MISSOULA — An opportunity for anyone in Missoula seeking childcare options is happening at 6 p.m. on June 13, 2024.

As childcare is becoming increasingly harder to find and more expensive, The Missoula Child Care Advantage (MCCA) is hosting an open house.

CEO of United Way of Missoula, Susan Hay Patrick told MTN, “The traditional child care model in our country and community is broken, it costs too much to provide a service that too few people can afford and there’s not enough of it and there’s a lot of turnover because it pays so poorly and that affects quality.”

Operating through Zero to Five — which is part United Way of Missoula County — the organization has two main objectives. “A short term goal of improving the availability of high quality child care and the long term goal…

Trainspotting is a British hobby originating in the 1940’s for locomotive enthusiasts. At its core, trainspotting is all about watching trains recreationally and looking for distinctive characteristics as they go by.

In 2003, there were said to be around 100,000 trainspotters in the UK alone. Living in a digital world, the majority of train information and timetables can now be found online – making it easier than ever to know where and when you might be able to see your favourite trains.

The Different Types of Trainspotting

In the UK, there are a few different types of trainspotting practises but all of them revolve around the act of tracking trains in some way. Some spotters will want to take photos of the trains, whereas others are happy to have simply seen the…

Good beer with good friends. That’s the goal of every bottle share, a small gathering to drink rare, unique or hard-to-acquire beers best saved for “that special occasion.”

But bad manners and an eagerness to try too much, too quickly, can make even the best beer taste off. Which is why we sat down with Benjamin Pratt, cofounder of As Is, one of New York City’s top craft beer bars, who shared his tips for hosting a bottle share, the right way.

Here’s everything you need to know before you break out the bottle opener.

1. Keep the group small

When coming up with the invite list, keep it under 10 people.

“The goal should be a group small enough that the share can actually be conversational and educational,” Pratt says, “not just a free-for-all to try as many beers as…