Halloween has become one of the most popular days of the year, first with children who get to dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating, but also with adults who enjoy their own kinds of festivities.
A news report on Friday morning indicated that several major retailers would be closing hundreds of stores throughout the country however several of the stores located in Missoula’s Southgate Mall will remain open.
The use of fireworks in the Missoula city limits has been illegal for several years, but that doesn’t seem to keep many residents from shooting off fireworks during the 4th of July season.
The head of the Missoula Development Agency said on Monday that Southgate Mall does not have to repay monies from Tax Increment Financing (TIF’s) after being sold, for just one reason, no monies actually went directly to the mall.