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Jul 11-17, 2018
Vol. 38, No. 40

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Cover Stories

Pig & Whiskey returns to Ferndale with new offerings
- by Jerilyn Jordan

Eight excellent metro Detroit barbecue restaurants and food trucks
- by MT Staff

Your guide to the music of Pig & Whiskey
- by Sara Barron

News & Views

News Hits
MDEQ official who told Flint residents to 'relax' will lead media training for Michigan
by Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, Brad Wurfel, Sara Wurfel, Flint water crisis, ACLU, Gov. Snyder

News Hits
MoGo bike share to expand service from Detroit to Oakland County
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, mogo, bike share

News Hits
Detroit's board of education gives the green light to hire teachers without classroom experience
by Devin Culham
Tags: Detroit Public Schools, Teachers of Tomorrow, Nikoli Vitti, Education

News Hits
New report probes conflicts of interest in Line 5 evaluation
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Enbridge, Line 5, Michigan, Rick Snyder

News Hits
Now Elon Musk says he can fix Flint's water crisis
by Lee DeVito
Tags: Elon Musk, Tesla, Flint, water crisis

News Hits
Here are the Michigan politicians taking money from the NRA
by Tom Perkins
Tags: News Hits, NRA, Bill Schuette, NRA Michigan, NRA Michigan politicians, NRA Michigan candidates, NRA political contributions Michigan

News Hits
Geraldo Rivera's clownin'-ass is selfie-ing his way around Michigan
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Michigan, Great Lakes, boat trip, Geraldo Rivera, Pure Michigan, Michigan Summer, Detroit, Mackinac, Grand Hotel

News Hits
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan borrows from Trump playbook of undermining media
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Mike Duggan, Detroit, twitter Detroit Free Press

News Hits
Grand Prix offers few changes in proposal to stay on Belle Isle for 5 more years
by Tom Perkins
Tags: News Hits, Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit Grand Prix contract, Belle Isle, Belle Isle Grand Prix, Belle Isle Grand Prix contract

News Hits
Detroit Lions players quake in fear as they play "What's In The Box?"
by Jacob Stocking
Tags: News Hits, lions, twitter, challenge, game, funny, video

News Hits
Michigan Humane Society holds contest for 2019 calendar
by Jacob Stocking
Tags: News Hits

News Hits
1,500 Detroit households face tax foreclosure ahead of fall auction
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, foreclosure, tax foreclosure, eviction, occupied homes

News Hits
It's election season, meaning Kid Rock has yet another opportunity to be a jackass
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Kid Rock, government, senate, michigan, U.S. Senate, election season, Republican, Democrat, Debbie Stabenow, left wing, right wing

News Hits
Baby chimp born at Detroit Zoo on first-ever World Chimpanzee Day
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Jane Goodall, Chimpanzees, World Chimpanzee Day, baby chimp, Detroit Zoo

News Hits
Wall Street Journal urges Trump to reject Moroun plea to revoke Gordie Howe permit
by Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, Morons, Gordie Howe Bridge, Michigan, Detroit, Canada, Donald Trump, Trump's America

News Hits
Tagger hits Detroit Minions billboard with 'ABORTIONS ARE TIGHT!!!'
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Fuck Trump, Abortions are tight, shout your abortion, Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Michigan

News Hits
NCAA snubs Detroit's bid to host Final Four tournament
by Devin Culham
Tags: NCAA, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Final Four, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Ford Field

News Hits
Socialist firebrand Ocasio-Cortez to stump for El-Sayed in Michigan
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: detroit, Michigan, socialist, alexandria ocasio-cortez, democrat, governor's race, democrat gubernatorial primary, abdul el-sayed

News Hits
Model from Monroe breastfeeds on runway – and we are here for it
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: News Hits, Sports Illustrated, breastfeeding, fashion

News Hits
Does Detroit's revival mean job losses for Oakland County?
by Devin Culham
Tags: Oakland County, Wayne County, job employment, regional transit, US Census Bureau

Stir It Up
A federal tipping point for marijuana?
by Larry Gabriel
Tags: Stir It Up, marijuana, Michigan, legalize

Savage Love
Savage Love: Lopsiders
by Dan Savage
Tags: Savage Love, bisexuality, lopsided, heteroromantic

Arts & Culture

Culture
David Cross on how to properly offend the masses
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Culture, David Cross, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Arested Development

Movies
'Sorry to Bother You' and the virtues of phoning it in
by George Elkind
Tags: Movies, Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley, Video

The Scene
The world's largest bounce house is coming to Michigan
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, Big Bounce America, biggest bounce house, family fun, bounce and grind

The Scene
Gretchen Whitmer reads mean tweets
by Lee DeVito
Tags: The Scene, Gretchen Whitmer, tweets, Michigan GOP

The Scene
Detroit Princess half-pipe event rescheduled due to popular demand
by Lee DeVito
Tags: The Scene, Detroit Princess, Detroit River, half-pipe, Jordan Garland, AsDetroitsOwn

The Scene
Red Bull Arts Detroit plots program expansion
by Kara Frank
Tags: The Scene, Detroit art, Red Bull House of Art, local art

The Scene
Planet Ant Theater launches comedy podcast network
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, podcasts Detroit, Comedy podcasts Detroit, Planet Ant Podcasts

The Scene
See the city on two wheels with these Detroit-based bike rides
by Jacob Stocking
Tags: Midnight Marauders, Slow Roll, Metropolis Cycles, Southwest Rides, Back Alley Bikes, Cyclonauts, Beat the Train, Bikes and Murder, PedalUp Riderz, Biking Belle Isle, Detroit Cyclists, bicycles

The Scene
Empathy Grind serves as gallery opening, book launch, and discussion with activist and exoneree Amanda Knox
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, Amanda Knox, Armageddon, Detroit Art, Sheefy McFly, Deliver Us

The Scene
Mysterious Craigslist post calls for crying and screaming kids for television series
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, tv show Detroit, Detroit Netflix, casting call

The Scene
Here's a sneak peek of Detroit's 'Weird Homes Tour'
by Lee DeVito
Tags: The Scene, Detroit, Weird Homes Tour

The Scene
Metro Detroit author wins prestigious crime fiction prize
by Michael Jackman
Tags: The Scene

The Scene
Detroit actors to perform Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' for free at New Center Park
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, In the Heights, Hamilton, Broadway, local theatre, Tony Awards, Detroit Broadway, Free Detroit Theatre, Detroit Actors Theatre Company

The Scene
Michigan Glass Project gears up for main event at Russell Industrial Center
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, Kool Keith, Detroit Glass, Michigan Glass Project, Detroit music, Detroit art

Visual Art
Scarab Club exhibition features top illustrators
by Lee DeVito
Tags: Visual Art, Scarab Club, illustration, Icon10, Detroit

Stage
How 'The Daily Show' co-founder Lizz Winstead is using comedy to flip the script on reproductive politics
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Stage, Lizz WInstead, Vagical Mystery Tour, reproductive rights, Magic Bag

Food & Drink

Pig & Whiskey returns to Ferndale with new offerings
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Food & Drink, The Scene, Pig and Whiskey, Ferndale, Metro Times, 2018, Cover Story, Video

Eight excellent metro Detroit barbecue restaurants and food trucks
by MT Staff
Tags: Food & Drink, Metro Times, Detroit, barbecue, Pig & Whiskey, Cover Story

Review: 168 Asian Mart isn't just lucky — it's tasty
by Jane Slaughter
Tags: Food & Drink, 168 Asian Mart, Madison Heights

Detroit's drinking culture goes eco-friendly
by Mickey Lyons
Tags: Food & Drink, GreenSpace Cafe, Detroit City Distillery

Table and Bar
Como's will host pre-construction pop up parties on its patio
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Como's, FOMO's, COmo's Ferndale, FOMO's Ferndale, Ferndale Pop up

Table and Bar
Shipping Container food hall opens in Cass Corridor on Friday
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Detroit Shipping Company, Detroit food hall, Detroit shipping container, Detroit restaurants, Brujos Detroit, Coop Detroit, Max Hardy, Bangkok 96 Detroit

Table and Bar
Fine casual Indian restaurant opens in Dearborn on Thursday
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Peacock Indian Restaurant, Peacock Dearborn, Peacock, Dearborn restaurants, Dearborn indian restaurant

Table and Bar
Buddy's Pizza is selling its original location
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Buddy's Pizza Detroit style Pizza, buddy's detroit, Buddy's sale, Buddy's for sale

Table and Bar
Ferndale vegan and vegetarian restaurant Om Cafe is closing after more than 33 years
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Om Cafe, Om Cafe closing, Om Cafe Ferndale, Om Cafe vegan, Vegan restaurants Ferndale, Ferndale restaurants

Table and Bar
A new Latin restaurant, tequila bar is coming to Corktown
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Toma Detroit, Toma Corktown, Detroit restaurants, Detroit Latin food, COrktown restaurants

Music

City Slang
Twenty One Pilots will crash-land at Little Caesars Arena this fall
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Twenty one pilots, little caesars arena, heathens, jumpsuit, detroit music

City Slang
'Forbes' features Claude VonStroke showing off his favorite spots in Detroit
by Michael Jackman
Tags: City Slang, Claude VonStroke, Detroit media coverage, Detroit techno

City Slang
Ferndale four-piece Siamese drop gory noir video for 'Tarrare'
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Siamese, new detroit music, local music Ferndale, music video, Detroit music, Hitchcock

City Slang
Drummer B returns with 'The Diamond Project'
by Kahn Santori Davison
Tags: City Slang, Drummer B, Transmat, Derrick May

City Slang
Detroit's Britney Stoney releases stunning video for 'O.D.'
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Britney Stoney, Detroit music, local music, Lorde

City Slang
Greta Van Fleet drop new single 'When The Curtain Falls' and it's really good
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Greta Van Fleet, Led Zeppelin

City Slang
Kacey Musgraves plots solo tour with a Royal Oak show in 2019
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Kacey Musgraves, Harry Styles, Loretta Lynn, Wilie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves Detroit, Golden Hour Detroit, Royal Oak

City Slang
You can catch Saint Motel for free at Beacon Park this Saturday
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Saint Motel, indie pop Detroit, free summer concert, L.A. pop, JR JR

City Slang
One-man-band Mobley will do it all at Underground at DIME
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Mobley, Detroit, Austin, indie, Young Adult Fiction, Video

City Slang
'Queen of Rockabilly' Wanda Jackson brings her badassery to El Club
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Wanda Jackson, Elvis Presley, Jack White, Detroit, Rockabilly, Third Man Records, Video

City Slang
Raphael Saadiq shares a stage with Ali Shaheed Muhammad for MOCAD Homestead series
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Tunde Olaniran, Raphael Saadiq, D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Mudbound, Detroit art, Detroit music, MOCAD, Video

City Slang
Saturday's Kindred Music & Culture Festival postponed due to rain
by Lee DeVito
Tags: Kindred Music & Culture Festival, Detroit, Roosevelt Park

Local Music
Your guide to the music of Pig & Whiskey
by Sara Barron
Tags: Local Music, Ferndale, Pig & Whiskey, Metro Times, Cover Story, Video

Local Music
Stephanie Lauren turns heartbreak into electropop with Ladysse
by Sara Barron
Tags: Local Music, Ladysse, Stephanie Lauren, Not the One, The Loving Touch, Video

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