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Why Detroiters are turning to herbalism and eating common weeds that grow in their backyards
On a sunny Monday evening, Mama Ravin takes participants along the Detroit Riverwalk to find edible wild plants. Fascination and wonder spread across the group as Ravin points out a spindly white flower forming a curly cluster of buds that she identifies as wild carrot, or Queen Anne’s lace. Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota) is…
Detroit Metro Times wins 2022 AAN Awards
Last month, I drove to Chicago for the 2022 Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) convention held at the Intercontinental Hotel, where I met up with my Euclid Media Group colleagues, many of whom I met in person for the first time. There, we attended multiple days of panel discussions, workshops, lectures, and networking with journalists…
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Royal Oak and Hazel Park celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride this weekend
Royal Oak and Hazel Park are each hosting a Pride festival this weekend. Royal Oak PRIDE will take place between 5-10 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Saturday on Washington Avenue between 5th, 6th, and 7th streets. The event will feature live music, drag entertainers, DJs, food trucks, and vendors. The festival headliner…
Alice Cooper to appear at this fall’s Motor City Comic Con
Rock star Alice Cooper will be one of the celebrity guests at this fall’s Motor City Comic Con, organizers announced Tuesday. The 74-year-old performer will be in attendance at the convention all three days, Oct. 14-16, available for autographs and to pose for photos with fans. Other celebrity guests include pro wrestler Anna Jay, comedian…
Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier dies at 81
Stop in the name of love: Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier has died. The New York Times reports he died on Monday in Arizona. His death was confirmed by his son, Lamont Dozier Jr. in an Instagram post Tuesday morning. He was 81 years old, and the cause of death is unclear. Dozier was…
Ex-Sterling Heights City Council candidate charged with 18 counts of election fraud
A former Sterling Heights City Council candidate who was elected last week to serve as a Republican precinct delegate has been charged with election fraud for allegedly forging signatures on absentee ballot applications, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday. Paul Manni, 27, lost the November 2021 election for one of six seats on the…
Detroit’s Motown Museum unveils highly anticipated expansion, gets ready to reopen doors
Detroit’s historic Motown Museum is gearing up to welcome visitors back following two highly anticipated upgrades. The new developments — Hitsville NEXT, an educational programming and creative hub for emerging artists, and the museum’s new Rocket Plaza — were unveiled at a Monday evening celebration attended by distinguished Motown alumni. The museum had been closed…
Cannabis fest Spark in the Park eyes 2023 Ypsilanti date after Hazel Park rejection
After what would have been an inaugural cannabis and music festival in Hazel Park called Spark in Park was canceled in April, organizers are now looking to move the event to Ypsilanti next year. The festival is now slated for June 10 and 11, 2023, in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park. The city-owned park has previously held…
Whitmer tests positive for COVID-19 for the first time
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced late Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. “Thankfully, I am only experiencing mild symptoms after being fully vaccinated and twice boosted,” said Whitmer in the statement. Whitmer said she last tested negative on Monday afternoon and that following standard protocol, all of her close contacts on Monday will be…
Detroit bar PJ’s Lager House announces ‘The End of an Era’ free concert series with Timmy’s Organism, Melvin Davis, and more
Following the announcement that long-standing rock ’n’ roll venue PJ’s Lager House is being sold, owner PJ Ryder has announced an “End of an Era” series of free concerts. In a statement, Ryder says: It is with extremely mixed emotions that I am announcing our THE END OF AN ERA FREE CONCERT SERIES! We are…
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In ‘Prey,’ familiar action is recast as colonial allegory
Even as the original Predator, released in 1987, still feels impeccable for its sly script and cast, and for its abundance of visual and choreographic pleasures, the bar of “decency” its successors should have to meet doesn’t seem staggeringly high. Prey, a new prequel (not that chronology matters) directed by Dan Trachtenberg and now available…
Oak Park’s Book Beat to celebrate 40 years this month
One of metro Detroit’s longstanding indie bookstores is celebrating 40 years with a day of author signings, music, and vendors. Book Beat in Oak Park has been serving the community since 1982. Its 40th-anniversary celebration will take place in and around the shop on Sunday, Aug. 28. The event features the book launch for Photographs…
Opponents of Detroit’s new recreational marijuana ordinance aim for ballot initiative in November
A ballot initiative that would replace the city of Detroit’s much-maligned recreational marijuana ordinance is headed to the Detroit Election Commission. A group called Citizens for Better Social Equity collected 4,844 signatures to get the initiative on the Nov. 7 ballot. The Detroit City Council had the option of enacting the initiative or sending it…
Blighted holdout house near Little Caesars Arena mysteriously burns down
Yet another building in Detroit has burned down under suspicious circumstances. The ramshackle house at 2712 Cass Ave., near Little Caesars Arena, was engulfed in flames early Monday morning. It was one of the last remaining residential properties in an area that was mostly bought out and razed for Ilitch family development projects. The Ilitches…
Metro Times is seeking fall 2022 interns — and we pay!
Come learn with us! We’re looking for a few exceptional student journalists to join the Detroit Metro Times newsroom this fall. You’ll get a chance to take the pulse of the city, interview creative people, and even confront the powers that be. Working closely with an editor, you’ll get to write, you’ll get to take…
Hamtramck Labor Day Fest drops lineup including Detroit bands ADULT., the Volebeats, Shadow Show, and more
Detroit electro punks ADULT. and New York funk rockers ESG are headlining this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. The full lineup and schedule for the fest, which takes place from Friday, Sept. 3 to Monday, Sept. 5, dropped Monday. Several other Detroit-bred acts round out the lineup including country band the Volebeats and retro rockers…
Climate policy IS ‘kitchen table’ policy
So, are we all OK with Joe Manchin now? OK, probably not. But I can’t be the only one thinking it after he finally took action on climate change. On the one hand he is the principal reason that we don’t have paid family leave, universal childcare, and child tax credits. On the other hand,…
The GOP’s Trump-backed, conspiracy-peddling candidate for Michigan attorney general could be in deep shit
The race for Michigan attorney general took an unexpected turn after the incumbent Dana Nessel requested a special prosecutor to investigate alleged election breaches by her Trump-endorsed opponent Matthew DePerno. In a petition requesting a special prosecutor on Friday, Nessel’s office said DePerno and two other people “orchestrated a coordinated plan to gain access to…
By boosting his far-right opponent, the Democrats did Peter Meijer dirty — and are playing a dangerous game
It’s possible, if not likely, that John Gibbs would have beaten Michigan’s U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer without Democrats’ help. While the $450,000 they spent exceeded what Gibbs raised during the campaign, it paled in comparison to Meijer’s arsenal. Besides, Gibbs had Donald Trump’s endorsement, which is worth twice that sum in Republican primaries. But to…
Michigan’s primary election results and a seafood boil at The Whitney: The top 10 Metro Times headlines
This week, the primary elections took place, and our readers were interested in Michigan’s results. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a Michigan gubernatorial candidate who participated in the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C. did not accept defeat to winner Tudor Dixon easily, and many of our readers were interested in that story. And our readers were still…
Detroit Psychedelic Conference returns to expand your consciousness
Ayana Iyi believes that natural psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca can bring people all over the world together to live harmoniously. Iyi is an organizer and founder of the Detroit Psychedelic Conference, which will take place Aug. 19-21 at Marygrove College. The weekend is packed with national and international speakers on how entheogenic plants treat…
Detroit man exonerated of manslaughter after judge cites detective’s history of misconduct
Mark Craighead has maintained his innocence since he was convicted of fatally shooting his friend four times in the abdomen in June 2002. On Friday, the 63-year-old Detroit man was exonerated of the manslaughter conviction after the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office opted against a retrial. Craighhead served more than seven years in prison for the…
Conservative Michigan town defunds library over LGBTQ book
A conservative town in Michigan voted to defund its library this week because residents were angry about an LGBTQ-themed book that was on its shelves. About 62% of voters in Jamestown Township, located outside of Grand Rapids, rejected a millage that funded the Patmos Library. Now the library is at risk of closing. Residents were…
Ferndale’s Tigerlily opens in former Antihero space
A restaurant called Tigerlily is set to open in the former Antihero space in downtown Ferndale after a major overhaul under new owners Hometown Restaurant Group. The restaurant, located at 231 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale, opens on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Tigerlily maintains the Asian influence of the izakaya-themed Antihero, with a menu featuring sushi…
Whitmer stresses ‘stark differences’ with Dixon on abortion rights, 2020 election
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday addressed her GOP opponent, Tudor Dixon, and right-wing attacks on abortion rights during a campaign rally held at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Dixon, a right-wing commentator, on Tuesday won the state Republican gubernatorial nomination. Michigan has only had two female governors: Whitmer and fellow Democrat…
Detroit’s Black Bottom gets reimagined in new horror comic
The Butcher of Black Bottom is a new comic about Detroit’s historic majority-Black neighborhood. The butcher in this story isn’t cutting up steaks and pork chops, however — he’s terrorizing the neighborhood in a series of gruesome murders. This slasher tale is the brainchild of Rodney Barnes, who is known for his Killadelphia comic series.…
Michigan’s first Dick’s Last Resort restaurant is coming to Saginaw
If you’re in the mood to be insulted and berated by waiters, the latest chain restaurant coming to Michigan may be for you. We don’t know why you’d be in the mood for those things, but that’s what Dick’s Last Resort will be serving up at its new location in Saginaw. The restaurant will open…
Former Erwin Orchards cider mill to reopen as Blake’s South Lyon
Just ahead of autumn, the former Erwin Orchards cider mill will reopen on Saturday, Aug. 20 under new management as Blake’s South Lyon. The family-owned, Armada-based Blake’s Orchard and Cider Mill purchased the 104-acre site at 61475 Silver Lake Rd., South Lyon in July from developer Lombardo Homes. In a press release, the company says…
Whitmer urges Michigan Supreme Court again to decide whether state constitution protects abortion rights
With so much uncertainty hanging over abortion in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer renewed her call Thursday morning for the state Supreme Court to decide whether the state constitution protects reproductive rights. Whitmer’s plea comes three days after the Michigan Court of Appeals caused enormous confusion by ruling that county prosecutors can enforce the state’s 1931…
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Lawsuit seeks to boot Rep. Matt Maddock from Michigan ballot for trying to overturn election
State Rep. Matt Maddock should be kicked off the ballot because he repeatedly violated his oath of office by trying to overturn the presidential election, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed in Michigan Court of Appeals, alleges Maddock “has ‘engaged in insurrection’ in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and therefore is ineligible…
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Two pro-Israel groups spent a combined $9 million to sway congressional races in favor of three centrist Democrats, but only one of those candidates won Tuesday’s primary race. In a matchup featuring two incumbent Democrats, Rep. Haley Stevens defeated U.S. Rep. Andy Levin 60% to 40%, with 99% of the votes counted in the 11th…
Eastern Market fave Bert’s gets concession stand at Detroit’s Comerica Park
Eastern Market fave Bert’s Market Place is bringing the meat to Comerica Park. The Black-owned staple will be serving its mouth-watering, barbecue sauce-slathered ribs, pulled pork, and sausages at a concession stand during weekend Detroit Tigers games and special events. Bert’s Oh My Good Burger, a one-pound sirloin patty with a heap of pulled pork…
U.S. Rep. Meijer loses seat to Trump-endorsed, far-right candidate who peddles unfounded conspiracy theories
A far-right conspiracy theorist defeated U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer by a thin margin in the primary election Tuesday, signifying that former President Donald Trump’s influence remains strong in West Michigan. John Gibbs, an election denier endorsed by Trump, will face Democratic nominee Hillary Scholten in November for the 3rd District seat in the Grand Rapids…
In Michigan governor’s race, Jan. 6 rioter won’t concede to Trump-endorsed candidate
A man who was arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the attempted insurrection at the U.S. capitol on Jan. 6 to keep President Donald Trump in power is now refusing to concede to the Trump-endorsed candidate in Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Ryan Kelley, a real estate broker who briefly surged in polls among…
The Real Boss brings bites of Argentina in Southwest Detroit
Southwest Detroit’s The Real Boss food truck scores some points for conceptual originality by trading in the cuisines of two souths: The American south and South America — or, more specifically, Argentina. Don’t think I’ve previously encountered a menu like this. It’s a product of father and son Chris and Julian Muñoz, both of whom…
Cinema Lamont and Detroit Puppet Company bring a month-long puppet film series
Throughout August, metro Detroiters will have a chance to see a range of free and pay-what-you-can puppet-centric films each balmy Friday night of the month. A collaboration between Cinema Lamont and Detroit Puppet Company featuring an eclectic suite of works, each entry in the series will screen at 8:45 p.m. at the Detroit Puppet Company’s…
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