Shakey Graves plays the Wilma on Friday, and his Bozeman show the next night is already sold out, so Missoula is the in-state chance.

The Missoula Symphony brings Pictures at an Exhibition to the Dennison Theatre on Saturday and Sunday. Downtown’s “Unseen Missoula” ghost walks are close to selling out for Thursday and Saturday.

Plus: a corn maze and hay slide at the Missoula Fall Festival, stand-up comedy, a free late show at the Top Hat and a family Halloween party at the library on Sunday.

Here are the times, places and prices for every stop, so you can plan the whole week in one read.

Behind every great local business is a story worth telling. And sometimes, all it takes is a little extra visibility to help that business find its next customer.

That’s the idea behind Missoula Business Hub, a community initiative working with Zootown Lowdown to spotlight local businesses, share practical marketing tips and help business owners navigate everything from Google searches to the emerging world of AI.

Through our Business Spotlight features, we’ll introduce you to the people and businesses that make Missoula special.

And through regular marketing tips, tricks and educational articles, we’ll help local entrepreneurs discover new ways to attract customers and grow.

Know a business that deserves the spotlight? We’d love to hear about it.

Missoula is getting a Whole Foods Market. The grocer will anchor Midtown Market, a new retail development planned for 3333 Brooks Street, where the Brooks Street Motor Inn stands today.

The project is targeting April 2028 and includes more retail space alongside the grocery store. The developers have asked the Missoula Redevelopment Agency for financing to help pay for demolition, a public plaza and utility work.

It also means change for a neighborhood favorite: Great Burn Brewing has to find a new home. The McDonald Avenue brewery, open there for 12 years, says it will keep pouring through the end of 2026.

Here’s what’s planned, who’s behind it and what happens next.

More customers now get their answer from an AI summary before they ever click a link. If your business isn’t in that answer, they may never find you.

About 1 in 5 Google searches produced an AI summary in early 2025, Pew Research found, and people clicked regular results about half as often when one appeared.

The good news: Google says no special tricks are needed. The basics matter most: a complete Google Business Profile, clear text on your website and matching details everywhere.

This week’s Missoula Business Hub tip breaks it into three free steps, plus a 10-minute test.

Missoula’s food scene is shuffling this fall, with a new coffee stop, a taco takeover and a pastrami shop on the way.

Liquid Planet opened a new downtown store with a drive-thru at 400 W. Broadway, and Kalispell’s Atomic Tacos is turning the former James Bar on West Alder into its own restaurant and bar. No opening date yet.

Pastrami Franks is aiming for December on West Front Street, and Tagliare now serves sandwiches inside UM’s University Center.

Plus, an update on Great Burn Brewing, which is staying open through the end of the year as it searches for a new home. Here’s what’s open, what’s coming and when.

Meet Boone, a 3-year-old husky and cattle dog mix with one blue eye and one brown eye, waiting for a home at the Humane Society of Western Montana.

He’s 58 pounds of smart and active. He knows “sit” and “down,” comes when called and loves time outside with his people. He’d make a great hiking buddy.

Boone has done well with other dogs and with kids who respect his boundaries, and HSWM shares which homes would suit him best.

Meet him Wednesday–Sunday, 1–6 p.m. at HSWM on Highway 93 South. Here’s everything you need to know about adopting Boone.

Save Our Doggy is proudly sponsored by Aragon & Partners.

Idaho 42, Montana 35. The Vandals won a Saturday shootout at Washington-Grizzly Stadium and took the Little Brown Stein back to Moscow.

Keali’i Ah Yat threw five touchdown passes, Eli Gillman ran for 139 yards and Brooks Davis caught three scores, but Idaho converted 11 of 14 third downs and controlled the clock.

The Griz are 5-3 (3-2 Big Sky) and dropped to No. 14 in the FCS poll. They get a bye this weekend before visiting Eastern Washington on Oct. 31.

The bright spot: Eli Gillman broke Marc Mariani’s school record for career all-purpose yards. Here’s what the numbers say and what comes next.

The Class AA regular season is winding down, and Missoula has the Western AA’s marquee game: Kalispell Glacier at Big Sky on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Last week, Sentinel beat Helena Capital 28-19 and Big Sky beat Helena 42-24, while Hellgate fell 45-8 at Butte.

Glacier is unbeaten in West play, and Big Sky has one league loss. Sentinel travels to Kalispell Flathead and Hellgate hosts Helena on Friday. The playoffs start Oct. 30–31.

Sentinel and Big Sky are both ranked in the MTN Sports top five. Here are the scores, standings and the full weekend schedule, plus how you can help us spotlight Missoula’s student-athletes.