Riding the Rails to South Bend

Riding the Rails to South Bend

I recently attended the Midwest Rail Conference at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana. While the conference itself was positively fascinating, today I’d like to focus on how I got there: By train. I’d been thinking about taking the train since I registered...

Who is going to pay for the ice storm?

Who is going to pay for the ice storm?

This op-ed first published in The Detroit News. . While we are nearing the end of the summer, some northern Michigan residents are still dealing with the impacts of an extreme weather event from the spring—the historic ice storm. We’re nearly five months past that...

Christopher Timm, on National Disability Independence Day

Christopher Timm, on National Disability Independence Day

As part of our ongoing series of equity interviews, today, for National Disability Independence Day, we interview Christopher Timm. Chris is the Recreation Specialist at Disability Network Northern Michigan, and, among other initiatives, has been especially involved...

Adrienne Brown-Reasner: A safe place for self

Adrienne Brown-Reasner: A safe place for self

As part of Groundwork’s ongoing series of equity interviews, today for Pride Month, we hear from Adrienne Brown-Reasner, Up North Pride's newly hired first Executive Director, and also first full-time employee. Based in Traverse City, Up North Pride serves the LGBTQ+...

Jonny Cameron shares thoughts for Pride Day 2025

Jonny Cameron shares thoughts for Pride Day 2025

Above: Jonny Cameron. Photo by Michael Poehlman. As part of Groundwork’s ongoing series of equity interviews, today, on National Pride Day 2025, we hear from Jonny Cameron, an early organizer of Pride events in Traverse City and stalwart advocate for LGBTQ+ rights,...