Traverse City commissioners voted 6-1 Monday to sell a city-owned warehouse at 517 Wellington Street to Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse for use as an emergency homeless shelter.
The purchase offer calls for Safe Harbor to pay $50,000 to the city for the warehouse and an adjoining parcel on Franklin Street. Under the agreement terms, …
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Traverse City’s housing shortage has impacted not only renters and homeowners, but residents experiencing homelessness as well. From a proposal to turn a city warehouse into an emergency shelter to the opening of a new Goodwill apartment complex to a supportive housing campaign spearheaded by a former city mayor, The Ticker looks at three projects …
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The year was 1986 and recent Traverse City Central graduate Brian Heffner was a member of the first Police Academy class at Northwestern Michigan College. Two years later, as a junior officer with the Traverse City Police Department (TCPD), he arrested a drunk driver while patrolling on a bike.
Now, as the academy readies to …
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An offer submitted four months ago by Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse to purchase a city-owned warehouse on Wellington Street still hasn’t gone before city commissioners for review – a delay that’s left the nonprofit in limbo.
Safe Harbor submitted a $50,000 offer to the city October 2 to buy the building at 517 Wellington …
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According to Charity Navigator, a national nonprofit that “guides intelligent giving,” 12 percent of annual giving occurs on the last three days of the year. Given that fact, local nonprofits are scrambling to secure key funding from donors large and small. As the end of the year approaches, The Ticker wondered how 2015 giving is looking …
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Want to enjoy a free craft brew - while also helping those in need? On Wednesday, December 9, Goodwill Northern Michigan will host the third annual Boots for Beers Benefit from 6-8pm. Participants can stop by The Little Fleet, Rare Bird Brewpub or The Filling Station and donate a pair of new or gently used …
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Two events next week in Traverse City will shine the light on the issue of local homeless youth in recognition of Homeless Awareness Week.
On Wed., Nov. 18, several community members have agreed to go to "jail" at The Little Fleet in support of the local Homeless Youth Program. Each will have a box that …
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Three area restaurants are partnering with Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing to raise funds and awareness for ending homelessness this month. Each restaurant will be collecting donations for NMSH, as well as offering a special featured menu item, with a portion of sales from that item benefitng NMSH. Participating restaurants and dates include:
Sorellina - November …
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Traverse City commissioners agreed to sell the former Traverse City Light & Power coal dock to Rotary Charities and approved continuing the experimental three-lane configuration on Eighth Street at their Monday night meeting.
Commissioners voted 6-1 to accept Rotary’s $1 million offer for the coal dock property on Grand Traverse Bay, a deal that includes …
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Traverse City commissioners will consider approving a resolution tonight (Monday) recognizing the rights of people experiencing homelessness.
Adopted and recommended by the Traverse City Human Rights Commission, the resolution states that the "rights, privacy and property of those experiencing homelessness shall be adequately safeguarded under the policies of Traverse City." According to the document, every …
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