Grand Traverse Commons

A wooded area near Traverse City held an encampment for people who are unsheltered, until this past week, when police cleared out the area. We'll hear what happened. Plus, we walk around the centerpiece of the Grand Traverse Commons with two composers who were tasked with writing music about an old psychiatric hospital.

Cynthia Van Maanen and Tom Childs wrote music for an upcoming episode of the PBS series "Songs About Buildings and Moods," featuring Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons.

Author Stephanie Carpenter grew up in Traverse City and knows the former Traverse City State Hospital well.

Live music took an 18 month hiatus during the pandemic. As we emerge from isolation, what if the classical music concert hall is reimagined, and it shows up on your doorstep?

Grupo Ayé is a Cuban salsa band from Grand Rapids. And even if you don’t know how to dance, there’s at least one guy who thinks you won’t be able to help…

A new meeting hall opens in Traverse City this week, one that’s nearly 130 years old. The new room at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons was once the…

A five million dollar project to improve distribution of locally grown products got a nod last week from the state Department of Agriculture. The state…

http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/FoodHub_0.mp3UPDATED Thursday October 20thDuring the twentieth-century the scale of food production in the United States…

Construction is underway again at the Grand Traverse Commons Building 50, the former Traverse City State Hospital. By summer, a section of the building's…

http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/State_Hospital_0.mp3Twenty years ago this month, the State of Michigan locked the doors of the Traverse City Regional…