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The Metro Times 2024 Best of Detroit

It’s an election year, which means it’s time for Detroiters to make their voices heard… by casting their votes in the Metro Times Best of Detroit poll. Once again, the power rests in your hands, the readers, to decide who reigns supreme among the city’s sizzling dining scene, its cultural hotspots, nightlife, and more. And…

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Macomb Prosecutor Lucido likely broke campaign law, state determines

Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido likely violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act when he distributed a county newsletter containing a link to his campaign website, the Michigan Department of State has determined. State law prohibits the use of taxpayer-funded resources for campaign purposes. The Department of State admonished Lucido, saying all campaign finance violations are…

by Steve Neavling

Crowdfunding campaign aims to raise $30k to help reopen Temple Bar

When a part of Detroit’s nearly 100-year-old Temple Bar building unexpectedly crumbled in May, owner George Boukas had no idea it would force his longstanding business to close for half the year. To help cover the costs, last week Temple Bar manager Larry Love launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign with a goal of raising $30,000.…

by Lee DeVito

Lapointe: Dead microphone makes it tough for Trump to talk trash

When Donald Trump’s microphone stopped working for about 15 minutes during a presidential campaign speech in downtown Detroit on Friday night, you had to wonder what the Republican candidate might have said or done in that precious but lost quarter-hour. He might have praised the size of Arnold Palmer’s penis, the way he did Saturday…

by Joe Lapointe

Norm’s Diner readies to open in Detroit’s West Village

Diners aren’t dead. In fact, a new one is coming to Detroit’s West Village neighborhood next week. Located at 8029 Agnes St., Norm’s Diner will officially open its doors on Thursday, Oct. 24, promising to deliver the community a fresh spin on classic comfort food. The new diner was first announced on Instagram in June,…

by Layla McMurtrie

Opinion: Trump is a pawn in Project 2025

Four years ago, in early fall, Daniel Ellsberg thought a lot about the state where he grew up. Michigan loomed large in the presidential election, and the renowned Pentagon Papers whistleblower was eager to communicate with voters in this key swing state. He asked me to contact Metro Times. Days later, on October 13, 2020,…

by Norman Solomon

Gov. Whitmer announces young adult adaptation of her memoir

In July, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her memoir True Gretch: What I’ve Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between, embracing a version of the nickname “Big Gretch” popularized by Detroit rapper GMac Cash. Now, just a few months later, Big Gretch has announced an upcoming young adult adaptation of the book. The new…

by Layla McMurtrie

Exonerated man pushes for AG probe into Duggan’s role in destroyed evidence

Mark Craighead, who was exonerated after spending more than seven years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, filed a complaint Wednesday with the Michigan Attorney General’s Office over the illegal destruction of files in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Craighead, who has become a leading advocate for the wrongfully convicted, is urging Dana…

by Steve Neavling

Best Cigar Bar

116 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham | 19271 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods | 6635 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield | 2596 S Rochester Rd., Rochester Hills | churchillscigarbar.com

by Metro Times editorial staff

Best Pawn Shop

20450 Greenfield Rd., Detroit | 20804 John R Rd., Hazel Park | 1456 Fort St., Lincoln Park | 546 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac | 14336 Eureka Rd., Southgate | pawndetroit.com

by Metro Times editorial staff

Free Will Astrology (Oct. 16-22)

ARIES (March 21-April 19): As a young adult, I lived in a shack in the North Carolina woods. I was too indigent to buy a car or bicycle, so I walked everywhere I needed to go. Out of necessity, I discovered the practical power of psychic protection. I envisioned myself being surrounded by an impenetrable…

by Rob Brezsny

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