News & Views

• Claytoonz

  Trump gag

  By Clay Jones

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  SEIU nursing home workers strike in Westland

  ‘It’s a shame that we are once again forced to strike for a contract with competitive wages and benefits’

  By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  City of Detroit repeatedly violates state law on public records

  The Michigan Freedom of Information Act says records should be turned over in 15 days, if possible. Metro Times routinely waits for months.

  By Steve Neavling

  Oct 12, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  Detroit’s old State Fairgrounds bandshell will finally find home in Palmer Park in 2024

  People for Palmer Park released new renderings of the Michigan music gem after years of delays

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  Lapointe: Rashida Tlaib under right-wing attack for defending Palestine

  The only Palestinian in Congress is accused of hating Israel and supporting Hamas terrorists. That’s ‘rooted in bigoted assumptions,’ she says.

  By Joe Lapointe

  Oct 12, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  Growing neofascist group spreads hate in metro Detroit, trains to become ‘white warriors’

  The Great Lakes Active Club has been noticeably active as its members continue to recruit white supremacists

  By Steve Neavling

  Oct 13, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  Detroit casino union leader: ‘We’re calling on these companies to stop gambling on our livelihoods’

  Detroit Casino Council members voted 99% to authorize a strike if deemed necessary by the worker negotiating committee

  By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance

  Oct 13, 2023

  
• Metro Detroit

  Thousands of Detroit casino workers strike over pay, benefits

  The striking casino workers declared, “No contract, no peace!” during the noon hour as motorists honked their horns in solidarity

  By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance

  Oct 17, 2023

  
• Michigan

  A German couple got married at a Michigan McDonald’s, for some reason

  The couple said they wanted to have the ultimate ‘United States’ wedding day

  By Lee DeVito

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Michigan

  Feds ask for three months in prison for GOP ex-gov. candidate Ryan Kelley

  Say he encouraged other rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, and lacks remorse

  By Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Politics & Elections

  Thanedar was a harsh critic of Israel before becoming an outspoken defender

  The Detroit Democrat’s condemnation of Tlaib smacks of hypocrisy

  By Steve Neavling

  Oct 13, 2023

  
• This Modern World

  Conservative Jones

  By Tom Tomorrow

  Oct 11, 2023

  

Arts & Culture

• Arts

  The contradictions of corporate-sponsored mural art in Detroit

  Does the Motor City’s public art serve the public?

  By Ian Matchett

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Arts

  Nora Chapa Mendoza is the first Latina to sign Scarab Club beams

  And it only took nearly 100 years

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 13, 2023

  
• Culture

  Curtis Chin tells Detroit history with a side of Chinese food in new memoir

  ‘Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant’ is out next week

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Culture

  Detroit’s Black Bottom Archives is collecting oral histories of Paradise Valley descendants

  The organization is offering $100 to Detroiters who share their stories of the city’s historically Black neighborhoods ahead of the I-375 reconstruction project

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Culture

  Detroit director Nico Swan releasing first feature film ‘Hip Hop Clowns’ on Halloween

  ‘I love hiring people who live in the city, I love being able to empower people who live around me, that’s what I do with most of my projects,’ Swan says

  By Layla McMurtrie

  Oct 17, 2023

  
• Culture

  The Lip Bar is moving into a bigger flagship store in downtown Detroit

  The grand opening for the Woodward Avenue shop will include giveaways, champagne, a new black matte lipstick

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 16, 2023

  
• Culture

  Legacy of Detroit street artist Tead honored at Janice Charach Gallery’s ‘Emergence’

  It features work from artists in the TEAD One Memorial Artist in Residence Program, started by the late painter's mom

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 17, 2023

  
• Movies

  ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ movie knows its audience all too well

  It’s all Taylor’s Version

  By Eileen G'Sell

  Oct 16, 2023

  
• Things to Do

  Eastern Palace Club to host inaugural PhantaSea Fest inspired by the Key West’s Fantasy Fest

  A sexy event is coming to metro Detroit

  By Layla McMurtrie

  Oct 16, 2023

  
• Things to Do

  Halloween comes early with the Monster’s Ball in Detroit

  The annual event features DJs and freaky circus performers at Russell Industrial Center

  By Steve Neavling

  Oct 18, 2023

  
• Horoscopes

  Free Will Astrology (Oct. 11-17)

  What do the stars have in store for you this week?

  By Rob Brezsny

  Oct 11, 2023

  

Food & Drink

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• Drink News

  Speakeasy-style cocktail lounge Room 1904 opens above Jacoby’s

  The new spot will open to the public with an ‘evening of elegance and sophistication’

  By Layla McMurtrie

  Oct 16, 2023

  
• Food News

  An ode to the pepperoni roll purveyors of metro Detroit

  A bit about how we roll

  By Robert Stempkowski

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Food News

  Norma G’s may be closed, but chef Lester Gouvia isn’t done cooking

  The Caribbean chef is hosting pop-ups at the restaurant and a dinner at Hazel Park’s Frame this month

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 13, 2023

  
• Food News

  Taco John’s to debut metro Detroit location downriver

  The fast food chain’s Monroe outpost opens on Oct. 23

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 18, 2023

  
• Food News

  Detroit’s Coriander Kitchen and Farm hosts its fourth annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday

  The farm-to-table dinner will usher diners into the autumn season

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 18, 2023

  
• Restaurant reviews

  Beloved for brunch, AlTayeb now serves dinner

  Not to be outdone by its famous sister, the Garden City location’s evening menu is short and to the point

  By Jane Slaughter

  Oct 12, 2023

  

Music

• Michigan Music

  Jacquees and Nick LaVelle bring their ‘Sincerely For You’ tour to Detroit

  Keeping R&B alive

  By Kahn Santori Davison

  Oct 11, 2023

  
• Michigan Music

  U of M’s Desti-Nations of Hip-Hop program looks at Detroit’s contributions to the genre

  Hip-hop 50th anniversary celebrations and panel discussions have been going on in cities all across the country in 2023

  By Kahn Santori Davison

  Oct 16, 2023

  
• Michigan Music

  Samhain XXIII takes spookiness to a cosmic level, Halloween weekend

  Breakbeat masters Eris Drew and Octo Octa take over the Tangent Gallery

  By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer

  Oct 17, 2023

  
• Michigan Music

  Jett Plastic Records celebrates a decade of rock ’n’ roll with this weekend’s Jettblast Fest

  The local label was founded by Jarrett Koral when he was just a teenager

  By Lee DeVito

  Oct 18, 2023

  

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  Oct 12, 2023

  
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• One Hitters

  This Detroit cannabis club wants to take you to the opera while you're high

  Apotheculture Club events combine 420-friendly dinners and live art

  By Randiah Camille Green

  Oct 13, 2023

  

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