http://www.gtherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 13 May 2008 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190016.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190016.html New and improved, the Summer Band is back! Geared to musicians in grades 5-12 from public, private, charter and homeschools, the annual Rock and Roll Youth Orchestra will be based this summer at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center. Tue, 13 May 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190038.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190038.html The Traverse City Central High School Trojan Hall of Fame will induct three new members, to be recognized during the Central High School graduation ceremony on June 7. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:51 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190114.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190114.html Vandalism or art? Rooted in urban despair, graffiti has evolved over the decades into an art form that has renowned practitioners, a technical vocabulary and an enthusiastic subculture. The warehouse district of Traverse City will be an epicenter of the genre Saturday during the Street Art Jam: The Art of Spray Paint event. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:50 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190127.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190127.html Communications instructor Connie Jason is Northwestern Michigan College's 2008 Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award winner. Math instructor Stephen Lockman is the 2008 Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award winner. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:49 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190131.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190131.html The Old Mission Scenic Heritage Route Committee will host a public celebration from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, at Fire Hall #2 on Center Highway in Peninsula Township. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:48 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190134.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_134190134.html Master gardener Karen Schmidt will share her ideas for container gardens at 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Peninsula Community Library, 2735 Island View Road. Wed, 07 May 2008 17:12:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_128170909.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_128170909.html A day of cultural immersion, anime style, is on tap Saturday for fans and devotees of the Japanese animation genre. Scholar's Hall at Northwestern Michigan College is home base for the region's first anime gathering. Tue, 06 May 2008 20:08:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194511.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194511.html Forget cherries, stand aside vacation wonderland. Traverse City is carving out a niche as the capital of young Italian singers. Tue, 06 May 2008 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127184634.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127184634.html Three Traverse City West students competed in the Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition in Clinton Township. Listen to their audition pieces here. Tue, 06 May 2008 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194518.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194518.html Hundreds of children have passed through the doors of the Central Day Care Center since it opened 40 years ago. Last week, former and current teachers as well as students and parents celebrated the center's milestone anniversary. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:57 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194535.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194535.html The following local Boys Scouts recently obtained the rank of Eagle Scout with the Scenic Trails Boy Scouts of America. (The biographies contained in this article are expanded from the print version of this story.) Tue, 06 May 2008 20:25:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194541.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_127194541.html Grand Traverse Heritage Center staged the 13th Annual Vintage Fashion Show and Chocolate Decadence Buffet on Sunday, May 4 at the City Opera House in Traverse City. Tue, 06 May 2008 19:33:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_slideshow_127193357 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_slideshow_127193357 Kathleen Williams models a Vortruba lawn dress from the early 19th century during the 13th Annual Vintage Fashion Show held Sunday, May 4 at the City Opera House. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_121164906.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_121164906.html Bringing history to life, students at the Traverse City College Prep Academy presented a Medieval Renaissance Fair Friday. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:57 +0000 http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_120191527.html http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_120191527.html A live Webcam is making it possible to view progress on the Great Lakes Children's Museum new "Listening to the River" exhibit.