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Doc about Detroit’s Boblo Island history weaves a stranger-than-fiction ‘Ferry Tale’
The RMS Titanic. The MS Estonia. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Boats that inspire songs, films, and make it into history books are, most often, the ones that meet their untimely demise, resting at the bottom of their respective seas, leaving people, dreams, destinations, and fine china in their wake. The other ships that make headlines…
Java Burn Reviews – Fat Burning Coffee Trick Really Works?
Java Burn is a weight loss supplement that aims to target inflammation and manage it so as to boost all metabolic processes and induce effective weight loss. According to the official website, the ingredients of this product are completely natural and present in the form of a proprietary blend. Java Burn ingredients have been blended…
SynoGut Reviews – Can this Prebiotic Supplement Improve Healthy Digestion? Safe Ingredients? Customer Reviews!
SynoGut Reviews – Samuel Bart’s SynoGut Supplement is completely natural and will significantly improve your digestion. Are there powerful ingredients or risky side effects? Shocking Customer Experience! Must Read! Official Website – Click Here SynoGut Reviews – What is it? SynoGut is a digestive supporting dietary supplement. It works like an improved laxative that helps…
Harvest Fest returns to Detroit’s Palmer Park
For 10 years, residents in the Palmer Park neighborhood celebrated the season with an annual Harvest Fest. The event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will return this weekend to help kick off the fall season. Harvest Fest, presented by People for Palmer Park, is an all-ages festival that will feature…
City Council approves ordinance to protect Detroit River from another industrial collapse
Detroit City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance aimed at protecting the Detroit River from polluters. The Detroit River Protection Ordinance was created after a dock collapsed and spilled contaminated soil into the Detroit River in southwest Detroit in November 2019. The company responsible for the collapse, Detroit Bulk Storage, had been illegally stockpiling large…
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Michigan teacher says he was ‘censored’ for telling class ‘[America] is a country built on lies’
Ross Randall Johnson is a substitute teacher for the Dickinson-Iron School District in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, near the Wisconsin border. He also says he’s often the only Black person in the entire building when he substitutes in nearby districts. While subbing a social studies class in the nearby West Iron County Public Schools, Johnson told…
New dispensary in Whitmore Lake has grand opening
Planted Provisioning Center, a new medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Whitmore Lake, is holding a three-day grand opening beginning Friday. The dispensary occupies a renovated building at 9545 Main St. and features 2,800 square feet of retail space, including a bud bar and waiting room. The grand opening will feature music, giveaways, product deals…
Detroit’s new Vault of Midnight comic book store opens Saturday in Milwaukee Junction
Detroit’s bigger and better Vault of Midnight comic book store will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood. The new store, located at 2857 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, will open to the public from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. According to a press release, the grand opening will feature…
Former Michigan GOP, Dem party chairs debut national popular vote ballot measure
The former heads of both major Michigan political parties are joining forces to help Michigan become the next state to ratify a National Popular Vote (NPV) amendment. Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis and former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer say it would make elections more fair and democratic by doing away with…
Mitch McConnell is playing chicken with the global economy because he expects Democrats to blink
Not without cause, there have been more than a few “Dems in disarray” headlines lately. On Friday, President Biden admitted that intra-party negotiations over his domestic agenda have reached a “stalemate,” with a handful of moderates threatening to sink the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill if progressives don’t water it down and progressives pledging to sink…
25-year-old Michigan woman launches cannabis brand after dealing with chronic pain
Narmin Jarrous, 25, is the chief development officer for the Michigan cannabis company Exclusive Brands. She has also been diagnosed with endometriosis since she was a teenager, a condition that causes tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus to grow outside of it, which can be painful. “It is just the most severe…
Michigan GOP initiative to restrict voting access gets approval to gather signatures
A controversial, Republican-backed petition drive to restrict voting access in Michigan gained approval Monday, clearing the way for advocates to begin collecting signatures. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved the Secure MI Vote petition with a 3-0 vote. Canvasser Julie Matuzak, a Democrat, was absent from the meeting. The petition is intended to enable…
The Godfrey Hotel Detroit to feature 227 rooms, rooftop lounge in Corktown
Construction will soon begin on a chic, 227-room hotel in Corktown that will feature a rooftop lounge, 5,500-square-foot ballroom, lobby bar, and ground-floor, chef-driven restaurant. The developers, Oxford Capital Group and Hunter Pasteur, plan to break ground this week on The Godfrey Hotel Detroit at 1401 Michigan Ave. between Trumbull and Eight Street. The seven-floor…
Detroit’s QLine fell short of service goal during reopening weekend
The operator of Detroit’s QLine admits the streetcar fell short of its new goal of service every 15 minutes when it made its public return over the weekend. The streetcar, which officially reopens to the public Monday for full service after closing during the pandemic, was temporarily reopened early on Friday and Saturday evening to…
50 Cent cast and crew in Detroit for premiere of Starz’s ‘BMF’
Detroit native Randy Huggins led a special screening of the first episode of his new Starz’s series BMF Sunday night at Royal Oak’s Emagine Theatre. Huggins, a writer and executive producer of the series, was accompanied by hip-hop heavyweight and co-executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, actors Russell Hornsby, Da’Vinchi, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory, Michole…
British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks basks in beauty — and pain
Don’t take it personally if singer-songwriter Arlo Parks excuses herself from a party, industry function, or awards show, because the chances are it’s just because she’s moved to write something down on a bar napkin or dictate a string of words into her phone’s voice memo app from the echoey confines of the loo or…
Dlectricity, Slim Shady, and Boblo boats: The top 10 Detroit Metro Times headlines this week
It seems that our readers were interested in digging up some old news about a very interesting screenname a man had during a virtual hearing back in May. And quite a few readers were interested in the advice Dan Savage had to offer in this week’s Savage Love column. People were most interested in the…
Craig says ‘valid concerns’ about election fraud warrant audit in Michigan
Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig, who has previously dodged questions about former President Donald Trump’s allegations of voter fraud, told supporters last week that he believes there should be a full audit of the results of the 2020 election in Michigan because there are “valid concerns out there,” according to a secret audio recording obtained…
Eminem dishes out his ‘Mom’s Spaghetti’ with new Detroit diner
Eminem is taking his mom’s spaghetti from his sweater to a real diner, as the rap superstar launches a “Mom’s Spaghetti” brick-and-mortar restuarant on Sept. 29. According to a commercial that started airing on local TV, the Mom’s Spaghetti diner is similar to the pop-up concept the rapper did back in 2017 for the 15th…
Michigan’s top medical advisor ‘Dr. J’ resigns ahead of expected COVID-19 fall surge
Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun has resigned from her roles as the chief medical executive for the state of Michigan and chief deputy director for health in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, according to a statement sent from Whitmer’s office. According to the press release, Khaldun — affectionately referred to by Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Singer-songwriter Julien Baker won’t shut her damn mouth — and we’re so fucking glad
Julien Baker would love it if she could just shut the fuck up. But, as she points out, she can’t. And likely won’t. It’s too late. Thank god. The 25-year-old’s self-constructed box as an outspoken Christian, queer, sober artist is much too small to contain the multitudes of anxiety, curiosity, misplaced empathy, self-flagellation, self-awareness, and…
Former GOP House speaker announces he’s running against Trump-endorsed candidate for Michigan attorney general
Former Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard announced on Friday that he’s running for Michigan attorney general for a second time after narrowly losing to Dana Nessel in the general election in 2018. Leonard’s announcement, on the first day of a three-day Michigan Republican leadership conference on Mackinac Island, sets the stage for a potentially nasty…
Grizzly and polar bear cubs are now best buds at the Detroit Zoo
Everyone stop what you’re doing right now and look at these cute bear cubs at the Detroit Zoo. According to an update from the zoo posted on social media Thursday, the two cubs — one a grizzly and one a polar bear — have an unusual friendship, and now reportedly do everything together. The grizzly…
Documentary about ICP’s fight to get Juggalos taken off of FBI gang watchlist finally has a trailer
“The World’s Most Hated Band” was once America’s Most-Wanted — and now Detroit’s own Insane Clown Posse is sharing its side of the story. A new documentary titled The United States of Insanity just landed a distribution deal by Strike Back Studios, and will premier at Fantastic Fest on Sep. 28. The film explores ICP’s…
Michigan First Credit Union updates no-mask policy to clear mask policy
Back in August, Michigan First Credit Union came under fire for telling its customers they wanted to see their smiling faces and banned facial coverings while inside its standalone branches. Now it seems that MFCU has reneged on that policy and has instituted a clear mask and face shield policy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
Pop star Shawn Mendes to bring ‘Wonder’ to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena in 2022
You might not attribute the quote “I empathize with the doom” to 23-year-old pop sensation Shawn Mendes, but it’s exactly how the award-winning global superstar — and boyfriend to “Señorita” Camilla Cabello — feels about the impending doom that is climate change. “We’ve basically grown up, my generation, since we were, like, 5, has been…
High crime and police brutality give Detroiters conflicting attitudes about law enforcement, survey shows
Detroiters have complicated attitudes toward cops because of competing concerns about high crime rates and police brutality, according to a new University of Michigan survey. Two-thirds of the 1,898 adults surveyed for the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study said they believe police killings “are part of a broader pattern of mistreatment of people of color…
Detroit mayoral candidate Anthony Adams says Duggan is afraid to debate him. The Duggan campaign says that’s not the issue.
During a Thursday press conference at his Avenue of Fashion campaign office, Detroit mayoral candidate Anthony Adams gestures toward a cardboard cutout of Mayor Mike Duggan wearing an Adams campaign shirt to call out Duggan — and the media — for ignoring his campaign. “For the last few days, my opponent [has] been dodging me…
Dentitox Pro Reviews: Know THIS Before Buying (Critical Research)
Dentitox Pro is a nutritional supplement formulated to bolster oral health. With dental care as expensive as ever, millions of Americans are dealing with untreated dental caries and missing teeth. Other common problems include bad breath, gum disease and suboptimal oral microbiomes. All of these issues can lead to systemic health complications as well. The…
Detroit Clerk candidate McCampbell blasts election officials for blocking reparations measure
Denzel McCampbell, a voting rights advocate who is running to unseat Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey, is calling for an investigation into city election officials’ decision to block a ballot proposal that calls for reparations for systemic racial discrimination. Civil rights attorney Todd Perkins sued the Detroit Election Commission, which is chaired by Winfrey, for rejecting…
Man hired to clean Detroit FBI office posted photo of street gang org chart on Instagram
It’s high time we say something: The FBI might not actually be as smart as they think they are. The latest example comes from a recent article from The Detroit News, which reports that a man hired to clean the FBI’s downtown Detroit office during the early weeks of the pandemic happened upon an organizational…
Crain Communications acquires cannabis news site
Crain Communications is going green. The Detroit-based media company recently acquired Green Market Report, a cannabis financial news site. Green Market Report launched in 2017 and averages about 150,000 page views per month. The New York-based digital media outlet specializes in topics like cannabis legislation, financial reporting, and business trends. “We are excited to add…
Ted Nugent declines to endorse James Craig for Michigan governor
Could former Detroit Police Chief James Craig’s gubernatorial campaign be going any worse? Not only did the Republican candidate’s official campaign kickoff go completely off the rails earlier this month when police brutality protesters drove him off of Belle Isle, but now he can’t even get the endorsement of Ted Nugent. Instead of Craig, the…
Of Rice & Men opens dine-in restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor
What started as a carryout and delivery pop-up inside of Blue LLama Jazz Club in downtown Ann Arbor has since turned into a new sit-down, brick-and-mortar dining establishment. Of Rice & Men is a modern Asian restaurant that moved into 312 S. Main St, Ann Arbor, right next door to Blue LLama Jazz Club. While…
Eminem fans and internet sleuths think shady will drop a record on Oct. 1 — here’s why
Eminem fans, er, stans, are some of the fiercest and most devoted, so much so that Em wrote the 2000 track “Stan” about an obsessed fan who takes his own life which, would go on to become a real word (thanks, Merriam-Webster!) to describe overzealous fans, like the one in the Dido-accompanied track. Though not…
Michigan has one of the largest populations of women serving life without parole in the U.S., new report finds
Of Michigan’s 31 prison facilities, only one is a women-only correction facility. Though Huron Valley Women’s Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti has seen a decrease in the number of incarcerated women, there has been an increase in the length of their stay, rising from 5.8 years in 2007 to 6.7 years in 2017. A startling new…
Detroit’s QLine reopens early for Dlectricty fest service
Officials are reopening Detroit’s Qline streetcar a few days ahead of schedule for service during the Dlectricty festival. The QLine has been closed for passengers since the pandemic began last year. Dlectricty, Detroit’s biennial-ish festival of lights, was also disrupted by the pandemic in 2020. It returns on Friday and Saturday with public programming in…
Summit to debunk myths, stigma around HIV for Michigan youth
Organizers of a summit about sexual health will provide a safe space on Friday for young Michiganders to have open, honest and affirming conversations about HIV prevention and care. More than 15,000 Michigan residents live with HIV, and the stigma associated with it often keeps people from getting tested and knowing their status. Natasha Thomas,…
ICYMI: Hantz Farms sells out, COVID-19 shots approved for children ages 5-11, Aretha tops Rolling Stone list, and more
Nearly a decade ago, when Hantz Farms was asking the Detroit City Council for approval to buy more than 1,500 parcels of blighted land for an urban tree farm on the city’s lower east side, critics blasted the project as a land grab. At $350 per parcel, the deal was a virtual giveaway with no…
Years after 9/11 and Pulse, Arab Americans in metro Detroit continue to challenge stereotypes
Third-generation Sicilian-Lebanese American, Dave Serio, came to better understand his Arab heritage in the aftermath of September 11. “I always used to tell people I’m Sicilian,” says Serio. “Because anytime I would say I’m Lebanese or Arab, I would either get really weird looks or people would have no idea what I was talking about.”…
Return of Dlectricity shines a light on new plans for Detroit’s Cultural Center district
It’s been quite some time since we last saw Dlectricty, Detroit’s biennial-ish festival of eye-popping light-based art installations. First launched in 2012, the fest returned in 2014, but the 2016 edition was postponed by the construction of the QLine streetcar. Then a plan to return in 2020 was scrapped due to the pandemic. But this…
French pastry-halal burger connection yields new Dearborn breakfast powerhouse the Great Commoner
At first glance, Brome Modern Eatery chef Zane Makky and Cannelle pastry chef Matt Knio might seem like an unlikely pair to team up on a breakfast and brunch-centered concept. Makky’s first restaurant was a fast-casual halal burger and fresh press juice shop that’s a hit in Dearborn, while Knio trades in fine French pastries…
City Girls, Leon Bridges, the 1619 Project, and more things to do in metro Detroit this week
Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Submit your events to www.metrotimes.com/calendar. The impact of the 1619 Project: In conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones Wednesday, 9/22: Since releasing the “1619 Project” into the world — a sprawling package of stories that posits that the true beginning of United States history starts when the first African…
The Democrats’ circular firing squad is taking aim
This long, miserable summer ends Tuesday, not a moment too soon for President Joe Biden. Not all of his problems have been his own doing — not entirely, at least. Afghanistan’s collapse last month had been all but inevitable since the Trump administration signed the Doha Agreement in February 2020, effectively surrendering the country to…
Dutch Girl Donuts future in limbo, Green Dot Stables resolves land dispute, plus more local foodie news
Dutch Girl Donuts owner dies at 75, leaving the future of the Woodward Avenue shop uncertain: Less than three weeks after beloved doughnut spot Dutch Girl Donuts took to its Facebook to inform its customers that it would close the doors to its Woodward store temporarily due to insufficient staffing, the shop’s longtime owner Gene…
What rooftop solar taught me about tackling climate change
The Biden administration recently announced a massive investment in solar energy production to help meet its ambitious renewable energy goals. It’s a worthy goal. But it highlights an inherent tension in climate policy. Everyday folk want to do their part to take on climate change, but a few corporations are actually the biggest sources of…
In ‘Cry Macho’ cooking, not gunplay, is a cowboy’s thing
“He’s so old!” has been the frequent cry from viewers of Cry Macho, Clint Eastwood’s newest film as a director. And, yes: it’s as undeniable as it’s imperceptive — the director, who also plays Mike Milo, its elder, ex-rodeo cowboy leading character, is 91, a fact the movie routinely nods to. The matter, drawn into…
