Detroit whistleblower fired after reporting alleged drunken meltdown by top DDOT official LATEST NEWS Free Will Astrology (April 8-14) by Rob Brezsny April 8, 2026 ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’: A pixel-deep franchise keeps cashing in by Jared Rasic, Last Word Features April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Trick Trick joined Waka Flocka onstage at ‘The Boys 4 Life Tour’ stop in Detroit by Kahn Santori Davison April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Twiztid’s Monoxide talks Astronomicon, 420 Tour, and much more by Josh Justice April 6, 2026April 7, 2026 This Week’s Issue April 1-14, 2026 View More Issues » Michelin Guide to rate Detroit restaurants as part of new Great Lakes edition Trump’s ICE crackdown in Michigan leads to 4,218 arrests. Most had no criminal convictions. Metro Times seeks Detroit-area youth to feature in our 2026 Fiction Issue Things to do EVENTS Big Fun Murder Fri., April 10, 8-9:30 p.m. and Sat., April 11, 8-9:30 p.m. PLANET ANT THEATRE, 2320 Caniff St, HAMTRACK View on Community Site EVENTS The Function with DJ Dez Andres Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W. Baltimore St., Detroit View on Community Site SEARCH News & Views Everything we saw at Detroit Tigers opening day 2026 by Joe Maroon Detroit Thermal declares premature victory while historic Lafayette Park residents keep fighting by Steve Neavling Fire at iconic Maccabees Building in Detroit sends smoke over Wayne State campus by Steve Neavling Another conviction tied to disgraced Detroit detective Barbara Simon is tossed after Metro Times series by Steve Neavling Arts & Culture Free Will Astrology (April 1-14) by Rob Brezsny Ryan Gosling is a star in ‘Project Hail Mary’ by Jared Rasic, Last Word Features What we saw at Detroit’s Marche du Nain Rouge 2026 by Mike Pfeiffer Food & Drink Popular influencer the Hungry Black Man is opening a restaurant in Detroit by Lee DeVito Midtown’s Jolly Pumpkin closes, to be replaced with ‘Mediterranean-ish’ concept by Lee DeVito NFL’s Nate Burleson teams up with Ferndale’s Valentine Distilling Co. by Jim McFarlin Detroit’s 2026 food truck program will include festival favorite Island Noodles by Lee DeVito Music Emperor takes Detroit to the ‘Nightside’ by Randiah Camille Green For Steve Mazur, the Motor City is where the music started – and where it still hits hardest as he returns with Our Lady Peace by Todd Shearon The Ranch Honky Tonk brings live country music to Ann Arbor by Lee DeVito Weed These 15 cannabis brands in Michigan consistently deliver quality by Steve Neavling Pontiac gets its first cannabis dispensary years after legalization delays by Steve Neavling Cannabis tax windfall shrinks for Michigan cities as sales decline by Steve Neavling Hundreds of thousands of felons in Michigan could qualify to regain gun rights by Steve Neavling Detroit in Pictures Kiss’s new Rock & Brews restaurant is a tribute to Detroit Rock City by Jarrett Koral Country star Ernest performs at Detroit’s Fillmore by Joe Maroon Photos from 313 Day 2026 in Detroit by Kahn Santori Davison Bruiser Wolf performs in support of his new album ‘Push & Paint’ by Kahn Santori Davison
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’: A pixel-deep franchise keeps cashing in by Jared Rasic, Last Word Features April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
Trick Trick joined Waka Flocka onstage at ‘The Boys 4 Life Tour’ stop in Detroit by Kahn Santori Davison April 6, 2026April 6, 2026
Twiztid’s Monoxide talks Astronomicon, 420 Tour, and much more by Josh Justice April 6, 2026April 7, 2026
Detroit Thermal declares premature victory while historic Lafayette Park residents keep fighting by Steve Neavling
Another conviction tied to disgraced Detroit detective Barbara Simon is tossed after Metro Times series by Steve Neavling
For Steve Mazur, the Motor City is where the music started – and where it still hits hardest as he returns with Our Lady Peace by Todd Shearon