A hipper Hazel Park? Why the longtime blue-collar suburb is experiencing a renaissance
From horse-racing to high-end pop-ups
By Steve Neavling
Vol. 42, No. 44
A smoother ride down the Belle Isle giant slide: The top 10 Metro Times headlines
Here's what our readers were interested in this week
By Alex Washington
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By Lee DeVito
Environmental racism in Detroit takes center stage at congressional hearing
‘Regulators must take action to end the disparate impact on predominantly Black communities,’ Rep. Tlaib said
Detroit Metro Times gets top rating from NewsGuard
The service ranks the credibility of publications based on nine criteria
The unspeakable and the unimaginable: I broke my Comerica Park boycott to see a Detroit Tigers game
L.A. Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is a must-see
By Michael Betzold
The mystery behind a rash of dog deaths in central and northern Michigan has been solved
The illness has predominantly killed puppies and elderly dogs
Banning abortion a ‘giant step backward for humanity,’ Michigan OB-GYN says
What’s at stake if Michigan's Reproductive Freedom For All ballot measure fails
By Randiah Camille Green
Ex-Hillsdale County deputy to stand trial for exploiting badge for sex with woman
Todd Barkley faces to five years in prison on two counts of misconduct in office
A Chipotle store in Michigan becomes the first in the chain to unionize
It was a landmark victory for fast-food industry, where low-wage workers have struggled to gain rights
Supreme Court’s abortion case imperils Michigan GOP in upcoming election, poll shows
It's about abortion rights, stupid
The Republican Party is destroying itself in its drift to the far right
The jackass bellicosity required for a candidate to win a GOP nomination is going to cost the party seats this year
By Jeffrey C. Billman
What four-way stops can teach us about this moment in America
Trusting systems — any system — is getting harder to do. But choosing to cheat the system is worse.
By Abdul El-Sayed
Why are Democrats boosting MAGA candidates?
It’s not just that this could backfire — it’s that it moves the Republican electorate further right
Michigan lawmakers implore GOP House leader to investigate colleague’s role in election equipment scandal
State Rep. Rendon is accused of asking multiple clerks in her district to turn over voting equipment for a non-existent investigation by state lawmakers
My wife won’t let me watch porn of any kind
Jerked around
By Dan Savage
In ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing,’ love is a confounding, possessive act
George Miller’s latest swims through millennia as recounted by a Djinn
By George Elkind
Detroit’s Library Street Collective to celebrate 10 years with one-night-only exhibit
‘It Takes a Village’ will also serve as a fundraiser for skatepark designed by Tony Hawk to open in 2023
Detroit’s Eastern Market After Dark returns with annual event after two years off
Featured artists include Philip Simpson, Donna Jackson, Bryce Detroit, and more
You can get $3 movie tickets at Michigan Theaters this weekend for National Cinema Day
The ridiculously cheap ticket event is an attempt to revive the movie industry
Free Will Astrology (Aug. 24-30)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
The first DraftKings venue is opening in metro Detroit this fall
The space will offer both a dining experience and sports betting in one place
You have one last chance to eat at Detroit’s Cass Cafe
Longstanding Cass Corridor restaurant will open again for Dally in the Alley weekend
Detroit nurse to transform Linwood-Dexter block into business complex starting with fresh food market
Sonya Greene says she was inspired by the disproportionate health impact COVID-19 had on Black communities
By Darlene A. White
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“New” Old Fashioned Cocktails support Gleaners Community Food Bank all September
Dearborn’s Sesame House serves up kaak, a Lebanese bagel sandwich
The street cart favorite is thin, flat, and round with a big hole that gives it a purse-like shape
By Tom Perkins
Blondie drops retrospective box set on day of Detroit gig, but don’t call them a nostalgia act
‘Detroit 442’: the new wave band rolls into the Fox Theatre on Friday
By Brian J. Bowe
Wu-Tang Clan prove hip-hop’s staying power at upcoming Pine Knob concert with Nas and Busta Rhymes
Still nothin’ to fuck with
By Biba Adams
You can catch viral Detroit rapper Gmac Cash at the Henny & Hamburgers fest Labor Day weekend
Performers also include Snap Dogg, Rocky Badd, Stack Boi Ty, and more
Workers at Michigan’s largest cannabis company voted to form a union
A Lume Cannabis Co. dispensary in Monroe elected to form a union on Aug. 26
Michigan State Police stops marijuana testing after false positives
The toxicology tests failed to distinguish between THC and CBD
One man’s journey to improve Michigan’s troubled cannabis industry
Chris Silva launched a not-so-serious campaign to lead Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency, but he’s actually got really good ideas
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