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Thursday - 7:30AM
9th Annual Warm-up with Team Bob’s Coat Drive
New & gently used winter apparel of all sizes will be accepted to be donated to The Father Fred Foundation ...Thursday - 9AM
Annual Food Drive
To stock local food pantries. Runs through Dec. 15. Drop off your unopened non-perishables. Open Mon. through Fri., 9am-5pm & ...Thursday - 9AM
TC Drop-off Sites for International Christmas Project
From Nov. 12-19 sites in the TC area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children ...Thursday - 10AM
"It's Personal" Group Show
Featuring figurative work, from canvas to clay by Shanny Brooke & five other artists. A "Meet & Greet" event with ...Thursday - 10AM
"Just Great Art"
Presented by the Plein Air Painters of Northwest MI. Runs through Jan. 2; Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm.Thursday - 10AM
"Testaments: CTAC Faculty Show"
Includes the work of 13 CTAC instructors. Runs Sept. 17 - Dec. 1. A reception will be held on Thurs., ...Thursday - 10AM
"Woven Together: Beyond the Influence of Sherri Smith"
An exhibit of works created by a selection of 14 artists who completed their MFA degrees under Sherri Smith at ...Thursday - 10AM
"Woven Together: The Fiber Work of Sherri Smith"
Sherri's exhibition features work from her most recent series, "Astronomy," which investigates science & mathematics. Runs through Nov. 17.Middle Eastern Magic
Tastemaker
The secret to the mouth-watering recipes at Nada’s Gourmet Deli are in owner NadaSaco’s mind and quite literally in her touch. Her traditional Mediterranean recipes are made ... Read More >>We've Got Spirit!
Bottoms Up
Yes, we do! We’ve got spirit, how ‘bout you? Well, Cherry Apple Spirit Cider that is – and we’re thatexcited about it. Call your squad, bust out ... Read More >>Deciphering Fortnite
If you are the parent to a pre-teen, you know about the emotes. And Ninja. And that weird way your kid and the random kid across the ... Read More >>NMC Students Fly to TCNewTech Pitch Night Win
For a quartet of NMC students, the future is here. The initial product from their startup company won the $500 prize at TCNewTech’s October Pitch Night. It’s ... Read More >>Survivor
Frank Mays was one of two survivors of the sinking of the Carl D. Bradley
The Carl D. Bradleywas headed to port in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on Nov. 18, 1958, to put in for the winter so that badly needed repairs to its ... Read More >>
Oma’s Cherry-Infused Vodka
Bottoms Up
Distiller Kyle Miller’s “Oma” — that’s German for grandmother — has been infusing her vodka with Traverse City cherries since she emigrated to the Mitten State from ... Read More >>
Feature
In Search of Bruce Catton’s Benzie County
The country’s preeminent Civil War author grew up in a backwoods Benzonia, learning about the war from local Union Army veterans decades after the war’s end. Their lessons — about a country divided, states ...Nov. 3, 2018 | COMMENTS
Dining
Jim's Joint B.B.Q.'s The Smokestack
Jim’s Joint B.B.Q. in Honor abstains from both rules and region. And man, does that work well for those of us who worship at the shrine of smoke. Without the commandments of ...Nov. 3, 2018 | COMMENTS
Music
Petoskey Native Stevens Teams Up With Gallant
He might be a Brooklyn, NY kinda guy now, but indie-rock multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Sufjan Stevens has roots in Petoskey, even though he departed for bigger locales to kick-start his music career. Currently ...Nov. 10, 2018 | COMMENTS
Opinion
“All persons ... ”
Well, that was unpleasant, wasn't it? Now that it's over we can go back to the airwaves full of prescription drug commercials. We should, however, take a few minutes to consider ...Nov. 10, 2018 | COMMENTS
Virtual Express
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A Mile In Someone Else’s Boots
On October 13, Northern Express ran a guest opinion column written by Thomas Kachadurian entitled “Get Your Boots On.” The piece alleges that the political left in the U.S. uses tools like political correctness, “safe zones,” and media campaigns to repress free speech and censor truth. As examples ... Read More >>
The Case that Will Not End
In August 2011, when Patricia and Martin Knudsen’s son Michael suffered a horrific electrocution death at Clinch Park Marina, the couple thought they had hit the lowest point in their lives. What they didn’t yet know is that losing their son was only the beginning. The ... Read More >>
Northport’s Impact on the Civil War
Northport's location at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula is a little like that of an island; you don’t pass through on the way to somewhere else. But a century and a half ago, when the primary means of transportation was by water, it was a key ... Read More >>