Have you ever noticed that it’s really hard to change? There are a number of reasons for this — your brain gets hardwired, we like habits, we want to predict the future so we stick with what we know — but it’s actually far more simple than these answers given by neuroscience.
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FRANKFORT — The Green Team got plants into the ground for the first time last week under a cloudless blue sky.
“Don’t get too excited,” said Elk Rapids Cinema owner Joe Yuchasz.
TRAVERSE CITY — Answer: Grace Community Birth Center, a Traverse City nonprofit working to construct a birth center in Grand Bassin, Haiti.
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“Too bad you can't exercise. At least you're a spectator,” said the stranger, a runner, at the recent Bayshore Marathon.
MANCELONA — An Antrim County veteran’s meeting with a mortician to discuss pre-planning funeral arrangements turned into funeral planning for four other men.
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According to my wife, I make the world’s best cup of coffee.
SUTTONS BAY — It was fitting that Chris Gee marked an important health milestone earlier this month by releasing live butterflies.
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When you see it, you can’t unsee it. It is literally everywhere. I’ll tell you what I’m talking about in a second.
TRAVERSE CITY — His first attempt wasn't a success.
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Spring ... the season of possibilities.
TRAVERSE CITY — Open, inviting and accessible.
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In our northern Michigan four-season climate pattern, is anything more defining than the closing and opening of our local ice cream stores?
TRAVERSE CITY — Teddy Huff isn’t a “super religious" person but a recent visit to St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the world’s holiest Catholic shrines, made him think about the cultural system in a less abstract way.
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Dr. Phil McGraw was adamant with the able-bodied girlfriend of a man with quadriplegia.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Losing a combined 46 pounds makes chasing after toddlers an easier job for coworkers Tori Guzinski and Hannah Varenhorst.
“Just remember, nothing good ever happens after 2 o’clock, Rob.”
FRANKFORT — The first step toward physical fitness is often the toughest to take.
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My father, Ron, loved toys. He was interested in everything from antiques to the newest electronics, though he primarily collected lead soldiers. He showed me how toys can inform us about our collective history and reconnect us to our childhoods. Mainly, he demonstrated that toys are fun at …
TRAVERSE CITY — An 8,200 mile surgical mission trip requires a lot of planning.
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Carla Valpeoz, 35, is missing.
TRAVERSE CITY — The first line of the first hymn of the first service said it all.
TRAVERSE CITY — The scores of fluffy, golden-hued dogs are almost as delighted as their owners when the monthly walk or romp kicks off.
The caption under the small black and white photo in the December 5, 2018 Record-Eagle read, “Mark Vosters, left, and Jacob Baynton, working for Team Elmers, prepare to remove a tree from the banks of the Boardman River in Traverse City on Wednesday morning. The two started working at 7 a.m.…
TRAVERSE CITY — When you’re hiding for your life for more than three months, it can be difficult to discover God.
TRAVERSE CITY — Eyes may be the window to the soul, but a recent study further solidifies the link between mouth and body.
Admittedly, my life is pretty simple — and by that you might know that it is governed by a number of “codes.”
CEDAR — Kris and Rebecca Kranz and their eight children have a love for their faith and this time of year; it manifests in a celebration of their beloved Catholic saints.
TRAVERSE CITY — Kristy McDonald’s Northwestern Michigan College class offers food for thought — in more ways than one.
KEWADIN — A small church had a growing problem and came up with a big solution.
TRAVERSE CITY — Have your blood pressure checked at the Traverse City Senior Center.
TRAVERSE CITY — In the Jewish faith, Yom Kippur is considered the most important day of the year.
TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City business owner Jennifer Stoll said she prepared her kids for the workforce at home, but she also wanted to help other people with disabilities obtain jobs.
Our family wasn’t a nickname giving kind of sort. I mean, we had them from time to time as more situational than anything else, but nobody today in our family has a nickname that they picked up as a kid. My sister spilled some stuff and was called “Messy Bessie” for a little while, one of my…
TRAVERSE CITY — The smell of salt calls forth ocean surf. Soft, flickering lights mimic a beachside campfire and if you close your eyes, the salt floor underfoot is coarse sand.
TRAVERSE CITY — Big Beautiful Life Chiropractor Jena Hullman recently launched the “Empowered Parenting” support group using her emphasis in pediatrics and prenatal health.
LAKE ANN — Ben and Luke Goodhue can’t wait for the last day of school — but for a different reason than their classmates.
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Giving voice to the voiceless.
TRAVERSE CITY — When Valerio Ortiz Jr. walks across the stage in cap and gown today to accept his high school diploma, his family, teachers and other advocates will be there to cheer him on.
TRAVERSE CITY — Tina Soyring’s eyes scan the park on every walk, seeking out a familiar blue chair. Tammy Lynch finds solace in doing the same.
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