Sydney G. James beams with Detroit pride in MOCAD solo show, but her greatest masterpiece isn’t a painting
Girl with the ‘D’ earring
By Randiah Camille Green
Vol. 43, No. 25
Detroit sues Bloomfield Hills company over blighted, hazardous land on city’s west side
Can-Am International Trade Crossing created the mess in a predominantly Black and lower-income neighborhood
By Steve Neavling
Detroit sues brazen nonprofit for demolishing building on historic land near Grosse Pointe Park
The Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation does not have authority to build on the historic land
Detroit Reparations Task Force hears public proposals during first meeting
Eighty percent of Detroit voters approved a 2021 measure to study and address reparations
By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
Hold the air-conditioner. It’s snowing in metro Detroit.
The temperature swung more than 40 degrees over the past few days
Detroit City Council mulls gun ban in popular downtown spots after shootings
Two people were killed, and 10 others were injured after a spate of six shootings over the weekend
Democrats on a roll after Whitmer signs gun-control bills
‘We are turning our pain into purpose and honoring those we have lost,’ Gov. Whitmer said
Michigan romance novel cover model-turned-insurrectionist sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting cops
Logan Barnhart dragged an officer down the steps of the Capitol and assaulted others with a flag pole
Flint mayor used emergency alert system to promote his Easter egg hunt
Alert Flint is intended to warn residents about active shooters, natural disasters, missing children, and other emergencies
Lapointe: Michigan momentum runs against guns
Would massacre pictures help or hurt the gun control cause?
By Joe Lapointe
Michigan Tribes, others file grievance with UN over Line 5 project
In a petition to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the coalition claims the pipeline is a threat to the human rights of front line Indigenous communities and to the environment
By Mark Richardson, Michigan News Connection
Guilt-stricken Romans
By Clay Jones
Checking in
By Tom Tomorrow
Detroit’s Nandi Comer makes history as Michigan’s second poet laureate ever
The state hasn’t had a poet laureate since 1959
Step into Blight Hernandez’s trippy world of positivity in ‘Signs and Symbols’
The Detroit artist has his first solo show at Pontiac’s Gallery 46 this month
‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ is more of the same old religious-horror nonsense
Sympathy for the devil
By MaryAnn Johanson
Free Will Astrology (April 12-18)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Ferndale’s Bakehouse46 readies for opening
The sweets shop is the result of a partnership between Michigan-based Blake Farms and the Cupcake Station
By Lee DeVito
Rose’s Fine Food and Wine is closing for real, for real this time
You have until April 30 to get your final breakfast sandwich or pop tart from the Detroit diner
Basil Indian Bistro is a Farmington Hills gem
Chef-owner and Indian immigrant Hema Patel’s first restaurant is a hit
By Jane Slaughter
Detroit Symphony Orchestra announces Paradise Jazz Series lineup for 2023-2024
Poncho Sanchez, Makaya McCraven, Branford Marsalis, The Paradise Theater Big Band, and Don Was among performers
Meijer Gardens announces 2023 summer concerts with Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Orville Peck, and more
All shows will take place rain or shine
Erykah Badu’s ‘Unfollow Me’ tour is coming to Detroit
Badu is joined on 25-city summer trek by the artist formerly known as Mos Def
Greta Van Fleet announce Little Caesars Arena concert
The band is embarking on a world tour in support of its forthcoming third studio album ‘Starcatcher’
Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane to perform at 50th anniversary of hip-hop gig in Detroit
The Fox Theatre show is being presented by 105.1 The Bounce
Tony Muggs releases new album (and book) ‘Autobiograffitti’
The ballad(s) of DUDE
By Jeff Milo
You can catch Detroit supergroup Will Sessions at Spot Lite this week
Plus: An extra celebratory Eid party
By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer
Husband-and-wife music duo the War and Treaty captures live energy on ‘Lover’s Game’
A Made-in-Michigan love story
By Aaron Irons, Last Word Features
Detroit dispensary launches ‘cannabis casino’ believed to be only of its kind in U.S.
The Reef is now open for adult-use sales
House of Dank Plans Sports-Themed Parties and Giveaways Worth $25,000 for 420 Celebration
Sponsored By Metro Times Promotions
Mint Cannabis dispensaries want your old ‘doob tubes,’ which can’t be recycled
Two local artists plan to use them to create four-foot-tall sculptures
Chief legal officer of Pleasantrees dispensaries is more than just a lawyer
From comedy to cannabis
By Alex Washington
