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Metro Times wins Society of Professional Journalism awards

Congratulations are in order for our investigative reporter Steve Neavling

By Layla McMurtrie
May 16, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Media, Metro Times, SPJ Detroit awards, Steve Neavling, Detroit News, journalism awards
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Brian McKnight’s Detroit concert canceled following ‘deadbeat behavior’ controversy

“He might as well retire,” one commenter said. “Tell him bring his kids and we might come.”

By Layla McMurtrie
May 6, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Music, News, Brian McKnight, Detroit concert cancellation, Detroit concerts, Brian McKnight controversy, Brian McKnight deadbeat father, Detroit news
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Metro Detroit loses yet another art house as Maple Theater abruptly closes

The upscale cinema announced the closure on Monday, and we’re sad

By Layla McMurtrie
Feb 5, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Local Businesses, Movies, News, The Maple Theater, arthouses Detroit, Detroit news, Bloomfield Hills, Cinema Detroit, Slideshow
Metro Detroit

Detroit vs. Everybody’s new flagship opens just in time for the holidays

You can't stop Detroit

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 20, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit, Local Businesses, Detroit vs. Everybody, District Detroit, local businesses, Detroit news, Slideshow
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Detroit’s giant Kwanzaa kinara returns for second year

The kinara lighting ceremony is set for Dec. 26, the first day of Kwanzaa

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 19, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit, Things to Do, The Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara, Campus Martius Detroit, downtown Detroit, Detroit news
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Detroit’s neglected People Mover will be free to ride in 2024

The Detroit Transportation Corporation said paid sponsorships are more cost effective than fixing the outdated fare system

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 18, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Transportation, Detroit People Mover, NFL Draft 2024, downtown Detroit, Detroit news
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Detroit News fires Charlie LeDuff over c-word insult

In an interview with Metro Times, LeDuff was defiant and said he has “nothing to apologize for”

By Steve Neavling
Oct 23, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Media, News, Charlie LeDuff, Detroit News, media, Dana Nessel, Michigan, Attorney General, No BS News Hour, social media
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‘Verified’ account spreads misinformation on X, claiming to be ‘Detroit News’ fact-checker

The user behind the imposter account blamed a spelling mistake on his bowel movement

By Steve Neavling
Sep 1, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Twitter, X, social media, Detroit News, Detroit, fact-checker, media, Elon Musk
ICYMI

Two Detroit rappers are on the 2022 XXL Freshman list and a local pastry chef wins a James Beard Award: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week

Here's what our readers were interested in this week

By Alex Washington
Jun 17, 2022

Tags: ICYMI, ICYMI, Top Ten, News, Detroit News, Metro Detroit News, Michigan News
Music News

Detroit News editor apologizes after reporting satirical story about Ted Nugent and Kid Rock as fact

By Lee DeVito
Apr 23, 2021

Tags: Detroit News, Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, COVID-19, coronavirus
Metro Detroit

Michigan lawmakers denounce police violence against reporters during protests in Detroit

By Steve Neavling
Jun 29, 2020

Tags: Journalism, Reporters, MLive, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Michigan Press Association, U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, George Floyd, protesters, Legislature, Lansing, Rep. Manoogian, Sen. Moss
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No, Gov. Whitmer did not delete sexual harassment tweet as 'Detroit News' claimed

By Jerilyn Jordan
May 7, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Whitmer, Biden, #MeToo, #BelieveWomen, Detroit News
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib tells truth about racial biases in facial recognition technology and gets criticized

By Steve Neavling
Oct 3, 2019

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Rashida Tlaib, Congress, Chief Craig, Detroit police, police, facial recognition software, racism, Detroit News, Fox News, social media
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910AM Superstation fires conservative firebrand Nolan Finley for being 'boring'

By Steve Neavling
Aug 27, 2019

Tags: News Hits, 91AM, radio, journalism, Nolan Finley, Detroit News, fired
Metro Detroit

Detroit cop volunteered for breathalyzer training. Turns out he was drunk.

By Will Feuer
Apr 8, 2019

Tags: News Hits, Detroit police, drunk cop, MSP training, Detroit news, Metro TImes
Arts

Kayne West runs Yeezy ad on front page of Detroit newspapers

By Jerilyn Jordan
Sep 21, 2018

Tags: News Hits, Yeezy, Kanye, Kanye West, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press
Arts

Detroit News mourns underground culture scene it hardly ever covered

By Michael Jackman
Jan 3, 2018

Tags: The Scene, Detroit News, arts, Detroit
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Welcome to the 2017 Dubious Achievement Awards

By Metro Times editorial staff
Dec 27, 2017

Tags: Metro Detroit, Detroit news, Michigan news, bloopers, Cover Story
Metro Detroit

Fewer Detroiters are experiencing homelessness, but activists charge more should be done

By Violet Ikonomova
Nov 13, 2017

Tags: Local News, homelessness, detroit, detroit news
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'Detroit News' investigates Chris Cornell Pizzagate conspiracy theory

By Lee DeVito
Jul 10, 2017

Tags: News Hits, Chris Cornell, Detroit News, Pizzagate, WTF