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Carol McKee’s Feral Cat Colony Fight

Nov. 24, 2018

Catch and release has become popular in fishing. In Benzie County, Carol McKee is playing the catch and release game — but with cats.

It’s a little more involved than that. McKee oversees the efforts of Community Cats of Benzie County (BenzieCats.org) to reduc... Read More >>

The Benevolent Order of Up North Service Clubs

Nov. 24, 2018

Elks, Eagles, Lions, Moose, and more — the nation’s longstanding service organizations used to be the place to join and the wayto give. While their popularity among new generations might be waning, their missions to serve are as strong as ever. Here’s a look at some... Read More >>

12 Shows of Christmas

Nov. 17, 2018

Each year, the season brings a host of holiday cheer to stages across the region. And because it’s a heckuva lot easier to get your hands on a ticket than it is on a partridge in a pear tree, we’ve assembled 12 live shows that are sure to make your holiday extra merry and brig... Read More >>

NMC Students Fly to TCNewTech Pitch Night Win

Nov. 10, 2018

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 not just that they won $500, but the win demonstrated the viability of the group’s product: an ... Read More >>

Honor Through Craft

Nov. 3, 2018

Bob DeKorne wanted to give back. So the musician and luthier (that’s a maker of stringer instruments) decided to work on an instrument that was personal to him and would also reflect a special occasion: the annual concert and auction by guitarist Kenny Olson to benefit Mid-Mic... Read More >>

Northport’s Impact on the Civil War

Nov. 3, 2018

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 port — and one that played... Read More >>

Honor Through Craft

Nov. 3, 2018

The Family Business: Now Run by Women

Oct. 27, 2018

Sons following their fathers into the family business is trope as old as time. But daughters joining their mothers? Thanks in no small part to some post-war revolution and several decades of advancement in women’s rights, we’re seeing generations of women not only rising... Read More >>

Accidentals manager. Intentional mom.

Oct. 27, 2018

Amber Buist had pretty much seen it all. A veteran of the music industry, she’d been a performer and worked behind the scenes in marketing and management. Her husband is also an experienced performer, having worked with numerous artists in Nashville and at its Grand O... Read More >>

Here Lies northern Michigan’s Famous — and Not So Famous — Dead

Oct. 20, 2018

The creepy graveyard haunted by restless spirits has long been a Halloween staple. Truth is, other than falling leaves, the Halloween season doesn’t really bring much change to a cemetery’s surroundings. Most across the region are peaceful, even scenic resting places for those... Read More >>

Aaron’s Tree

Oct. 13, 2018

There’s a particularly picturesque tree in Boyne City that, having withstood decades of harsh wind and weather, many people recognize. A recent storm, however, reminded many what this weeping willow still stands for.

One of the most picturesque ... Read More >>

Son, Can You Play Us a Memory

Oct. 13, 2018

After sales of millions of albums, after working with the cream of jazz musicians for the last 50 years in virtually every setting, after jetting around the world for performances in front of enthusiastic fans alongside Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Kirk Whalum a... Read More >>

Ramsdell Ramps Up

Oct. 9, 2018

A new team effort to enhance the musical offerings at Ramsdell Theatre and at the same time make them less intimidating will kick off Oct. 12. The Shoreline Music Society will present two pieces of music — Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” and Schubert’s “Symp... Read More >>

A Tightening Market

Oct. 6, 2018

The housing market is always reacting to the law of supply and demand. When there’s a glut of homes on the market, prices drop. When demand outstrips supply, prices escalate.

So welcome to Traverse City, Petoskey, and Charlevoix — if you’ve got the money... Read More >>

Dark Days Done, Beulah’s Ursa Major Bistro Shines On

Oct. 6, 2018

In the wild, a match between a big bear and a caribou would probably tend to favor the bear. And one between a large, powerful caribou and a baby would be easy to call as well. Which all leads to Beulah’s Blue Caribou Café bowing to the inevitable, an onslaught from giant Car... Read More >>

Local John Wunsch Brings Two Guitar Legends to TC

Oct. 6, 2018

Ten fingers. Twelve strings. Nylon and steel, melodies and magic. Alex de Grassi and Andrew York will fill Milliken Auditorium with music from their guitars Oct. 14.

Though well-known for his recordings and performances on steel six-string, de Grassi didn’t start th... Read More >>

McLaren Nurses' Motivation to Improve Cardiac Care in Rwanda?

Sept. 22, 2018

Vianney Ruhumuliza wanted to give back to his home country. The mass murders of Tutsis during the Rwandan Civil War was one of the most harrowing acts of genocide in the 20th century: An estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed in 1994, constituting some 70 percent of the Tutsi... Read More >>

St. Independent

Sept. 22, 2018

Commencement at St. Michael Academy in spring 2017 marked the first time students had graduated from a Catholic school in Petoskey in more than 45 years. That’s because the previoushigh school was shutteredin the early ’70s.

“It closed in 1971 when the n... Read More >>

Ed Asner performing at Ramsdell

Sept. 8, 2018

Ed Asner has won more Emmy Awards — seven — than any other male performer. He’s one of the few actors to portray the same character in a comedy and a drama, and the only male to win an Emmy for both. He’s played Santa Claus in movies and TV shows numerous times, an... Read More >>

Less Attila the Hun, More Buddha

Sept. 8, 2018

The half-horse, half-human centaurs from Greek mythology were famous for their archery skills. The creatures, which also made several appearances in the Harry Potter stories and films, are the inspiration for a group based in Gaylord: The Michigan Centaurs. Their goal is to capture that e... Read More >>