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A weed getaway: 12 Michigan dispensaries worth a road trip
In Michigan, you’re rarely far from a cannabis dispensary. More than 825 weed retailers are spread across 234 communities, situated in strip malls, busy commercial corridors, downtown storefronts, tourist towns, and even old churches. In metro Detroit alone, there are 182 dispensaries. Many of these provisioning centers are interchangeable. They look the same, carry the…
Free Will Astrology (April 15-28, 2026)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Anthropologist and author Clifford Geertz loved to use “thick description.” He wrote detailed reports that captured not just the surface level of what happened but the deeper levels of meaning. Here’s an example of thin description: “He winked.” Thick description: “He quickly closed and opened his right eyelid in a culturally…
Former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf returns to the Fillmore Friday night
The moment of truth has finally come. Former J. Geils Band frontman and Metro Times cover boy Peter Wolf, still riding the wave of his bestselling 2025 memoir, Waiting on the Moon, is ready to man the bandstand once again Friday night in the Motor City. The Bronx native and former late-night Boston radio DJ…
Tommy Clufetos’s unbreakable pulse
Former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Tommy Clufetos plays with the same forces that shaped his hometown of Detroit — pride, grit, and resilience. “Detroit is where rock ’n’ roll is really true,” Clufetos says. “Detroit’s approach to rock ’n’ roll is in my blood. The edge of Detroit is in my blood. I’ve lived in Los…
Detroit’s Viola Liuzzo street sign honors white civil rights martyr
Detroit will unveil a street sign Saturday honoring Viola Liuzzo, the white Detroit mother of five who was killed by Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama after responding to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to support the Selma voting rights movement in 1965.
Detroit whistleblower fired after reporting alleged drunken meltdown by top DDOT official
The city of Detroit fired its chief bus safety officer Wednesday after he blew the whistle on a top Department of Transportation official for allegedly showing up drunk at a transit center, berating employees, assaulting a security guard, and driving off in a city-issued car.
Michelin Guide to rate Detroit restaurants as part of new Great Lakes edition
The respected Michelin Guide has dispatched its anonymous “Inspectors” to scout Detroit restaurants. Announced Wednesday, the Michelin Guide American Great Lakes edition will also cover the cities of Cleveland, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh. “The Michelin Guide is committed to fostering a culture of travel and dining by helping people discover unforgettable culinary experiences in…
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’: A pixel-deep franchise keeps cashing in
I’m not sure what to say about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, but one thing is for sure: I don’t know that I like Chris Pratt that much anymore. I find that strange because his character on Parks and Recreation, Andy Dwyer, is one of my all-time favorite sitcom schlubs and he was one of…
Trump’s ICE crackdown in Michigan leads to 4,218 arrests. Most had no criminal convictions.
Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, federal immigration agents have arrested 4,218 people in Michigan, and less than a quarter had criminal convictions, according to a Metro Times’s review of data from the Deportation Data Project
Metro Times seeks Detroit-area youth to feature in our 2026 Fiction Issue
Would you like your poetry, fiction, or art to be published in the Detroit Metro Times in print and online to over 700,000 readers? Would you like one of 20 opportunities to win a $100 VISA gift card? Are you a Metro-Detroit youth with something to say? Detroit Lit is seeking art, poetry, and fiction…
Popular influencer the Hungry Black Man is opening a restaurant in Detroit
After years of growing a following by reviewing Black-owned businesses across the U.S., popular social media food influencer Starex Smith — better known to many as the Hungry Black Man — is opening a restaurant of his own in Detroit. Located at 1428 Gratiot Ave. in Detroit’s Eastern Market area, Smith & Williams is holding…
Another conviction tied to disgraced Detroit detective Barbara Simon is tossed after Metro Times series
A Detroit man whose murder conviction was based on coerced witness statements from a disgraced former homicide detective has been exonerated and freed after nearly 28 years in prison.
Detroit’s 2026 food truck program will include festival favorite Island Noodles
Downtown Street Eats kicks off on Monday, April 6, bringing dozens of food trucks to Detroit’s Cadillac Square. This year’s program includes Island Noodles, a popular vendor at music festivals across the U.S., including Movement and Electric Forest in Michigan. The brand was founded in the 1990s in Montana and has become beloved for its…
