It was only 3pm, and Kelly’s Kritters was preparing to turn away their seventeenth kitten of the day, a heartbreaking reality for a kitten rescue that exists exclusively to give cats a second chance.

Back in the nineties and early aughts, the Cherryland Center in Traverse City was a bustling shopping center at the intersection of Garfield and South Airport roads. But the rise of online shopping, ...

A whole lot of state titles have been making their way to northern Michigan in recent years, on both individual and team levels. How many more will the 2026-27 school year bring? Here are nine ...

For Angela Macke, tea is a healing journey, a ceremony, a spiritual awakening, and a way of life. But she had little idea of what she was starting back in 2003 when she founded what has become Light ...

Don’t want to leave your pup at home on the next family field trip? The great news is that you might not have to! We’ve put together a list of places in addition to local dog parks, hiking trails, and ...

Some became Olympians, some became doctors. Some were the stars of their college sports teams, others chose to focus on other things. Northern Michigan’s former standout high school athletes have ...

Summer has long been the most active season for buying and selling real estate in northern Michigan. So, how was summer 2026? Northern Express crunched the numbers (provided local real estate ...

At the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society (LTBHS) in Harbor Springs, their answer, whenever possible, is yes: yes to adoption, yes to sustainable solutions, and most importantly, yes to the dogs and ...

Blizzards, floods, wildfire smoke, and changing drinking habits have made 2026 another year of adaptation for northern Michigan’s wine industry. From the vineyard to the tasting room, growers and ...

Traverse City’s newest haunt literally has two bars—wine and sushi. Bonobo Winery and Dojo Sushi have combined forces in a historic TC home and recently opened its doors to the neighborhood and beyond ...

As for voting misunderstandings, Lutz says the most common one involves geography. Traverse City has a population of about 16,000, but Grand Traverse County has about 97,000, meaning many voters live ...

His book, This Cursed Beautiful Land, is described as “an extraordinary, deeply reported chronicle” of Russia and its people.