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Crews from Comstock Construction work on rebar for a floor of the 101 North Park development in downtown Traverse City. Workers will remain busy through the winter with an expected project completion date in June 2010. Full story »

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GT commission still pursuing millage

Voters in two local townships soundly defeated road millage requests this week, but that won't deter Grand Traverse County's Road Commission from pursuing a county-wide millage in 2010.....more>>

  • Park & Front building project on the rise
    A hole that long scarred East Front Street isn't so holey these days. A five-story, mixed use building soon will begin to rise at the corner of Park and Front streets in downtown Traverse City.

  • Development may also improve riverfront
    A five-story building under construction at 101 N. Park St. spurred a concept to revitalize the southern riverbank between Cass and Park streets, where a commercial alley runs behind Front Street's buildings, said Rob Bacigalupi, of the city's Downtown Development Authority.

  • School flu absences dropping in region
    Absences in Grand Traverse County schools largely dropped this week once buildings reopened after a suspected swine flu outbreak.

  • Swine flu immunization clinics planned
    Swine flu immunizations at Traverse City West and East middle schools planned for next week are canceled after a vaccine shipment was delayed. But several area student clinics at other schools are planned for next week.

  • DeJonge gets life in prison, no parole
    Judge sentenced DeJonge to life in prison without parole, the mandatory sentence for a first-degree murder conviction.

  • New Traverse City Commission to be sworn in
    A new Traverse City Commission will be seated on Monday.

  • Three TC board seats remain empty
    City officials are seeking applications for three open positions on city boards.

  • 11:30am: Central Grade flu clinic cancelled
    A scheduled swine flu vaccination clinic won't be held today at Central Grade School due to low vaccine supply.

  • Praise and grumbles for Estes as term ends
    Traverse City Mayor Michael Estes leaves office Monday, two years after he promised to listen to voters and change the course of local government. His active, engaged style differed from that of predecessor Linda Smyka, whom he handily defeated in 2007, and he garnered praise from some for his budget-cutting efforts and grumbles from others who lost long-held influence when the Estes-led commission took control.

  • Obama: American Indians deserve more
    President Barack Obama opened a conference that drew leaders from 386 tribal nations, including Derek Bailey, chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

  • Union files grievance over deputies' firing
    A union representing two Leelanau sheriff's deputies filed a grievance contending their recent firings were "unjust," the latest incident of discord that's pitted officers against administrators and caught the eye of civil rights advocates.

  • Students' letters to politicians focus on issues
    Students in Josh Veith's social studies classes like to talk about politics, especially when issues surface that concern their daily lives. But Veith noticed they tended to express opinions to each other within the classroom walls. So he had his students at Traverse City High School put their ideas on paper and address them to politicians. The teens write letters every Friday to various government leaders, from President Barack Obama to outgoing Traverse City Mayor Michael Estes.

  • Elk Rapids courts Buckley school chief
    School board members in Elk Rapids focused their search for a new superintendent on a school chief from a local district. Steve Prissel, superintendent of Buckley Community Schools, is in contract negotiations with Elk Rapids' board to lead the Antrim County district.

  • Police officers arrest suicidal man
    Officers arrested a Cadillac man after he allegedly tried to commit suicide.

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