade-school students got to go shopping at school last week. The school’s PTA opened a small “store” in one of the classrooms, filled with an assortment of small gifts. 

“People Crossed in Many Ways” – The Ferries of Bigfork

Read Bigfork History Project Volunteer Kyle Stetler's May column about the ferries of days past.

Flathead County Sheriff's deputies responded to Stillwater Loop where a 13-year-old boy attacked his father with a pair of scissors after getting his iPod taken away for misbehaving at school.

Misbehaving boy's bad streak continues