🌱 CMC Announces Expansion + City Council Reviews Housing Proposals

Good morning, Missoula! I'm Sean and I'll be your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town. Here is everything you need to know today in five minutes or less.

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• Tuesday: An a.m. flurry, then a shower. High: 39 Low: 18.
• Wednesday: Cloudy. High: 39 Low: 17.

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Here are the top three stories in Missoula today:

1. The Community Medical Center (CMC) recently announced that it will be expanding its Heart and Vascular Clinic. The $17.9 million project will add 19,015 square feet to the current facility to help provide needed care for the growing community in Missoula. (KPAX)
2. The Missoula City Council considered two housing proposals during its meeting on Monday. One proposal plans for 70 units along Scott Street as part of the city's goal to provide more permanent affordable housing options. The second proposal suggests using funding from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to buy a mobile park with 28 households in the Frankly to Fort area to prevent it from potentially being redeveloped. (NBC Montana)
3. The Missoula Art Museum is hosting a retrospective called "The View from Here," which will feature work by artist Willem Volkersz that he produced over the last 25 years. A public meet-the-artist event and panel discussion will be held at the museum on May's First Friday on May 6. The exhibit will be available to view in Missoula from Mar. 3 through Jun. 10 before traveling to other museums throughout the Northwest. (NBC Montana)

Today and tomorrow in Missoula:

Tuesday, March 7

• Missoula Jazz Collective At Draught Works (5:30 PM)
• Missoula County Fairgrounds: Starting Your Garden - Veggies & Flowers At Missoula Public Library (6:00 PM)

Wednesday, March 8

• Dopapod With Yak Attack At The Hop Hat (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you in the market for a new home? Here are five properties to recently hit the market in the Missoula area, including a two-bedroom, two-bathroom for $45,000 and a five-bedroom, three-bathroom for $835,000. (Missoula Patch)
• Calling all job hunters! Check out this roundup of open positions in and around the Missoula area, including job opportunities in sales, financial services, human resources, and more. (Missoula Patch)
• Join the Missoula Public Library for a night of Irish Dancing featuring dancers from the Carroll-Henderson School of Irish Dancing. The event will be on Mar. 12 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Imaginarium. (Missoula Public Library via Facebook)

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About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.