Work crews are busy repairing the damaged Red Ginger restaurant in downtown Traverse City. A support column collapsed in the building last Friday, shifting the second and third floors and causing them to drop. Workers spent Thursday using hydraulic jacks to try to raise the floors back to their original place and stabilize them.
Thom Darga, a construction manager for Red Ginger, says it varies from floor-to-floor how much each level needs to be raised.
Meanwhile, the State Theatre and Horizon Books -- two businesses adjacent to Red Ginger -- are waiting to learn when they can re-open. They're posting updates on their Facebook pages. Yellow caution tape warned people downtown to stay away from the area.