by Evan Perry | Apr 16, 2014 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Keep Traverse City green and give back by donating to a fundraising effort for Carter’s Compost! Operated by a handful of Northern Michigan kids, Carter’s Compost has successfully turned tens of thousands of pounds of area food waste into ready-to-use...
by mynorthmedia | Mar 31, 2014 | Counties, Events, Live Here, Towns
Michigan-based artists are invited by Cordia at Grand Traverse Commons to apply for artist residencies. The Artists in Residence Program at Cordia is seeking four artists to work in exclusive, purpose-built studios at their Grand Traverse Commons campus. Applications...
by Evan Perry | Mar 27, 2014 | Counties, Food & Drink, Live Here, Towns
There’s something of a culinary block-party happening on Union Street. Three new bakery-cafés have opened within the last 12 months along the Old Town avenue, and MyNorth’s Evan Perry devised a few questions to get the details about the new guys in town:...
by Anita K. Henry | Mar 25, 2014 | Counties, Live Here, Towns |
Lou Mettler is a Northern Michigan business maverick: he’s grabbed a hold on the look of the American way, never looked back, and ended up with a fashion retailer’s dream career. The following essay, written by MyNorth contributor Anita K. Henry, is...
by Evan Perry | Mar 25, 2014 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict this spring’s trends in fashion and interior design—in fact, one only needs to pop into a downtown Traverse City boutique and start a conversation. That’s exactly what MyNorth’s Evan Perry—a...
by Kris Riley | Mar 20, 2014 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
If you were to walk into Nathan Bower’s workshop with a blindfold covering your eyes, you might think—upon removing the blindfold—that you’ve just entered the factory of a master Swiss clockmaker. But you would actually be south of Traverse City, just...
by Evan Perry | Mar 10, 2014 | Counties, Food & Drink, Live Here, Towns
Meet the doughnut aficionado’s best friend: Doughbot. This iPhone configured app locates nearby doughnut shops while providing relevant reviews, pictures, and directions. The app was developed by self-proclaimed foodie and Petoskey native Tim Tolbert, and its...
by Emily Bingham | Feb 10, 2014 | Counties, Live Here, Towns |
Meet two Traverse City brothers who make LED lights for outdoor sports gear—the perfect addition to your snowboard, bike, longboard and soon, stand-up paddleboard. We caught up with the young entrepreneurs and learned how they got started on their business. It was an...
by Evan Perry | Jan 23, 2014 | Counties, Towns, Vacation
Bring home Northern Michigan with apparel from Michigan Awesome, now featured on ShopMyNorth.com! It’s pretty easy to be enthusiastic about Michigan these days: the booming beer and wine industry, the line-up of recently organized festivals and the national...
