Join Us for Recess Wednesday at Camp Greilick!

By Beth Milligan

Recess is BACK with a new format for 2026 featuring four events per year - one per quarter - to make each event bigger and better than …

Teaching Kids in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

In this week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) educators and leadership share their perspectives on AI in the …

TCLP Rate Hike Looms

By Bill O'Brien

A public hearing is set for September 8 on a proposed 5 percent rate hike this fall for customers of Traverse City Light and Power. The TCLP …

Traverse City Design Week Returns In October

Traverse City Design Week returns for its second year October 4–10, inviting Northern Michigan to look at design not simply as something we see, but as something …

Peninsula Drive Speed Tables Create "Significant Reduction" in Speeding, Says City

By Beth Milligan

Last week’s installation of temporary speed tables along Peninsula Drive between Garfield Avenue and East Front Street has resulted in a "significant reduction in speeding along the …

NMC Extended Ed: Who’s Still Going To Class?

By Bill O'Brien

Tom Obrecht has taken more than 100 classes at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) over the past 16 years. The retired steel and auto industry executive has studied …