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Palestinian journalist Motaz Azaiza visits Michigan to speak at U-M and meet with Rashida Tlaib
The Palestinian-American Congresswoman presented the photographer with a plaque of recognition for his journalism work in Gaza
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, News, Palestine, citizen journalists, Rashida Tlaib, Motaz Azaiza, Dearborn, Palestinian journalists, Slideshow
Lapointe: Could Michigan’s ‘uncommitted’ vote tip the election to Trump?
If so, Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson will need to learn Russian
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, Media, Views & Opinions, Lapointe, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Dearborn, Hamtramck, Listen to Michigan, Michigan Arab Americans, Michigan Muslims, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Republican Party, Slideshow
Listen to Michigan campaign rebukes Biden with strong ‘uncommitted’ Democratic primary results
The grassroots movement aims to pressure the President to push harder for a ceasefire in Gaza
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Listen to Michigan, Rashida Tlaib, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer, Dearborn, 2024 election
Dearborn mayor makes stirring case for ‘uncommitted’ vote in Democratic primary
Abdullah Hammoud says Biden is ignoring Arab Americans who helped him win Michigan
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Media, Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn, Arab Americans, Muslims, Michigan, Democratic Primary election, Democrats, uncommitted
Metro Times endorses ‘uncommitted’ in 2024 presidential primary
The Listen to Michigan campaign is urging voters to send a message to Biden over Gaza
By Metro Times editorial staff
Tags: Politics & Elections, Views & Opinions, Government, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Gaza, Arab Americans in metro Detroit, Dearborn, Listen to Michigan
Michigan leaders pledge to ‘Vote Uncommitted’ in Democratic primary due to Biden’s handling of Gaza
The “Listen to Michigan” campaign aims to pressure the president to call for a ceasefire
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Free Palestine, vote uncommitted, President Joe Biden, Israel, Gaza, Michigan politics, Dearborn, Detroit, Slideshow
Shame on you, Wall Street Journal. Dearborn is a jewel of metro Detroit.
An Islamophobic op-ed called Dearborn ‘America’s Jihad Capital.’ This rhetoric is dangerous and unacceptable.
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Metro Detroit, Media, Views & Opinions, Dearborn, Wall Street Journal, Islamophobia in metro Detroit, Abdullah Hammoud, Gretchen Whitmer, Joe Biden, Slideshow
Downzoning Michigan Central promising for rest of Detroit
To bring a new hotel and retail into the former train station, developers need to rezone its land — which was designated for industrial use in the 1940s
By Andrew Wright
Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, News, Real Estate, Retail, Michigan Central Station, Corktown, Detroit City Council, Gabriela Santiago-Romero, Ford Motor Company, Slideshow
JJ’s Custard Company preparing to open in Little Caesars Arena
The Dearborn-based company’s new location comes after a successful residency at LCA from March to September last year
Tags: Food News, News, Sports, JJ's Custard Company, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit concerts, Detroit sports, Detroit food, Detroit ice cream, Dearborn, Slideshow
Cornel West calls for end to Palestinian occupation at Dearborn visit
The independent presidential candidate made a campaign stop in Michigan this week preaching a ‘spiritual and moral awakening’
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Cornel West, Dearborn, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, 2024 election, Slideshow
Dearborn’s Tiliani serves up exquisite Italian dishes
The food is all halal, with excellent attention to detail and service
By Jane Slaughter
Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Tiliani, Dearborn, Hisham Diab, restaurants in Dearborn, Italian restaurants in metro Detroit
‘Hammered drunk’ Dearborn fire chief finally charged with drunken driving
Joseph Murray was pulled over more than two months ago after speeding and weaving in traffic
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Joseph Murray, Dearborn, Fire chief, Drunken driving, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Dearborn Fire Department
Dearborn fire chief returns to work after drunken-driving arrest, but still not charged
‘You’re absolutely ripped,’ a cop told the fire chief. ‘You’re hammered drunk. You can barely speak.’
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights Police, Drunken Driving, Wayne County Prosecutor's office, Dearborn Fire Department, Joseph Murray
For Banned Books Week, Michigan advocates take a stand against censorship
Ann Arbor bookstore Booksweet is doing their part to make change and spread awareness about book bannings in the state
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Education, Local Businesses, Media, News, Views & Opinions, LGBTQ+, Banned books, bookstores, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Banned Books Week, Banned Books Social
How some Michigan Muslims united with extremist Republicans against LGBTQ+ rights
Unholy alliance
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Longform, Politics & Government, Hamtramck, Mayor Amer Ghalib, LGBTQ+ rights in Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn, Muslims in Metro Detroit, Cover Story
Syrian refugee puppet ‘Little Amal’ to stop in metro Detroit during ‘Amal Walks Across America’
The art project will visit Detroit, Ann Arbor, Ferndale, Dearborn, and Flint in a series of free events
Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Visual Art, Little Amal, Amal Walks in Across America, Things to Do, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Syrian refugees
Dearborn’s 18th annual Mutt Strut raises funds for a good cause
The dog festival and street fair feature food trucks, local exhibitors, and other family-friendly activities
Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Mutt Strut, Dearborn, Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit, MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption and Education Center
State senator from Detroit apologizes to Arab Americans for Israel trip
Sylvia Santana’s visit came as violence against Palestinians has escalated
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Sylvia Santana, Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Muslims, Arab Americans, apology, Israel, Palestinians, Arab American News, politics
Traveling Nelson Mandela exhibit to make Michigan debut at Henry Ford Museum
‘Mandela: The Official Exhibition’ will run from October to January
Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Arts & Culture, Mandela: The Official Exhibition, Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Things to do in Dearborn, metro Detroit art exhibits
Ford CEO changes mind, will include AM radio in upcoming cars
The decision to remove the feature from the 2024 Mustang sparked outcry
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Media, Ford Motor Company, Jim Farley, 2024 Mustang
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Pot-friendly Michigan music venue scales back programming
Black women-owned cannabis cultivator Calyxeum opens its first dispensary in Detroit