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The Gramz Cannabis Outlet in Romeo.

First 24-hour cannabis dispensary to open in metro Detroit

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April 9, 2025

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York during the 1970s.

‘One to One: John & Yoko’ keeps the spirit of revolution alive

Bev’s Bagels will serve Jewish-style bagels in Core City.

Bev’s Bagels to open in former Detroit Institute of Bagels space

An evidence photo displays pills that were confiscated from a Michigan Department of Corrections prisoner. A source with knowledge of drug activity within MDOC says the pills were coated with fentanyl.

Whistle-blower alleges corruption at Michigan Department of Corrections

By Eddie B. Allen Jr.

Things To Do

Today

Image: Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music

@ Michigan State University Museum (temporary location) -- Through April 30

Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music

Tomorrow

Image: Bill Rauhauser: A Retrospective

@ Coup D’état -- Through May 1, 5-8 p.m.

Bill Rauhauser: A Retrospective

Events

Warp and Weft: Technologies within Textiles

@ The Shepherd

Through May 3, 5-8 p.m.

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News & Views

Image: Detroit resident charged after dog found stabbed in basement (2)

Detroit resident charged after dog found stabbed in basement

By Steve Neavling

A previous pro-Palestinian protest at Wayne State University.

Wayne State faces backlash after police confront peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters

By Steve Neavling

On Opening Day, your parking space can cost more than your game ticket.

Lapointe: Reflections on Opening Day

By Joe Lapointe

Image: Planned Parenthood of Michigan to close clinics, cut staff amid funding threats

Planned Parenthood of Michigan to close clinics, cut staff amid funding threats

By Steve Neavling

Arts & Culture

We’re not even going to try to explain the plot of A Minecraft Movie.

‘A Minecraft Movie’ is a cynical cash grab

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

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Free Will Astrology (April 9-15)

Carol Teegardin, left, wrote Strawberry — What Party?, a stage play about ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

A play about the rise and fall of a Midwest mayor is back in the spotlight

By Jim McFarlin

Food & Drink

Slows Bar BQ opened in Corktown in 2005.

Detroit’s Slows Bar BQ is expanding to the ’burbs

Drifter Coffee’s original location.

Ferndale’s Drifter Coffee is moving to a bigger building

“Davezempic” sliders from Dave’s Hot Chicken served with a fake medical syringe filled with hot sauce at a recent promotional event.

Dave’s Hot Chicken releases ‘Davezempic’ mini sliders

Image: New cafe at Detroit’s Cambria Hotel nods to radio station history

New cafe at Detroit’s Cambria Hotel nods to radio station history

Music

From left to right: Zekkereya El-Magharbel (trombone), Erinn Alexis (baritone saxophone), Jonathan Muir-Cotton (bass), Marcus Elliot (saxophone / bandleader), and Dwight Adams (trumpet).

Marcus Elliot arrives with Big Motifs

By Ryan Patrick Hooper

Trombley, left, and Zacharias spin at Macho City.

Macho City DJs are having ‘Big Fun’ with new dance night

Image: DJ House Shoes to be celebrated with 50th birthday bash in Detroit

DJ House Shoes to be celebrated with 50th birthday bash in Detroit

Weed

Image: 8th Street Canna Launches First Store with 420 Street Fest in Hazel Park on April 19

8th Street Canna Launches First Store with 420 Street Fest in Hazel Park on April 19

By Metro Times Promotions

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency proposes a new rule to collect discarded vape cartridges.

Michigan may become one of the first states to recycle cannabis vape cartridges

By Steve Neavling

The group Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior launched a pilot program to collect discarded nicotine vapes.

Michigan’s obsession with disposable vapes is creating a toxic waste crisis

By Steve Neavling

Pre-rolls are a popular way to consume cannabis in Michigan.

Hazel Park cannabis processor permanently shut down after widespread violations

By Steve Neavling

Detroit in Pictures

Freaky Tales This passes the vibe check. A batshit-crazy anthology of interconnected stories (set in 1987 Oakland!!) following a goofily animated green lightning that shapes the fates of several disparate Californians. If you’re like me, this movie has it all: punks vs. Nazis, rap battles, narration by Too $hort, fake cigarette burns to give the film that old-school theatrical texture, a deep love of 1980s Oakland and Bay Area hip-hop culture, a deep obsession with genre movies, the Golden State Warriors, kung-fu, cartoonish violence, Pedro Pascal, sword fights, and so very much more. Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck take all the tricks they’ve learned in 20 years as writer-directors (including their toe-dipping into studio blockbusters with 2019’s Captain Marvel) and made what feels like a deeply personal and goofball love letter to their youth and the things that make them happy. It’s not perfect, but what is? At the end of the closing credits, there’s a brief moment where the statement “This movie was made in its entirety by human beings” appears. Just a group of people making a movie about Oakland in the 1980s with sword fights and rap music. Humanity at its best. Freaky Tales Grade: B

April indie movie roundup

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

Image: Thousands protest Trump in Detroit as part of nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ rallies [PHOTOS]

Thousands protest Trump in Detroit as part of nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ rallies [PHOTOS]

Image: Everything we saw at Astronomicon 8 in Ypsi [PHOTOS]

Everything we saw at Astronomicon 8 in Ypsi [PHOTOS]

By Josh Justice

Image: All the Detroit Tigers fans we saw on opening day 2025 [PHOTO]

Detroit Tigers fans celebrate opening day 2025 [PHOTOS]

By Mike Pfeiffer and Joe Maroon

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