4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (962+ words) A unique painting recreating one of the most-iconic images in mankind’s history will launch a local artist into one of the top art competitions in the country. Traverse City artist Justin Shull is headed to Grand Rapids this weekend to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (401+ words) Two major projects – a new Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel at the corner of Three Mile Road and US-31 and a new 30-home neighborhood at the corner of Four Mile and Hammond roads – are set to move forward after East…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (334+ words) Six fireworks teams from around the world are coming to Traverse City this week to compete in the fourth annual International Fireworks Championship Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12 at Turtle Creek Stadium. Teams representing Canada, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (191+ words) Traverse City's annual Downtown Halloween Walk is moving to a weekday this year. The event will take place on Thursday, October 29 from 4pm to 5:30pm, changing a long-standing tradition of being held on Saturday. Almost 4,000 attendees came out to the Downtown Halloween…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (165+ words) Garfield Township trustees approved a $186,900 contract Tuesday for engineering work on a project to replace a force sewer main that recently cracked under South Airport Road near Logan's Landing. Gourdie Fraser will complete the engineering work ahead of planned repairs…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (319+ words) The City of Traverse City will start work on numerous local street, sidewalk, and trail projects this week. Cape Seal ProjectThe city will start its 2026 cape seal project Wednesday, which will help preserve pavement on several miles of city streets....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (264+ words) BBQA TrailheadCommissioners will vote tonight to approve a not-to-exceed contract of $92,782 – which includes a 15 percent contingency – with Gourdie Fraser for a new trailhead project at the Brown Bridge Quiet Area (BBQA). Construction on the new trailhead is expected to begin…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (208+ words) In this week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — local sports are in the spotlight. A whole lot of state titles have been making their way to northern Michigan in recent years, on both individual and team levels. How…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (625+ words) Andy Friedenberg always wanted to find his way back to Michigan. Now, thanks to a new partnership with the City Opera House, he’s getting his wish – and bringing his renowned film club with him. Friedenberg is a veteran of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) Asked whether Munson’s decision to expand the availability of rabies vaccine treatments indicates an increase in rabies exposures locally, Foster Family Medical Director Dr. Jacob Szafranski tells The Ticker that the issue is more of a seasonal trend than a…...