Traverse City

The race for 103rd State House seat was neck and neck in 2022. Now, local Republicans are feeling excited about their chances of reclaiming the seat — and the State House.

Vice President Kamala Harris announced her campaign Sunday afternoon with an endorsement from Biden. More are coming in from a swath of lawmakers.

First Lady Jill Biden says her husband is continuing his campaign for reelection, despite fallout from a shaky debate performance last week and calls — including from some Democrats — for the president to yield to a different potential nominee.

It’s been an interesting spring in downtown Traverse City.

The partnership between Northwestern Michigan College and Bay Mills Community College is only a year old but was praised by the MDA for targeting non-traditional students.

It’s Memorial Day and I’m visiting my parents’ graves at Oakwood Cemetery, a lovely scene of well-kept lawns and ancient trees. I sit on the grass and talk quietly with the two people whom I dearly miss despite our various conflicts.

The Northwest Regional Airport Authority approved a new agreement with the festival in a 7-1 vote Monday.

Goodwill of Northern Michigan hopes to lock in some of the units for permanent supportive housing.

Officials with both the Cherry Festival and the airport say the annual air show must go on and would like to avoid settling disputes in court - but they have yet to agree on how.

The first phase of work starts Sunday along U.S. 31, from Garfield Avenue to just east of the city’s downtown area, where the road bends and becomes Grandview Parkway.