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Now Is the Time to Weigh in on Grandview Parkway Overhaul
Big changes are coming to Traverse City’s bay front avenue, Grandview Parkway, and more voices are needed to urge transportation planners to build not just a bigger road, but a far better road—one that sets the stage for our entire town as a place that values walking,...
Budget Surplus Gives Michigan an Opportunity to Invest in a Brighter Future
State of the State is usually a night like no other at Michigan’s capitol. Under normal circumstances, both bodies of the legislature convene jointly in the House chamber, with invited poohbas and various VIPs from the ranks of business and local government. The...
Boosting Local Food Momentum, One $2,000 Grant at a Time
Hello Jane Farms says bonjour to a new cooler, and more .... Beyond the perimeters of Petoskey and Harbor Springs, Emmet County is extensively rural, a quiet landscape of fertile hills and woodlands ripe with farming potential. Lifelong resident John Bailey recently...
Lettuce Work Together: Artesian Farm and New Buffalo Area Schools’ Spirited Partnership
Talk about spirit. It all started with an October 2015 farm to school event at New Buffalo Area Schools, located in Michigan’s southwest corner. The school served its students kale chips from beautiful greens grown by local grower Artesian Farm—which was then doing...
Russ Soyring Shares Thoughts From a Career Guiding TC Planning
ABOVE Russ Soyring retired a year ago from his 35-year career as Traverse City Planner. We walked with Russ around town and asked him to reflect on, among other things, the joy (and resilience value) of a good sidewalk. Photo by Jeff Smith. Russ Soyring guided the...