by Emily Bingham | Mar 23, 2016 | Counties, Features, Towns
The Emmet County Department of Public Works had a green idea. The result? A community-wide composting effort to reduce food waste in landfills. The Emmet County Food Scrap Recycling Program was a huge success and is expected to grow in 2016. “Waste Not”...
by | Mar 23, 2016 | Counties, Events, Features, Food & Drink, Towns
Celebrate Michigan Wine Month with a Northern Michigan wine event near Traverse City Saturday, April 9. The Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is partnering with the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula to host a special one-night food-wine pairing event from 7 p.m. to 10...
by Courtney Jerome | Mar 23, 2016 | Counties, Events, Features, Towns
Northern Michigan wedding design and paper studio owner Sheila Dodson-Wright of Tableau Events in Petoskey is “thrilled” her work is once again being featured on national television. Probably best-known for being the lead designer for wedding papery and...
by Ross Boissoneau | Mar 22, 2016 | Counties, Events, Features, Towns
Rocking Chinese folk group Hanggai returns to the Dennos Museum for a Traverse City event April 9. MyNorth Media entertainment writer Ross Boissoneau tells us more about the group before their performance, which will also be Gene Jenneman’s last show as the concert...
by | Mar 21, 2016 | Counties, Events, Features, Towns
On Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City invites you to the acoustic blues and folk concert you’ve been waiting for in their Milliken Audiorium! Rory Block has been heralded as “a living landmark” (Berkeley Express), “a national...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 21, 2016 | Counties, Features, Live Here, Towns
This summer, a new handicap-accessible Charlevoix playground is being constructed to allow everyone access to play. The Charlevoix Recreation Department was awarded a $45,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to add a handicap-accessible...
by Courtney Jerome | Mar 21, 2016 | Counties, Features, Food & Drink, Live Here, Towns
Today is a day of celebration, as Bell’s Brewing out of Kalamazoo has dubbed March 21 Oberon Release Day 2016! Many await the seasonal brew’s annual release, as it represents a sense of spring with its citrus taste. While we are in full support of all...
by Heather Johnson Durocher | Mar 21, 2016 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, Features, Food & Drink, Towns
Get the buzz on Benzie County’s bee biz at Sleeping Bear Farms. From making raw honey and pollinating area orchards, to providing honey for the mead at St. Ambrose Cellars, these bees do it all. This article was originally published in the March 2016 issue of...
by Courtney Jerome | Mar 18, 2016 | Counties, Features, Live Here, Northern Michigan Videos, Towns |
Shoe repair is a skill that will always be in style. Because when your can’t-live-without sole wears thin, you need help! And the go-to place in Traverse City to get it fixed is at Gauthier’s Shoes and Repair near Tom’s West Bay. From fixing up a...