Luke Haase

1 week ago | traverseticker.com | Beth Milligan |Craig Manning |Luke Haase

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will shift traffic this week onto the newly rebuilt lanes of M-72/M-22 in Traverse City and Elmwood Township, marking a key milestone in the $25.8 million project. Crews are expected to finish paving and applying pavement markings to the new lanes on the bay side of the highway as early as Wednesday, according to an MDOT release.

1 week ago | traverseticker.com | Beth Milligan |Craig Manning |Luke Haase

Traverse City commissioners tonight (Monday) will consider approving an agreement outlining how FishPass will be operated and maintained by project partners once construction at the Union Street Dam site is completed – a target set for early 2027. Commissioners will also vote to formalize 13 new full-time staffing positions approved in the recent budget and to put a ballot proposal to voters in November that would allow an ethics ordinance to be added to the city charter.

1 week ago | traverseticker.com | Beth Milligan |Craig Manning |Luke Haase

June 16, 2025 Northern Michigan's Main/Front streets are the lifeblood of our communities. They are also pretty darn charming! This week's Northern Express - sister publication of The Ticker - looks at the landmarks, trails, and Main streets that make towns like Cadillac, Frankfort, Harbor Springs, and Glen Arbor shine. The Northern Express is available to read online, or pick up a free copy on newsstands at more than 650 locations in 13 counties across northern Michigan. Comment

1 week ago | traverseticker.com | Craig Manning |Luke Haase |Beth Milligan

It’s been gone 12 years, the man who built it passed away in 2022, and the building it occupied is now a real estate office. But while JP’s Hard Luck Diner is no longer part of Traverse City’s culinary scene, its legacy will live on in a unique way, thanks to a brand-new song by major country artist Ryan Hurd.

2 weeks ago | traverseticker.com | Luke Haase |Craig Manning |Beth Milligan

Interlochen President Trey Devey says the institution’s leadership has learned of sexual misconduct on campus involving former faculty members and students during the 1960s and 1970s. Interlochen has engaged a Massachusetts-based civil rights law firm to conduct an independent investigation. Interlochen alumni and current faculty and staff have been notified of the investigation, and anyone with information relating to those incidents is being encouraged to come forward.