Pita Pit

Have you checked out the old Stephens Hotel on the corner of Park and Montana? Well, you may have and just not realized it. The Stephens Block, on the southeast corner of the intersection was once part of a bustling Uptown urban environment with the mines in full operation, shops that rivaled those of New York or Chicago and 24/7 entertainment and nightlife just down Park Street. Today? Different, yet familiar.

Let me be the first to say that I am not one to doubt the math that the people at Water and Environmental Technologies are showing. After all, they are some of the smartest people in town doing work that I can barely spell correctly, less understand. So, when they say that based on 2023 data, approximately 75% of the people who donate blood at this Friday's Blood and Food Drive will get a door prize, I am inclined to believe them. And these door prizes are pretty cool, too.

It's going to be a fun Saturday in Uptown Butte as the annual Ice Carving competition takes place. This is the 23rd year that this event has taken place under the wing of our friends at Mainstreet Uptown Butte.

With the arrival of football season and both Naranche Stadium and Bob Green Field at Alumni Colisuem firmly uptown, where is a convenient place to grab a bite before or after the big game? Put down your pom poms and pick up your forks. Here are some of the best places in Butte to get your pregame meal or snack.