Two-Way Streets, Rotary Square, Riverfront, TART Trail Emerge as Early Contenders for Remaining TIF 97 Funds

By Beth Milligan

Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members are starting to zero in on a handful of projects they want to prioritize in the next three years …

Central United Methodist Responds to Graffiti, Affirms Trans/Immigrant Support

By Beth Milligan

The leaders of Central United Methodist Church in downtown Traverse City are affirming their support for trans and immigrant communities in response to graffiti left in spray paint …

2024 Holiday Gift Guide Deadline Is This Week

The annual Northern Express Holiday Gift Guide arrives next week, and businesses hoping to promote their products and services have until this Wednesday, November 20 to secure …

The Magical World of Holiday Art Markets

With Halloween in the rearview, it’s officially the holiday season, and stores have already been stocking their shelves with holiday décor and plenty of toys, clothes, electronics, …

Housing Support, Project Alpha, ARPA Funding on County Agenda

By Beth Milligan

Grand Traverse County commissioners will consider a funding request Wednesday from Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing to contribute $300,000 over the next two years for a new rental …

Made in Michigan: Yana Dee's Journey

By Art Bukowski

It wasn’t quite rags, and it still isn’t riches (at least in the monetary sense), but Yana Dee Powers still pinches herself at times when she takes …