Grab the video camera and audio recorder and go on An Unusual Spring Break Adventure with Listening to the River (LTTR). Take a tour with 12 area teens who spent their Spring Break taping the sights and sounds of the Watershed.
Learn about solid waste issues in the GT Region and the work of NWMCOG's Patty O'Donnell to create an Advisory Committee to discuss regional solid waste and recycling issues, identify commonalities, and explore strategies to address regional priorities.
13,470 people in the region did not fully participate in the local economy due to poverty. Learn about the unique partnerships that are being created between local food pantries, community meal programs, and farms in this collaborative article.
As the Piping Plovers return from their winter down south, Alice Van Zoeren, reflects on her long-time affliction for BORX and his Friends, who return year-after-year to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore.
Local writer Michael Delp takes us on a trip down memory lane to the bygone time of the "Bushy, Bushy Blond Hairdo" when the Beach Boys and Surfing ruled our inland seas.
Penny Krebiehl, local artisan and coordinator for the Earth Day parade reflects on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and the complicated task of building community and civic pride in the Grand Traverse area.
Point of View
Helping Area Teens in Crisis Andrea Hemphill,in this audio segment, talksabout the significance of the homeless youth population in the GT Region and the response by Pete's Place and Third Level Crisis Center.
The truth behind Historic Boards and Commissions is unraveled by Heather Edwards in the third of a series of interviews about local planning and zoning boards.
The Empty Bowls event brings together the GT Community in an effort to fill the empty bowls of the Region on April 22. Click on the article to learn more about the folks working to make this event a success.
