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New Traverse City stores to open downtown!

Pro Web — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:26:48 +0000

With summer just around the corner, Traverse City has begun opening a few new stores to draw in even more attention in the downtown area. Becky’s Flamingo Freeze opening June 1st will serve shakes, cones, smoothies and even pie with a main focus, of course, on cherries. The new frozen sweets store will be located at 801 West Front Street. Becky Collier, who with her husband currently owns the Pest Control business located on the same property, will run Becky’s Flamingo Freeze with the help of her grandkids.
Lisa Freeman, a Saugatuck native, will open Spice Merchants, a new spice shop coming to town. The store will have two locations: one will be located near the intersection of Front Street and Union Street, and the other will be in Building 50. Both locations are said to open on Memorial Day!
MicDaego’s is a new market/deli coming to downtown TC, as well. It will be located at 321 E. Front St. and is set to open the first week of June. The owners Jannette Winstanley and Joseph Balsam plan to give it a 50’s feel for customers. All of these sound like great reasons to make it downtown in the next couple of weeks!

New Site Launch – Sports Mitt

Pro Web — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:23:16 +0000

Back in 2009 we posted about the Michigan sports portal, Sports Mitt. We are proud to give you an update: Sports Mitt is now live!

Sports Mitt is a Michigan-centered sports portal that covers all of Michigan’s sports teams – from Highschool football to Pistons Basketball! The website is run entirely by its owner, Brad. He manages the website from the Content Management System that we set up and modified specifically for his feature-rich website. The site allows him to add players to his directory as well as manage polls, articles, events, sports scores, and even a small cart system to sell t-shirts for his charitable cause!

Check out his Michigan Sports Portal – www.sportsmitt.com

Don’t Forget to Polish Up Your Web Presence As Part of Your Spring Cleaning!

Pro Web — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:31:44 +0000

The trees are budding, birds are singing, and there is snow in the air, this can only mean one thing: spring has come to Northern Michigan! Just down the line are the mild and relaxing days of summer . . .The time is upon us to open the windows (well almost), repaint the store front, and prepare for the army of tourists that will be filling our streets and our economy. As people come to town and are unfamiliar with the local businesses, they will turn to the almighty internet for sagely directions and advice so make sure your website is up to date and polished for their arrival!

Rifle Season is in Full Swing

Pro Web — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:36 +0000

Even though we all are thinking about how bad the economy is, people are still making it out this Rifle season to bring home the meat! The season is in full swing and local area hunting enthusiasts are bringing down bucks. The department of Natural Resources announces that 34 deer were brought through there station on Wednesday alone. I myself went out on opening day and sat with a friend of mine and got his input on last years hunt from. He said that there just wasn’t as many hunters out that he usually has seen in previous year. He wasn’t really sure yet what that meant or even if this season was going to be great at all for hunting. This really makes me believe thatthe population of deer in Northern Michigan has decreased as obviously as it sounds. There are also other factors that play into this as well, the coats on deer in the warmer weather can also mean that deer won’ t move during the day time as much as usual. Maybe people are trying to save a little money on permits and shells and not going out this year. It is also much harder to see deer which there is no snow on the ground too. Another factor is more people are choosing to work on these days rather than taking the time off of work.

Well whatever the reason may be this season on the hunt or lack of hunting, I think it’s safe to say that regardless of economy and lack of snow the first week of the season the hunting will continue on.

City Plans to Sue Charter Over channels

Pro Web — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:28 +0000

Charter communications is planning to rearrange certain public broadcasting channels. They are trying to move the channels 2 and 13 up to 96 and 97 as early as the first of December. It seems that Charter has decline talking to the record eagle about the whole thing. As they try to continue supporting themselves as a company it doesn’t seem like that have any interest in supporting local initiatives for our area. This type of move could severely damage the non profit stations mass of viewers.

Visiting, Living and Working in Traverse City

Pro Web — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:48:49 +0000

If you have never visited Traverse City, Michigan; I highly recommend it. The area offers many attractions including beautiful shores lines, rolling hills of cherry orchards, an active downtown area, outdoor recreation, wine tours and much more.

There are two main events held every year; the Traverse City film festival and the Cherry Festival. The film festival brings celebrities from all over the world and a lot of attraction to the city. The recent Michigan film incentives should work in tandem with Traverse City film festival and help bring activity to Michigan as whole. The Traverse City Cherry Festival began in 1910 and can bring over 500,00o visitors over an eight day period. The festival includes 150 activities and events to participate in. Its a great time of year to celebrate cherries, tourism, and community involvement.

The city is located on the northwest region of Michigan. The sits at the head of Grand Traverse Bay, a water of Lake Michigan and also sits at the base of Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas. The two bays, East and West, are a scene of sail boats, power boats and kayaking during the summer months. The are many hotels lining the coast of the two bays and make for a very nice retreat.

There is nothing like taking a scenic drive down the peninsula on a warm summer day. You will see a nice mix of cherry orchards, wine distilleries, beautiful homes, and passing bicyclists. There are restaurants to eat at and many scenic stops to take pictures. After about a 30 minute drive you will end up at the end of the peninsula where you will find a lighthouse. A very pleasant summer experience in Traverse City.

Its also a great place to live. The city offer a variety of restaurants, recreation activities, education, and shopping. Cost of living and property is reasonably priced. Traverse City has ordinances in place to make sure there is a certain percentage of green space. There are not many rundown buildings and you will see construction and development throughout.

Overall, Traverse City is a great place to visit, live, work and play.