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Monday, May 20, 2013  UPDATE: The Charlevoix city council voted Monday night 4-2 in favor of removing the fireplace.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The outdoor public fireplace that stirred up controversy in downtown Charlevoix now has a new look.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  UPDATED WITH PHOTO: A fire investigation will continue Thursday after a large building was destroyed.

Monday, January 28, 2013  City infrastructure will likely be the focus as the Traverse City Commission begins its budget discussions for 2013-2014.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Five Mile Road now back open after fire

Monday, November 05, 2012  Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the eastern third of the country, with New York and New Jersey bearing the brunt of the destruction.

Saturday, December 17, 2011  A series of road studies are set to kick off in Traverse City in hopes of improving public infrastructure and increasing economic vitality.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Facing defeat, Obama calls for jobs bill; initiates own steps with help of advisory council

Sunday, October 02, 2011  Some of the top business leaders in Michigan will meet in Traverse City on Monday night.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011  Residents in a small city in Charlevoix County may have been overtaxed for the last four decades. It all goes back to the way a ballot question was worded in 1969.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The Obama administration wants Congress to tighten oversight of the nation's pipelines and more than double penalties for some safety violations in response to a deadly gas explosion in California and a major oil spill in Michigan.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there.

Monday, September 06, 2010  Obama calls for more spending on roads, railways, runways to boost economy and job growth

Friday, February 12, 2010  A sales tax decrease could still mean you'll be paying a little bit more.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009  Senate Democrats could add billions of additional dollars targeting infrastructure projects to the economic stimulus package.