How Tay Crispyy took a fender-bender and a wig and became one of Detroit’s most distinctive characters
The social media star is launching a new YouTube talk show
By Kahn Santori Davison
Vol. 43, No. 15
FBI arrests Wayne County cousins for joining violent mob during Jan. 6 insurrection
One of the officers cried out in a video, ‘We’re being trampled’
By Steve Neavling
Detroit’s QLine is testing $5 park-and-ride pilot program
Riders can park in a WSU lot during weekends in February to head downtown by streetcar
By Lee DeVito
Detroit’s ‘BLAC’ magazine accused of nonpayment, ghosting since 2020 acquisition
The lifestyle and culture publication hasn’t printed since September
By Alex Washington
Detroit Council President Sheffield to advocate duty-to-intervene ordinance following Tyre Nichols death
Cariol’s Law obligate officers to stop police brutality
Ethics complaint alleges improper hiring of Detroit paratransit leader
A top Detroit transportation official ‘abused his authority,’ the complainant alleges
Young dolphin’s skull found in luggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
The bag was separated from its owner on an international flight
Detroit Councilman Benson targeted for recall over tax incentives vote
The FBI raided Benson’s office and home in August 2021
At rally, Detroit tenants accuse landlords of retaliatory evictions and intimidation
Dozens of housing justice activists gathered Sunday as the city’s eviction crisis is escalating
By Eleanore Catolico
U-M study: Job and wage growth to continue rising in Detroit, despite recession fears
Despite the growth, Detroiters are still making far less than other residents in Michigan
Rashida Tlaib revives $5B bill to improve neighborhoods struggling with abandonment
The Restoring Communities Left Behind Act would help rebuild places like Detroit
Michigan couple lost grandma’s car after rioting at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, FBI says
Isaac Thomas is also accused of striking officers with a flagpole and bottle
Rick Haglund: Why repealing Right to Work is unlikely to hurt Michigan’s economy
Business lobbyists are unnerved by the prospect of Michigan being once again seen as a union-friendly state
By Rick Haglund, Michigan Advance
Michigan Dems propose $180 ‘inflation relief’ checks, increasing EITC, repealing retirement tax
‘I’m excited about delivering the largest tax break in decades to the people of Michigan,’ Whitmer said
By Anna Gustafson, Michigan Advance
Whitmer signs bill to move Michigan’s presidential primary to February
This could give our battleground state more influence in the primary election outcome
Don’t mind the construction, the Motown Museum is reopening for tours
The museum is still in the final phase of its planned $65 million expansion
By Randiah Camille Green
You should see ‘Gem of the Ocean’ at the Detroit Repertory Theatre
August Wilson’s modern-classic finally gets its professional Michigan premier in this jewel of a production
Here are the Knight Foundation Detroit arts grantees for 2023
Midtown Detroit Inc. plans to build outdoor performance space on DIA’s campus
The Oscars missed most of 2022’s best movies
The Academy has its own ideas — but we also have ours
By George Elkind
Indie horror flick ‘Skinamarink’ is a surreal hit, experienced through the eyes of children
Who’s afraid of the dark?
By Konstantina Buhalis
M. Night Shyamalan and Brandon Cronenberg each seek thrills their own way
In two new films, vacationers meet differing strains of peril
Thousands of tropical butterflies are coming to Meijer Gardens
The event is the largest such exhibition in the U.S.
‘Pawn Stars’ will film upcoming season in Detroit and Ann Arbor
Just be prepared to be told ‘That’s the best I can do’
By Colin Wolf, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Free Will Astrology (Feb. 1-7)
What do the stars have in store for you this week?
By Rob Brezsny
Detroit’s historic GAR Building to become steakhouse and event space
Barbat Holdings has purchased the castle-esque landmark
New Detroit Institute of Bagels has an official opening date
The cafe is readying for carryout and online orders with full dine-in service to come in the spring
McClure’s Pickles launches limited edition ‘Dilla Dills’ in the late hip-hop beatmaker’s honor
The jars are available at Bodega Market in Brush Park
Royal Oak’s Bohemia carves a niche among metro Detroit’s Middle Eastern fare
Bohemian rhapsody
By Jane Slaughter
Beyoncé is bringing ‘Renaissance’ to Detroit
Now drop it like a thottie, drop it like a thottie
You can meet Motown’s Spider Webb in Detroit this month
The prolific drummer is the subject of a recently released documentary film
Why you need to hear punk band Day Residue, and other Detroit music news
Plus: Carl Craig brings his ‘Detroit Love’ to TV Lounge just in time for Valentine’s Day
By Joe Zimmer
Detroit acts the White Stripes, the Spinners nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
For the Stripes, this the first year the band is eligible for nomination
Say My Name: Beyoncé mixes up St. Louis, MI, with St. Louis, MO
Sorry, ‘Middle of the Mitten’
By Benjamin Simon, Riverfront Times
‘Creem’ magazine gets ‘punished’ for sophomoric ’70s era in BDSM-themed cover
‘America's only rock ’n’ roll magazine’ pokes fun at itself in new issue
Detroit’s Corktown has a new adult-use dispensary
Liberty Cannabis now offers recreational sales
Why this Michigan cannabis company pivoted to ‘bud-and-breakfasts’
Dérive Travel is betting there’s a market for cannabis hospitality and tourism services
Cannabis delivery drivers in Michigan are getting robbed a lot
In some of the cases, armed robbers assaulted the drivers and stole their cars
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