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Concert Announcements

André 3000 is bringing his jazz flute to Detroit as part of his ‘New Blue Sun’ tour

The ex-Outkast rapper will play two dates in Detroit, at Cliff Bell’s and the Masonic Temple

By Lee DeVito
Jan 23, 2024

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, On Tour, Things to Do, André 3000, Outkast, Cliff Bell's, Masonic Temple, jazz
Cannabis News

Federal ban on marijuana means Michigan cannabis company can’t sue state agency, judge rules

Court says Viridis Laboratories lacks legal standing because it deals in ‘illegal contraband’

By Steve Neavling
Aug 4, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Viridis Laboratories, Marijuana, U.S. District Court, law, Michigan, Controlled Substances Act, Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
On tour

Phillip-Michael Scales brings his bluesy indie rock to Ferndale’s Otus Supply

Raised in metro Detroit, Scales calls his music ‘dive bar soul’ — and it’s getting him noticed

By Lee DeVito
Jan 30, 2023

Tags: On tour, On Tour, Phillip-Michael Scales, Otus Supply, rock 'n' roll, blues
Food News

Upscale bistro and music venue Soul on Ice opens in Detroit

The project by Herb and Danielle Sanders was partially funded by a Motor City Match grant

By Lee DeVito
Dec 20, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Soul on Ice, Detroit, west side, jazz, soul food, hip-hop
Things to Do

‘An Unmasking of Thyself’ brings photo exhibition, performances to Playground Detroit

On Friday, the artist will ‘Unmasking Daddy,’ a communal ritual honoring her father

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 27, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Playground Detroit, An Unmasking of Thyself, photography, performance
Michigan

How attacks on drag queens in Howell foreshadowed the right’s national anti-LGBTQ+ push

By Jon King, Michigan Advance
Jul 25, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, Drag Queen, Livingston County, LGBTQ, Howell, politics, Michigan Government, Government, election
Things to Do

Stephanie Mills and George Benson to headline the 25th Annual Jazz on the River

The free jazz festival returns to Trenton's Elizabeth Park

By Alex Washington
Jul 22, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Jazz, festival, music, live band, stephanie mills, george benson, wayne county, Trenton, Elizabeth Park, free event, public, family-friendly
Michigan

Whitmer signs general budget, vetoes anti-abortion items

By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
Jul 21, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Abortion Rights, Michigan Advance, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, government
Things to Do

Detroit photographer Bre’Ann White honors late mother in ‘Pray for Us’ group exhibition

Featured artists include filmmaker Kuukua Eshun, who is traveling from Ghana to present her film ‘Born Of The Earth’

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 19, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Bre’Ann White, Pray For Us, Detroit, photography
Michigan

Under fire from Congress, FDA chief says baby formula shortage will improve soon

By Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance
May 23, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Politics, Government, baby formula, FDA
Michigan

Michigan Democrats pledge to mount a fierce fight to protect abortion rights

In response to a leak of draft on the SCOTUS decision on ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Gov. Whitmer says she’ll ‘keep fighting like hell’ to ensure abortion remains safe and accessible

By Steve Neavling
May 3, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Michigan, law, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow
Michigan

Soldano floats conspiracy theory that Whitmer staged kidnapping plot to influence 2020 election

Soldano is one of 12 Republicans hoping to challenge Whitmer in the 2022 election.

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Apr 15, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Whitmer, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Whitmer, kidnap, January 6, protest, verdict, politics, government, Michigan Government, Lansing
Michigan

Division, disarray mark Macomb County GOP convention

Party ousts chair amid turmoil, delegates chosen for April 23 state convention

By Laina G. Stebbins, Michigan Advance
Apr 13, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, government, politics, GOP, Macomb County
Michigan Music

Blues rock guitarist Davy Knowles to perform at Westland's Token Lounge

By Bill Forman
Apr 13, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Davy Knowles, Token Lounge, Detroit, blues, rock, Video
Michigan

Susan J. Demas: Republicans said KBJ was soft on pedophiles. But they have a Michigan problem.

By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance
Apr 11, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Lee Chatfield, Michigan, Government, Michigan Advance
Michigan

Detroit area legacy politician arrested faces drunken driving charges

The state representative faces her second OWI offense

By Alex Washington
Apr 6, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan, politics, government, election, state representative, Mary Cavanagh, Jewell Jones, Bryan Posthumus
Michigan

Whitmer vetoes bill to suspend state’s gas tax beginning in 2023

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Apr 4, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, Gas, Government, Michigan Government, Politics, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Whitmer
Michigan

Michigan good-government groups: check your districts before election time

By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Apr 4, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan News Connection, Redistricting, voters, vote, election, government, Michigan government, politics
Music News

Rehab of historic Detroit jazz club the Blue Bird Inn enters next phase

The Detroit Sound Conservancy hopes the project could be a catalyst for new development on the west side — and highlight all Motor City music

By Lee DeVito
Apr 1, 2022

Tags: Music News, The Blue Bird Inn, Detroit, Detroit Sound Conservancy, jazz, blues, music
Michigan

Michigan GOP House candidate vows to introduce ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation if elected

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Mar 28, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan Advance, government, GOP, LGBTQ