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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

Mobile health unit offers free long COVID screening to metro Detroiters

Detroit has the second highest rate of long COVID in the nation

By Layla McMurtrie
Mar 15, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Health Care, Government, COVID-19, Joe Tate, Michigan health care
The Food Issue

The food story of us

Once I became a man, it occurred to me how cool my family cookbook actually was

By Robert Stempkowski
Feb 21, 2024

Tags: The Food Issue, Food & Drink Features, Views & Opinions, Polish cuisine in metro Detroit, COVID-19, Kroger, Cover Story, Slideshow
Food News

Three things the dining scene can do to bring customers back

Restaurant resolutions

By Robert Stempkowski
Jan 9, 2024

Tags: Food News, Chowhound, Local Businesses, Views & Opinions, COVID-19, Detroit restaurant industry, Michigan restaurant industry, Slideshow
Michigan

Michigan bill would ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits to cut off puppy mills

Puppies sold in Michigan are often obtained from cruel, out-of-state breeders that mass produce dogs

By Steve Neavling
Nov 16, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Pet stores, Michigan, Humane Society of the United States, Penelope Tsernoglou, Lansing, Legislature, dogs, puppies, animals, cats, rabbits
Politics & Elections

Democrats win mayoral races in Westland and Warren — and temporarily lose Michigan House majority

Warren elected its first female mayor, replacing Jim Fouts, who was barred from running for reelection

By Jon King, Michigan Advance
Nov 8, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Michigan Democrats, Kevin Coleman, Lori Stone, Lansing, Westland, Warren
Food News

Slows Bar-B-Q to close Grand Rapids outpost

The restaurant will shutter Oct. 8, but all Detroit-area locations will remain open

By Randiah Camille Green
Oct 5, 2023

Tags: Food News, Restaurants, Slows Bar-B-Q, Grand Rapids, Food News
Michigan

Activists to rally at state Capitol to urge Gov. Whitmer to grant clemency to more inmates

Attendees will receive a free serving of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream as part of the company’s cannabis justice campaign

By Steve Neavling
Sep 28, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Civil Rights, Politics & Government, Clemens, Ben and Jerry's, Michael Thompson, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, state Capitol, Lansing, marijuana, prison, jail
Michigan

Updated COVID-19 vaccines available in Michigan

Officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated for COVID annually

By Lee DeVito
Sep 14, 2023

Tags: Michigan, Health Care, News, Government, COVID-19, COVID-19 in Michigan, COVID-19 vaccines inn Michigan, new COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan
Food News

Is the rising price of pork due to greedy corporate pigs?

If Boss Hog’s determined to pad porky profits now, he’ll find a way to justify it

By Robert Stempkowski
Aug 16, 2023

Tags: Food News, Chowhound, Views & Opinions, pork prices, COVID-19, California, greedflation, inflation
Michigan

Michigan budget commits $49.5M to tackle racial disparities in health care

The funding follows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black residents

By Steve Neavling
Aug 10, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Politics & Government, Health Care, COVID-19, Gov. Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Gilchrist II, Michigan, budget, Racial Disparities Task Force, health care
Michigan

Panel plans to ban guns, require bag checks in the Michigan Capitol by September

It’s been a hard two years for Michigan in regards to gun violence

By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Aug 1, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Lansing, Whitmer, gun laws in Michigan, Michigan Democrats
Michigan

16 Michigan Republicans charged with felonies in 2020 fake elector scheme

New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all are looking into groups who reportedly sent fake documents to Washington

By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance
Jul 19, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, Crime, News, Politics & Elections, Meshawn Maddock, Lansing, Dana Nessel, Donald Trump, Trump indictment
Michigan

Michigan still allows emergency takeovers of local governments. Is it finally time to reconsider this drastic measure?

Under emergency management, Flint faced problems that turned catastrophic while Detroit charted a new course. That mixed record and stark racial disparities have prompted calls for change.

By Anna Clark, ProPublica
Jul 11, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Emergency management, Detroit, Flint, ProPublica, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Lansing
Michigan

Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants were unconstitutional, appellate court rules

The state’s health department imposed the order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

By Steve Neavling
Jun 30, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Restaurants, Michigan, Elizabeth Hertel, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Court of Appeals, COVID-19
Metro Detroit

15% of Detroit landlords evicted tenants soon after receiving COVID-19 rental aid

The findings suggest many property owners had no intention of helping tenants stay in their apartments

By Steve Neavling
Jun 13, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Landlords, apartments, evictions, Detroit, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance, University of Michigan
Michigan

Traverse City is the ‘Cocaine Capital’ of the U.S., according to study

Grand Rapids also ranked among ‘the top 10 wildest cities in the U.S.’

By Lee DeVito
Jun 12, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, cocaine use in Michigan, cannabis use in Michigan, strip clubs in Michigan
Michigan

Muslim woman from Grand Rapids to sue after being forced to remove hijab for mugshot

The Grand Rapids woman was released without being charged

By Steve Neavling
May 30, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Grand Rapids, Muslims in Michigan, Kent County
Concert Announcements

Meijer Gardens announces 2023 summer concerts with Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Orville Peck, and more

All shows will take place rain or shine

By Lee DeVito
Apr 14, 2023

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, On Tour, Things to Do, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, outdoor concerts in Michigan
Michigan

Grand Rapids named one of the most ‘beautiful and affordable’ places in the U.S.

Congratulations to our friends on the west side of the state

By Lee DeVito
Mar 31, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Grand Rapids, most beautiful places in the U.S., best places to live in the U.S., Lake Michigan