The fate of those who live in the Pines encampment in the Commons area is an issue that has raised concern for many who live in Traverse City. It was recently announced that the Traverse City police department is planning to remove the unhoused people who are living in the encampment through the enforcement of an existing anti-camping ordinance that classifies overnight camping in a park as a civil infraction. This means that violators will be fined for camping in a public space, and can even be committed to jail for refusing to pay. 

On Nov. 14 the White Pine Press conducted an exclusive interview with John Pournoor on climate policy prior to his International Affairs Forum (IAF) speech at the Dennos Museum. Pournoor has extensive experience in government affairs and is the founder and CEO of Government Analytica.

On Oct. 25th, the White Pine Press team atteneded a rally in Traverse City for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The event, which started three hours late and lasted until about midnight, featured a plethora of MAGA fashion, from shirts that read, “Jesus is my savior, and Trump is my president” to pictures of him pumping his fist in the air after the assassination attempt on him earlier this year in Pennsylvania.

The ninth annual “Walk for Health and Housing,” a walk around downtown Traverse City that raises awareness on the city’s homeless population and the resources they have available headed in part by NMC, occurred on Nov. 20, and dozens of students were seen showing their support by attending and carrying posters with messages such as “open your eyes, open your heart. Homelessness is real, let’s do our part.”

The surface of our planet is approximately 197 million square miles, and on it is a  population of about 8.2 billion people. Within that space, according to a recent report by Climate Trace, the cities with the most emissions are Tokyo, New York, Houston, and Seoul. New York City, the largest city in the United States in terms of population, has over 8 million people and about 300 square miles of land.

On Nov. 7, the band Earth Radio (their name alluding to them being the “voice of the Earth”) appeared at Milliken Auditorium for a psychedelic show, along with openers Sosohifi, and visual projection artist Super Nuclear.

As the temperatures outside drops, nothing sounds better than enjoying a warm bowl of tomato cheddar soup accompanied by a crispy grilled cheese sandwich. But where exactly does the star of that cozy fall meal, cheese, come from?

Northern Lakes Community Health, partnered with Munson, officially opens the Grand Traverse Mental Health Crisis and Access Center on Jan. 5, 2025, to help fill the void of mental health resources in Traverse City. Like so many other cities and towns in the country, Traverse City desperately needs more mental health resources. The emergency room and the urgent care facilities often see mental health patients because they don’t know where else to go or they cannot get into a psychiatrist or other mental health provider for an extended period of time.