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Regina King is terrific in Netflix’s ‘Shirley,’ which details Shirley Chisholm’s remarkable career
Following the trailblazing 1972 presidential run of the first Black woman elected to Congress, the film often struggles to find the personal in the political
By Chuck Wilson
Tags: Movies, Movies, Television, Views & Opinions, Shirley Chisholm, Netflix, Regina King, Black history
Royal Oak’s Hideaway has been transformed into the bar from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
At the ‘Paddy’s Hideaway’ pop-up, fans can enjoy cocktails inspired by the hit TV show like ‘Rum Ham’ and the ‘Nightman’
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Drink News, Bars, News, Things to Do, Television, St. Patrick's Day, Royal Oak, bars, Detroit bars, St. Patrick's Day Detroit, St. Patrick's Day pop-up bars, Detroit events, things to do in Detroit, Royal Oak bars, Bandit Tavern, The Hideaway Royal Oak, Paddy's Hideaway, Bandit Tavern & Hideaway, Slideshow
Detroit Juneteenth concert with Commodores, Pointer Sisters, and Detroit Youth Choir announced
The celebration also includes an opening prayer and guest speakers
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, On Tour, Things to Do, The Commodores, the Pointer Sisters, Detroit Youth Choir, Fox Theatre, Juneteenth, Slideshow
Col’s Place to move into former Inn Season cafe in Royal Oak
Fourth Street Restaurant is planned to open in the summer
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Food News, Bars, Local Businesses, Restaurants, Col’s Place, Inn Season, Royal Oak, Fourth Street Restaurant
Noir Leather celebrates 40th Anniversary with ‘Kinky Christmas’ party
Festivities include a costume contest, a spanking booth, body painting, and other treats for both the naughty and nice
Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Local Businesses, Noir Leather, Royal Oak, metro Detroit kink community, Slideshow
Winter Blast set to return to Royal Oak in 2024
The free outdoor festival is set for Feb. 2-4
Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Winter Blast, Royal Oak, winter activities in metro Detroit
Detroit Youth Choir offers free ‘The Color Purple’ concert at Emagine Royal Oak
The beloved group will perform this weekend ahead of the remake’s release
Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Things to Do, Detroit Youth Choir, The Color Purple, Things to do in metro Detroit, Royal Oak, Emagine Royal Oak Theatre
For the first time, Royal Oak’s Labor Day festival features cannabis sales and consumption
Arts, Beats & Weed
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Festival Guide, Weed, Arts Beats & Eats, Royal Oak, cannabis events in metro Detroit, Cover Story
Royal Oak Pride returns for second year with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ stars
Drag queens Brooke Lynn Hytes and Alyssa Edwards will headline
Tags: Culture, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Pride, Royal Oak, RuPaul’s Drag Race
‘Golden Girls’ tribute starring Michigan actors coming to Royal Oak
Blanche and Rose start a sex app
Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, LGBTQ+, Stage, Theatre, Musical, Royal Oak, Golden Girls, LGBT
Arts, Beats & Eats is pre-selling tickets for the first time with early-bird discount
Pending state approval, it would be the first major Michigan festival to be licensed for cannabis consumption
Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, Things to Do, Arts, Beats & Eats, Royal Oak, Michigan festivals, House of Dank
Randall Robinson, an ardent advocate of human rights, dies at 81
It was in Detroit that he began to fulfill his mission to live a principled life
By Herb Boyd
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Obituary, Randall Robinson, Black history, civil rights in Detroit
HopCat Royal Oak announces new opening date due to construction delays
The first 100 guests in line will win free Cosmik Fries for one year
Tags: Drink News, Drink News, HopCat, Royal Oak, beer, Detroit Zoo, HopCat Royal Oak
Detroit filmmaker tells stories of Black power movement in new podcast
‘Tapestry in Black’ podcast highlights ’60s-era Black history
Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Black History, podcasts, Tapestry in Black, Black power movement, Black Detroiters
Consider the lobster rolls at Pearl’s Deep Dive
One of the latest restaurants in downtown Royal Oak is a mixed bag
By Tom Perkins
Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Pearl's Deep Dive, Royal Oak, seafood, lobster rolls, Pearl’s Deep Dive
Royal Oak newcomer Saab Sis Thai is a family affair
Opened by sisters, the place is winning converts with its spicy takes on familiar favorites
By Jane Slaughter
Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Saab Sis Thai, Royal Oak, Thai food
Goodbye to Detroit’s vegan coney dogs and hello to hip-hop-infused yoga: The top 10 Metro Times headlines
Here’s what our readers clicked on the most this week
By Alex Washington
Tags: ICYMI, ICYMI, Chili Mustard Onions, Tudor Dixon, Wayne County, election, Farmington Hills, HopCat, Royal Oak
Royal Oak HopCat eyes winter reopening
The gastropub is also looking to hire about 150 employees
Tags: Food News, Dining, Royal Oak, HopCat, Royal Oak dining scene, Food News
Avalon International Breads is opening in Meijer’s Royal Oak Woodward Corner store
The Detroit-based company replaces Great Lakes Coffee, which closed stores following a labor dispute
Tags: Drink News, Drink News, Meijer, Avalon International Breads, Detroit, Royal Oak, Great Lakes Coffee
Workers at a Starbucks in Royal Oak seeks to unionize as movement grows in Michigan
Twelve Starbucks stores in Michigan have formed a union since May.
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Starbucks, Royal Oak, union, coffee, coffee shop, business
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Side Hustle Lounge opens in downtown Detroit just in time for the NFL Draft
Bombshell Treat Bar readies to open in Berkley