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Ex-Highland Park cop charged in 2020 assault

The victim was struck in the head and taken to a hospital

By Steve Neavling
Mar 26, 2025

Tags: Metro Detroit, Civil Rights, Police, Highland Park, Highland Park Police, assault, Woodward Avenue, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy
Music News

Highland Park venue Tuxedo expands with electronic music and more

Under new leadership, the venue aims to host DJs, jam bands, comedians, poetry readings, drag shows, and other events aimed at metro Detroit’s arts scene

By Lee DeVito
Mar 14, 2025

Tags: Music News, Bars, Music, Tuxedo Detroit, Highland Park, metro Detroit nightclubs
Gig alert

Rapper KRS-One to perform outdoor concert at Avalon Village

As many as 3,000 people are expected to attend the community event, which raises money for Highland Park students

By Lee DeVito
Jul 17, 2024

Tags: Concert Announcements, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, KRS-One, Avalon Village, Mama Shu, Highland Park
Metro Detroit

Highland Park water tower defaced with racist graffiti

It’s just the latest in a series of white supremacy messages being posted across the Detroit area

By Steve Neavling
May 30, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Highland Park, Highland Park water tower, Detroit, I-75, Davison, graffiti, racism, America First, Patriot Front
Metro Detroit

Police return Highland Park man’s beloved Thunderbird after he accused the city of stealing it

Bob Nelson is grateful but bitter, and suspects his car would still be in the tow yard if he didn’t speak up

By Steve Neavling
Apr 5, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, Car Culture, Government, Bob Nelson, car, tow truck, Highland Park, Ford Thunderbird, class car, Highland Park Police, Troy's Towing
Metro Detroit

Highland Park man inherited his mom’s beloved Thunderbird — then police ‘stole’ it

‘I went into a psychotic rage,’ Bob Nelson says

By Steve Neavling
Apr 2, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Bob Nelson, car, tow truck, Highland Park, Ford Thunderbird, class car, Highland Park Police, Troy's Towing
Metro Detroit

Highland Park gets new treasurer after former one was ousted

Lisa Stolarski was appointed after Janice Taylor-Dibbs resigned amid a housing scandal

By Steve Neavling
Mar 21, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Highland Park, treasurer, Lisa Stolarski, Highland Park City Council
Arts

MAP Fest returns for a second year with goals to grow and highlight ‘the beauty of the hood’

Organizers hope to expand the day of music, art, and poetry with more interactive activities

By Layla McMurtrie
Mar 14, 2024

Tags: Arts, Music, Things to Do, MAP Fest, Detroit events, Detroit festivals, music, art, poetry, Detroit music, Highland Park, Avalon Village, Mama Shu, Rock Local Entertainment Cafe, Detroit artists, Detroit talent, Slideshow
Metro Detroit

Highland Park councilman tells police mayor threatened him with physical violence

‘You literally fucked with the wrong person. I don’t take threats well,’ Councilman Ash-Shafii says

By Steve Neavling
Mar 4, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Khursheed Ash-Shafii, Glenda McDonald, threat, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water authority, water deal, michigan, Michigan State Police
Politics & Elections

Election committee gives green light to recall of Highland Park mayor over skyrocketing water bills

‘Her days as mayor are numbered,’ activist Robert Davis says of Mayor Glenda McDonald

By Steve Neavling
Feb 15, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Highland Park, recall, election, politics, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis, Great Lakes Water authority, utility bills, water
Politics & Elections

Recall campaign seeks to oust ‘incompetent and unqualified’ mayor of Highland Park

‘It is glaringly obvious that she is in over her head,’ says activist Robert Davis

By Steve Neavling
Feb 9, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis, recall, politics, election, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water Authority, Highland Park Police
Metro Detroit

Judge boots Highland Park’s longtime treasurer from office following housing scandal

Janice Taylor-Bibbs received a new federally funded house intended for lower-income residents

By Steve Neavling
Jan 31, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Janice Taylor-Bibbs, treasurer, Wayne County Circuit Court, Highland Park, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Charles Hegarty
Cannabis News

Legal action threatened after cannabis dispensary prepares to open in Highland Park

A judge struck down the city’s marijuana ordinance, but that hasn’t stopped a company from trying to open a dispensary

By Steve Neavling
Jan 11, 2024

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Local Businesses, Nar cannabis, marijuana, Highland Park, Robert Davis, dispensary, Glenda McDonald
Food News

Nandi’s Knowledge Cafe wants to build an ‘Agri-hood’ in Highland Park

Organizers have started a GoFundMe for the project that includes an outdoor classroom, berry patch, and farm

By Randiah Camille Green
Dec 22, 2023

Tags: Food News, Nature, News, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, Mama Nandi, Highland Park, urban farming, nature
Metro Detroit

Highland Park’s Mama Shu nominated for CNN’s Hero of the Year award

Detroiters can submit ten votes a day until Dec. 5 to help Mama Shu win the award and $100,000 prize

By Layla McMurtrie
Nov 15, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit, Environment, News, Detroit, Highland Park, Avalon Village, CNN Hero of the Year, Mama Shu
Metro Detroit

Last building demolished for ‘Blight to Beauty’ project in Highland Park’s Avalon Village

Founder Mama Shu hopes to inspire other cities to beautify their neighborhoods

By Layla McMurtrie
Sep 26, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Environment, Real Estate, Politics & Government, Avalon Village, Highland Park, Mama Shu, demolition, blight to beauty, nonprofit, Detroit
Cannabis News

Judge strikes down Highland Park’s recreational marijuana ordinance

Activists claimed the city wrote the rules to benefit donors seeking to land a legal weed business

By Steve Neavling
Jul 19, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Highland Park, marijuana, ordinance, recreational marijuana, dispensaries, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis
Metro Detroit

Highland Park’s financial hardships are focus of town hall meeting

Residents are on edge as the city faces the prospect of bankruptcy

By Steve Neavling
Jun 29, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Highland Park, town hall, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, O.N.E. Highland Park Community Organization, marijuana, budget, water, Great Lakes Water Authority
Metro Detroit

The unsolved rap murders that shook Detroit and captivated social media sleuths

Triple terror

By Eddie B. Allen Jr.
Jun 21, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Crime, Music, Montoya Givens, Amani Kelly, Dante Wicker, Highland Park, Detroit hip-hop, Cover Story
Cannabis News

Judge stops Highland Park from issuing adult-use cannabis licenses following lawsuit

The city is accused of creating an illegal ordinance that benefits political supporters

By Steve Neavling
Jun 15, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, News, Weed, marijuana, dispensaries, Denise Qiana Lillard, Wayne County Circuit Court, lawsuit, Highland Park, recreational marijuana ordinance

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