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Politics & Elections

RFK Jr. secures ballot access in Michigan as potential spoiler

Whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will draw more votes from Biden or Trump is the subject of much debate and speculation

By Steve Neavling
Apr 18, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Election, politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Natural Law Party, vaccines, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, President Biden, Michigan
Metro Detroit

Three local businesses are breathing new life into Ypsi’s beloved Go! Ice Cream building

The COVID-19 pandemic hit Ypsilanti hard, but a new businesses district is helping to bring the community back

By Layla McMurtrie
Apr 17, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Food & Drink Features, Local Businesses, Ypsilanti news, Ypsilanti businesses, Go! Ice Cream, Beara Bakes, local businesses, women-owned businesses, Slideshow
Metro Detroit

Eastpointe agrees to unique settlement after ex-mayor’s public meeting outburst

After Mayor Monique Owens refused to let residents criticize her during a meeting, the city will create a “First Amendment Day,” among other things

By Steve Neavling
Apr 17, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Eastpointe, Monique Owens, mayor, First Amendment, free speech, city council, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, lawsuit
Metro Detroit

Property values soar for Detroit’s Black homeowners, study shows

Mayor Duggan credited the gains to city-run beautification programs and the Detroiters who stuck it out and invested in their communities

By Lee DeVito
Apr 17, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Real Estate, News, Detroit real estate, University of Michigan, Mike Duggan, Slideshow
Claytoonz

Party like it’s 1864

By Clay Jones
Apr 17, 2024

Tags: Claytoonz, Claytoonz, LOL
This Modern World

Strategies for victory

By Tom Tomorrow
Apr 17, 2024

Tags: This Modern World, LOL, This Modern World
Metro Detroit

Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign

At first, the sign was mocked for falling short of expectations, especially considering its hefty price tag

By Steve Neavling
Apr 16, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Views & Opinions, Detroit, NFL Draft, Mayor Duggan, sign, I-94, social media, Instagram, Slideshow
Politics & Elections

Anti-Trump campaign targets Michigan with voices of disaffected Republicans

Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $50 million ad campaign featuring homemade testimonial videos from remorseful voters

By Steve Neavling
Apr 15, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Donald Trump, election, politics, Republicans, Political Action Committee, Republican Voters Against Trump, Joe Biden
Michigan

DOJ thinks Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is trespassing on tribal lands

The agency stopped short of telling the company to move

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Apr 15, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Enbridge, Line 5, Great Lakes, Canada, Indigenous people in Michigan
Michigan

Lapointe: Rashida Tlaib now has a Fox stalker

Plus: Crumbley precedent, Michigan’s abortion leadership, and measles resurgence

By Joe Lapointe
Apr 15, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, Rashida Tlaib, Oxford shooting, COVID-19, abortion rights in Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer
Metro Detroit

Your guide to the NFL Draft in Detroit

The free event is expected to draw nearly 400,000 football fans downtown from April 25-27

By Jim McFarlin
Apr 14, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Sports, Detroit Lions, NFL Draft, Campus Martius, downtown Detroit
Metro Detroit

Jury finds metro Detroit tattoo artist Alex Boyko not guilty of sexual misconduct

Witnesses testified to detail their encounters with the artist, one who was just 17 years old at the time

By Layla McMurtrie
Apr 12, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, News, Alex Boyko, #MeToo, Alex Boyko verdict, Alex Boyko found not guilty, Detroit tattoo artists
Metro Detroit

Wayne County public defender sues judges for alleged bias against lower-income defendants

“I know I’m doing the right thing,” Sundus Jaber says after filing whistleblower lawsuit against 35th District Court

By Steve Neavling
Apr 12, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Sundus Jaber, 35th District Court, public defender, Regional Managed Assigned Counsel Office, lawsuit, U.S. District Court, Wayne County, Plymouth
Metro Detroit

Detroit’s members-only Carbon Athletic Club is opening to the public with live music

The curious can check out this hidden gem with a country music show by Texas troubadour Cactus Lee

By Lee DeVito
Apr 12, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Bars, Music, Carbon Athletic Club, Delray, Southwest Detroit, social clubs in metro Detroit, Carbon Athletics Club
Metro Detroit

Wayne County treasurer rejects moratorium on foreclosures despite troubling study

Activists and the Detroit City Council say the city is cheating lower-income residents by illegally and disproportionately overtaxing homes

By Steve Neavling
Apr 11, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, property tax foreclosures, homes, evictions, Detroit, Wayne County, Treasurer Sabree, Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Detroit City Council
Metro Detroit

Mayor Duggan blames disappointment over Detroit’s new I-94 sign on expectations set by unofficial Instagram post

Even the mayor appears to have been fooled by what is likely an AI-generated image

By Lee DeVito
Apr 11, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, LOL, Views & Opinions, NFL Draft, Mike Duggan, I-94, Slideshow
Michigan

Research into recycling critical minerals gets a boost in Michigan

Michigan plans to spend millions of dollars researching how to better recycle minerals found in electric vehicle batteries and other technologies

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Apr 11, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Transportation, electric vehicles in Michigan, recycling in Michigan, Michigan Technological University
Politics & Elections

Right-wing fraudsters fined $1.25M for racist robocall scheme in Michigan, other states

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged with multiple felonies for spreading misinformation to Black voters in the Detroit area

By Steve Neavling
Apr 10, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Crime, Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman, New York, Michigan, Detroit, Black voters, election, politics, Letitia James, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Metro Detroit

Opinion: My father was killed. The man responsible and serving life without parole should not be in prison.

The Second Look Sentencing Act can help build a society that values every life and fosters rehabilitation

By Nabil Zebib
Apr 10, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Views & Opinions, The Second Look Sentencing Act, Demel Dukes, Hani Zebib, criminal justice reform in Michigan, Michigan prison system
This Modern World

All the news that fits

By Tom Tomorrow
Apr 10, 2024

Tags: This Modern World, LOL, This Modern World