Glen Arbor Sun

Family of ICE detainee offers mutual aid for fellow immigrants

By editor / February 12, 2026

One week after Fernando Ramirez was released from the massive federal immigrant detention center in Baldwin, he sat beside his...

Family of ICE detainee offers mutual aid for fellow immigrants

Take the edge off winter with Northport Performing Arts Center

By editor / February 12, 2026

It’s a community party. It’s a mystery. And it’s a delicious farce. Welcome to the next Cocktails, Canapés, and Comedy...

Take the edge off winter with Northport Performing Arts Center

Not a sprint, not a marathon. For Minnesotans it’s a relay race

By editor / February 11, 2026

Report from the resistance to ICE’s invasion of Minneapolis: "We take the bags of groceries—dried beans, rice, cornmeal, plantains, avocados,...

Not a sprint, not a marathon. For Minnesotans it’s a relay race

Nightmare on Ice, Miracle on Ice

By editor / February 9, 2026

Remembering a near-death experience on frozen Lake Michigan. It was Super Bowl Sunday of 1984, and the carefree 15-year-old girls...

Leelanau Coffee’s journey from Empire to Glen Arbor

By editor / February 4, 2026

John Arens reflects on the coffee company—and Glen Arbor mainstay—he and his brother Steve launched 33 years ago. They sold...

Leelanau Coffee’s journey from Empire to Glen Arbor

From one Michigan roaster to another, Leelanau Coffee stays grounded

By editor / February 1, 2026

Thirty-three years after two brothers started the locally loved—and widely recognized—Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co., they sold it. The acquisition officially...

From one Michigan roaster to another, Leelanau Coffee stays grounded

Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, Folded Leaf, area students join ICE OUT! nationwide protests

By editor / January 30, 2026

Grocer's Daughter Chocolate in Empire is closed today, as part of a nationwide "ICE OUT!" day of protest to call...

Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, Folded Leaf, area students join ICE OUT! nationwide protests

The Folded Leaf finds new home at Commongrounds Cooperative in Traverse City

By editor / January 27, 2026

The Folded Leaf, an independent new & used bookstore and community gathering space rooted in Cedar, has announced a new...

The Folded Leaf finds new home at Commongrounds Cooperative in Traverse City

Dune Bird Winery makes breakout debut at San Francisco Chronicle wine competition

By editor / January 27, 2026

Dune Bird Winery, the newest member of the Harmony Estate Wineries of Leelanau, announced a standout first showing at the...

Dune Bird Winery makes breakout debut at San Francisco Chronicle wine competition

Lively NeighborFood Market hosts farm-to-table dinner series

By editor / January 26, 2026

The Lively NeighborFood Market continues its focus on supporting small local farms by inviting area chefs and neighbors to come...

Lively NeighborFood Market hosts farm-to-table dinner series

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