A tiny home eviction, a birth control ban, and still paying for Trump: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week

Taura Brown was on track to own a tiny home on Detroit’s west side as part of an innovative project to fight poverty — but now she’s embroiled in a bitter dispute with Cass Community Social Services, the nonprofit that runs the program. Credit: Steve Neavling

Our readers were interested in the story of a Detroit woman who faces eviction from a nonprofit that was supposed to provide her with a tiny house as part of a program to build generational wealth.

They were interested in why PETA’s president felt compelled to explain that humans are primates. A Michigan GOP House candidate also wants to ban critical race theory, impeach Gretchen Whitmer, and ban birth control, and our readers certainly were interested in reading about why.

All of that and a little bit more. Here are the top stories of the week:

10. “Detroit’s former Urban Bean Co. coffee shop rebrands as SPKR BOX bar — but keeps love of techno and espresso”

9. “PETA president: Barack Obama *is* a primate. Here’s why that’s important.”

8. “Michigan GOP House candidate says birth control should be banned, blasts sex outside marriage”

7. “Kalkushka Cannabis Lounge set to open to the public”

6. “New poll spells trouble for Michigan Republicans peddling conspiracy theories and opposing abortion rights”

5. “Detroit’s newest art gallery isn’t where you might expect to find it”

4. “Michigan U.P.’s Camp Cannabis music fest announces initial lineup with The Floozies, Afroman, Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, and more”

3. “Grosse Pointe Park’s Sprout House sold to WDET’s Lisa Brancato and Ann Delisi”

2. “How promise of homeownership in Detroit turned to an eviction and defamation lawsuit”

1. “America will be stuck with the consequences of Trump for the rest of our lives”

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