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Missoula Current
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![Burns St. Bistro to close; second local eatery in two weeks](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-Bistro-food.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Burns St. Bistro to close; second local eatery in two weeks
On Monday via social media, the Burns St. Bistro said it will close its doors for good in October, ending roughly 12 years of operation. It joins the Catalyst Cafe, which announced its plans to close last week.
![Ninth Circuit affirms denial of Lummi Nation fishing rights in Washington state](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-Fishing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ninth Circuit affirms denial of Lummi Nation fishing rights in Washington state
Monday’s order prevents the Lummi Nation from opening a crab fishery east of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound because there's no evidence that the tribe historically fished there.
![Viewpoint: Zero Waste effort diverts trash at local events](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/04/Republic-Services-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Zero Waste effort diverts trash at local events
Caroline Simms and Kelli Hess write, "During the Western Montana Fair and River City Roots Fest, an estimated 70% of waste produced by record-setting attendance was diverted from the landfill."
![J-Street shelter funded for a year, but next year in question](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-City-Shelter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
J-Street shelter funded for a year, but next year in question
Faced with the potential of not being able to fund the shelter next September, city leaders and homeless advocates have begun exploring any options that may be available to them next year.
![Most Missoula City Council members mark 9-11 tragedy, but not all](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-flag.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Most Missoula City Council members mark 9-11 tragedy, but not all
While most members of City Council on Monday night used their platform to remember the lives lost on 9-11, one council member decried the local media's coverage of her initiative to place homeless camps in city parks and on city property in all six voting wards.
![City to begin design of Brooks corridor, rapid transit line](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/10/Traffic-transportation.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City to begin design of Brooks corridor, rapid transit line
After completing a study on the Brooks Street corridor and its need for both transit and pedestrian improvements, the city is ready to embark on the next step by designing the project.
![Harmon’s Histories: Tawdry tales from early Montana divorce courts](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-1899-SKETCH-The-Philipsburg-mail.-volume-October-06-1899-Image-5.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Tawdry tales from early Montana divorce courts
“I take you to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold ... (blah, blah, blah) ... until death do us part.” “Until death do us part?” Well, not so much for a rather large number of vow-utterers over the last century or more.
![Indie rock alive and well: Modest Mouse and Pixies at the Kettle](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-Pixies.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Indie rock alive and well: Modest Mouse and Pixies at the Kettle
William Munoz writes, "The advent of alternative rock bands in the early to mid 1980's like Sonic Youth, R.E.M., Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden and The Smiths, were foundational in moving the genera into the psyche of a generation."
![Montana Viewpoint: Full Nelson in Trout Creek](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/04/Jim-Elliott-headshot-2015-249x350-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Viewpoint: Full Nelson in Trout Creek
Jim Elliott writes, "In the 1970s you didn’t use to see many new pickups in Trout Creek, and when you did you knew who it belonged to. Now you don’t see many old pickups and when you do you also know whose they are."
![DEQ considers Missoula request to cut winter ethanol use](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/05/Traffic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
DEQ considers Missoula request to cut winter ethanol use
If Missoula ever exceeded the national standard again and it could be shown that vehicles accounted for more than 40% of the carbon monoxide produced, Missoula would go back to using oxygenated fuel.