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4 days ago | traverseticker.com | Craig Manning |Beth Milligan |Art Bukowski

Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) has released a list of six candidates who will be considered to fill the Board of Trustees seat recently vacated by former trustee Chris Bott. Bott, who had served on the NMC board for a decade, announced earlier this month that he was resigning effective immediately, citing personal reasons.

5 days ago | traverseticker.com | Beth Milligan |Art Bukowski

Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members Friday approved a $97,600 contract for design work for a new permanent farmers market pavilion – a key step that could allow the structure to be built next spring when the city upgrades the market parking lot. Over 30 vendors signed a letter of support for the long-discussed pavilion, which is one of three major projects – along with Rotary Square and riverwalk improvements – the DDA hopes to tackle with remaining TIF 97 funds.

5 days ago | traverseticker.com | Beth Milligan |Art Bukowski

As the morning commute rushed by on May 7, streams of yellow caution tape outlined the woods off West Eleventh Street and Division in Traverse City. After years of debate over how to respond to the growing number of unhoused people living in those woods in an encampment nicknamed “The Pines,” officials were enforcing a no-camping ordinance. Residents of The Pines, which less than two years ago sheltered a quarter of the county’s unhoused population, were told they had to leave.

5 days ago | traverseticker.com | Beth Milligan |Art Bukowski |Craig Manning

A 47-year-old Lewiston man died early Sunday after trying to cross US-31 on foot between Three and Four Mile roads and getting struck by a car. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office, Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department, and East Bay Fire and EMS responded to the crash in East Bay Township just after midnight. According to the Sheriff's Office, the Lewiston man was attempting to walk across US-31 and was hit by an eastbound vehicle operated by a 33-year-old Traverse City man.

6 days ago | traverseticker.com | Art Bukowski |Beth Milligan |Craig Manning

Yes, it’s designed to be washed off, and you should probably do it before bedtime. But try telling that to the second grader who just miraculously transformed into a menacing tiger. This new identity is a game changer, after all. There are friends to show. Prey to catch. Reflections to admire. Little Johnny is going to need some time. Longtime face painter Lori Thompson is well aware of this phenomenon.