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Aug 2-8, 2017
Vol. 37, No. 43

Digital Edition

Cover Story

Meet the 13 candidates trying to unseat Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
- by Violet Ikonomova

News & Views

Higher Ground
Marijuana is a gateway drug — to get off of others
by Larry Gabriel
Tags: Higher Ground, Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, marijuana, opioids

Local News
Meet the 13 candidates trying to unseat Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: Local News, Detroit, mayoral primary, canidates, voter guide, Cover Story

News Hits
Developer and UFO Factory's contentious relationship raises questions about damage to club
by Tom Perkins
Tags: News Hits, UFO Factory, Soave, Soave Enterprises, Corktown

News Hits
Unlicensed dogs shot to death are 'contraband,' federal judge rules in Detroit case
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Detroit Police, dogs, puppycide

News Hits
Soil tests at Detroit toxic waste facility are cause for concern
by Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, U.S. Ecology, environmental justice, environmental racism

News Hits
Mayor Duggan blasts data showing Detroit vacancies on rise
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, vacancy, blight, tax foreclosure, Mayor Mike Duggan, primary election, mayoral election, Detroit Free Press

News Hits
Group of mostly black Detroiters takes photo at site of controversial Bedrock ad
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Bedrock, photo, See Detroit like we do, advertisement, two Detroits, National Action Network

News Hits
Developer that damaged UFO Factory says it will donate $15k to employee relief fund
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, UFO Factory, Soave

News Hits
El Club benefit raises $18K for UFO Factory
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: News Hits, El Club, UFO Factory benefit, UFO Factory, Corktown, Detroit developments

News Hits
Controversial Detroit landlord Dennis Kefallinos puts properties up for sale
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Dennis Kefallinos, sale, drainage fee, vacant buildings, slumlord, landlord

News Hits
Joe Biden tells Detroit to vote Duggan: "No mayor in America has done a better job"
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, mayor Mike Duggan, former Vice President Joe Biden, big money, donors, establishment

Politics & Prejudices
Michigan lawmakers need to get serious about guns and prisons
by Jack Lessenberry
Tags: Politics & Prejudices, Michigan government, Michigan's prisons, gun control

Arts & Culture

Culture
Belle Isle Art Fair returns for its second year
by Jim McFarlin
Tags: Culture, Belle Isle, Belle Isle Art Fair, Palmer Park Art Fair

Culture
Mills Pharmacy and Apothecary makes self-care a cinch
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: Culture, Mills Pharmacy and Apothecary, Birmingham, drugs

The Scene
Why 'Detroit' is exploitation
by Danielle Eliska Lyle
Tags: The Scene, Detroit, film, Kathryn Bigelow, Fox Theatre

The Scene
Rachel Lutz retail empire is expanding, new Peacock Room location planned
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: The Scene, rachel lutz, peacock room, frida, yama, fisher building, platform

The Scene
Theatre Bizarre will return for two weekends this October
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: The Scene, theatre bizarre, john dunivant, masonic temple, halloween, Detroit

The Scene
Fastball will continue to depress us at Saint Andrew's Hall
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Fastball, Saint Andrew's Hall, The Way

The Scene
Michigan Renaissance Festival kicks off with huge party this weekend
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: The Scene, Renaissance Festival, Holly, MI

The Scene
Flint boxer Claressa Shields goes in the ring at MGM Grand Detroit tonight
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: The Scene, Clarissa Shields, MGM Grade Detroit, boxing

The Scene
Jerry Seinfeld adds one more show at Fox Theatre
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: The Scene, Jerry Seinfeld. Fox Theatre, Detroit comedians

The Scene
Videos show the real people behind new 'Detroit' film
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: The Scene, Detroit movie, kathryn Bigelow, Algers Motel, John Conyers

The Scene
PuppetART theatre to close its downtown Detroit location of nearly 20 years
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: The Scene, PupperART theatre, downtown Detroit, business closing, Detroit rent

The Scene
OABI returns to Belle Isle this weekend
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: Once Around Belle Isle, OABI, Detroit, Belle Isle, paddleboarding, kayaking

The Scene
Six local spots to let your hypebeast flag fly
by Tess Garcia
Tags: The Scene, hypebeast, streetwear, Revive, Loose Cannon, Carhartt, Nojo Kicks, Former Vintage, Linda Dresner

The Scene
Two water tours show off the natural beauty of the Rouge River this fall
by Michael Jackman
Tags: The Scene, Friends of the Rouge, Rouge River, Metro Detroit recreation, kayaking, canoeing, Rouge River Lower Branch, fall color, Detroit industry, Ford Rouge Complex

Horoscopes
Horoscopes (Aug 2-8)
Tags: Horoscopes, Metro Times horoscopes

Food & Drink

Review: It's time to try the tasty Dominican plates at Asty Time
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Food & Drink, Asty Time, Southwest Detroit, Dominican

What we learned getting drunk with Detroit bartenders in New Orleans
by Mickey Lyons
Tags: Food & Drink, Detroit, bartender, cocktails

Parties, events planned for 'D-Cyphered' hip-hop exhibit
by Lee DeVito
Tags: Food & Drink

Table and Bar
Construction workers damage Corktown's UFO Factory, club closed until further notice
by Tom Perkins
Tags: News Hits, UFO Factory, Soave, Corktown

Table and Bar
The War and Treaty bring their soulful sounds to Otus Supply
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, The War and Treaty, Otus Supply, Ferndale

Table and Bar
Batch Brewing Co. plans a North End expansion
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Batch, Beer, North End

Table and Bar
Old Shillelagh set to reopen Friday following fire
by Lee DeVito
Tags: Table and Bar, Old Shillelagh

Table and Bar
Sweetwater Tavern's chicken wings go mobile with the launch of a food truck
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Sweetwater, food truck, chicken wings

Table and Bar
Sugar House's Dave Kwiatkowski buys historic Delray bar
by Mickey Lyons
Tags: Table and Bar, Kovacs Bar, Abick's, Delray, Art Deco

Table and Bar
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken prepares a third location
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Gus's, Fried Chicken, Royal Oak

Table and Bar
Detroit Vegan Soul's new location opens on Saturday
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Detroit Vegan Soul, Vegan, Grandmont Rosedale

Table and Bar
Katoi announces its re-opening date and a new restaurant
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Katoi, Magnet, Corktown

Table and Bar
Little Caesars introduces the 'Pizza Portal' to select stores
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: Table and Bar, Pizza Portal, Little Ceasars, Hot-N-Ready, Detroit food brands

Music

City Slang
Sheryl Crow wrote a song about Kid Rock's Senate run and it's amazing
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: City Slang, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, US Senate run

City Slang
Benefit for UFO Factory employees planned at El Club next week
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: City Slang, UFO Factory, Corktown, El Club, Detroit venues

City Slang
Charivari electronic music fest returns this weekend
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Charivari, West Riverfront Park, electronic music, techno

City Slang
Twiztid announce comic book, launch their own pop culture convention
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: City Slang, twiztid, rock rap, music, ICP, juggalo

City Slang
Indie goddess Angel Olsen headed to Detroit in December
by Jack Roskopp
Tags: City Slang, Angel Olsen, Majestic Theatre

City Slang
Michelle Branch heads to the Majestic Theatre, touring her first album in 14 years
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Michelle Branch, Majestic Theatre, Haerts, Hopeless Romantic, Detroit

City Slang
ICP announces lavish reissue of 'The Great Milenko'
by Michael Jackman
Tags: City Slang, Insane Clown Posse, ICP, The Great Milenko, Psychopathic Records

Local Music
Robin Pecknold talks Fleet Foxes’ ‘Crack-Up’
by Esme McClear
Tags: Local Music, Fleet Foxes

Local Music
Detroit All-Star Garage Rock Punk Revue looks back at the local scene’s early days
by Jimmy Doom
Tags: Local Music, Detroit punk

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