Detroit’s long history of evicting Black people for profit
There’s a human cost to the city’s failure to enforce its new right to counsel ordinance
By Eli Day
Vol. 43, No. 14
Long-term unemployed Detroiters to get help landing jobs with new federal ‘Jump Start’ program
The first-of-its-kind initiative could be a model for other cities
By Steve Neavling
Consumer warning on gas stove emissions sparks controversy
A panic over a ban led Michigan’s Huizenga to propose a ‘S.T.O.V.E. Act,’ but experts warn gas stoves contribute to air pollution
By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Researcher out at University of Michigan following accusations of fraudulent experiments on animals
A watchdog group continues to demand accountability from the university
Demas: Michigan Democrats can’t buckle on repealing Right to Work
Wiping the law from the books would send a strong message to Michiganders who have put it all on the line in the last couple of years for better working conditions
By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance
Minimum wage increase in Michigan blocked by appeals court
The ruling prevents minimum wage from increasing from $10.10 per hour to $13.03 per hour next month
Fraudulent animal experiments at U-M prompts call for criminal probe
An internal university investigation found falsified or fabricated data in research journals
DTE Energy left more than 128,000 customers without power in 2022
A watchdog group calls DTE ‘one of the most aggressively anti-consumer’ utility companies in the country
Black lawmakers call on Michigan Legislature to revive police reform bills after Tyre Nichols’s death
Now in control, Democrats plan to reintroduce efforts to curb police brutality
Yes, a Flint councilwoman called residents ‘janky’ — but not all residents
Councilwoman Ladel Lewis says she was only referring to nonvoters, but others are still offended
Slotkin mulls U.S. Senate run after Stabenow announced retirement
In a key battleground state, the race is expected to be among the most high-profile elections in the country
The Chaos Monster
By Tom Tomorrow
Don’t say ‘Black’
By Clay Jones
Melba Joyce Boyd is the 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist
The award-winning poet, essayist, editor, and filmmaker is the 15th Detroit artist to receive the award
By Randiah Camille Green
Brooklyn artist brings absurdist ‘Plastic Bag Store’ installation to Ann Arbor
The experience is part-mockumentary, part-performance art, and full-on dystopian future
Breeda Kelly Miller turns experience caring for ailing mother into a poignant one-woman play
‘An accidental caregiver’ turns the page
By Jim McFarlin
Illustrator ‘Darklord’ Escada Gordon nails satire with comics about life in Detroit
When he spoofed a Metro Times story about evictions, we weren’t sure if he was being a hater or praising us
Metro Detroit art teacher is turning heads with her wintry masterpieces
Meet the snowsharks of Madison Heights
By Darlene A. White
The limits of ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
Biopic struggles to capture what made the star so compelling
By Maurice Tracy
Royal Oak’s Winter Blast rescheduled due to cold weather
Organizers have pushed the winter festival back two weeks
By Alex Washington
DIA to host film screening and discussion of Rosa Parks documentary
Directors of ‘The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks’ will join audience members for a talk following the film
Free Will Astrology (Jan. 25-31)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Detroit City Distillery surprise releases Hometown Horseradish Vodka
The vodka, which ‘packs a serious kick,’ accompanies the company’s Paczki Day Vodka
By Lee DeVito
Griffin Claw Brewing Co. is releasing its paczki-flavored vodka and beer
The brewery says the products will be available in some stores ahead of of Fat Tuesday
Here are the 2023 James Beard Awards Semifinalists from Michigan
Detroit’s Good Cakes and Bakes is up for ‘Outstanding Bakery,’ a new category this year
This is not a drill: Olga’s Kitchen is selling Snackers-flavored chicken wings
The Michigan-based chain is launching wings in three flavors
High-end Korean steakhouse announced for Sakura Novi development
The development is slated to represent a variety of Asian cultures, including sushi, hot pots, poke, and a bakery
At Sheila’s Taqueria in Melvindale, the vessels deliver
Holding it together
By Tom Perkins
Faster Horses announces 2023 lineup — and it’s loaded
Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, and Shania Twain will headline the country music festival
Detroit’s Movement Festival announces initial 2023 lineup
Acts include Underworld, Charlotte de Witte, Caribou, Moodymann, and more
Alice Cooper joins Rob Zombie for ‘Freaks on Parade’ tour this summer
The tour makes a stop at Pine Knob
Lil’ Wayne will bring his spring tour to downtown Detroit
The rapper took to social media to announce the multi-city tour
Two Detroit emcees collab for a one-off free performance
Mahogany Jones and Boog Brown are filming the show in the hopes of landing on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ series
By Kahn Santori Davison
Red Bull’s ‘Heavy Metal’ snowboard event heads to Detroit, and other local music news
Plus: A must-hear hybrid DJ-live house set
By Joe Zimmer and Broccoli
Detroit journalist Gary Graff pens ‘Alice Cooper @ 75,’ a biography of the Godfather of Shock Rock
The author will sign copies at a release party in Ann Arbor on Friday
Phillip-Michael Scales brings his bluesy indie rock to Ferndale’s Otus Supply
Raised in metro Detroit, Scales calls his music ‘dive bar soul’ — and it’s getting him noticed
Michigan’s largest cannabis dispensary is opening in a former Mexican restaurant
Pure Roots is behind the $5.6 million development, located on the outskirts of the Lakeview Square Mall in Battle Creek
Legalizing cannabis reduces opioid prescriptions, study shows
Pharmacies in states with legal adult-use marijuana purchase less prescription codeine
By Rosalind Early, Riverfront Times
Cloud Cannabis is throwing a party to celebrate adult-use weed sales in Detroit
Its Detroit location will have a food truck, giveaways, a DJ, and more
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