Video captures Grand Rapids cop shooting Black man in back of head following traffic stop
The only weapons at the scene were the officer’s stun gun and firearm
By Steve Neavling
Vol. 42, No. 26
Overtaxed homeowners and Red NOT Chili Peppers: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week
Here's what our readers clicked on the most
By Alex Washington
Mask mandates lifted for local transit authorities in metro Detroit
The decision comes after a Trump-appointed judge overturned the mask mandate in Florida
Detroit’s Greektown Casino-Hotel to be renamed Hollywood Casino at Greektown
The rebrand comes with new upgrades
Wayne State researchers explore novel groundwater monitoring method
Galls, or growths in plant tissue caused by insects laying eggs, could provide a key to testing for environmental contaminants
By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Michigan group: Oil pipeline tunnel plan not in sync with state's climate goals
Grand Rapids police chief confirms Officer Christopher Schurr shot, killed Lyoya
GRPD kept the name of the officer under wraps, despite activists calling repeatedly for the department to release it
By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Groups spotlight services for LGBTQ+ victims of crime in Michigan
What America’s student loan debacle can teach us about neoliberalism
The central crux of neoliberalism is that it accepts the inequities in our society as normal and justified
By Abdul El-Sayed
Michigan Secretary of State Benson receives ‘Courage Award’ for defending democracy
The Detroit Democrat was honored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Michigan appeals court rejects election fraud lawsuit in Antrim County
The lawsuit was filed by Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno, a conspiracy theorist endorsed by Trump
Democrat McMorrow’s rousing anti-hate speech leads to $250,000 in donations in one day
A Republican senator’s hateful, preposterous fundraising email backfired
Op-ed: Why abortion access matters and what we’re doing about it in Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has taken bold action to protect legal abortion in Michigan
By Garlin Gilchrist II
Two Trump picks win GOP endorsements for Michigan attorney general, secretary of state
Karamo, DePerno are both 2020 election deniers
By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
I like to put my husband in bondage and play video games while he ‘suffers’ — but I worry about accidentally killing him
Love and leashes
By Dan Savage
The leprechaun menace
By Tom Tomorrow
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
By Clay Jones
A Highland Park resident is on a mission to rebuild her neighborhood one block at a time
Avalon Village is ‘an eco-village in the making’ with art, educational workshops, entertainment, and more
By Darlene A. White
Oak Park artist recycles trash into cute characters
Dale Teachout is creating whimsical creatures with an Earth Day message for an outdoor installation on Nine Mile Road
Detroit artist Rico Africa gets posthumous retrospective at Cass Cafe
Born Robert Berry, the Cass Corridor artist was known for his colorful, witty paintings
By Lee DeVito
Sterling Toles' new MOCAD exhibit will make you question who you really are
The Detroit native’s first museum solo show ‘s(h)elves’ is on view until June 12
By Randiah Camille Green
The Michigan Squeeze Station is building a healthy community in Southwest Detroit
Art pop-ups, 4/20-friendly vibes, and ‘Obamacare wellness shots’
With Freep Film Festival and more, documentaries of all stripes land in metro Detroit
What's up, doc?
By George Elkind
‘Father Stu’ is a (very) mixed blessing
The film is as rife with contradictions as the Church itself
By Eileen G'Sell
420 Music Festival, Cranbrook graduate exhibition, the architecture of Albert Kahn, and more things to do this week
What’s going on
By Metro Times editorial staff
Cranbrook graduate student exhibition opens this weekend
Staff pick
2nd annual 420 Music Festival returns to Lansing
Pop culture convention Astronomicon heads to Livonia’s Burton Manor
Bedrock will bring outdoor roller rink back to downtown Detroit for another spin
The Monroe Street Midway will return next month
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony headed to Detroit’s Sound Board at Motor City Casino
Self-portraits of late Detroit artist Gilda Snowden exhibited in ‘Chronicle’
Seth Meyers to perform comedy night to help Forgotten Harvest organization feed hungry metro Detroiters
Habatat Detroit Year of Glass50 exhibit will showcase extraordinary works of art in Royal Oak
Flipside Records will throw a Fam Jam Block Party to celebrate new Berkley store
Lil Nas X will kick off his first-ever tour at Detroit's Fillmore
The Long Live Montero tour will stop in the Motor City in September
Free Will Astrology (April 20-26)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Ready Player One in downtown Detroit is closed and being replaced with Pizza Cat
The Toledo-based pizza chain is opening in the former bar arcade space
Asian-influenced Tigerlily to open at former Antihero in downtown Ferndale
The new plans include a restaurant, sushi bar, and tiki bar
Michigan business are invited to showcase products at Meijer
It's a chance for local businesses to reach a larger audience
‘Star Wars’-themed dining experience planned in Detroit for May the Fourth event
Detroit’s SuperCrisp serves up American faves with an Asian twist
Ima’s popular karaage chicken sandwich serves as a launching pad for this Midtown spot
By Jane Slaughter
Lizzo announces Detroit date at Little Caesars Arena
Hamtramck Music Fest returns for summer edition in 2022
This year's festival is scheduled for Aug. 11-14
Injury causes Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker to pivot to all-acoustic set at Royal Oak Music Theatre
By Jameson Draper
Greta Van Fleet singer responds to fans calling him out for appropriating Indigenous culture
Josh Kiszka issued a statement and made a charitable donation after fans called him out for wearing Indigenous garb
Journey’s nonexistent ‘South Detroit’ immortalized by the Library of Congress
‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ has been entered into the National Recording Registry
Detroit radio station gives free Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets to fan duped by cover band
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Alice Cooper, Tosha Owens, Marvin Gaye, Eminem earn Detroit Music Awards
The 31st annual award ceremony went virtual for third year in a row
Cloud Cannabis opens latest dispensary in New Baltimore
It’s one of only three recreational dispensaries in the city
Green Pharm opens newest recreational dispensary in Hazel Park
It’s the eighth recreational dispensary to open in the Detroit suburb
Detroit started accepting application for cannabis businesses on 4/20
The city’s newly formed Office of Marijuana Ventures & Entrepreneurship opened up the online application process for unlimited recreational marijuana licenses
Royal Oak approves its first three recreational marijuana businesses
Dozens of residents turned out to oppose the businesses
Ypsilanti is holding a cannabis expungement fair
The expungement fair will take place on May 1 at the WellFlower Ypsi
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