Why Wayne Kramer is bringing back the MC5 — or at least the band’s name, anyway
It’s time to kick out the jams, motherfucker (again)
By Brian J. Bowe
Vol. 42, No. 28
A weed vending machine and the return of the otters: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week
Here's what our readers clicked on the most
By Alex Washington
Coalition announces plans to remember ‘horrific’ murder of Vincent Chin in 1982
The effort will take place June 16 to 19
By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
Former AMC Star Southfield movie theater could become a megachurch
Triumph Church has submitted plans to purchase the shuttered theater for its seventh location
By Randiah Camille Green
Two fifth grade students rushed to hospital after eating THC gummy at Livonia school
The school also came under fire last month after a kindergartner served tequila in class
City of Detroit to provide free legal representation for residents facing eviction
The right-to-counsel ordinance passed 9-0, and Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration endorsed it
By Steve Neavling
A new park is coming to the Detroit Riverfront with a huge bear slide
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy breaks ground for Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park to open in 2024
Detroit- and L.A.-based relationship app Baklava connects Arabs in living diaspora
The company is led by two Arab women who met in school
By Rasha Almulaiki
Michigan campaign to protect right to abortion at the ballot sees explosion in volunteers
There’s a huge jump in interest in Reproductive Freedom for All after leak of SCOTUS draft to overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’
Wayne County Prosecutor Worthy pledges not to enforce the state’s abortion ban
‘I feel like I am living in the twilight zone,’ Worthy said
Michigan AG joins coalition urging Biden to cancel federal student debt
The total federal student loan debt has reached more than $1.7 trillion as inflation continues to climb
Fauci tells 2020 U of M grads to challenge ‘untruths’ while anti-vaxxers protest outside
Seemingly acknowledging COVID-19 conspiracies during his speech, Fauci urged graduates to not turn a blind eye to ‘egregious distortions of reality’
By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
The ‘submerged state’ explains why Biden is underwater
Most of what the government does is invisible, leaving many Americans ignorant of the benefits they received
By Jeffrey C. Billman
COVID isn’t over
At least not for me… or thousands of other people
By Abdul El-Sayed
Hate-mongering Trump loyalist who told women to ‘enjoy’ rape loses Michigan race in major upset
Regan was defeated by a Democrat in a predominantly GOP district
Activists call on Michigan corporations to stop funding anti-democracy politicians with guerrilla banner campaign
Some Michigan-based companies continue to fund campaigns of politicians pushing voter restriction bills
Current and former Flint city officials call Black council members ‘ghetto’
‘This is just wrong. I am so offended,’ one councilwoman responded
Whitmer urges Americans to fight to protect abortion rights
The Michigan governor warned that ‘anti-choice, anti-women extremists’ are pressing for a federal ban on abortion
Can one-sided open relationships work?
Open and shut
By Dan Savage
The absolutist
By Tom Tomorrow
Trust-fund fairies
By Clay Jones
Library Street Collective announces plans for new community space in Detroit's East Village
Latest development in the gallery’s ambitious project will house nonprofit for artists with disabilities
Sheefy McFly is the artist in residence for Detroit’s 2022 Movement music festival
The multifaceted Detroit artist will debut a new installation and perform on stage this year
Rihanna is opening a Savage X Fenty store in Detroit
The brand announced that it’s opening six new retail locations — and the Motor City made the cut
By Darlene A. White
If Sam Raimi’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ is weird, your bar’s too low
The multiverse of badness
By George Elkind
There’s a free ‘sound bath’ meditation event on Detroit’s Belle Isle this weekend
Staff pick
You can catch wacky shorts at the seventh Detroit International Festival of Animation this Saturday
Detroit Opera tells the story of Detroit Red with its performance of ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’
The opera shares the different phases of Malcolm X's life
Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov is coming to Michigan to discuss latest novel and life in Kyiv during Russian war
The best-selling writer will be making stops in Hamtramck and Grosse Pointe
Jack Harlow will bring tour to Detroit's Fox Theatre this fall
The City Girls will join the rapper on his North American tour
Tim Robinson’s demented ‘I Think You Should Leave’ renewed for third season on Netflix
We're all trying to find the guy who did this and give him a spanking!
By Lee DeVito
Free Will Astrology (May 4-10)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Açaí bowl chain Nautical Bowls is heading to metro Detroit
Stores are slated for Royal Oak, Ann Arbor, and Novi
Conveyor belt sushi spot Kura Sushi is opening a second location in Michigan
The new restaurant will be located in Novi
Detroit’s Astro Coffee and Ochre Bakery are closing for good
‘We have come to the end of this journey,’ the owners said
The new Twin Peaks restaurant in Auburn Hills is now open
It’s the ‘Man Cave’ chain’s fourth location in Michigan
Metro Detroit-based Lobster Food Truck and Pitstop pulls out all the stops
Lobster costs a claw and a leg these days, but that’s not stopping fans of this spot
By Jane Slaughter
The journey of Detroit rapper Boldy James
Because Bold don’t fold
By Kahn Santori Davison
Review: Chicago rapper Saba at Detroit’s El Club
The atmosphere was light and almost celebratory on Tuesday. And what else could it be?
By Eli Day
Imani Mixon’s Metro Times cover story on Aaliyah honored by Society of Professional Journalists Detroit chapter
Congrats, Imani!
Eminem inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, MC5 snubbed
The iconic rock band once again did not make the cut
Mike Tyson once got fined for smoking weed in Detroit. Now he sells edibles in the shape of human ears.
After the 2000 Showdown in Motown, the boxer’s victory was revoked after he tested positive for marijuana
By Larry Gabriel
Detroit man made $2,000 a day from marijuana vending machine featured in TikTok video, ATF says
A raid of the man’s home uncovered 18 guns, several pounds of pot, and more than $12,700 in cash
No weed at Arts, Beats & Eats this year, Royal Oak votes
City officials say, ‘maybe next year’
Cannabis license approved for Michigan’s Hoxeyville Music Festival
The Americana and roots music fest is celebrating its 20th anniversary
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