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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Traverse City Downtown Development Authority tells 7&4 News that back on March 12th the City Commission approved an agreement with Park mobile, a global company that provides convenient and user-friendly mobile solutions for parking payments.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Paperworks Studio in Traverse City is teaming up with the Special Olympics and the Visual Imaging Technology class at the Traverse Bay Intermediate School District Career Tech Center to make Mother's Day cards.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  UPDATE: Traverse City commissioners pass ordinance to allow food truck vendors within city limits.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Michigan will start selling two new license plates featuring the Pure Michigan tourism logo.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The Coast Guard is keeping ice at bay and helping kick off the Great Lakes shipping season.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  As of yesterday, spring is officially here! Even with the snow on the ground, it is time to start thinking about planting your garden and picking your seeds.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  You couldn't tell by looking out the window, but spring is on its way and that means spring break is on its way too!

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO. There's a burning issue in the furnace business with new federal regulations going into effect May 1. While most newer furnaces operate at about 80-percent fuel efficiency, new federal regulations will kick it up one notch further. On May 1, any furnace installed in the northern half of the United States must be at least 90-percent fuel efficient.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The state has added money to all of the debit cards of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients and families who temporarily went without the aid this week.

Monday, December 24, 2012  While thousands of people are getting their power back on, thousands more are still without power after the heavy snowstorm blew through northern Michigan late last week.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Kathy Rymal is a personal chef in Traverse City. She has 26 years of experience and owns her own business called, What's For Dinner?Rymal said her main focus as a personal chef is to make sure all of the food she uses in her recipes is fresh and the meals are well-balanced.