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Why this year is the perfect time for Detroit to celebrate Kwanzaa
In downtown Detroit, you’ll find a 60-foot-tall Christmas tree and a 26-foot-tall Hanukkah menorah towering over Campus Martius Park. But in the nation’s largest Black-majority city, there is no large kinara to celebrate Kwanzaa. This year, however, the city is partnering with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, where you’ll find a…
Wayne County funeral home sued for cremating body without autopsy
A family filed a civil lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court after Richard Wahl, a family member who they suspected died of mesothelioma, was cremated without first undergoing an autopsy — preventing them from potential financial compensation. Mesothelioma is primarily caused by exposure to asbestos, so the family contracted with Shawn Parcells, owner of Topeka,…
Small-town Michigan mayor criticized for calling for rebellion in Facebook posts
The mayor of Potterville, Michigan is under fire for making incendiary posts on Facebook that appear to call for a violent uprising. Among the posts made by Bruce Kring, the mayor of the ~2,700 population town, include: • “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” • An image of an angry emoji with the caption, “Either…
Eligible first-time DUI offenders in Michigan could have convictions expunged under new bipartisan bill
A new piece of legislation on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk would clear records for first-time first-time operating while intoxicated (OWI) offenders. The legislation, which has been passed by the Michigan House and Senate, is an amendment to Clean Slate Michigan, the marijuana criminal record expungement reform signed by Whitmer in October. The original bill package…
Dominion lawyers slam Mellissa Carone’s ‘outlandish’ claims of election fraud in cease-and-desist letter
[image-1] Attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems lambasted Mellissa Carone in a scorching cease-and-desist letter after she made bizarre, baseless claims about the company helping rig the election for President-elect Joe Biden. Dominion Voting Systems, which has been the target of numerous false fraud allegations since the 2020 election, called Carone’s claims “outlandish” and warned her…
Detroit’s Cultural Center to offer free and public outdoor WiFi in 2021 thanks to $500k grant
Finding WiFi in one popular Detroit hub will be a whole lot easier next year, thanks to a $500,000 digital initiative grant. The Knight Foundation awarded $500,000 to Detroit’s Cultural Center Planning Initiative to install free, reliable, and public outdoor WiFi throughout the Midtown area, which includes museums (Detroit Institute of Arts, The Charles. H.…
Nessel takes no shit from Trump, slamming him for ‘obsessing about these women from Michigan’
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel tore into President Donald Trump on Sunday, advising him to “stop obsessing about those women from Michigan.” The response came after Trump tweeted that Nessel should be “sanctioned” for pledging to seek penalties against lawyers who make “intentional misrepresentations” in lawsuits against the state’s election result. “Those lawyers are true…
Black-owned food delivery app service expands to Detroit
Philadelphia-based mobile food delivery service Black and Mobile is expanding. And the first city they have chosen outside of their own is Detroit. Founded in 2019 by twin brothers David and Aaron Cabello, Black and Mobile works with Black-owned restaurants to deliver food to their customers. David Cabello told the Detroit Free Press that the…
Make Food Not Waste organizes hundreds of meals for Detroiters
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the scourge that is food insecurity for millions of Americans. These needs are especially real for many metro Detroiters. This year, many local food programs are noting that their programs have seen an exponential increase in numbers of people that they are serving, some by at least twice the previous…
High Times is launching its first cannabis products in Michigan
Though marijuana magazine High Times has long written about weed, the company is now finally getting into the business of selling it — and it’ll launch its first products on Monday in Michigan. High Times will premiere a limited run of high-quality (and high-THC) flower at more than a dozen stores across the state through…
Freep’s Peter Bhatia earns Editor of the Year Award for 2020 coverage, commitment to diversity
The Freep’s top editor earned top kudos from the National Press Foundation. This week, the nonprofit journalist organization awarded Detroit Free Press editor and president Peter Bhatia the 2020 Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award. “Bhatia led the Detroit Free Press in superb coverage of the tumultuous events of 2020 and has been…
Michigan’s cannabis reforms and commutations are a good first step, but advocates say more work must be done
There’s been a lot of good news on the cannabis front in Michigan. Nearly two years after Michigan voters approved the legalization of marijuana, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed sweeping “Clean Slate” legislation in October to provide a fresh start for up to 235,000 Michigan residents with pot-related criminal records. And earlier this week, she commuted…
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Meticore Reviews – Shocking Review Reveals Weight Loss Supplement Truth [2021 UPDATE]
Meticore supplement reviews update: Important information on where to buy Meticore diet pills, ingredients, pricing, side effects, and other details. MUST SEE: Critical New Meticore Report is Out – This May Change Your Mind! Are you one of those people who have tried everything but still not losing weight? You have adopted healthy eating habits…
Celeb chef Max Hardy bringing new pizza and wing franchise to Detroit
Detroit native chef Max Hardy bought an old pizza spot on Seven Mile Road and Riopelle Street in March right before the coronavirus pandemic. He had the intention of opening his new casual pizza shop in May, but COVID delayed those plans by more than six months. This week, Hardy has opened the first Jed’s…
Michigan restaurant association praises COVID-19 relief package
The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association (MRLA) has been diligent in their fight to get support for the tens of thousands of restaurants in the state who are struggling financially amid the coronavirus pandemic. Justin Winslow, the president of the MRLA, released a statement on the state and federal COVID-19 relief bills. In it, he…
Iran incited violence against Whitmer, other officials on ‘Enemies of the People’ website, FBI says
The FBI is once against investigating online threats against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has become an obsession of right-wing zealots and conspiracy theorists. This time the FBI says Iran is behind a website that incited violence against Whitmer, the bureau’s director Christopher Wray, and about a dozen other state and federal officials who have challenged…
Tlaib revives call for $2,000 stimulus checks after Trump complains $600 payments are ‘ridiculously low’
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, one of only two House Democrats to vote against the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package, is calling on colleagues to amend the relief bill to increase direct payments to Americans from $600 to $2,000. Tlaib, D-Detroit, renewed her push for bigger payments after President Donald Trump on Tuesday surprised lawmakers by…
Free Will Astrology (Dec. 23-29)
ARIES: March 21 – April 19: Your capacity for pioneering feats and impressive accomplishments will be at a peak in 2021. So you could become the best human ever at balancing a ladder on your chin or typing with your nose or running long-distance while holding an egg on a spoon with your mouth. But…
The worst people of 2020 (who aren’t Trumps), continued
Welcome to Part 2 of the Worst People of the Worst Year Ever (who aren’t named Trump). In part 1, we lifted our leg on the seditionists who undermined democracy and the authoritarians who made a mockery of the constitution. To cap off our rogues gallery, this installment raises a glass (of antifreeze) to the…
Savage Love: Livestream 2
We hosted our second Savage Love Livestream last week, and it was a blast. I ran my mouth as fast as I could but couldn’t answer every question that came in — there were hundreds of you and only one of me — so I’m going to power through as many leftover questions as I…
