REGION They aren't on the rocks, but the cool economy has chilled, stirred and shaken restaurants and bars selling liquor in the Grand Traverse region.Consumers are hanging onto their wallets, owners' businesses may be worth less than they thought, and competition from establishments with new...
I'm nervous. The federal government is expanding with designs on getting into automobile manufacturing, health care, and investment banking. It's already into insurance, thanks to the AIG bailout. As the state should be separated from the church, so should it be from...
REGION - It was two years ago when the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy wrapped up an unprecedented land protection effort. Its Coastal Campaign raised $35 million to preserve more than 6,000 acres of land along Lake Michigan (Manistee and Benzie counties) that includes sand...
For bohemians and business people alike, downtown is the downbeat of Traverse City. The beat plays well into the wee hours of the morning on weekends and within each patron's footstep throughout the workday. For this reason, a lot of people think it's a pretty...
TRAVERSE CITY - Are things still on track for a chain hotel in the Warehouse District? What about a couple of high-profile projects on Front Street? Here's a quick update on what you may and may not see in the downtown area over the next...
Traverse City has long been noted for its vibrant downtown. Residents and visitors often point with pride to the unique collection of shops, restaurants, offices, venues and pathways linking Front, Union, Cass and beyond with an eclectic energy that is uniquely "TC." Considering the...
In spirituality-speak, the synonym for "no-brainer" might just be "right thought." Both terms denote a decision so obviously good and true, that it requires little soul-searching to recognize its outcome. That could be why Spirituality & Health magazine publisher Victoria Sutherland used the word when...
TRAVERSE CITY - You didn't read much about credit unions during the financial meltdown. That's because they weren't making much news. But now, the more conservative siblings to banking institutions are making headlines - for the money they stand ready to lend."If there is a...
Anxiety over the worsening economy keeps rising as mass layoffs continue, the future of the auto industry weighs on the market and retail shoppers brace for less-than-merry holiday sales.The BN asked four area financial advisors on how to manage your money now. Each answered the...
As the year winds down, the hot-button issue of charging for wine tasting is again under the microscope on Old Mission Peninsula. In November, Peninsula Township put on hold revisions to its zoning ordinance that, as drafted, would have allowed its seven wineries to charge for...
