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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The National Park Service on Thursday released a draft plan for managing bison within Yellowstone National Park. The plan includes options for increasing bison numbers, but not by as much as initially proposed.
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Bozeman city officials want to further restrict short-term rental policies. A work session on Tuesday with about a hundred people in attendance prompted intense discussion over whether rentals should be used for tourists or local workers.
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After decades of local ownership, Chico Hot Springs Resort in Paradise Valley was bought by a Maryland-based real estate investment trust.DiamondRock Hospitality Company on Tuesday acquired Chico and the adjacent ranch for $33 million.
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A housing advocacy group in Bozeman is asking the city to ban some types of short-term vacation rentals like Airbnbs in order to free up more living spaces for local renters.About 50 people gathered in front of Bozeman’s City Hall on Wednesday evening at what organizers Bozeman Tenant’s United called a “displacement vigil."
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A strike in early August was averted after the union representing 330,000 US-based UPS workers reached a tentative deal with the company.
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A Bozeman-based nonprofit that services families and children experiencing homelessness closed Monday on a property that will add more transitional housing, shelter space and workforce housing units.
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The first statewide classical music performing group for young people takes the stage this weekend. While some Montana cities have youth orchestras this one is the first to include young musicians from around the state and beyond.
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Residents are weighing in on tools and mapping resources that could be included in a plan to protect sensitive lands as the Gallatin Valley grows. The city of Bozeman held a public workshop on the topic in Bozeman on Thursday.
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After weeks of public engagement and reviewing draft concept designs, the Bozeman City Commission on Tuesday voted against putting a proposed community center on the November Ballot.The commission voted 4-0 to not place a $99 million facility bond and a permanent operating levy to run the community center on the ballot, citing residents' general confusion over recent property tax appraisal notices from the state.
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United Parcel Service employees in Bozeman are preparing to strike with a practice picket on Sunday. The Teamsters Union representing the workers says the current contract they want to see changed expires at the end of the month.