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Feb 28 - Mar 6, 2018
Vol. 38, No. 21

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Cover Stories

Why this man wants to get the opioid overdose antidote in Detroit clubs
- by Jerilyn Jordan

15 acts you won't want to miss at Hamtramck Music Fest 2018
- by Anthony Spak

Hamtramck Music Fest co-organizer Eugene Strobe goes behind the scenes
- by Jerilyn Jordan

News & Views

Local News
Why this man wants to get the opioid overdose antidote in Detroit clubs
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Local News, opioid crisis, Narcan, Scott Boyink, Cover Story

Local News
Resurrection myth: A rude awakening for alleged 'Lazarus parties'
by Michael Jackman
Tags: Local News, narcan, opioid epidemic, Lazarus parties

News Hits
Betsy DeVos compares poor performing U.S. Olympic team to American schools
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: News Hits, Betsy Devos, education, Olypics, US Olympic team, US Olympics, school choice, public schools, charter schools

News Hits
Study finds Detroit drivers pay nation's highest auto insurance premiums
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Michigan, auto insursance

News Hits
Detroit Mayor Duggan endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Michigan governor
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, detroit, gretchen whitmer, abdul el-sayed

News Hits
How the hell are they supposed to build a Detroit hyperloop when we can't even figure out potholes?
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Hyperloop, Detroit, Chicago

News Hits
Report: Democrat frontrunner for governor eyes Wayne County Sheriff as running mate
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, governor, whitmer, candidate, Benny Napoleon, Wayne County Sheriff

News Hits
Ann Arbor musician and The Voice finalist faces felony charges for narcotic possession
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: News Hits, Laith Al-Saadi, The Voice, The Voice contestant Detroit

News Hits
The White House is so pissed at Ben Carson's HUD right now
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, Ben Carson, HUD, Trump, Politics

News Hits
Detroit Zoo takes in animals displaced by sudden closure of Pontiac's Bat Zone
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, sloths, Detroit Zoo, bats, happiness

News Hits
Anal worms are a thing and Michigan native Kristen Bell had them
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, anal worms, why, wtf news, kristen bell, kristen bell anal worms

News Hits
Meet the sadistic metro Detroit lawyer behind next week's alt-right conference
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, kyle bristow, white supremacist, alt right conference, richard spencer, lawyer, michigan state university, hate speech, southern poverty law center, michigan, southeast michigan, metro detroit

News Hits
Pay your parking tickets now — Hamtramck is offering a court fine amnesty program
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: News Hits, Hamtramck, parking tickets, courts, amnesty program

News Hits
Why was Betsy DeVos at a Supreme Court hearing about the fate of workers unions?
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, Betsy DeVos, Public Education, Teachers Unions, Janus v. AFSCME

News Hits
Netflix docu-series Flint Town explores poverty, police relations, and the ongoing water crisis
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: The Scene, Flint, Flint Town, Netflix, police, Flint Water Crisis, Flint water

News Hits
Vice President Mike Pence is in Detroit to hang out with Schuette and brag
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: News Hits, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Bill Schuette, politics, Michigan politics, GOP

News Hits
Shooter reported at Central Michigan University
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, breaking, central michigan shooter, active shooter, michigan college shooter

News Hits
Protests planned for Richard Spencer's Detroit appearance, but where will that human turd turn up?
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, alt right conference, richard spencer, detroit, kyle bristow, racists, white supremacists, garbage people

News Hits
Check out this outrageously expensive loft for sale in downtown Detroit
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: The Scene, Detroit apartments, Detroit lofts, Lafayette Park, downtown Detroit, real estate, fish tanks

News Hits
Relief is on the way — Michigan Senate approves $175M to fix crumbling roads
by Jack Nissen
Tags: News Hits, Michigan roads, potholes, Michigan infrastructure, when will they fix the damn potholes

News Hits
Update: At least two dead after CMU shooting, suspect still at large
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, CMU active shooter, active shooter CMU, Michigan college shooting

News Hits
Taylor Swift announces opening acts for her Ford Field show
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: City Slang, Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, Charli XCX, Ford Field, hot girls, Taylor Swift Detroit concert

News Hits
The ACLU has some questions about Detroit's Project Green Light surveillance program
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, ACLU, Eric Williams, Project Green Light, Detroit, Detroit police, American Civil LIberties Union

News Hits
3 injured in car wreck that destroyed Midtown bus shelter
by Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, midtown bus shelter destroyed, Detroit car accident

News Hits
Police confirm CMU shooting victims were the shooter's parents
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, CMU shooter, James Davis Jr. CMU active shooter, michigan college shooting, CMU shooting

News Hits
Grosse Pointe Shores to fight back against non-residents who use its park — to park
by Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, Grosse Pointe, Gross Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe rat problem

News Hits
Richard Spencer's metro Detroit lawyer dissociates from alt-right following negative press
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Kyle Bristow, Foundation for the Market Place of Ideas, detroit, alt-right, white supremacy, Richard Spencer, MSU

News Hits
We found out where the alt-right is holding its secret conference in metro Detroit
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, detroit, kyle bristow, alt right, richard spencer, nazis, white supremacists

News Hits
Everything you need to know about Richard Spencer's visit to MSU today
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Richard Spencer, Michigan State University, speech, alt-right, hate speech, free speech, nazis, white supremacist

News Hits
Bomb threat closes Ypsilanti Middle School
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Ypsilanti, bomb threat, Ypsilanti Middle School

News Hits
Michigan Senator wants to tax Detroit sports, concert tickets to pay for first responders
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, Coleman Young II, concert ticket tax, Coleman Young concert ticket tax

News Hits
White supremacist arrested for illegal weapons near Ann Arbor
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, Richard Spencer, Richard Spencer arrested in Ann Arbor, Richard Spencer illegal weapons, white supremacist illegal weapons

News Hits
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem is speaking in Midtown this week
by Miriam Marini
Tags: The Scene, Gloria Steinem, Gloria Steinem in Detroit, Gloria Steinem WSU, Gloria Steinem Midtown

News Hits
Violent clashes break out before Richard Spencer's speech at MSU
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Richard Spencer, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacist, White Nationalist, Anti-Fascists

News Hits
This interactive map allows you to see every single reported crime in Detroit
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: News Hits, Detroit crimes, crimes rates in Detroit, Detroit crime map, interactive crime map

News Hits
Ben Carson admits running HUD is harder than brain surgery
by Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, HUD

News Hits
Cedar Point raises ticket prices, unveils record-breaking coaster this season
by Alexandra Fluegel
Tags: The Scene, Cedar Point, rollercoasters, Mean Streak

News Hits
The alt-right's turbulent Michigan visit suggests the movement is in disarray
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, white supremacy, neo-nazi, alt-right, Richard Spencer, Kyle Bristow, Cameron Padgett, Michigan State University, Freedom for the Market Place of Ideas

News Hits
Detroit Free Press misidentifies protestor as Richard Spencer supporter, and has yet to fix the problem
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: News Hits, richard spencer, MSU protest, alt-right

News Hits
Here's how to live stream Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's State of the City address
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, detroit, duggan, state of the city

News Hits
Michigan Dems back bank deregulation after taking cash from Wall Street
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Debbie Stabenow, Gary Peters, campaign money, wall street, financial regulation, bank deregulation, federal reserve, bank lobbyist act, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act

Politics & Prejudices
Attacking immigration is un-American
by Jack Lessenberry
Tags: Politics & Prejudices, Michigan politics, immigration, Immigration policy

Stir It Up
Restorative justice in Detroit
by Larry Gabriel
Tags: Stir It Up, restorative justice, Detroit Police department, Police Chief James Craig

Savage Love
Savage Love: Quickies
by Dan Savage
Tags: Savage Love, sex advice, dan savage, love advice

Arts & Culture

The Scene
Emagine Entertainment and rapper Big Sean are partnering on a downtown Detroit movie theater
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: News Hits, Detroit movie theater, Emagine Detroit movie theater, Big Sean, Big Sean movie theater

The Scene
Fans underwhelmed by box art for upcoming Detroit: Become Human
by Michael Jackman
Tags: The Scene, video games, becoming human, set in Detroit

The Scene
Dementor spotting: Michigan Muggle phones police after seeing the evil creature at a park
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: The Scene, Michigan Dementor, Michigan Dementor spotting, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

The Scene
Rude boy Bill Burr is coming to Detroit's Fox Theatre
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, Bill Burr, Bill Burr Detroit, stand-up comedy Detroit

The Scene
Michigan drag racer pleased to see her twin Chevelle win silver at Autorama
by Michael Jackman
Tags: The Scene, Beebe Motorsports, Karri Anne Beebe, Autorama, Detroit

The Scene
You can commemorate the deadly 1932 Ford Hunger March by donating to this Detroit park
by Michael Jackman
Tags: The Scene, Ford Hunger March, Ford Motor Company, United Auto Workers, Harry Bennett, Walter Reuther, Dearborn Police Department

The Scene
A Wes Anderson double-feature is happening at Redford Theatre
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, Wes Anderson, The Life Aquatic, Rushmore, Bill Murray, things to do in Detroit, Redford Theatre, Wes Anderson double feature

The Scene
Monte Carlo Night fundraiser returns to 115-year-old Belle Isle Boat House
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, things to do in Detroit, Belle Isle, Belle Isle Boat House, Monte Carlo Night Belle Isle

The Scene
Self-proclaimed 'intro-per-vert' artist Simone Else explores the home office at Grey Area
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, things to do in Detroit, Detroit art, Simone Else, Eat Da Rich

The Scene
Iconic Star Wars costumes will be on display at the DIA this spring
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, DIA, Star Wars exhibit, DIA Star Wars

The Scene
Voting is now open for Metro Times' Best of Detroit poll
by MT Staff
Tags: The Scene, Best of Detroit, Metro Times, poll

Visual Art
Detroit intersectional femme art collective to take over the Schvitz
by Sara Barron
Tags: Visual Art, The Schvitz

Food & Drink

Review: Lolo Potluck, Michigan's only Egyptian restaurant, arrives in Troy
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Food & Drink, Lolo Potluck, detroit restaurant, Egyptian restaurant

Table and Bar
Le Petit Zinc set for Midtown opening in March
by Lee DeVito
Tags: Table and Bar, Le Petit Zinc, Detroit, Midtown

Table and Bar
The world's first scented cocktail bar opens in Detroit next week
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: Table and Bar, Scented cocktails, perfume cocktails, Sfumato, Castalia, Midtown, Detroit, craft cocktails.

Table and Bar
Washington Post does Detroit — for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
by Michael Jackman
Tags: Table and Bar, detroit restaurants, Downtown Detroit restaurants, Selden Standard, Dime Store, Supino Pizzera

Table and Bar
Le Petit Zinc is now open for business inside new Midtown location
by Michael Jackman
Tags: Table and Bar, Le Petit Zinc, Detroit, Karima Sorel, Scott Rutterbush

Table and Bar
More Peruvian food is coming to metro Detroit
by Tom Perkins
Tags: Table and Bar, Atomic Chicken, Peruvian food Detroit, Peruvian restaurant Detroit, Detroit restaurants, Bolero Latin Cuisine, New Center restaurants

Music

City Slang
Tune-Yards looks both inward and outward on new release
by Amy Oprean
Tags: Detroit concerts, things to do in Detroit, Tune-yards

City Slang
Some genius remixed Marvin Gaye's 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' with a heavy metal track
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Marvin Gaye, Ratt, Motown, heavy metal

City Slang
Tyler, The Creator and Vince Staples merge existential crisis and crowd surfing at Detroit's Masonic Temple
by Sara Barron
Tags: City Slang, Tyler, The Creator, Vince Staples, Detroit, Masonic Temple

City Slang
Eminem makes history as first rapper to score more than 100 million RIAA song awards
by Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Eminem, RIAA, Recording Industry Association of America, gold, platinum

City Slang
Ray LaMontagne is coming to Detroit, so spring can't be that far off
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: City Slang

City Slang
Here's the full lineup for the final Vans Warped Tour, coming to Detroit in July
by Alysa Zavala-Offman
Tags: City Slang, Warped Tour, Warped Tour Detroit, last Warped Tour, final Warped Tour

City Slang
Detroit rappers Hotel Seprino, Philup Banks, Courtney Bell, and B-Free drop new cypher
by Broccoli
Tags: City Slang, Detroit hip-hop, Emcee

City Slang
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will kick off their co-headlining summer tour in Detroit
by Anthony Spak
Tags: City Slang, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, summer tour, Ticket to Rock, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston.

City Slang
Sufjan Stevens delivers chilling performance at the Oscars (even though he didn't win one)
by Sara Barron
Tags: City Slang, Sufjan Stevens, Call Me By Your Name, Oscars

City Slang
Wayne Kramer is bringing MC5 back, and they're going on tour
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, MC5, MC5 anniversary, MC5 50th anniversary, MC5 back together

City Slang
Evanescence is still a band and they are coming to Detroit this summer
by Lee DeVito
Tags: City Slang, Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling, DTE Energy Music Theatre

City Slang
Detroit pop duo Aplus to celebrate record release at DIME
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Aplus, Detroit music, DIME, Detroit pop band

City Slang
Sex-music maker Miguel is coming to Royal Oak Music Theatre
by Sara Barron
Tags: City Slang, Miguel, Detroit concerts, live music in Detroit, things to do in Detroit

City Slang
Weird Al is going to perform original songs at Michigan Theater and that's weird
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Weird Al, Weird Al original music, Weird Al concert, Weird Al Concert Detroit

Local Music
15 acts you won't want to miss at Hamtramck Music Fest 2018
by Anthony Spak
Tags: Local Music, Hamtramck Music Fest, Bevlove, Prude Boys, Cover Story

Local Music
Hamtramck Music Fest co-organizer Eugene Strobe goes behind the scenes
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Local Music, Hamtramck Music Fest, Eugene Strobe, Cover Story

$The fun and fractured world of Phoebe Bridgers$
Local Music
The fun and fractured world of Phoebe Bridgers
by Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Local Music, Phoebe Bridgers, Stranger in the Alps, Conor Oberst, The Crofoot Pike Room

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