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Image: Detroit-area ‘Tesla Takedown’ aims to peacefully protest ‘robber baron’ Elon Musk

Detroit-area ‘Tesla Takedown’ aims to peacefully protest ‘robber baron’ Elon Musk

This Week's Issue

March 19, 2025

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Image: Detroit’s first Black-owned brewery is ready to open

Detroit’s first Black-owned brewery is ready to open

You can catch Characteristics at Hamtramck Blowout on Thursday at Club Coyote.

Hamtramck Blowout is back

Image: Metro Times United We Brunch is this Saturday

Metro Times United We Brunch is this Saturday

Things To Do

Today

Image: GIRLHOOD

@ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) -- Through April 6

GIRLHOOD

Tomorrow

Image: Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music

@ Michigan State University Museum (temporary location) -- Through April 30

Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music

Events

Warp and Weft: Technologies within Textiles

@ The Shepherd

Through May 3, 5-8 p.m.

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News & Views

Zion Williamson with Duke in December 2018.

Can the Pistons contain Zion Williamson in a crucial matchup?

Palestinian activist Lexis Zeidan.

Suspended Detroit cop who told Gaza protester to ‘go back to Mexico’ returns to duty, sparking outrage

By Steve Neavling

William John Kucharski Jr. was charged with animal abuse.

Macomb County man sentenced in animal cruelty case, faces separate felony charges

By Steve Neavling

A fleet of Michigan State Police vehicles.

No charges for Michigan State Police troopers in fatal shooting of fugitive

By Steve Neavling

Arts & Culture

Cate Blanchett in Black Bag.

‘Black Bag’ is a return to form for Soderbergh

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

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Free Will Astrology (March 19-25)

Attendees dress in red at the Marche du Nain Rouge.

Detroit’s Marche du Nain Rouge keeps local folklore alive

Food & Drink

A pie from Amar Pizza in Hamtramck.

Detroit ranked No. 4 pizza city in the U.S.

Dirty Shake is located at 4642 Second Ave., Detroit.

Dirty Shake opens in Detroit’s Cass Corridor with cocktails, bar fare

By Steve Neavling

The Beatles-themed Octopus’ Beer Garden even has a yellow submarine.

Octopus’ Beer Garden reopens for extended season following renovations

Image: Da Bomb Taco to open carry-out spot in Ferndale (2)

Da Bomb Taco to open carry-out spot in Ferndale

Music

Eminem performs at the Michigan Central Station.

Ex-Eminem employee charged with selling rapper’s unreleased music

By Steve Neavling

Image: Detroit’s 313 Day concerts canceled (2)

Detroit’s 313 Day concerts canceled

Image: Highland Park venue Tuxedo expands with electronic music and more

Highland Park venue Tuxedo expands with electronic music and more

Weed

Pleasantrees has a large selection of THC beverages at its five dispensaries.

Cannabis beverages could be the future of social drinking in Michigan

By Steve Neavling

Noxx Cannabis in Pleasant Ridge.

Artists invited to compete in $1,000 mural prize at Noxx Cannabis in Pleasant Ridge

By Steve Neavling

Image: DogHouse Farms proves patience pays off in Detroit’s cannabis scene

DogHouse Farms proves patience pays off in Detroit’s cannabis scene

By Steve Neavling

High-end cannabis brand binske launches in Michigan with unique strains

By Steve Neavling

Detroit in Pictures

Image: Mary J. Blige brings ‘The For My Fans Tour’ to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

Mary J. Blige brings ‘The For My Fans Tour’ to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

By Kahn Santori Davison

Jason “The Rock Mechanic” Portier makes a repair at Guitar Hi-Fi.

The rock ’n’ roll repair crew at Royal Oak’s Guitar Hi-Fi

A casket inside O’Neil Swanson Funeral Home in Ypsilanti.

Urban explorer makes disturbing discovery inside vacant Ypsilanti funeral home

By Steve Neavling

Image: What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl

What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl

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