
Olivia Weitz
Bozeman ReporterOlivia Weitz covers Bozeman and surrounding communities in Southwest Montana for Yellowstone Public Radio. She has reported for Northwest News Network and Boise State Public Radio and previously worked at a daily print newspaper. She is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and the Transom Story Workshop.
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A community foundation in southwest Montana is launching a coalition to help develop affordable housing solutions in the area.
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Bozeman Mayor Cyndy Andrus says creating more affordable housing will continue to be a top priority for the city commission in the year ahead.
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Bridger View is being regarded as one of the most sustainable in the Rocky Mountain West. The neighborhood also aims to be a model of affordability — half of the eight-acre development's 62 homes are priced below market.
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More than 40 people testified at a hearing Tuesday on a proposal to limit parking near a concert venue and restaurant in Paradise Valley.
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A mainstay in downtown Bozeman for nearly three decades, Carter's Boots and Repair has moved.
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The district wants to ask taxpayers to help make up for a budget shortfall in its K-12 general fund.
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If you drive through Montana’s Paradise Valley this time of year you’ll likely see elk in their winter range. A new fund will help offset the cost ranchers who provide elk habitat could accrue if their herd contracts brucellosis.
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The Human Resource Development Council was awarded $5 million from the Bezos Day 1 Families fund, a philanthropic organization started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The grant is the largest gift the nonprofit has received in its nearly 50-year history.
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A housing program in Big Sky is close to reaching its goal of adding 100 rental units for local workers by 2023.
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To avoid emergency funding cuts, Bozeman Public Schools is looking to cut $4.1 million from its $57 million K-12 general fund budget. Superintendent Casey Bertram says the disruption of closing elementary school would not be worth saving $300,000.