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🌱 Traverse City teen charged with murder after 129 mph Peninsula Township crash.

Traverse City, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Traverse City! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Traverse City teen charged with murder after 129 mph Peninsula Township crash.
  • How the East Side Social District is being reshaped this fall
  • Which Traverse City projects were just canceled—and what’s opening instead?

Also on today's calendar: OOPs 200 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Michigan election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Vote by mail or absentee | Early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 57, low: 49.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 18-year-old faces murder charge after high-speed crash near Traverse City (freep.com subscription) — An 18-year-old Traverse City resident has been charged with second-degree murder and operating while intoxicated causing death after a BMW crash on Center Road in Peninsula Township killed a 17-year-old passenger. Prosecutors say data showed the car traveling about 129 mph before a sharp turn, and the driver now faces potential life in prison as arraignment in district court is pending.
   

2. City Making Improvements to East Side Social District (traverseticker.com) — Improvements are underway now at Traverse City’s East Side Social District at Eighth and Garfield, using a $100,000 placemaking grant to make the area safer and more accessible. City crews are milling and paving slip lanes on both sides through late October, with seasonal furnishings temporarily removed and bigger upgrades like greenery, shade, and lighting planned before a grand reopening next spring.
   

3. Front Street Projects Called Off; More Retail, Restaurant News (traverseticker.com) — Traverse City readers will see major changes downtown as The Red Piano abandons its Front Street plans and a high-end condo project at 424 East Front is put up for sale instead of being built. At the same time, new boutiques, salons, food pop-ups, liquor licenses, and an Oryana construction project are reshaping where you can shop, eat, and gather across town.
   

4. News from 120 years ago today: Oct. 24, 1906 (record-eagle.com) — A look back 120 years shows Traverse City druggists gathering on West Front Street, farmers launching a new peninsula telephone company with free service to town, and local families heading west to Washington. These century-old snapshots highlight how communication, commerce, and everyday social life in Traverse City were already rapidly changing in 1906.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The older I get, the more I realize that life isn't really about how much we own or how much we accomplish.
    It's about the people we share our lives with, the memories we make, and the little moments we sometimes take for granted.A phone call from a loved… (Nextdoor Holiday Hills)
  • I woke up at six am this morning and saw this out my window.
    It was over the Leelanau Peninsula. I live on Old Mission. I thought it might be a plane exhaust trail, but it was there for almost an hour and didn… (Nextdoor Old Mission)
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Ok Traverse City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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