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Detroit’s ‘Beautiful Monster’: The rise, fall, and uncertain future of the historic Leland House and its legendary City Club
The first floor of the historic Leland House in downtown Detroit felt as cold as the street outside. That’s where Dianne Lamb stood on a recent morning, bundled in a hooded winter coat, her breath visible in the unheated air. She’d slept two hours and was worn out from packing. For the past 12 years,…
What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (Dec. 10-16)
Select events happening in the Detroit area. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See our online calendar for more ideas for things to do, or add your event. Museum of Illusions Detroit Detroit’s latest museum brings mind-bending illusions — and plenty of fun photo opportunities — to the Himelhoch’s Building…
Free Will Astrology (Dec. 10-16)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Home is a building you live in. It’s also a metaphor for the inner world you carry within you. Is it an expansive and luminous place filled with windows that look out onto vast vistas? Or is it cramped, dark, and in disrepair, a psychic space where it’s hard to feel…
Cannabis gift ideas every Michigan stoner will appreciate this holidaze season
The holidaze are approaching, and that means it’s time to figure out what to get the stoner in your life.
Former Detroit Lions linebacker’s coffee brand is now available at local Krogers
Detroit football fans have an opportunity to meet former Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch as he visits local Kroger stores to launches his coffee brand Circle House Coffee. “I am incredibly excited to partner with Kroger and bring Circle House Coffee to the Metro Detroit community,” Tulloch said. “This opportunity not only allows us to expand…
Shri Thanedar to file articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar says he will file articles of impeachment against another Trump administration official. Last week, the Detroit Democrat wrote articles of impeachment against U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for allegedly issuing orders to “kill everybody” aboard a Venezuelan drug smuggling boat in September and discussing pending attacks on Yemen in a…
Street Beet brings plant-based diner fare and arcade games to Detroit’s Corktown
A popular plant-based pop-up in Detroit has laid down roots in Corktown. After gaining a cult following in recent years serving vegan takes on classic American comfort food, Street Beet is celebrating the grand opening of its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in the former Bobcat Bonnie’s space at 1800 Michigan Ave. The grand opening celebrations officially…
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue
At long last, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post. Back in 2011, someone with the Twitter account @MT (no,…
Balkan House plans first Detroit location
Balkan House, a beloved Detroit-area eatery that has earned scores of fans in recent years with its European-style döner kebabs, will open its first location in the city. According to Axios, Balkan House is one of the first tenants slated for a new development from the nearby Detroit Shipping Co., located a few blocks away…
Plymouth restaurant Bode’s Corned Beef House to close after 60+ years
After some 66 years in business, Bode’s Corned Beef House in downtown Plymouth is closing for good. In a social media post published over the weekend, the business says it plans to close its doors on Friday, Dec. 19. “This is not something we would have chosen or were expecting, but the owners of the…
A motherhood double feature: ‘Die My Love’ and ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ deliver brutal, brilliant cinema
It’s rare that two movies are both released around the same time and have profoundly interesting things to say about similar subjects. Yes, we got lucky in 1997 when Volcano and Dante’s Peak arrived in the same calendar year, or even better, in 1998 when Hollywood bestowed upon us the end-of-the-world shenanigans of Deep Impact…
Detroit unveils proposal to redevelop part of Packard Plant into housing, indoor skate park, museum, and more
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday announced an ambitious plan to transform 28 acres of the long-abandoned Packard Plant into a mixed-use district with housing, manufacturing, and cultural space.
A Detroit man’s wrongful conviction became the blueprint for sweeping criminal justice reform
This is the fourth installment in “Exploring Integrity: Reviewing Wrongful Conviction Remedies,” a series examining the impact of conviction integrity units on the American judicial system’s rate of wrongful conviction. Presented by the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism, the investigation is supported by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eric Anderson’s first plan for college was derailed…
