Sada Baby’s wild ride
The Detroit rapper talks his beginnings, becoming a Blood, avoiding a RICO, and lobster Alfredo
By Kahn Santori Davison
Vol. 42, No. 39
Local Starbucks workers strike and Sada Baby talks about his career: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week
Here's what our readers clicked on the most
By Alex Washington
Wayne County hosts expungement fair to remove past convictions from public record
Michigan's Clean Slate Act offers a second chance to people convicted of certain crimes
By Steve Neavling
Another Starbucks store in Michigan petitions to unionize as the labor movement grows statewide
The store would become the 11th in Michigan
Whitmer signs general budget, vetoes anti-abortion items
By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
Whitmer urges FDA to remove barriers to medication abortion
Pills that terminate pregnancies have taken on more urgency after Roe v. Wade was overturned
How attacks on drag queens in Howell foreshadowed the right’s national anti-LGBTQ+ push
By Jon King, Michigan Advance
State agency charges Grand Rapids Police Department with racial discrimination in two cases
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights alleges two Black people were mistreated because of their race
How to fix the U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has arrogated itself over the other branches of government — and trampled the rights of Americans. It’s time to fix that.
By Abdul El-Sayed
Blue Cross Blue Shield slammed for donating to Michigan lawmakers who push election lies, voting restrictions
Michigan’s largest health insurer continues to contribute heavily to far right Republicans
Michigan Democrats call on DOJ to investigate GOP colleagues for ‘seditious conspiracy’
Bill alleges Republican lawmakers illegally tried to overturn the election
Suspected insurrectionist Ryan Kelley can’t be removed from ballot, Michigan Court of Appeals rules
A lawsuit called Ryan Kelley a 'clear and present danger to democracy'
With focus on climate and abortion, Elizabeth Warren stumps for Andy Levin
Warren, who previously worked with Levin on the Build Green Act, said that the planet is on fire as she rattled off a plethora of things Democrats need to do to address climate change
By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Why Democrats are helping a far-right candidate defeat Rep. Meijer in West Michigan primary
It’s a risky, bold move that could backfire
Rep. Tlaib takes on streaming music services, calls for mandatory royalty payments to musicians
Streaming services have become the most popular way for people to listen to music, but musicians are notoriously underpaid
Gays and confused
Beyond monkeypox
By Dan Savage
Right Wing Media
The incredible, phantasmagorical, and utterly fantastical world of right wing media
By Tom Tomorrow
Donkey protest
It is nice to be in less hostile company...
By Clay Jones
'Pray for Us' exhibit at Norwest Gallery of Art is a celebration of women and the divine feminine
Ghanian artist Kuukua Eshun’s film ‘Born of the Earth’ gets international debut in show curated by Detroit’s Bre’Ann White
By Randiah Camille Green
Immersive King Tut exhibit headed for Detroit
Yet another immersive exhibit by the folks who brought us Immersive Van Gogh
Gucci shuts down unofficial Twitter account that tweeted about homeless man in Detroit
After issuing a series of strange tweets, a Twitter account that claimed to be associated with the new Detroit Gucci store has since been deleted
Detroiter goes from being homeless to working on Jordan Peele’s film ‘Nope’
Robert McTyre Jr. bought a one-way ticket to California that took 12 years to pay off
Boblo Boat documentary to hit select metro Detroit theaters in September
‘Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale’ will have a two-week run beginning Sept. 16
In ‘Nope,’ film history and a great cast messily collide
Stretched thin
By George Elkind
‘Hastings Street’ musical centered around Detroit's Black Bottom opens this week
Plowshares Theatre Company returns to the stage after two year hiatus with debut of new play
Stephanie Mills and George Benson to headline the 25th Annual Jazz on the River
The free jazz festival returns to Trenton's Elizabeth Park
The O’Jays bring the ‘Love Train’ to Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre this weekend
The soul group will perform with soul songstress Gladys Knight
Motor City Nightmares returns to metro Detroit
Event goers can enjoy vendors, a costume contest, a Miss Nightmare contest, and themed parties
Free Will Astrology (July 20-26)
This week's homework: To heal yourself, bestow two blessings, one on a human and one on an animal
By Rob Brezsny
Detroit bar PJ’s Lager House moves to sell to James Oliver Coffee Co. building owner
Owner PJ Ryder listed the rock ’n’ roll bar for sale for $2.2 million in 2019
By Lee DeVito
Little Liberia wins $100,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest
The African-fusion pop-up plans to open brick-and-mortar location with winnings
Oak House Deli to open second location in Pontiac
The vegan-friendly deli will operate out of the Crofoot concert venue
The Peterboro restaurant in Detroit closes for the summer
The Cass Corridor restaurant had its last dinner service on July 22 and hopes to reopen as new concept
Gâteaux Pâtisserie sweetens west Dearborn
The sweets shop is run by sisters Suendos Farhat and Sueha Beydoun, who opened it in 2018
By Tom Perkins
Stevie Nicks and Vanessa Carlton announce Pine Knob date
The Fleetwood Mac singer will perform at the outdoor venue on Tuesday, Sept. 13
Jerry Garcia-branded cannabis launches in Michigan next month
For a long, strange trip
U.S. Senate bill would legalize marijuana for first time in 50+ years
The bill goes beyond legalization and would expunge federal cannabis-related records
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