🌱 What will Traverse City’s new airport hotel actually look like inside?
Hi Traverse City! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What will Traverse City’s new airport hotel actually look like inside?
- How remote work is reshaping Traverse City’s jobs, childcare, and offices
- Meet the Traverse City senior balancing leadership, sports and a 3.98 GPA
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 34 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 26.
- Thursday: Rain in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
1. Sneak peek: Renderings show what proposed Traverse City airport hotel could look like (mlive.com) — Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport could add a new five-story hotel by fall 2027, featuring 89 rooms, event space, a restaurant, coffee shop, and rooftop bar connected by a skybridge to the terminals. Developers project 50–65% year-round occupancy, with construction targeted to start spring 2026 pending FAA approval, potentially boosting convenience for travelers and airline crews. 
2. Remote Work Is Here To Stay, New Local Study Says (traverseticker.com) — Remote work remains a major force in the Grand Traverse region, and Traverse City’s largest private employer, Hagerty, is shifting from remote-first to a hybrid model that mirrors broader trends. A new Networks Northwest study shows nearly a quarter of local workers telecommute in some form and highlights Traverse City’s strengths—like coworking spaces and fiber internet—while calling out gaps such as co-located childcare and workspaces.
3. Education Newsmakers: 12/15/2025 (record-eagle.com) — Traverse City’s Kiwanis Club has honored West Senior High School senior Evelyn Burtt as a Student of the Month, spotlighting her leadership in Key Club, Model UN, and multiple sports. Maintaining a 3.98 GPA, she plans to study neuroscience at the University of Michigan and pursue a medical career.
4. EGR graduate describes experience during Brown University shooting (fox17online.com) — A Brown University student originally from Michigan flew back to Traverse City to reunite with family after sheltering in place during a deadly campus shooting. He describes the confusion of university alerts, the long night without food, and how the experience connects him to friends affected by the Michigan State shooting, while still planning to return to Brown after winter break.
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Wrap it Up Shopping Night
Downtown Traverse City Association, 303 E State St, Traverse City
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Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Queer Tales Book Club: Make Room for Love
Traverse Area District Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
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Make-Believers Storytime w/ Miss Kate
Traverse Area District Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
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Wigglers Storytime
Traverse Area District Library , 213 S Brownson Ave. , Kingsley
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Build n' Create
Traverse Area District Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
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Hold for potential You & Ukulele
Traverse Area District Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
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Storytime for Bigs
Traverse Area District Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
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Dorset Crosswheel Button-Making Craft at East Bay
Traverse Area District Library , 1989 Three Mile Rd. , Traverse City
2:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Toddler Time
Interlochen Public Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
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Wigglers Storytime
Interlochen Public Library , 213 S Brownson Ave. , Kingsley
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Tech Help @The Library
Elk Rapids District Library , 300 Isle of Pines , Elk Rapids
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Mind Your Money: Smart Finances for Seniors
Interlochen Public Library , 610 Woodmere Ave. , Traverse City
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- What a day - 12/10/25!
East Bay Township received $5,513,600 from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for three grant applications. These awards reflect hard work,… (Nextdoor Holiday Hills) - It’s Christmas carol season!
Tonight from 6:30 - 8:30pm, put the remote to bed and come on down to the Peninsula Library for an old-fashioned Christmas music song-a-long! I’ll be… (Nextdoor Old Mission Peninsula North)
- 200-acre park now open near Traverse City for first time in nearly 10 years... (X: GRPress)
- Sneak peek: Renderings show what proposed Traverse City airport hotel could look like... (X: saginawnews)
- Meijer posted a job opening for Overnight Stocking Clerk in Traverse City. Apply here.
- Unifi posted a job opening for Airport Ramp Agent in Traverse City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Traverse City here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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