TC Brief

03/07/2025

❄️ The weekend in Traverse City! 🥃🎨

Looking for something to do? Here are the top events happening:

🏊 March 8 (10 AM) – Grand Traverse Polar Plunge
Take the plunge at Center Point Marina for a freezing good time!

🎶 March 8 (1 - 5 PM) – Winter Warm-Up Fest
Head to Traverse City Whiskey Co. for live music & whiskey tastings.

🎨 March 9 (1 - 3 PM) – Second Sunday Art Project
Get creative at the Dennos Museum Center!

🔥 Plus: USA Curling Nationals are happening now & local vendors are set up at the Grand Traverse Mall!

Tag your friends & make some weekend plans!

03/04/2025

🌟 What's Good, Traverse City? 🌟
Here are 5 things to help you get through the week! 🏔️

🎨 #1 Indoor Fun for End of Winter
Visit The Dennos Museum or try ELEV8 Climbing Gym for Family Climb Nights! 🧗‍♂️

📚 #2 Library Card?!
Your TC library card gets you more than books—movies, audiobooks, online classes & more! 🎬🎧

🎣 #3 Fishing License Reminder
2024 licenses expire March 31st! 🎟️ $26 for an all-species resident license.

🥗 #4 Healthier Eating
Check out Playa Bowls for a fresh bite! 🥣 Acai might be chilly, but we know some of you are obsessed!

🏡 #5 Spring Home Tune-Up
Spring is coming! 🌸 Time to check your roof, foundation cracks & give the deck a wash.

Which one are you tackling this week? Let us know! ⬇️🔥

02/16/2025

This week's cheat sheet for things to do in Traverse City, Michigan (save for later!) 👇

🏁 SUNDAY 2/16 - Support local Snocross star Eva Gifford's road to nationals by grabbing wings at Buffalo Wild Wings - 20% of sales go to her journey! Bonus: snap pics with her competition sled.

🌱 MONDAY 2/17 - Greenlight Vegan takes over The Little Fleet at 5pm with Kayla Shock's game-changing plant-based creations that'll make you forget you're eating healthy.

🎬 TUESDAY 2/18 - "Emilia Pérez" lights up The State Theatre at 7pm - catch this Golden Globe-nominated Spanish musical starring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez before it's too late.

📚 WEDNESDAY 2/19 - Brilliant Books x Rare Bird Brewpub = Your childhood book fair dreams + craft beer. Browse books and merch with a brew in hand from 4pm.

🍜 THURSDAY 2/20 - Hot pot meets wine tasting at The Little Fleet with Crocodile Palace and Left Foot Charley. $60 gets you communal cooking vibes and perfect wine pairings from 5pm.

🍸 FRIDAY 2/21 - Roman from The Bartending Company takes over Mammoth Distilling with exclusive cocktails like "Spring Tease" and "Night's Watch" from 6:30pm.

🏒 SATURDAY 2/22 - 12th Annual GT Guns & Hoses hockey showdown at Centre Ice. Doors at 6, puck drops at 7 - all proceeds support the Townsend family.

🌙 SUNDAY 2/23 - Midnight Market brings the vibes to The Little Fleet at 8pm with local makers, vintage finds, oracle readings, and vinyl DJs.

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02/15/2025

Newsletter goes out tomorrow morning! From Restaurant Week, euchre, and trivia to film screenings, an adult book fair, live music, and a free magic show, it's packed with more than 20 (fun) ways to cure your winter blues next week.

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01/21/2025

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01/17/2025

-19 (or worse) coming to the outdoors near you🫣🥶

Bring in your animals, drip the faucets and/or insulate your pipes with newspaper/plastic, keep your skin covered outside, and pack extra coats/mittens/socks/water/food/blankets/hand warmers for everyone if you drive anywhere.

Stay safe out there ❄️

DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER NEXT WEEK.... Arctic air will spill into the region beginning Saturday. By Monday morning, "feels like" temperatures could range between 15 and 30 degrees below zero. It remains that cold Tuesday with slightly warmer air and less wind on Wednesday. Low temperatures will range from 0 to 10 below zero from Monday through Wednesday.

Latest video forecast is at wlns.com/forecast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WLNS_David_Young

01/13/2025

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Cybersecurity and an Amish buggy make the news + golf leagues, where to get Wagyu beef cheeks, euchre night, sledding spots, a throwback to the 80’s, and more.