Detroit demolished 27,000 abandoned homes under Duggan as Land Bank inventory dwindles LATEST NEWS What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (Dec. 24-30) by Lee DeVito December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 With ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ James Cameron just can’t leave Pandora by Jared Rasic, Last Word Features December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 ‘Sahara Express’ opens in Hollywood Casino at Greektown by Lee DeVito December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 All the holiday cheer we saw at Wyandotte’s Santa Pub Crawl by Joe Maroon December 20, 2025December 22, 2025 This Week’s Issue Dec. 10-23, 2025 View More Issues » Tlaib pushes for answers after death at ICE detention center by Steve Neavling Detroit rapper Tiny Jag is ditching Spotify — and urging others to do so by Lee DeVito Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in metro Detroit by Metro Times editorial staff Things to do EVENTS The Heartwork Sun., Dec. 28, 6-10 p.m. Tangent Gallery & Hastings Street Ballroom, 715 E. Milwaukee Ave., Detroit View on Community Site EVENTS The Function with DJ Dez Andres Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W. Baltimore St., Detroit View on Community Site SEARCH News & Views Tenants plan rally over alleged ‘hostile takeover’ of Detroit’s historic Leland House by Steve Neavling Detroit nightclub sued over alleged racist and homophobic abuse of worker by Steve Neavling Judge deals major blow to Detroit Thermal in Lafayette Park dispute by Steve Neavling Residents raise alarms over environmental risks tied to massive data center in Saline Township by Steve Neavling Arts & Culture What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (Dec. 17-23) by Lee DeVito The best in TV and movies of 2025 by Jared Rasic, Last Word Features All the sights that popped out at Beyond the Shudder Lens by Mike Pfeiffer Food & Drink Cafe Sous Terre opens sister restaurant the Grand Porter in Southwest Detroit by Lee DeVito Bev’s Bagels expands in Detroit and Ann Arbor by Lee DeVito Joe Louis Southern Kitchen celebrates opening of Southfield location by Lee DeVito Ann Arbor’s first Chick-fil-A offers free meals if you dress like a cow on opening day by Lee DeVito Music Detroit’s Movement Festival teases 2026 lineup with Danny Brown, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, and more by Lee DeVito Electric Forest 2026 lineup includes GRiZ, Illenium, Passion Pit, and even Shaq by Lee DeVito Metro Detroit’s GRiZ tapped as Bonnaroo 2026 headliner by Lee DeVito Weed Hazel Park sees another cannabis business closure as market falters by Steve Neavling Your guide to Michigan’s top prerolls in 2025, from classic joints to potent hash holes by Steve Neavling Cannabis gift ideas every Michigan stoner will appreciate this holidaze season by Steve Neavling This compact cannabis vape shows how far vaping technology has come by Steve Neavling Detroit in Pictures Detroit’s legendary Kronk Gym reopens in historic Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center by Lee DeVito Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue by Lee DeVito All the burlesque we saw at Detroit’s ‘Hot and Bothered’ at Tip-Top Showbar by Josh Justice Damiano David rocks Detroit’s Fillmore by Joe Maroon
What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (Dec. 24-30) by Lee DeVito December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
With ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ James Cameron just can’t leave Pandora by Jared Rasic, Last Word Features December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
‘Sahara Express’ opens in Hollywood Casino at Greektown by Lee DeVito December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
All the holiday cheer we saw at Wyandotte’s Santa Pub Crawl by Joe Maroon December 20, 2025December 22, 2025
Tenants plan rally over alleged ‘hostile takeover’ of Detroit’s historic Leland House by Steve Neavling
Residents raise alarms over environmental risks tied to massive data center in Saline Township by Steve Neavling
Detroit’s Movement Festival teases 2026 lineup with Danny Brown, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, and more by Lee DeVito
Your guide to Michigan’s top prerolls in 2025, from classic joints to potent hash holes by Steve Neavling