Yemeni artist Alia Ali blasts off with far-out, futuristic installation at the Arab American National Museum
Space invader
By Lee DeVito
Vol. 42, No. 27
From Detroit's west side to Coachella Valley: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week
Here's what our readers clicked on the most
By Alex Washington
Southwest Detroit’s bilingual ‘El Central’ Hispanic News under new ownership
The new owners say they plan to soon launch a website and social media presence for the 33-year-old free weekly
By Darlene A. White
Reporter Charlie LeDuff returns to The Detroit News as regular columnist
LeDuff’s ‘No BS News Hour’ co-host Karen Dumas is also joining the paper
After delays, new metro Detroit pro hockey team Motor City Rockers ready to play in Macomb County
The team was originally announced in 2020, but the pandemic postponed its launch
Otter spotted in the Detroit River, a hopeful sign
Nature is healing
Michigan man accused of threatening BLM supporters at Starbucks, leaving nooses for protesters
A retired optometrist even threatened to ‘lynch’ a Black person, the DOJ said
By Steve Neavling
Federal lawsuit accuses Grand Rapids police of beating unconscious Black man after traffic stop
Fahirri Dannah was hospitalized with brain damage and a dislocated shoulder
Enbridge, Nessel fight over Line 5 pipeline in holding pattern
What's next in the Line 5 fight?
By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Kellogg’s executive compared union leaders to ‘terrorists’ in leaked audio
Kellogg's CEO apologized and tried to distance the company from the statements
Not sure where to find COVID-19 treatments? Michigan health dept. offers new online tool
COVID-19 cases are expected to increase through May
Michigan Democrats pledge to mount a fierce fight to protect abortion rights
In response to a leak of draft on the SCOTUS decision on ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Gov. Whitmer says she’ll ‘keep fighting like hell’ to ensure abortion remains safe and accessible
Michigan Planned Parenthood head calls SCOTUS overturning Roe ‘tragic’ and ‘unprecedented’
By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
AG Nessel won’t prosecute women or doctors who violate Michigan’s abortion ban
Michigan attorney general believes women will die under the state’s 1931 law, which would go back into effect if ‘Roe’ is overturned
Florida legislature’s abrupt elimination of Disney district is a mob shakedown by statute
Keep your mouth shut and the checks coming, or else
By Jeffrey C. Billman
How a ‘not qualified,’ overzealous judge just rewrote public health law as we know it
Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s opinion read like a Facebook post, not a ruling
By Abdul El-Sayed
Complaints allege James Craig’s campaign fraudulently obtained signatures to get on ballot
Election officials are investigating what an attorney calls ‘massive fraud’
U.S. House calls on Russia to release Novi resident Paul Whelan
Paul Whelan has been locked up in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges
Rep. Matt Maddock booted from House GOP caucus
Maddock’s removal comes after he and his wife Meshawn were front and center at the party’s early endorsement convention in Grand Rapids
House GOP budget plan includes $750K that could go to defending Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban
The bill would also allocate state funds to ‘enhance election integrity’
James Craig’s ‘gang of forgers’ also committed fraud for another campaign, complaint alleges
More evidence of fake signatures surface in another Michigan race
The problem of narrative: Ukraine vs. Palestine
The ongoing conflict has exposed double standards in how the West covers war
By Sharmin Akhtar
Sometimes I wake up to my wife masturbating. Should I offer her a hand?
Quickies
By Dan Savage
Parallel earth
By Tom Tomorrow
Moskva Sinksva
By Clay Jones
Mike Posner gives Big Sean his flowers following Coachella performance
The singer was Big Sean's special guest during his set at the festival
Metro Detroit artist Monica Molinaro has died, celebration of life planned at the DIA
‘Art is treated as a precious relic, but it’s really an expression of who we are,’ she said
Detroit’s MOCAD parts ways with another executive director
Cara Courage is already out after getting the job in February
Norwest Gallery of Art gears up for Womxnhouse Detroit 2022 installations with 'Allium'
Meet the gallery's seven BIPOC artists in residence
By Randiah Camille Green
Prismatic Ground’s online film festival delivers experiences rarely caught on screen
Free, experimental, and independent
By George Elkind
Al Nuke’s ‘Detroit Dreams’ is like a Motor City version of ‘Krush Groove’
The rapper’s new film tells the story of a producer trying to make it in the music industry, drawing on real-life experiences
By Kahn Santori Davison
Lil Nas X adds second Detroit show to upcoming tour
The pop star will kick off his first-ever tour at the Fillmore in September
Detroit’s Tangent Gallery celebrates that bar from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away with ‘Space Dive’ events
Staff pick
Free Will Astrology (April 27-May 3)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Baobab Fare’s Burundi coffee is now available at Detroit’s Rivertown Market
It’s the first product from Detroit’s popular East African restaurant to hit retail shelves
The carne asada sings at Southwest Detroit’s La Jalisciense
Tucked in a grocery store, this spot produces some of Detroit’s finest Mexican food
By Tom Perkins
This week, you can get $25 all-in tickets to metro Detroit concerts — here’s how
Live Nation and 313 Presents announced the return of Concert Week
Review: Charli XCX proves why she reigns in the pantheon of pop at sold-out Royal Oak show
The British star has proven herself over this tour to be a multi-talented performer
By Konstantina Buhalis
Chicago rapper CupcakKe is bringing her NSFW show to Pontiac
Interpol finds hope on ‘The Other Side of Make Believe’
The indie rock darlings make a stop at Detroit’s Fillmore on Saturday
Detroit Jazz Festival announces initial 2022 lineup
Chucho Valdés, Diane Reeves, Nubya Garcia to perform at the festival’s in-person return
Former Detroit Lions open flagship dispensary in Michigan
Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims opened Primitiv's first dispensary in Niles
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