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You can catch Characteristics at Hamtramck Blowout on Thursday at Club Coyote.

Hamtramck Blowout is back

Meet the local music scene at the return of this festival

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March 19, 2025

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Attendees dress in red at the Marche du Nain Rouge.

Detroit’s Marche du Nain Rouge keeps local folklore alive

Image: Metro Times United We Brunch is this Saturday

Metro Times United We Brunch is this Saturday

Then-Detroit Police Chief James Craig talks to reporters in 2018.

Lapointe: Is this ‘Sunset’ for ‘Hollywood’ Craig?

By Joe Lapointe

Things To Do

Today

Image: Shinola Hotel Birdy Sessions: Jazz in The Birdy Room

@ Shinola Hotel -- Thu., March 20, 7-9:30 p.m.

Shinola Hotel Birdy Sessions: Jazz in The Birdy Room

Tomorrow

Image: GIRLHOOD

@ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) -- Through April 6

GIRLHOOD

Events

Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music

@ Michigan State University Museum (temporary location)

Through April 30

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News & Views

William John Kucharski Jr. was charged with animal abuse.

Macomb County man sentenced in animal cruelty case, faces separate felony charges

By Steve Neavling

A fleet of Michigan State Police vehicles.

No charges for Michigan State Police troopers in fatal shooting of fugitive

By Steve Neavling

Detroit City FC returns to Hamtramck.

Detroit City FC readies for Hamtramck home opener

Image: MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit

MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit

By Steve Neavling

Arts & Culture

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Free Will Astrology (March 19-25)

Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista star in the disappointing In the Lost Lands.

Paul W.S. Anderson makes movies so bad they’re good. ‘In the Lost Lands’ is just bad.

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

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Free Will Astrology (March 12-18)

Food & Drink

A pie from Amar Pizza in Hamtramck.

Detroit ranked No. 4 pizza city in the U.S.

Dirty Shake is located at 4642 Second Ave., Detroit.

Dirty Shake opens in Detroit’s Cass Corridor with cocktails, bar fare

By Steve Neavling

The Beatles-themed Octopus’ Beer Garden even has a yellow submarine.

Octopus’ Beer Garden reopens for extended season following renovations

Image: Da Bomb Taco to open carry-out spot in Ferndale (2)

Da Bomb Taco to open carry-out spot in Ferndale

Music

Image: Detroit’s 313 Day concerts canceled (2)

Detroit’s 313 Day concerts canceled

Image: Highland Park venue Tuxedo expands with electronic music and more

Highland Park venue Tuxedo expands with electronic music and more

Drey Skonie was one of the acts slated to perform on the postponed first day of the 313 Day festival.

Detroit’s 313 Day festival postpones kickoff concert

Weed

Noxx Cannabis in Pleasant Ridge.

Artists invited to compete in $1,000 mural prize at Noxx Cannabis in Pleasant Ridge

By Steve Neavling

Image: DogHouse Farms proves patience pays off in Detroit’s cannabis scene

DogHouse Farms proves patience pays off in Detroit’s cannabis scene

By Steve Neavling

High-end cannabis brand binske launches in Michigan with unique strains

By Steve Neavling

All of these strains are under 30% THC, and they better than their “super potent” counterparts.

THC chasers are ruining good weed in Michigan

By Steve Neavling

Detroit in Pictures

Jason “The Rock Mechanic” Portier makes a repair at Guitar Hi-Fi.

The rock ’n’ roll repair crew at Royal Oak’s Guitar Hi-Fi

A casket inside O’Neil Swanson Funeral Home in Ypsilanti.

Urban explorer makes disturbing discovery inside vacant Ypsilanti funeral home

By Steve Neavling

Image: What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl

What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl

Image: Photos from Corktown’s 67th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Photos from Corktown’s 67th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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