20 things Detroit deserves: Our ideas for gifts for the Motor City

When it comes time for gift-giving, sometimes it helps to think of things the recipient actually needs. This holiday season, we got…

By Metro Times editorial staff

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Restored Detroit home near Manoogian Mansion gets price cut

A home located down the street from Detroit’s Manoogian Mansion in the Historic Joseph Berry Subdivision recently hit the market. originally listed…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Restored Detroit home near Manoogian Mansion gets price cut
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This Ferndale house comes with two urinals in the kitchen

Home decor and interior styling can tell you everything you need to know about a person. This Ferndale home located at 3050…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Image: This Ferndale 'bro' pad has Detroit Lions basketball court and is listed at $165K
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20 things to do in metro Detroit that will put you in the holiday spirit

We may have had to bring out the heavier coats and wool hats, but that doesn’t mean Detroiters have turned completely cold…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Take a carriage ride through downtown Detroit Hallmark movies always make carriage rides through the city look like the ideal setting for a wintry romantic night. Fortunately for us, we can try it out ourselves right in the heart of downtown. For more information, including pricing, see downtowndetroitparks.com.
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Find the perfect Christmas tree at one of these Michigan tree farms

While nutcrackers and gingerbread houses are cute, it's safe to say the most important holiday decor must-have is the Christmas tree. Fortunately…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Blake Farms 17985 Armada Center Rd., Armada; blakefarms.com
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Michigan Christmas light displays to check out this holiday season [PHOTOS]

One of the best parts of the holiday seasons is getting to load your loved ones into the car and driving to…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Campus Martius 800 Woodward Ave., Detroit Take a trip down to the ice rink at Campus Martius Park for nightly entertainment and a view of the 60-foot Christmas tree.
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Powerful Lake Erie wave photos show the wilder side of our Great Lake

Metro Detroiters might think the waves on Lake Erie small and relatively unnoteworthy. On windy days, choppy waters draw the occasional surfer…

By Vince Grzegorek

“It was during an intense wind storm in the fall of 2014 that I first witnessed the powerful waves Lake Erie can generate. Lake Erie is the shallowest and the warmest of the five Great Lakes. And the waves I capture on this lake are generally two-fold. There are the main lake waves, which are generated from strong winds that whip up the water, and there are secondary waves that are created when these waves crash into barriers near the shoreline.”
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Zeds Dead brought its electrifying tour to Detroit’s Masonic Temple [PHOTOS]

Electronic duo Zeds Dead brought its Deadbeats tour to Detroit's Masonic Temple on Friday night, and it was anything but dead. The…

By Mike Pfeiffer

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Things got heated at the Hot and Bothered preview for The Dirty Show [NSFW PHOTOS]

Every February, The Dirty Show warms up Detroit's winter with its erotic art exhibition. Organizers gave Detroiters a taste of what to…

By Josh Justice

Image: Things got heated at the Hot and Bothered preview for The Dirty Show [PHOTOS]
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Detroit celebrates the 96th America’s Thanksgiving Parade [PHOTOS]

Started in 1924 by the J. L. Hudson Company department store, America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit is one of the longest-running Thanksgiving…

By Kane Bergstrom

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Danny Brown brought his annual Bruiser Thanksgiving show to Detroit [PHOTOS]

Rapper Danny Brown brought his annual Bruisers Thanksgiving show to Detroit's Russell Industrial Center on Wednesday, where he previewed tracks off his…

By Joe Maroon

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Black-owned shops in Detroit to support this holiday season

Detroit is one of the Blackest cities in America, but if you look around at some of the businesses that have "Detroit"…

By Alex Washington

Three Thirteen 19495 Livernois Ave., Detroit; 313-468-9444 If you're looking for anything Detroit streetwear, then look no further than Three Thirteen. The store carries Detroit brands and creates merchandise reflective of the culture. Want to rep your side of town? You can find a Westside (or Eastside) shirt here.
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This Palmer Woods home is up for sale and once belonged to a Detroit Tigers owner

Another home belonging to an early owner of the Detroit Tigers is up for sale. Briggs Mansion — built for and named…

By Alex Washington

Image: This Palmer Woods home is up for sale and once belonged to a Detroit Tigers owner
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Metro Detroit’s best bars and clubs of 2022, according to our readers

We asked, and you answered: the results are finally in for our Best of Detroit poll. Here are the best metro Detroit…

By Metro Times readers

Best New Bar (Suburbs) Weiss Distilling Co. 34 14 Mile Rd., Clawson; 929-484-3932; thewdc.com
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Italian band Måneskin rocked Detroit’s Fillmore [PHOTOS]

Italian rock band Måneskin performed at Detroit's Fillmore on Friday.

By Joe Maroon

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Skull GothFest celebrated Detroit’s dark side [PHOTOS]

Detroit's always had a large industrial and goth scene full of bands and fans that support it every weekend at places like…

By Mikel O.D.

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Metro Times’ Whiskey in the Winter returned to the Detroit Shipping Co. [PHOTOS]

On Friday, Metro Times readers warmed up by sampling whiskey, scotch, and other firewater at our annual tasting event Whiskey in the…

By Dontae Rockymore, Joe Maroon

Image: Metro Times’ Whiskey in the Winter returned to the Detroit Shipping Co. [PHOTOS]
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Detroit gets in the holiday spirit with 2022 tree lighting [PHOTOS]

Detroit ushered in the holiday season by lighting up a 65-foot tall Norway spruce from northern Michigan at Campus Martius Park. The…

By Kane Bergstrom

Image: Detroit gets in the holiday spirit with 2022 tree lighting [PHOTOS]
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This U.P. cabin will make your ‘Little House on the Prairie’ dreams come true

What this little Upper Peninsula cabin lacks in size (it’s just 540 square feet) it makes up for in beautiful acreage (it…

By Lee DeVito

Image: This little U.P. cabin comes with 20 acres
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Trinity the Tuck brought Drag Queen Christmas to Detroit [PHOTOS]

For some people, the holiday season can be a bit of a drag. For others, they put the drag in the holiday…

By Joe Maroon

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Metro Detroit’s best restaurants, food, and drink of 2022, according to our readers

We asked, and you answered: the results are finally in for our Best of Detroit poll. Here are the best metro Detroit…

By Metro Times readers

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Detroit designers work the runway at Muse, the Art of Style [PHOTOS]

Every year Mark Burton and the Council of Fashion Designers of Michigan bring some of the best and most elegant fashion from…

By Mike Pfeiffer

Image: Detroit designers work the runway at Muse, the Art of Style [PHOTOS]
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This Mid-century Ann Arbor home is a time capsule

This house could be one of the best preserved examples of Mid-century modern architecture in southeast Michigan. It was designed by noted…

By Lee DeVito

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This Detroit ‘castle’ is for sale – let’s take a look

Sometimes when we see historic Detroit homes for sale, a lot of the home's character has been replaced with white or gray…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Image: This 'castle' in Detroit's Indian Village is for sale – let's take a look
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20 things that happened the last time Michigan Democrats had full control of the state government

Following Tuesday's election, Michigan Democrats now control the governor's office, the state House, and the state Senate. The last time this trifecta happened…

By Alex Washington

Michigan turned its economy around. Before Blanchard took office, Michigan's 14.6% unemployment rate was among the nation's highest, and the state faced a $1.7 billion deficit. Under the Blanchard administration, both figures were reversed in what The Washington Post called "a remarkable economic turnaround."
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See ‘8 Mile’ people and places 20 years later [PHOTOS]

Twenty years ago, Eminem's 8 Mile gave the world a cinematic look into Detroit's hip-hop culture. Despite its global release, 8 Mile…

By Metro Times editorial staff

In the film: The Shelter 431 E. Congress St., Detroit This one is tricky — technically, the Shelter is a very real music venue where Slim Shady actually did get his start rapping early in his career. However, all the scenes for the movie were actually shot in a set built at the Rivertown Warehouse District.
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Youmacon 2022 was a celebration of Japanese comic culture [PHOTOS]

Cosplayers and comic fans took over Detroit's Huntington Place for the return of Youmacon, a celebration of Japanese anime, video games, and…

By Joe Maroon

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The Circus of Whiskers was a very hairy affair [PHOTOS]

It was the battle of the 'stache at the 7th annual Circus of Whiskers facial hair competition on Saturday night at Small's…

By Joe Maroon

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30 Detroit-area restaurants that have been around over 50 years

They say some things get better with age. Case in point, these 30 metro Detroit restaurants that have been dishing out everything…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Buddy’s Pizza 17125 Conant St., Detroit; 313-892-9001; buddyspizza.com Now a chain, the original Buddy’s pizzeria is still kicking on Six Mile and Conant in Detroit. According to its website, in 1936, Buddy’s Rendezvous existed as a blind pig, skirting the state and federal laws. That was until owner August Gus Guerra decided to introduce a Sicilian-style square pizza in 1946, which was made using pans borrowed from local auto plants. At that moment, Detroit-style pizza was born.
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Alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins lit up Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena [PHOTOS]

Smashing Pumpkins performed Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena. It was an evening of alt-rock giants with Jane's Addiction as the opening…

By Joe Maroon

Image: Smashing Pumpkins set their 'Everlasting Gaze' on Detroit
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Lizzo just bought Harry Styles’ former L.A. home — let’s take a tour

Lizzo has always been 100% that bitch, and her recent purchase of a $15 million estate is the latest in her reign…

By Randiah Camille Green

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Claude VonStroke performs for sold out crowd at Detroit’s Magic Stick

House producer and DJ Claude VonStroke performed a sold out show on Friday night at the Magic Stick in downtown Detroit.

By Viola Klocko

Image: Claude VonStroke performs for sold out crowd at Detroit’s Magic Stick
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