Week of June 27, 2025 - wsg Craig Manning, Leelanau Ticker

This week on Currently, we welcome Leelanau Ticker’s Craig Manning to the show for the very first time, joining our favorite news whisperer Beth Milligan of the Traverse City Ticker.

This episode is brought to you by lead underwriter Golden-Fowler Home Furnishings: Home Fashion Elevated, located on S. Garfield Avenue in Traverse City. Support also comes from West Shore Bank – committed to the well-being of the community, and The Coin Slot Arcade Bar – a chill hangout in Traverse City featuring a full bar, pinball machines, and a great selection of drinks.

We’re diving into big changes and big ideas happening across the region:

• A new trailhead on the Leelanau Trail could include some fun surprises (hello, pump track?)
• Plans to expand Inland Seas’ Suttons Bay campus with an $11.1M campaign
• Replacing the Beitner Bridge, and why it always sparks rumors about Hartman-Hammond
• A new TIF district in East Bay Township and updated pedestrian safety plans after a tragic accident on US-31
• And we clear up some of the misinformation around the DNR’s plan to remove a pedestrian bridge along the busy corridor

Currently is a Compass Local Podcast produced by Pancake Boy Productions.