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Rainbow Run
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (135+ words) TART Trails and Up North Pride are hosting the annual Rainbow Run, a color fun run and fundraiser around the Boardman Lake Loop Trail. On June 20, 2026, the event will celebrate the trail systems and the Northern Michigan 2 SLGBTQ+ Community during…...
Mangiaracino and Chung improvise soundscapes and lightscapes on the solstice
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (396+ words) On Sunday, this year's solstice, The Candle Factory in Traverse City transforms into an immersive light and soundscape of improvised music and dazzling colors. This performance is the brainchild of interdisciplinary artists Daniel Mangiaracino and Cardin Chung, who are brought…...
People are worried about data centers coming Up North. Should they be?
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (97+ words) Data centers are popping up around the country, including in Michigan. So far, the projects have been downstate. What's the likelihood they'd come Up North? Some local communities have passed preemptive moratoriums on data centers while they work out zoning…...
How easily could a big data center set up in northern Michigan?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (861+ words) Data centers have dominated conversations in the last year, facing mounting concerns from residents and government officials for their energy use and environmental impacts. Michigan is already home to about 75 data centers, which house computer servers underpinning the internet. But…...
Leelanau Energy Electric Vehicle Car Show
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (378+ words) Leelanau Energy is pleased to announce that it is hosting an electric vehicle car show to be held from 10am to noon on June 19 at the North Park (farmers market near the intersection of highways 22 and 204) in Suttons Bay, MI. The show…...
Viridian Strings presents music for string trio in three free concerts
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (492+ words) If it seems like just last week that Viridian Strings was in IPR's Studio A, it's probably because they were just in IPR's Studio A last week. The group played a pair of recitals for piano quintet last weekend, but…...
Leelanau's new finance director joins list of employees raising concerns about administrator
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (530+ words) Documents obtained by IPR shed new light on the reason for Leelanau County Administrator Jim Dyer's paid administrative leave, which up until now has been largely a mystery to the general public. Last week, the County Board of Commissioners placed…...
Outdoors with Coggin Heeringa: Rhythms of Light
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (358+ words) Early on, Interlochen Public Radio did not broadcast 24 hours a day, and Tchaikovsky's June "Barcarolle" was the piece they played at sign-off. Whenever I heard that music, no matter how exciting my novel was, I drifted off to sleep. I…...
Antrim clerk's access to voter rolls suspended by state; Could wave energy power Beaver Island?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (124+ words) Interlochen Public Radio Antrim clerk's access to voter rolls suspended by state; Could wave energy power Beaver Island? The state Bureau of Elections has suspended Victoria Bishop's ability to see or modify the qualified voter file, or QVF. State officials…...
DMV artist turns belts into a conversation about discipline
1+ week, 1+ day ago (825+ words) Multidisciplinary artist Lex Marie has gone viral on Tik Tok and Instagram for her artwork confronting discipline within Black households. At Lex Marie's art studio, a belt is no longer just a belt. I met the multidisciplinary artist in Washington,…...