The Great Lakes Culinary Institute will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16.
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The Great Lakes Culinary Institute will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16.
Grand Traverse County Commissioners begrudgingly accepted a $725,000 settlement offer tied to the county's troubled septage treatment plant.
Chad North never thought twice about the security of his outgoing mail.
North sealed and stamped his letters, stuck them in a mailbox outside his Traverse City residence and expected the mail carrier to handle it from there.
That was before police investigated a former Traverse City woman who they believe raided North’s mailbox, stole an outgoing check, altered the payee and cashed it. Peggy E. Oliver, 32, stole a $915 mortgage check last October from North’s mailbox, scribbled her name over the recipient, then cashed the altered check at a local credit union, court records show.
Grand Traverse County prosecutors eventually charged Oliver with felony counts of uttering and publishing and forgery, both punishable by up to 14 years in prison. But county Prosecutor Alan Schneider said he might dismiss the charges because of Oliver’s involvement in several similar schemes throughout the state.
Federal authorities in January indicted her and her husband, Harold L. Oliver Jr., on eight counts of financial institution fraud and a count of possession of stolen mail. The Olivers are tied to several mail scams downstate, near Kent County, as well as some local incidents in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties.
Harlan "Pete" Peterson never stopped cooking.
The founder and chef of Tapawingo, an haute cuisine restaurant in Ellsworth that closed in 2009 after 25 years, is teaching at the Great Lakes Culinary Institute. He's started a personal chef and catering business, In Home Dining. He's coming up with ideas about teaching people to cook tasty, healthy food. He's planning a second annual fundraiser for the culinary school featuring food and beer pairings from Right Brain Brewery.
For more about Harlan Peterson, see today's Food section.
Northwestern Michigan College’s public relations director will leave the college at the end of April to lead a new national center focused on community colleges.
Paul Heaton, who has worked for NMC since 2006, will become the director of the Center for Community College Advancement, part of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in Washington, D.C.
His last day at NMC is April 26. His first day with CASE will be May 2.
A bayfront revitalization project in Traverse City is one step closer to reality.
Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday authorizing more than $102.1 million in grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, including $450,800 for the city's waterfront plan.
The funds will support plans to revamp Clinch Park with a natural play area and park at the site of the old zoo. The project includes a "splash pad" for children, a kayak and canoe launch at Clinch Park beach, and wheelchair access to the beach and water.
A free presentation on international service has been rescheduled at Northwestern Michigan College.
Tickets are available for an upcoming fundraiser to combat hunger.