22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (826+ words) A community group has $100,000 in pledges and hopes to land at least $100,000 more over the next few weeks to secure the installation of energy efficient HVAC equipment at Central Grade School. Traverse City Area Public Schools recently kicked off a…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (229+ words) The facility is “intended to function as a low-impact industrial use, consistent with the existing use and surrounding,” the application states. Ekren previously confirmed to The Ticker that TCLP has enough energy to support the project as proposed, though noted…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (434+ words) July 22, 2026 | By Craig Manning A years-long dispute between Consumers Energy and a group of local homeowners is escalating. Christina LaMie, who lives on Peninsula Drive near Eastern Avenue, says the drama with Consumers started in 2017. That’s when the utility replaced…...

4+ day, 57+ min ago   (184+ words) Traverse City commissioners voted 4-3 Monday to make the two-way traffic pattern on State Street, Pine Street, and Boardman Avenue permanent. Commissioners also unanimously voted to approve the ballot language for a TIF plan that will head to voters this fall....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (262+ words) After more than three decades in Catholic education, including 27 years at Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools (GTACS), Superintendent Michael Buell has retired. Buell's decision arose "after prayerful discernment and was influenced by health considerations," according to a GTACS release. The…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (176+ words) Professional Chicago actors perform Shakespeare in the park in Frankfort. A Midsummer Night's Dream, a family-friendly romantic comedy, is a story of mixed-up lovers & mischievous fairies, & in this version, directed by Sarafina Vecchio, is set at a tropical resort. Featuring…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (220+ words) The agreement would run through April 1, 2027, covering one full ski season. Mid-winter, commissioners would determine whether to continue with an outside operator model – which would then go out to bid – or return to the “traditional model where the operation is…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (251+ words) This week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — connected with local cherry farmers to find out how the 2026 crop is looking across Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties. Northwest Michigan produces far more tart cherries than sweet cherries, and…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (145+ words) July 20, 2026 | By Beth Milligan TIF Ballot LanguageA new TIF plan – called the Infrastructure First TIF Plan, which would replace the soon-to-be-expired TIF 97 plan in downtown Traverse City – is headed to voters for approval this fall. “It is important to remember,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) Grand Traverse County commissioners adopted resolutions Wednesday to put a proposed trails millage on the November ballot and to support the work of the Housing and Homelessness Task Force. Commissioners also heard an update on Governmental Center repairs, which could…...