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Detroit’s El Club closes over ‘police intimidation’ on Cinco de Mayo weekend

Police were blasted last year for swarming businesses that participated in the celebrations

Nessel drops charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at U-M, citing ‘circus-like’ environment

The move came as a surprise — and a victory — to the roughly 100 protesters who rallied outside the courthouse on Monday

The future of Michigan cannabis depends on what you buy

Demand for budget weed is squeezing out high-quality marijuana
Police respond to an antiwar demonstration at the University of Michigan Museum of Art on May 3.

Advocates demand Nessel to drop remaining charges against pro-Palestinian protesters

April 30, 2025

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Image: Amp Fiddler to be honored with street name in Detroit’s Conant Gardens
By Lee DeVito
Sturgill Simpson With his 2014 breakthrough Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Kentucky-born Sturgill Simpson helped rejuvenate the genre with a neo-outlaw sound. He’s spent the rest of his career gleefully defying expectations: tapping Amy Winehouse’s former backing band the Dap-Kings for the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, soundtracking an anime film with the hard-rocking Sound & Fury, and releasing a suite of bluegrass albums in 2020 and 2021. When a vocal cord injury seemed like it might end his career, Simpson once again pivoted. Released under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies last year, Simpson’s Passage du Desir exists somewhere between Jimmy Buffet and Pink Floyd, but the live shows are on another level. Simpson and his tight band draw from his entire catalog, interspersed with long stretches of improvisational noodling to give his voice a rest — delighting fans of jam bands. And somehow, it’s still very country. Starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, 3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $59.50.
By Lee DeVito
A mural by artist Marilyn Rondon outside of El Club in Southwest Detroit.
By Steve Neavling

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A former employee of the Michigan Department of Corrections has sued the agency and its spokesman for alleged retaliation, sexual abuse.
By Steve Neavling
A pro-Palestine protest at the University of Michigan in May 2024.
By Steve Neavling
Alo Yoga is coming to Hudson’s Detroit at 1272 Woodward Ave.
By Lee DeVito
Warren police responded to a Suicide attempt on Easter Sunday.
By Steve Neavling
From left: Thunderbolts* assembles a ragtag team of Bucky (Sebastian Stan), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Yelena (Florence Pugh), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and Red Guardian (David Harbour).
By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features
Matt Rozensky’s Judgment installation.
By Randiah Camille Green
Mr. Climax (Jim McCarty Plays the Blues in Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris). Acrylic on vinyl.
By Dave Mesrey
Tens of thousands of bees teem inside a hive just placed in the Wunsch Farms cherry orchards on Old Mission Peninsula. May 1, 2025.
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Image: Kim Nhung Superfood expands in Madison Heights while keeping Vietnamese culture at its core
By Tony Vu
The Franklin Oyster Bar & Eatery is built in a historic 1848 carriage house.
By Lee DeVito
Detroit City Distillery’s Flower Day vodka bottle feature artwork by local artist Ivan Montoya.
By Lee DeVito
Image: 2025 Movement Festival preview: Father Dukes
By Joe Zimmer
Image: The White Stripes earn rightful place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By Lee DeVito
Fans at the AfroFuture Festival.
By Lee DeVito
Image: The future of Michigan cannabis depends on what you buy
By Steve Neavling
Hemp-derived THC is not regulated in Michigan.
By Steve Neavling
Image: Michigan’s struggling cannabis industry pushes lawmakers for urgent reforms
By Steve Neavling
Each tablet contains 20 milligrams of THC and is scored to be split into two 10-milligram servings.
By Steve Neavling
Image: All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]
By Mike Pfeiffer
Image: AC/DC electrifies Detroit on Power Up Tour [PHOTOS]
By Joe Maroon
With a similar embrace of the natural surroundings, artist James Rodriguez sat painting a landscape, surrounded by his other paintings of the natural world hanging from trees nearby with a Henry David Thoreau-type vibe.
By Erica Hobbs
60th Annual Cinco de Mayo Parade and Fiesta This year’s Cinco de Mayo festivities in Southwest Detroit are extra special. Not only is Detroit’s Latino community celebrating six decades of its cultural parade, but it’s also commemorating the election of Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. A two-day Cinco de Mayo Fiesta starts on Saturday at Patton Park with vendors, food trucks, musical performances, and more. The parade starts at noon on Sunday at Patton Park, ending at Clark Park.Fiesta from noon-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at Patton Park, 8151 Dix St, Detroit; detroitcincodemayoparade.com. No cover.
By Lee DeVito
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