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, ...

We asked candidates to answer two simple questions: what inspired them to run for their position, and what their top ...

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.

This is one of our biggest restaurant roundups ever, and it’s just in time for fall dining! We have sushi, shawarma, sandwiches, and Southern comfort food. We have food trucks, fine dining, and cozy ...

For this issue, two chapters of the League of Women Voters—a “nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and ...

Current accommodations at Water & Woods are up and running. From locals looking for a getaway to visitors coming to enjoy a ...

Another November election is upon us and with it, a slew of proposals, candidates, and millages to learn about. In the meantime, we reached out to northern Michigan’s political organizations to weigh ...

Though we might think of fall as a gathering season, there’s also plenty going into the ground at both farms throughout ...

To score our federal government, we first need to understand what these officials signed up to with their solemn oath of office. This gives a benchmark to rate them by. This should influence your ...

It’s no secret that Americans are divided politically these days. Fomented by social media, cable TV pundits, and overall economic woes (among other things), the chasm between red and blue seems to ...

The coalition proposing a “no” vote on Proposal 1 is diverse and broad, representing businesses, unions, religious organizations, conservatives and progressives, and environmental groups. Many of ...