Commissioners to Consider Approving New Performance Venue for Bijou

By Beth Milligan

Traverse City commissioners will vote tonight (Monday) to approve a five-year agreement with Studio Anatomy for the Bijou by the Bay/Con Foster building – a contract that …

A New Chapter for The Folded Leaf

Indie bookstore moves from Cedar to TC and becomes a nonprofit

By Beth Milligan

This week’s Northern Express — sister publication of The Ticker — is the Summer 100, with more than 100 events, restaurants, shops, and more to explore this …

'This is Their World:' Inside the Carmelite Monastery, Where Nuns Go For Life

By Art Bukowski

On an average day, thousands of people drive by a relatively inconspicuous sign on Silver Lake Road. “Carmelite Monastery of the Infant Jesus of Prague.” Many don’t …

A World Record, A Presidential Visit, and 100 Years Of Cherries

By Todd VanSickle

The National Cherry Festival has been around four times longer than the average lifespan of a Montmorency cherry tree. The annual eight-day Traverse City event kicking off …

PepeNero Moving to Front Street

By Beth Milligan

New owners mean new plans for the former Trains & Things Hobbies building at 210 East Front Street. After more than a decade at The Village at Grand …

Major League Sports, Office Furniture, And...Tom Selleck? Inside Promethient's Big Year

By Craig Manning

Promethient, the Traverse City startup whose heated and cooled seats were implemented as a premium seating option at Comerica Park last spring, has had a big year. …