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Metro Detroit's award-winning alternative weekly. Founded 1980. You can contact our reporters at 313-202-8011 or [email protected].
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“Those that want to build a better Detroit need to lead with a constellation of clear values,” Angel McKissic and Peter Hammer the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights write in a guest essay.
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These are divisive times. Some people are questioning their long-held political beliefs. Others are experiencing a political awakening for the first time. Many are asking, “What can we actually do?”...
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Whether the stoner in your life loves big, frosty buds or prefers something more discreet or potent, there’s a cannabis gift for every type of smoker.
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Whether the stoner in your life loves big, frosty buds or prefers something more discreet or potent, there’s a cannabis gift for every type of smoker.
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I spent the last three days interviewing tenants, current and former employees, and fans of the historic Leland House and its legendary City Club. It’s a sad, twisted, and ongoing saga that says a lot about where Detroit is headed.
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The first floor of the historic Leland House in downtown Detroit felt as cold as the street outside. That’s where Dianne Lamb stood on a recent morning, bundled in a hooded winter coat, her breath...
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As power shutoff threats loom at Detroit’s storied Leland and residents pack up their lives, a century of history hangs in the balance.
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The first floor of the historic Leland House in downtown Detroit felt as cold as the street outside. That’s where Dianne Lamb stood on a recent morning, bundled in a hooded winter coat, her breath...
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Detroit football fans have an opportunity to meet former Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch as he launches his coffee brand Circle House Coffee.
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Detroit football fans have an opportunity to meet former Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch as he visits local Kroger stores to launches his coffee brand Circle House Coffee. “I am incredibly excited...
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Detroit Democrat Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against another Trump administration official. https://t.co/YZE5JptbXp
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U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against another Trump administration official. On Wednesday, the Detroit Democrat filed articles of impeachment against U.S. Secretary of...
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While the first installment had an important anti-racist message and ranks among Disney’s best, the latest prefers chases and animal puns over telling a story with much nuance and depth.
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It’s been a long nine years since Disney’s Zootopia was released to near universal praise and more than a billion dollars at the box office. In my review of the film, I said, “Zootopia is an import...
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After gaining a cult following serving vegan takes on classic comfort food, Street Beet is celebrating the grand opening of its first brick-and-mortar restaurant.
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A popular plant-based pop-up in Detroit has laid down roots in Corktown. After gaining a cult following in recent years serving vegan takes on classic American comfort food, Street Beet is celebrat...
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in...
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A new restaurant is getting ready to open in a space in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood that has seen quite a bit of turnover in recent years. https://t.co/uxGV0xW63O
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A new restaurant is getting ready to open in a space in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood that has seen quite a bit of turnover in recent years. The building at 664 Selden St. has seen a revolving door...
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The sax-playing DJ joins big acts like the Strokes, Teddy Swims, and Noah Kahan with top billing at the popular Tennessee music festival.
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GRiZ will be representing Detroit at this summer’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. The saxophone-playing DJ from Southfield was announced as one of the popular music festival’s headlin...
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After some 66 years in business, Bode’s Corned Beef House in downtown Plymouth is closing for good. https://t.co/hpqlAmaqpY
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After some 66 years in business, Bode’s Corned Beef House in downtown Plymouth is closing for good. In a social media post published over the weekend, the business says it plans to close its doors...
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This is cinema as empathy in ways we so rarely get from film.
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It’s rare that two movies are both released around the same time and have profoundly interesting things to say about similar subjects. Yes, we got lucky in 1997 when Volcano and Dante’s Peak arrived...
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Two right-wing political operatives who orchestrated a campaign to suppress turnout among Black voters in Detroit dodged jail time and were sentenced to probation. https://t.co/FfSsh6tb9a
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Two right-wing political operatives who orchestrated a racist robocall campaign to suppress turnout among Black voters in Detroit dodged jail time Monday and were sentenced to one year of probation....
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced an ambitious plan to transform 28 acres of the long-abandoned Packard Plant into a mixed-use district with housing, manufacturing, and cultural space. https://t.co/dLM1AIWvCn
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday announced an ambitious plan to transform 28 acres of the long-abandoned Packard Plant into a mixed-use district with housing, manufacturing, and cultural space.
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Platforms like Spotify made over a billion dollars in profits last year, but musicians make less than a penny per stream. Grateful that the Detroit City Council passed a resolution in support of our Living Wage for Musicians Act to give music artists the pay they deserve.
The Detroit City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Living Wage for Musicians Act, a federal proposal introduced by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib to overhaul the way artists are paid for digital streams.
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Less than a month before the holidays, the historic Leland House in Detroit told residents they must leave because DTE Energy plans to cut electricity on Wednesday due to a hefty outstanding debt. https://t.co/HiADBEKMCG
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Less than a month before the holidays, the historic Leland House told residents they must leave because DTE Energy plans to cut electricity on Wednesday due to a hefty outstanding debt. Management...
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