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Inside our Fall Restaurant Issue, on newsstands now: A Matter of Life and Breath Tapas in Traverse City Where Did All the Ubers Go? Your Autumn Eat List Plus: A look at TC's City Opera House Season, the Harbor Springs Book Fest, an expert Afghanistan War Panel, more!

If your dad died during a airshow stunt, would you decide to become a stunt pilot? Matt Younkin did. northernexpress.com/news/feature/c…

Michigan A.G. Dana Nessel is in Traverse City to grand marshal this week's Up North Pride March (June 22). In this week's issue, Pat Sullivan talks with Nessel about her fight against Enbridge's Line 5, elder abuse, and discrimination. northernexpress.com/news/feature/p…

Are we obsessed with our pets, or simply treating them like the family they are? Read this week's cover story at northernexpress.com and weigh in!

The @GTRLC has purchased the former Mitchell Creek Golf Course property in East Bay Township – creating a new 166-acre public #nature preserve offering #recreation & #birding, options for school #trails, and a potential future home for the Conservancy traverseticker.com/news/former-mi…

Our Feb. 25 issue brings you 11 restaurants for your must-visit list, plus a look at five superb Sunday brunches, a microgreen delivery service, tip-shaming v. cheapskating, and nine not-so-appetizing road construction projects about to invade your lane. On newsstands Feb. 23.

Also, on June 25, the Steve Miller Band will return to perform at Kresge with special guest @martystuarthq. The rest of Interlochen's summer lineup is expected to be announced in mid-April, with tickets going on sale April 26 at 9am. @SMBofficial

UPDATE: The Ticker has confirmed two more acts that will appear at @InterlochenArts this summer. In addition to the previously announced appearance of @joshgroban on June 8, legendary guitarist and rock-and-roll star @peterframpton will appear on July 23 at Kresge Auditorium.

Last fall @MichiganHHS changed systems for requests for benefits like food stamps and emergency heating assistance. They said it would be quicker and more efficient — but it's been far from that. interlochenpublicradio.org/post/new-dhhs-… @NE_Weekly

Multi-platinum selling artist & Broadway star @joshgroban will appear at @InterlochenArts this summer. While the rest of the lineup won’t be released until mid-April, Interlochen has confirmed Groban will perform on June 8. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Fri April 26.

And your new TC baseball team name is the Traverse City Pit Spitters! Here’s a look at the logo and team merch. @TraverseCityBB @NWLbaseball #baseball

From Cadillac to Gaylord, over to Harbor Springs and back south again, the slopes are snow covered and awaiting the onslaught of schussers. Here’s what to expect at your favorite parks and mountains northernexpress.com/news/feature/y…

The Bay Theatre owners will host a community forum on December 11 to discuss ideas for the future of the theater, which they announced will close at the end of the year traverseticker.com/news/bay-theat…

Today is the cutoff for requesting an absentee ballot, which allows voters to vote ahead of time if they’ll be out of town Tuesday or have other challenges voting. The TC City Clerk’s Office is open from 12-2pm today to help people before the deadline: traverseticker.com/news/city-cler…

Taco House owner John Coscarelli has confirmed to The Ticker he is retiring, closing his popular TC restaurant at the end of this year. He approached @BillMarshAuto & offered to sell the property, a deal to which the dealership agreed. Full details coming in tomorrow's Ticker.

Q&A with @goldsteinamy, part of our upcoming weekend of women writers in #tcmi, via @NE_Weekly. Ticket info at the end of the article. northernexpress.com/news/feature/a…

The latter is important because voting absentee allows people to study their ballot, research the candidates and proposals, and vote when it is convenient for them. - @GLHJR on 1 reason to support #yesonprop3 #promotethevotemi northernexpress.com/news/opinion/n…

It's a good day to take five minutes on the couch. Grab a #coffee a #cookie and flip through the @NE_Weekly :: #brewtc #traversecity #tcmi #coffeeholic #CoffeeMorning