Rising costs and gentrification force locals out of Detroit’s downtown and Midtown
As real estate prices soar, Detroiters struggle to maintain their homes and communities
By Steve Neavling
Vol. 43, No. 39
Ex-Detroit police commissioner lied about paying prostitute $10 for sex
What Bryan Ferguson told police differs greatly from what he told the public
By Lee DeVito
Detroit’s Theatre Bizarre 2023 is canceled
The long-standing Halloween party says a double-booking at the Masonic Temple ‘has made an impossible situation’
Fight to save Ilitch-owned landmark from demolition heats up at last minute
The 140-year-old building in the Cass Corridor was ‘the heart’ of Detroit’s Chinatown
Miss Gay Michigan America pageant returns after nearly 30 years
The pageant, part of the long-running Miss Gay America circuit, will be held in Detroit
Civil rights group opposes renaming Detroit’s Hart Plaza after Martin Luther King Jr.
The riverfront park is named after a senator who championed the Civil Rights Act
Last-minute fight to save Ilitch-owned landmark from demolition succeeds – for now
The old Chinatown building was supposed to be razed Monday
To-go cocktails are now permanent, and Michigan colleges can sell booze at games
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer just signed two bills that ought to make liquor lovers very happy
By Layla McMurtrie
Michigan State Police delete ‘Barbie’ post after outrage from… seemingly no one
Barbie can be anything — except a Michigan State Police Officer, apparently
By Randiah Camille Green
This 16-year-old Detroiter wins all cases as juvenile defense attorney
Oakland County is piloting a Teen Court program to prevent youth crime
Lapointe: Democrats benefit as Michigan GOP is consumed by infighting and conspiracy theories
On the Midwest’s progressive ‘Tea Party in reverse’
By Joe Lapointe
Just asking questions
By Tom Tomorrow
Republican addicts
By Clay Jones
Inaugural MAP Fest brings Detroit’s creative forces together for a day of art and entertainment
From vision to reality
These two Detroit artists are manifesting liberation from the climate crisis through collages
Kresge and Gilda Award winners Halima Afi Cassells and Shanna Merola have two exhibits up through September
Detroit’s Murals in the Market retooled as Murals in Islandview
The festival will be held in and around 1XRUN’s new headquarters
Satori Shakoor’s one-woman show is a feminist anthem about sex, grief, and self-love
In ‘Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale,’ Shakoor shows up as a master storyteller blending standup and song that will make you laugh and cry
Arts Beats & Eats announces 2023 lineup
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts to headline the Labor Day celebration
Outdoor Black Bottom exhibit gets cut short following weather damage
Mother Nature just won’t let us be great
‘Oppenheimer’ does something all too rare in Hollywood: It trusts its audience
The film neither heroicizes nor sanctifies the man
By Cliff Froehlich
‘Barbie’ is existential brilliance — and also a lot of fun
Under the pink
By Eileen G'Sell
Ferndale’s Plant Swap & Social is the perfect party for houseplant heads
The event will feature more than 20 plant vendors
Detroit’s Sidewalk Festival returns for two weekends of community
Community lots will be activated by Bryce Detroit, LuFuki and Divine Providence, Sofa Stories, and more
You can meet the women of ‘Evil Dead’ at Motor City Nightmares
The horror convention will also include vendors and a ‘Miss Nightmare’ contest
The past and future of electric vehicles explored at the Ford Piquette Plant
The ‘EVS: Then and Now’ series starts Friday
Detroit Zoo celebrates 95th anniversary with events in August
Things kick off on Tuesday
Free Will Astrology (July 19-25)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Chowhound: What it’s like to work at a ‘breastaurant,’ according to a Detroit foodie
‘Two of the Pistons would come in, wait around, and want me to go to bars with them. They knew I was 18.’
By Robert Stempkowski
Detroit’s Omar Anani scores a victory on Chopped: American Showdown
The Saffron de Twah chef's Moroccan flavors shone through, despite some pesky raw potatoes
Urban farm Planted Detroit to cease operations
The indoor facility opened in 2018 with a vision to grow food for Detroiters all year long
Detroit’s Book Tower restaurants will include a rooftop bar
They’re expected to open this summer and fall
Achatz Handmade Pie Co. is now ‘Pie Collective by Achatz’
The rebranding coincides with the company’s 30th anniversary
Grosse Pointe’s Brine Oyster House has an opening date
Located at the site of the former Janet’s Lunch, the new spot will host live jazz on weekends
Kuzzo’s Chicken and Waffles is finally reopening on the Avenue of Fashion with revamped menu
The Black-owned brunch spot has been closed for months for renovations
Employee Meal serves up Mexican dishes in Birmingham
There’s much to like about this suburban spot, but Southwest Detroit’s taquerías reign supreme
By Jane Slaughter
Dave Chappelle is going on tour with Detroit stop in September
We just hope he leaves the jokes about trans women at home and stays away from Detroit weed this time
Rising star Camilla Cantu went from planning SW Fest to headlining it
‘Nobody else will give Detroit artists the festival time they deserve,’ says the multifaceted artist
R&B singer Monica jumps into crowd at Detroit concert to stop a man from hitting a woman
‘That shit triggered me,’ the singer said during her set at the Riverfront Music Festival
Jack White is auctioning off his Tesla after speaking out against Elon Musk
Proceeds from the Third Man Records ‘Garage Sale’ will benefit Southwest Detroit’s Clark Park
Once-ravaged Ypsilanti landmark sees new life as a dispensary
Quality Roots' seventh Michigan dispensary is located in the 101-year-old Farm Bureau building
Cannabis beverage CQ hits Michigan market
The California-based company is partnering with a local business linked to Blake’s Hard Cider for the launch
Judge strikes down Highland Park’s recreational marijuana ordinance
Activists claimed the city wrote the rules to benefit donors seeking to land a legal weed business
Vape cartridges sold across metro Detroit recalled for ‘banned chemical residue’
Three batches of Flight Live Resin Disposable are affected
