Ross Boissoneau | Author
Car Shows Approach the 2021 Starting Line
May 29, 2021
If summer 2020 was all about pumping the brakes, summer 2021 seems to be the season to hit the gas, squeal the tires, and barrel into at 100 miles per hour. One American summer staple in particular — car shows and cruises — are looking ready to roll Up North. Some, like the Na...
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Running Down a Dream
May 22, 2021
Cory Wade
GR Auto, Traverse City
What TJ Maxx is for housewares and clothes hounds, the newly opened GR Auto of Traverse City is for classic car lovers. Whether you’re dying to buy or just want to ogle at an ever-changing inventory (pictur...
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U.S. v. China
May 15, 2021
The International Affairs Forum will welcome Lingling Wei, senior China correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, May 20. The 5pm Zoom presentation will focus on the relationship between China and the U.S. and such issues as human rights, trade, intellectual disputes a...
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Vita Bella Italian Kitchen and Market
May 15, 2021
Maybe Ed Carella didn’t have a choice. After all, he’d basically been raised in a pizzeria. His parents, Tina and Angelo, were immigrants from Naples and had opened a pizza and pasta spot in Chicago. Ed spent much of his boyhood working there. “As a kid, I literally grew...
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Servers Spill All
May 8, 2021
Few industries have been as decimated by the effects of the pandemic as the restaurant industry. As the world stumbles toward a new normal, we wondered what the last year has been like on the front lines as restaurants suddenly had to change their business model, many looking to takeout a...
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The Ultimate in Outdoor Dining
May 8, 2021
We love the variety of outstanding food and beverages available here in the North country, from our restaurants, markets, and roadside stands to our bakeries, breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries. But rather than praying for an open table while hungry tourists and pandemic rest...
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Live and In-Person Performances at GLCFA are Back — and Big
May 8, 2021
In the good old summertime, people used to gather, enjoy one another’s company, and do things. One of the things they’d do was go to concerts. Then 2020 happened, and everything changed.
At Great Lakes Center for the Arts, like every other venue, that meant the season&...
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(Does it buy anything anymore?)
May 1, 2021
Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to real estate in the past year knows that since the opening of business last spring, sales have absolutely been on fire.
That trend actually goes back a few years, with home sales rebounding since the end of the Great Reces...
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The Other Market Shortage: Home Appraisers
May 1, 2021
What is a house worth? That’s an important question and, many times, a loaded one. The answer: It depends who’s asking. Is it the seller? The buyer? Is it part of a divorce settlement, or maybe part of a trust? And what about the size and condition of the house, its amenities,...
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Rad.Ish
April 24, 2021
A family heritage, a profound change in diet, and a family tragedy together paved the way for Rad.Ish Street Food. Though Lisa Moberly grew up learning Mexican cooking from her grandparents and other relatives who wanted to be restaurateurs, it was her husband, Ryan, who became a chef. April 24, 2021 Yeah, we’ve all seen Tiger Woods play. But maybe some of you caught sight of him playing alongside his 11-year-old son, Charlie, at the PNC Championship scramble in Orlando, Florida, back in December. The Woods guys placed seventh overall (shooting 20 under) in the 36-hole e...
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April 24, 2021 UPDATE, May 2022: El Jigs is now closed. For Jack Flynn (pictured above) and Ethan Stoops, fishing isn’t the only thing. There’s school, there’s family, there’s friends. But if fishing isn't the only thing, it’s certainly one of the b...
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April 10, 2021 After a year of near-confinement, our homes’ outdoor spaces have become sanctuaries of solace and sanity — and we’re investing a lot of time and money to make them beautiful, comfy, and ideally, available for more than just three or four months of the year. That trend is...
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April 10, 2021 Reduce? Sure. Reuse? You betcha? Recycle? Only as a last resort. So how about rebuild? Or repaint, or refinish, or renovate? If you’re like the legions of people who saw their increased stay-at-home time as an opportunity to redecorate, refresh, or renovate said home, you li...
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April 3, 2021 It’s the day you’ve been waiting for. Your prince has long since arrived on his white horse, and you’re finally making it official. So why not up the horsepower and ride to and from your nuptials in a style that suits this next milestone in your journey? Whether you want...
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April 3, 2021 Custom doesn’t mean costly — at least not necessarily. For those looking to make a personal statement with an engagement or wedding ring, the options are endless. Using family heirlooms or even materials associated with the area will make it more personal and sometimes even le...
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March 20, 2021 It’s always good to have a guardian angel. Even, or perhaps especially, if you are a church of the same name. Last year, thanks to the efforts by the Guardian Angels Historic Preservation Project, Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Manistee was named to the National Register...
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March 13, 2021 Dennis and Shawn Spillane are Irish twins. For those unfamiliar with the term, it doesn’t mean that the siblings are Irish (though in this case, they are), nor does it mean they were born from the same mother on the same day (they weren’t). The expression means sibling...
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Feb. 27, 2021 Long before the pandemic, Joe and Christina Sanok had a plan. A dream, really: They wanted to take off with their kids and explore the country. With online schooling available and plenty of ways to learn firsthand about the country, it seemed like it could be a great learning experience f...
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Feb. 27, 2021 We get it. With the pandemic closing buildings, schooling was forced online, then back to the classroom, then maybe a hybrid approach. Education became more of a challenge than ever. Kids studying online miss their friends and the personal interaction with their teachers. Learning becomes...
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Jr. Golf is Better Up North
High School Fishing pals, Now Business Partners
Trends in Outdoor Living
Salvage Stars
Wedding Rides
Trend Watch: Custom Wedding Rings
Saving Manistee’s Guardian Angel
An American Tale of Irish Twins
A Nine-month Family Vacation
Brain Play