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northernexpress.com | Matt Dursum |Art Bukowski |Molly Cox |Ren Brabenec
How Gaylord and Traverse City plan to invest hundreds of thousands of excise tax dollars in their communities By Matt Dursum | April 12, 2025 Cannabis has become a big business in northern Michigan, and local governments are putting tax dollars earned from dispensary sales to good use.
Lawmakers passed the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) in 2018.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Stuff We Love Feb. 8, 2025 The Leadership Little Traverse (LLT) Class of 2025 wants to help the community grow.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Jillian Manning |Rachel Pasche |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Members of the local queer community respond to anti-trans executive orders By Jillian Manning | Feb. 8, 2025 “It felt like the first domino falling in a series of dominos that are going to be affecting our community.”
This is what Sam from Traverse City says of their response to the White House’s Jan. 20 executive order declaring the government will only recognize two biological sexes and rejecting any other gender identity.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Opinion Columnist By Mary Keyes Rogers | Feb. 8, 2025 I am willing to admit to liking some of Trump’s bold actions. Enforcing current immigration law is an example. I like rules and have little tolerance for people taking cuts in lines.
Rules and laws are good things. They keep us civilized, and life is most orderly when we all agree to honor them. However, my elbows sharpen when rules and laws are ignored, and chaos sets in.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Feb. 8, 2025 This Monday, Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology invites you to The Alluvion in Traverse City for their free Land-based Projects Summit, Feb. 10 from 9am-2pm. Learn, collaborate, and connect to see how agriculture and creative experiences on the land can work together. Examples of land-based projects include community farms/gardens, nature centers and educational programs, agritourism, artist residencies and public art, and live music/music festivals.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Matt Dursum |Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Abby McKiernan
Sipping the "climate appropriate" wines of ŌBrien Vineyards By Matt Dursum | Feb. 8, 2025 On Old Mission Peninsula, winemaker Barry O’Brien tends to his rows of tempranillo and graciano grape vines. Vine-by-vine, he clips away excess growth and inspects the plants for diseases while his two German Shorthaired Pointers, Bowie and Luna, frolic in the dandelions.
O’Brien owns ŌBrien Vineyards, a small-production vineyard.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Bottoms Up Feb. 8, 2025 We still have several weeks of winter ahead of us, so let’s raise a glass to the classic: the Hot Toddy. The drink can trace its roots back to the 1700s, and has evolved throughout the centuries based on ingredients and tastes. (In Canada, they often swap the honey for maple syrup!) Grand Traverse Distillery offers a version of the classic winter warmer ($13) at their downtown TC tasting room.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Abby McKiernan |Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum
Need a laugh? Here are four local comedy groups to catch By Abby McKiernan | Feb. 8, 2025 They say that the secret to a long life (and a lot of happiness along the way) is a good sense of humor, and Traverse City has no shortage of opportunities for laughter. From side-splitting improv troupes to open mic nights brimming with raw talent and professional stand-up acts, our local comedy community has something for everyone.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Feb. 8, 2025 Know a young writer or artist who would love to see their work shown? Check out these calls for local youth art! Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey has submissions open for their 23rd annual Young Writers Exposition for elementary through high school students writing in a variety of genres including Poetry, Prose, Academic, Screenplay, and Historical Essay. Teachers can submit their students’ best work by March 14 for consideration. Visit crookedtree.org to submit. Meanwhile, Gov.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Rachel Pasche |Jillian Manning |Matt Dursum |Abby McKiernan
Feb. 8, 2025 Feeling overwhelmed by the news and struggling to make sense of it all? Especially in a global context? Head to the Traverse Area District Library for their ongoing civics discussion group, Great Decisions: Community Conversations about Current World Affairs (organized nationally by the Foreign Policy Association, hosted locally by TADL).
