10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (202+ words) The Ticker Local Kitten Rescue Calls for More Responsible Pet Owners Only one in four kittens survives life outside without human care and intervention This week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — is the Pets issue, and Kelly Lemcool,…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (213+ words) “We’re in that point in our organizational life cycle where a lot of these components – human resources, capital resources, facilities, infrastructures – are coming to a head,” Marentette says. “I think it’s an opportunity to think through a lot of these…...

4+ day, 10+ 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…...

4+ day, 10+ 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…...

5+ day, 10+ 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…...

6+ day, 10+ 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....

6+ day, 10+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day 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   (146+ words) Cherryland Center HousingOwner Ulysses Walls of Traverse Entertainment Group and project representative William Crain of Crain Engineering will appear before township planning commissioners Wednesday for a conceptual review of a housing project called the Woodward Street/Cherryland Apartment Complex. Bradford…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (324+ words) Bradford Gille, the suspect in a mass stabbing attack at the Traverse City Walmart last July, is planning to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, according to Grand Traverse County Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Moeggenberg. Moeggenberg issued a statement Friday…...