Baseball is back, and, in it’s honor, we take a journey into the wonderful world of STADIUM FOOD!  Mickey Graham, General Manager of the Traverse City Pit Spitters, joins us to talk about the relationship between baseball and food--plus, he'll tell you how you can create a dish to be featured on the ball park's menu!

Karen speaks with us about “Believe,” an upcoming storytelling event April 4 at City Opera House in Traverse City, a partnership with the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center and presented by Mike and Denise Busley.  Inspired by true tales of children and adults who yearn to believe and be believed, this event recognizes the power of story to shift mindsets and create social change.

There’s more to a fire department than just heading out in an emergency to fight a blaze.  Jacob stops by to speak about their community outreach, fire safety education and prevention, and more.

Absolutely loved speaking with John about his Detroit-based band’s impressive past, as well as its exciting future, including a song placement in the new Kurt Russell film, “Crypto.”

General Manager of Cherry Tree Inn & Suites, Arrow is rebooting the “TC Certified” program from the Grand Traverse Area Hospitality Association, testing your knowledge of the Traverse City Area, with those scoring 80% or higher receiving a “TC Certified” certificate.  The program aims to arm hospitality industry professionals with knowledge of the area to pass along to visitors.

Bill Marsh, Jr., joins us for the next installment in his “Making You Matter” series, this time discussing finding “The Discipline to Start” making the changes, big and small, you’d like to see in yourself.

A new State House bill would lower Michigan’s lowering the threshold for “drunk driving” classification.  We discussed this, along with suggested federal legislation to require all new vehicles to have interlocking breathalyzers, as well as took your phone calls.

It’s an encore presentation of our discussion with Dr. Meghan Hollis and her research on the connection between crime and elevated lead levels.

On this week’s Community Coffee Break, brought to you by Craig Wealth Advisors, we chat with Christopher Hindbaugh, CEO of Addiction Treatment Services.

Big local stories from the past week include the 3 Eighth Street development projects that have been approved, the new artist chosen for a Clinch Tunnel art project (with more public art projects proposed), and a possible end to 15 months of negotiation between Munson Medical Center and the Nurses Union after reaching a tentative three-year deal.