The unflappable rapper Veeze talks Detroit, his Ganger Tour, and new partnership with Warner Records
Shootin’ the breeze with Veeze
By Kahn Santori Davison
Vol. 44, No. 4
Highland Park’s Mama Shu nominated for CNN’s Hero of the Year award
Detroiters can submit ten votes a day until Dec. 5 to help Mama Shu win the award and $100,000 prize
By Layla McMurtrie
Petition launched to save Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum from demolition
The old-school arcade could be replaced by a new Meijer
By Lee DeVito
Metro Times is hiring a managing editor
Come work at Detroit’s favorite alt-weekly with us!
Tentative agreement reached in Detroit casinos strike
The agreement includes the largest wage increases ever negotiated in the Detroit casino industry’s history
By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Fouts appointee accused of assaulting Bangladeshi community leader in Warren
Planning Commissioner Delwar Ansar was restrained immediately after the alleged assault
By Steve Neavling
Bill Goodman, a legendary human rights attorney from Detroit, has died
Goodman was revered for his decades-long battle against racism, injustice, and constitutional abuses
Detroit Jewish groups claim ‘malicious’ bus drivers blocked them from D.C. rally
Was antisemitism the reason hundreds were left stranded at an airport?
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Michigan bill would ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits to cut off puppy mills
Puppies sold in Michigan are often obtained from cruel, out-of-state breeders that mass produce dogs
UAW members ratify contracts with Detroit Three automakers
President Shawn Fain’s historic Stand Up Strike resulted in big gains for unionized autoworkers — but no four-day workweek
Whitmer signs Michigan gun ban for domestic abusers
Women are more likely to be murdered by an abusive partner when they have access to guns
Detroit becomes biggest U.S. city to pass resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
The City Council resolution passed 7-2 following hundreds of comments by Detroiters
By Randiah Camille Green
Michigan judge says only Congress can keep Trump off of the 2024 ballot
The ruling agreed with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson that her office lacks the authority to disqualify the former president
By Jon King, Michigan Advance
U.S. Rep. Kildee won’t run for reelection, leaving an opening for Republicans
The Flint Democrat said his cancer scare earlier this year made him change his priorities
Puff puff pass GOP
By Clay Jones
Special delivery
By Tom Tomorrow
At 70 years old Mandisa Smith is still weaving women’s stories
Her ‘Women I Love’ exhibit honors Detroit’s female artists at Norwest Gallery of Art
‘You will be held accountable,’ artists decry in show criticizing DTE
Who will win in the clash over art, profit, and power?
In ‘May December,’ Todd Haynes turns an old tabloid tale into a first-rate sexual thriller, just like they used to make
With not-so-subtle shades of Lynch, Bergman, and Hitchcock, the film takes the blonde/brunette doppelgänger trope and uses it to tell a story about telling a story
By Kayla McCulloch
Detroit sneakerheads can show off their shoes at the annual Sneaker Gala
Proceeds from the event support the Lace-up Detroit Foundation
‘Candied Gams Burlesque Revue’ teases 2024 Dirty Show
Detroit burlesque performers have come together for a post-Thanksgiving feast for the eyes
Indie Arts & Crafts Fest features beer and 20+ vendors in Midtown
You can sip craft beer from Motor City Brewing Works while you shop from more than 20 vendors
Free Will Astrology (Nov. 15-21)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Starbucks workers again use company’s annual ‘Red Cup Day’ to hit the picket line
Workers in Ann Arbor used the coffee chain’s biggest sales day of the year to demand it negotiate with its union
Latin coffee shop Encarnacion opens in Detroit’s West Village
In the coming months, the owner hopes to add elevated Latin street food to the mix
Alba Coffee to open in former Astro Coffee space in Corktown
The new spot brings Mexican and Italian influences together
What to do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers
Turkey Day II: The aftermath
By Robert Stempkowski
Olga’s Kitchen teams up with Avalon Bakery for desserts
Avalon’s Sea Salt Chocolate Chunk Cookie and a new take on the Birmingham’s Best Brownie are now available
OG Louisiana Creole Gumbo in Eastern Market’s last day is Nov. 28
The Detroit staple plans to open its new location in 2024 — let’s take a look inside
Little Caesars is bringing back its stuffed crust pizza for a limited time
Just in time for the holidays
Jerry Flynn Dale’s Def Sound Studio could become Michigan’s first designated hip-hop landmark
From Motown to Def Sound
You can catch jazz scholar Salim Washington at Cliff Bell’s this Saturday
There’s plenty going on in Detroit this weekend
By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer
Danny Brown says this year’s Bruiser Thanksgiving will be the last
The Detroit rapper said this is the final hometown holiday show, ending a ten-year tradition
Lapointe: A new Rolling Stones album and a new Beatles single!
Hey, what century is this, anyway?
By Joe Lapointe
Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees cancel Detroit show
No reason for the cancelation was given
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House of Dank Brings Back Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive
House of Dank Launches Joint Efforts Canned Food Drive to Combat Hunger