The Record-Eagle has this story on new eateries and stores coming to downtown Traverse City this spring:

"Springtime is moving time in downtown Traverse City, and several businesses will open new storefronts or shift to different locations to gear up for tourism season.

"Downtown property owners said the jockeying for retail slots is off to an early start this year, as tenants bargain for the best deals in a tough economy and landlords troll for takers amid a soft commercial property market.

"It's sort of like our version of musical chairs," said Terry Beia, a partner in Traverse City Development LLC, a group that owns more than a half-dozen downtown properties. "Some merchants are upsizing, some are downsizing and some aren't making it."

To read the full story, including a list of new projects going in downtown, click here.

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