25 Detroit things we miss from before the coronavirus

By Metro Times editorial staff on Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Never have we related to something more than when Blink-182's Tom DeLonge wails “Where are you?” on the band's 2003 emo ballad “Miss You” because, well, dammit, we miss life B.C. — life before coronavirus. Simple pleasures and grievances all make our list of things we miss as we wait out this pandemic. Hopefully, all of these things and more will return to our agendas as soon as we get the green light to leave the house. For now, though, let's get nostalgic about life from three weeks ago.

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Waiting for another Detroit-style pizza place pop up in Corktown

Maybe it’s a bit overkill, but Detroit loves nothing more than Detroit-style pizza. So much so that we probably have more Detroit-style pizza spots per block than, say, NYC has Starbucks. From classic slices to experimental pies, we’re not complaining when it comes to our za selection.
Pizza by Michigan & Trumbull/ Photo by Bridget Ekis

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Sample the goods at Cannabis Cup instead of, you know, getting high at home on a Wednesday at 2 p.m. because we’re basically unemployed

Among the things we miss most is getting high with fellow potheads. Hash Bash and Cannabis Cup events are out of reach, and so we’ve had no choice but to numb ourselves silly. Alone. At home. Which is way sadder than doing dabs at the Russell Industrial Center while ICP sprays Faygo everywhere. Oh how the grass is greener ...

Photo by Jordan Buzzy

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Being able to leisurely shop weekly for fresh food instead of making frantic trips to the grocery store to stock up on months worth of non-perishables

Saturday mornings are a thing of beauty in Detroit. There’s nothing like heading to Eastern Market with your stash of reusable grocery bags and leisurely drinking Bloody Marys at Vivio's before filling up on fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, and condiments from metro Detroit’s independent vendors and farmers. Instead, we’ve been forced to accept whatever cans of soup, spam, and frozen Hawaiian pizza (c’mon!) the big box groceries have left, because this is the apocalypse, baby.

Courtesy of Eastern Market

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Dress to the nines and kick it old school at Willis Show Bar

Remember dressing up? Neither do we, which is why we can’t help but get wistful for an evening at Willis Show Bar, where everything is retro and decadent. Grab a frosty Old Fashioned and take in some soulful sounds or some seductive burlesque. Never have we wanted time travel to be a real thing more than we do now.
Photo via Willis Show Bar/Facebook

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Have our own Lady and the Tramp moment with Coney Dogs

Swap spit while that chili drip. OK — so not only is that logistically challenging, it’s also pretty nasty. Whether you prefer Lafayette, American, Duly’s, or vegan Chili Mustard Onions, the politics of coney dogs do not come into play when getting downright dirty with our favorite dog.

Photo by Tom Perkins

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