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Dec 14-20, 2022

Vol. 43, No. 9

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Detroit City Council isn’t ‘dysfunctional,’ but it can let the perfect be the enemy of the good

There are sometimes unintended consequences to holding out for something better

By Lee DeVito
Dec 14, 2022
Metro Detroit

Protesters to gather in Detroit neighborhood to oppose a concrete crushing plant

Residents say the proposal is the latest example of environmental racism in the city

By Steve Neavling
Dec 14, 2022
Metro Detroit

Free eviction defense is getting closer to becoming a reality in Detroit

After missing a deadline to begin providing the services, Mayor Duggan’s administration announced some major developments

By Steve Neavling
Dec 14, 2022
Metro Detroit

Upside-down braille signs on the Detroit QLine cause complaints

But some blind and visually impaired people say there’s good reason for the apparent mistake

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 15, 2022
Metro Detroit

Community college offers first-ever Fowling class

You can now take a five-week course on the made-in-Michigan game at Washtenaw Community College

By Lee DeVito
Dec 16, 2022
Metro Detroit

A new Downriver venue, and other music news

The top Metro Times headlines of the week

By Lee DeVito
Dec 16, 2022
Metro Detroit

Blind Detroiters tell paratransit service horror stories to Dept. of Justice

The meeting was called after City Council canceled its contract with Trandev, citing shoddy service. The DOJ is investigating possible civil rights violations.

By Lee DeVito
Dec 19, 2022
Metro Detroit

Carhartt to expand operations in Dearborn, creating more than 120 new jobs

The expansion is supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund

By Alex Washington
Dec 19, 2022
Metro Detroit

Grosse Pointe Park foundation wants to turn historic Detroit land into parking lot

Preservationists say the land is critical to revitalizing a unique east side commercial district

By Steve Neavling
Dec 21, 2022
Metro Detroit

In metro Detroit, suburbs have higher carbon emissions than the city, according to climate impact map

Suburban residents are more likely to have longer commutes, bigger energy bills, and spend more on items that harm the environment

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 19, 2022
Metro Detroit

Opinion: Michigan’s blue trifecta will be judged by progress on environmental justice

There are many urgent issues on the table, but none deserve more attention than the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and raise our children free from cancer-causing pollutants

By Theresa Landrum
Dec 20, 2022
Michigan

Susan J. Demas: Mike Shirkey’s long, crazy goodbye

You would think that Shirkey, who has managed to win several elections, would seek to distance himself from the antics of the confederacy of losers

By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance
Dec 14, 2022
Michigan

Man sentenced in Michigan for abusing children while he was in the Boy Scouts and LDS Church

Attorney General says it’s the first conviction in an ongoing investigation into abuse in the Boy Scouts of America

By Lee DeVito
Dec 14, 2022
Michigan

3 men convicted in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer sentenced up to 20 years in prison

The defendants’ ‘ultimate goals were to kill police and elected officials and kidnap the Governor of Michigan,’ AG Nessel said

By Steve Neavling
Dec 15, 2022
Michigan

Police shot and killed 135 people in Michigan since 2015

Black residents are killed at a disproportionately high rate, and cops are rarely charged

By Steve Neavling
Dec 16, 2022
Michigan

Tlaib champions bill of rights for underpaid, overworked restaurant workers

The bill calls for a ‘thriving wage,’ access to health care, paid-time off, and a dignified work environment

By Steve Neavling
Dec 19, 2022
Politics & Elections

‘I’m still subject to death threats,’ Upton says as he prepares to leave Congress

GOP congressman calls for bipartisanship as he ends 36 years in office

By Anna Gustafson, Michigan Advance
Dec 19, 2022
Comics

Getting warm in here

By Tom Tomorrow
Dec 14, 2022
Comics

Back in the game

By Clay Jones
Dec 14, 2022

Arts

Phil Simpson’s smile is the joy we need in this messed up world

The childlike feelings of wonder and play in his paintings are what make them so popular

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 16, 2022
Culture

Forthcoming Black-owned grocery store distributes free boxes of food to Detroit families

Neighborhood Grocery has yet to open its doors, but that hasn’t stopped owner Raphael Wright from fighting food insecurity

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 14, 2022
Culture

This Detroit-made mobile game explores housing inequality in familiar story

‘Dot’s Home’ tackles redlining, gentrification, and a history of racist housing practices

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 21, 2022
Movies

‘The Way of Water’ re-stages ‘Avatar’ with greater nuance, both narrative and graphic

The sci-fi sequel offers a more thoughtful, carefully shaded version of its predecessor

By George Elkind
Dec 19, 2022
Things to Do

This metro Detroit family’s Christmas light display makes others look like amateur hour

The out-of-this-world Bostick Family Light Show is synchronized to ‘Star Wars’ music

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 16, 2022
Television

Gmac Cash performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live and gets the host to pose in Buffs

Detroit’s infamous Giant Slide won Jimmy Kimmel Live’s 2022 Clip of the Year

By Alex Washington
Dec 15, 2022
Horoscopes

Free Will Astrology (Dec. 14-20)

What do the stars have in store for you this week?

By Rob Brezsny
Dec 14, 2022

Food News

Detroit’s Baobab Fare is having its first brunch pop-up this weekend

The restaurant plans to offer an ongoing brunch in 2023, but hasn’t worked out the details yet

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 14, 2022
Food News

Detroit Soul opens second location with help from Motor City Match

The soul food restaurant’s new spot offers more dine-in space

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 15, 2022
Food News

Detroit restaurant The Peterboro is reopening soon

A smaller menu and new(ish) leadership are on deck

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 19, 2022
Food News

Detroit’s Pie Sci cooks up ‘Metro Thymes’ pizza

We’re the flavor of the week!

By Lee DeVito
Dec 20, 2022
Food News

Upscale bistro and music venue Soul on Ice opens in Detroit

The project by Herb and Danielle Sanders was partially funded by a Motor City Match grant

By Lee DeVito
Dec 20, 2022
Restaurant reviews

Detroit’s Leila offers a different take on Lebanese cuisine

If you go, don't order the same things you order in Dearborn. Order what you don't find on other menus.

By Jane Slaughter
Dec 15, 2022

Michigan Music

With his music project the Imaginatron, Steven Pivalsky wants to make you move ‘like an ouija board’

The act performs as part of ‘The Imaginatron Moving Company’s Mandatory Holiday Jamboree’ at the Old Miami

By Jeff Milo
Dec 14, 2022
Michigan Music

Sponge to record live acoustic album to benefit Detroit homeless center

The Verve Pipe, the Romantics, and Luis Resto are also involved

By Lee DeVito
Dec 14, 2022
Michigan Music

Double Winter’s solstice show returns, and more Detroit music news

Plus: A walk on the wild side with Rebecca Goldberg

By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer
Dec 20, 2022

Canna-Business

Michigan has one of the lowest adult-use marijuana tax rates, study finds

New Jersey has the lowest tax rates, followed by the Great Lake State

By Jenna Jones
Dec 20, 2022
Partner Content Cannabis News

House of Dank Welcomes the Opening of Saginaw Location

Sponsored By Metro Times Promotions
Dec 15, 2022
Cannabis News

Congress leaves out cannabis banking reform from spending package

The measure is intended to increase access to financial services for marijuana businesses in states like Michigan where pot is legal

By Steve Neavling
Dec 20, 2022
Cannabis News

Michigan’s cannabis prices have hit an all-time low

That’s good news for stoners, but not so good for small businesses

By Lee DeVito
Dec 20, 2022
One Hitters

JARS Cannabis is giving away over $1 million in luxury prizes for holiday campaign

We could all use some weed to survive the holidays, especially if it comes with a new Rolex

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 20, 2022

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