Vol. 44, No. 14
Inside Dana Nessel’s ‘shit show’ Flint water investigation
Ignored legal warnings, ‘overwhelmed’ prosecutors, and the secret testimony of ex-Governor Snyder’s chief of staff
By Jordan Chariton
Botched euthanasia of mice at University of Michigan raises more concerns about school’s animal research
The university has come under increased scrutiny after numerous scientific journals were retracted due to falsified, fabricated, or unreliable data
By Steve Neavling
New fan map shows the Detroit Lions really are America’s team
Everyone loves a good comeback story
By Layla McMurtrie
Macomb County tackles hate crimes with beefed-up prosecutor’s unit
Prosecutor Lucido pledges ‘commitment to confronting intolerance and bigotry’
Downzoning Michigan Central promising for rest of Detroit
To bring a new hotel and retail into the former train station, developers need to rezone its land — which was designated for industrial use in the 1940s
By Andrew Wright
Army Corps plans $1 billion barricade to deter invasive carp at Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers
Invasive carp could threaten the $7 billion recreation and commercial fishing industry around the Great Lakes
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
Michigan still has highest car insurance rates in the nation, according to study
While rates have lowered under Gov. Whitmer, drivers pay 81% more than the national average
By Lee DeVito
I-500 Snowmobile Race moving ahead despite warmer weather
Mother Nature has thrown the area some curveballs this year
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
UAW endorses Biden as Trump maintains lead in Michigan
Shawn Fain: ‘We can stand up and elect someone who wants to stand with us and support our cause’
Lapointe: Reading lyrics to ‘The Snake,’ Donald Trump speaks with a forked tongue
And his scary signature also says more than he knows
By Joe Lapointe
Presidential candidate Cornel West to visit Detroit’s Neighborhood Grocery
It’s part of the shop’s Black History Month programming, which includes the return of its shoebox lunches and grocery distribution
By Randiah Camille Green
Another Haley history lesson
By Clay Jones
The unfathomable mystery
By Tom Tomorrow
Nora Chapa Mendoza is the 2024 Kresge Eminent Artist — and it’s well deserved
She’s championed the rights of women, migrant workers, and Native Americans for 50+ years
Detroit Rep makes magic onstage in ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’
Part of the magic of live theater is that you never really know what’s going to happen
Former EastEats restaurateur splashes into Detroit art scene with avant-garde headpieces
Kwaku Osei-Bonsu’s ‘whiggs’ are on display at his first solo show at Spot Lite, ‘Not For Sale’
The Detroit Lions’ Khalil Dorsey teams up with fashion designer (A)lex(Z)ander
Dorsey has sported game day looks by the Detroit-born fashionista, including at the big Lions-Buccs game at Ford Field
By Kahn Santori Davison
Jenna Ortega gives ‘Miller’s Girl’ her all, but it’s not enough
Not another teen temptress
By Craig D. Lindsey
Detroit’s Senate Theater celebrates Chicano History Week with free screening of ‘American Homeboy’
The film draws from interviews with Mexican American historians, academics, artists, activists, cholos, and former law enforcement officers
Ibram X. Kendi kicks off Black History Month at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum
The NYT bestseller will discuss his adaptation of ‘Barracoon,’ the true-life story of one of the last known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade
Free Will Astrology (Jan. 24-30)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Dueling Valentine’s Day cards
Plus: Paczki Day Vodka recipes
By Robert Stempkowski
Southfield’s Bacco Ristorante is closing
The upscale Italian restaurant was opened by chef Luciano DelSignore in 2002
Michigan James Beard semifinalists include rising vegan chef and Dearborn staples
AlTayeb, Shatila Bakery, Alpino, Folk, and Nepantla’s chef Rocky Coronado are all up for the coveted award
You can celebrate Fat Tuesday early at Ferndale’s Paczki Brunch
Erica Pietrzyk of Pietrzyk Pierogi is Detroit’s queen of Polish cuisine
Dearborn’s Aldaar restaurant serves up Yemeni delights
Besides its bread, known as rashush, one of the best parts of this spot is the free cup of lamb broth you get before your meal
By Jane Slaughter
Detroit’s Movement 2024 fest: Fatboy Slim, James Blake, Idris Elba, Gorgon City, and more
More acts will be announced ahead of the techno festival’s return Memorial Day Weekend
Remembering Detroit jazz pianist Charles Boles, dead at 91
The player performed with Aretha Franklin and B.B. King, and held down a Tuesday night residency at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
By Veronica Johnson
FBI arrests Mac Saturn keyboardist on child porn charges hours before Detroit gig
The band says Evan Daniel Mercer, 30, is no longer with the group
Mac Saturn cancels tour amid child porn scandal
The Detroit band says it will donate money to a charity for sexual abuse survivors after the arrest of its ex-keyboardist
Detroit’s WDET moves toward more local programming
The station has added six new evening music programs hosted by members of the music community
By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
Disney+ series highlighting Detroit Youth Choir debuts Wednesday — and the city is proud
The Lions may have lost, but Detroit is still winning
Michigan cannabis sales hit record high in 2023, creating tax windfall for governments
Pot sales generated $457.6 million in new taxes last year, a massive amount of money for roads, schools, and local governments
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