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With COVID-19 surging again in Michigan, there’s a race for vaccinations. Getting one at the FEMA site at Ford Field is a breeze.
The trucks that rolled out of the Pfizer facility near Kalamazoo in December carrying the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines offered one of the first tangible symbols that this pandemic could eventually end, and like many people eager to survive it, I wanted to register to get one as soon as possible. I knew that…
The Best Weed Detox Kits that Work: Top Rated Brands (2024)
You’ve been searching for your dream job for a while now. And now, you just came across a job vacancy whose description fits your qualifications perfectly. But there’s just one problem: One of the major requirements is to pass a drug test. With most states legalizing the use of recreational marijuana, passing a drug test…
Blast Auxiliary AC Reviews (2023) Scam Customer Complaints or Legit Blast Desktop AC Ultra?
Blast Auxiliary AC (also called Blast Auxiliary Desktop AC Ultra) is a small-sized desktop air cooler that can be an affordable option for many. This desktop AC can be used in all weathers, room settings, and placements. According to the official website – getblastauxiliary.com, Blast Auxiliary AC is best suited for personal use but can…
Michigan pauses use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines ‘out of an abundance of caution’
Following the recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is calling for a temporary pause of the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccines after a small number of people experienced blood clots. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state’s…
Ann Arbor councilman now says he’s sorry for homophobic slur on social media
After refusing to apologize for posting a homophobic slur on social media over the weekend, Ann Arbor Council Member Jeff Hayner now says he’s sorry. “I acknowledge the language I quoted is offensive, recognize my poor judgment in using it, and I sincerely apologize for the harm I have caused the community,” Hayner said in…
Experts say Whitmer needs to shut Michigan down immediately amid COVID-19 surge
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, COVID-19 cases are surging here after indoor dining at restaurants and youth sports returned in February, with Michigan now reporting the worst outbreak in the nation. On the other hand, more than a year into the pandemic, many Michigan…
Michigan’s largest corporations admonish GOP-sponsored bills to restrict voting
The leaders of three dozen major Michigan-based companies on Tuesday denounced a package of Republican-sponsored bills that would curb voting access in Michigan and other states. The companies — including General Motors, Ford, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Quicken Loans, and all four Detroit professional sports teams — issued a joint statement after Republicans in the…
Legal observers say they were brutalized by Detroit police during police brutality protests
Five legal observers are suing the City of Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit Police Chief James Craig, and others, saying the police violated their civil rights by attacking and arresting them while they were documenting Detroit’s anti-police brutality protests last summer. The legal observers are from the National Lawyers Guild, an organization of lawyers and…
Here’s how you can get your marijuana-related criminal convictions expunged in Michigan
More than two years after Michigan voters approved marijuana for adult use, residents convicted of many pot-related crimes that have now been legalized have an opportunity to expunge them from their records. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a sweeping “clean slate” package of bills in October that will automatically expunge some criminal records in 2023, while…
Ann Arbor council member admonished for homophobic slur on social media
Ann Arbor Council Member Jeff Hayner drew criticism from colleagues for posting a homophobic slur while attacking journalists on Facebook. Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, shared a quote from gonzo writer Hunter S. Thompson over the weekend in response to an MLive article about online harassment of journalists. “The press is a gang of…
U.P. man arrested for allegedly participating in deadly Jan. 6 riot
An Upper Peninsula man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with a pro-Trump flag has been arrested more than two months after his traveling companion was charged in the deadly riot. Jeremy Ryan Sorvisto, of Hancock, is the eighth Michigan resident to be arrested by the FBI for allegedly participating in the…
Experts say mistrust of authority and misinformation is fueling COVID-19 in Michigan
Last week, while addressing Michigan’s dubious distinction as becoming, once again, one of the nation’s top COVID-19 hotspots, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she would not impose additional restrictions, instead calling on people to “voluntarily” abstain from activities that could help the virus spread, like dining indoors, youth sports, and in-person classes at high schools. Well,…
Immersive dinner and drinks pop-up brings a certain galaxy far, far away to Hazel Park’s Frame
A wise man by the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi once warned against the seedy patrons of the Mos Eisley Cantina, “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” Unfortunately, Detroit will not be able to celebrate Star Wars Day, aka May 4 (get it … May the fourth be with you…
COVID-19 vaccine outreach expands for Michigan’s homebound
More than two million Michiganders are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and a focus now is to ensure people who are homebound are able to get the vaccine. Roughly 100,000 Michiganders are considered homebound, and might have mobility issues or lack transportation. Mark Hornbeck, associate state director for communications at AARP Michigan, said many are older…
Detroit native Shaun Robinson is executive producer for Lifetime’s ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ series
Years ago, after she had become cemented on the national scene as anchor and correspondent for the daily entertainment-news series Access Hollywood and cameo roles in films like Dr. Doolittle 2 and Bruce Almighty, Shaun Robinson wrote two powerful words on her vision board: Executive Producer. Often, wishing — and perseverance — makes it so.…
Detroit-based cannabis company will donate $1 from each jar of pot sold toward planting trees in Africa
To celebrate both 420 and Earth Day, a Detroit-based cannabis company says it will donate $1 from each jar of flower sold to help plant trees in Africa. From Tuesday, April 20 to Thursday, April 22, Empire Brands’s “Trees for Trees” campaign will donate $1 per each jar of flower purchased to Trees for the…
Michigan lawmaker aims to ban ‘vaccine passports’
One Republican aims to ban “vaccine passports” in a package expected to be introduced Wednesday. The governors of Florida, Texas, Utah, and Idaho have passed legislation or executive orders prohibiting the use of vaccine passports, while a Minnesota bill aims to do the same. Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, announced a plan to prohibit a…
Whitmer calls for personal responsibility over more restrictions as COVID-19 surges. Good luck with that!
As COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Michigan, fueled by highly contagious variant strains of the coronavirus, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has refused to impose additional restrictions on schools and businesses, instead asking for people to “voluntarily” abstain from activities that could help the virus spread. “[As] we take a hard look at the data and…
Rep. Manoogian: Time to push the For the People Act over the finish line
Just weeks after a violent insurrection in the nation’s capital, the U.S. House proved it will not be intimidated by threats from extremists. It passed a big, bold package of democracy fixes dubbed the For the People Act, taking another step toward the inclusive democracy that tens of millions of Americans voted for last fall.…
Grand Traverse official faces federal lawsuit after flashing gun during public meeting
A 74-year-old woman is filing a federal lawsuit against Grand Traverse County and a commissioner who pulled out a semiautomatic rifle during a virtual public meeting. The incident occurred on Jan. 21 when local resident Keli MacIntosh, who was speaking during a telephone comment period, asked county commissioners to denounce the far-right Proud Boys after…
Opponents of Michigan’s proposed trans sports ban are working to educate people about its dangers
Opponents of Michigan’s proposed trans sports ban are working to educate people about what they see as its dangers. Senate Bill 218 would prohibit trans high school students from playing on teams associated with their gender identity, verses their sex assigned at birth. A key concern among the bill’s supporters is that trans athletes — particularly…
Sunday’s Detroit Music Awards will include Suzi Quatro, a ‘Motown Salute’ by Paul Stanley’s Soul Station
New additions to this Sunday’s 30th anniversary Detroit Music Awards include a performance by Kiss co-founder Paul Stanley and a video by Suzi Quatro. Stanley will perform a “Motown Salute” as part of his band Paul Stanley’s Soul Station, while Quatro will premiere a video from her new album, The Devil In Me. The show,…
Michigan man arrested after allegedly driving to Ohio nuclear power plant and claiming to have a bomb
Yesterday evening’s alarming initial news that the FBI, local police and the Lake County Bomb Squad were engaged in a law enforcement matter at the Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio ended up being a non-credible threat, as in that there was no bomb. But, a Michigan man who drove to the power plant claimed…
Detroit must stop processing recreational marijuana business licenses for now, judge orders
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the city of Detroit from processing recreational marijuana business applications. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit challenging a new ordinance that gives licensing preference to longtime Detroiters. Crystal Lowe, who has lived in Detroit for 11 of the past 30 years,…
Bill Proctor and MT’s Dave Mesrey discuss the case of Ray Gray on WDET
Former WXYZ-TV reporter Bill Proctor has spent more than 15 years investigating the case of Ray Gray, the Detroit boxer and artist who’s been behind bars for nearly 50 years for the 1973 murder of Reuben Bryant — a crime he says he did not commit. Metro Times copy editor Dave Mesrey has joined forces…
OMFG there are two van Gogh events coming to Detroit, please stop emailing us
Listen — understanding art can be confusing. Whether you’re trying to figure out what an artist was thinking when they painted a particular subject or trying to figure out if that pile of trash on the ground is actually conceptual art or, like, just a pile of trash, art is meant to get us thinking…
Atwater Brewery offers ‘Shot and a Beer’ promotion to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
Another local business is running a promotion to encourage its customers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Atwater Brewery’s “Shot and a Beer” deal offers any Atwater beer or seltzer for $1 to customers who show proof of vaccination. Vaccinated health care and front line workers get them same deal, but for just ten cents. “We…
Koch-backed group joins effort to legalize weed after Zoom call with Snoop Dogg
The war against the War on Drugs now has an unlikely ally in GOP megadonor Charles Koch, with a Koch-backed group joining the Cannabis Freedom Alliance, a new organization pushing for federal marijuana legalization. According to Politico, the idea for the group came after Koch was on a Zoom call with rapper Snoop Dogg and…
Albion College offers reward following discovery of racist graffiti in campus building
Albion College is offering a $1,000 reward for help identifying the culprit of racist graffiti on a stairwell inside a campus building. The graffiti, which was discovered last week, includes satanic pentagrams and the phrases, “KKK,” “white power,” and “Die N——s.” “At Albion College, we stand together against racism, hatred and injustice,” the private college…
Eric Church announces 2022 concerts in Detroit and Grand Rapids
Known for epic, Springsteen-like concerts, country singer-guitarist Eric Church has just announced the dates of his upcoming the Gather Again Tour that’ll come to Michigan in early 2022. Church will perform at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena on Friday, Jan. 21 and Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, Jan. 22. For the first time in…
Effuel Reviews (2021) Scam Effuel ECO OBD2 Device or Real Customer Results?
Effuel ECO OBD2 is a fuel and gas-cost saver device introduced to customers who wish to cut down on their gas bill significantly. As per its official manufacturing company, Effuel ECO OBD2 chip can take control over the ECU of your car and optimize it so that it can run more efficiently while consuming lesser…
Taylor man becomes seventh Michigan resident charged in deadly Jan. 6 insurrection
A 25-year-old Taylor man who admitted in media interviews that he had entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection was arrested Tuesday for participating in the deadly riot. Jeramiah Caplinger is the seventh Michigan resident to be charged in connection with the insurrection. He faces charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct on…
Democrats are making sausage. Republicans are flinging poo.
Every few months or so, the Trump White House would declare “Infrastructure Week!” — seven days for the president to focus the country’s attention on his plan to rebuild the country’s decaying roads, bridges, and airports. The problem, of course, was that Donald Trump was an agent of chaos, pathologically incapable of detaching from the…
Savage Love: Concessions
I’m a 29-year-old straight male. I’ve been with my 25-year-old partner for six years. I love her and think that we are perfect for each other. We have all the things that make existing with someone wonderful. But about two years into our relationship, I had a two-week-long affair while I was out of the…
Free Will Astrology (April 7-13)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Susan Sontag defined “mad people” as those who “stand alone and burn.” She said she was drawn to them because they inspired her to do the same. What do you think she meant by the descriptor “stand alone and burn”? I suspect she was referring to strong-willed people devoted to…
