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There are several reasons you might need to search for same day loans. For example, you may need money for an emergency expense like a home repair or unexpected medical bill, or you could have other short-term borrowing needs. There are various types of personal loans online – such as payday loans, instant loans, pawn…
Blade Icewood’s son to release cannabis strain to honor the late rapper
If you ask almost any millennial Detroiter to “hit the Blade dance,” it’s almost guaranteed that they will enthusiastically bend both their arms, raise two fists, and bring it back down in one shaking, rhythmic motion. If you speak Detroit, you know the dance and you know Blade Icewood. The Great Lake Ruler was a…
2022’s 5 Best Delta 10 Gummies – Consumer Guide
Are you like countless of other men and women who are looking to relax their minds and bodies? Addictive prescriptions are simply not safe and marijuana is often too strong, if not outlawed in your particular state. Thankfully, powerful delta 10 THC gummies are the smart solution. Made from the hemp plant, delta 10 products…
Former G.O.O.D. Music exec teams with Dan Gilbert to form record label in Detroit
Let’s be clear, Detroit gave the world sound. While the city may not have invented music, it certainly shaped and molded modern music. For many artists, Motown Records was the recording home to many of their earliest influences. What started in a blue and white house on Detroit’s west side became a legacy that cemented…
‘Aired Out Quilts’ turns stories of lifelong Detroiters into art
There’s a saying in Brightmoor — if you can make it out of the blighted neighborhood on Detroit’s west side, you can do anything. Dwan Dandridge is proof of that. As a teenager growing up in Brightmoor in the ’80s, Dandridge saw the crack epidemic decimate the neighborhood, leaving a trail of violence, drugs, and…
People are having a hard time with the new DetroitPark app and asking for the old version back
Detroit’s revamped parking app, ParkDetroit, is the epitome of if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The upgraded version of the parking app was rolled out just a few weeks ago and is already causing frustration among metro Detroit drivers. It has just two out of five stars on the App Store, with people calling…
Judge allows Flint water lawsuit against engineering company to proceed
An engineering firm hired to evaluate Flint’s tainted water system can be held liable in a lawsuit filed on behalf of four unnamed children who were exposed to the contaminated water, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Judith Levy denied Veolia North America’s request to be dismissed from the lawsuit, which alleges the company…
They may disagree on abortion, but this political odd couple agrees on preserving democracy
On Dec. 22, an email went out from Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel’s campaign that surprised at least some Michigan politicos. The fundraising pitch for the state’s most powerful progressive official was from former Michigan Republican Party Executive Director Jeff Timmer, who told supporters, “We could quibble and quarrel about policy differences between candidates in…
Details surface of former Speaker Chatfield’s alleged sexual abuse of sister-in-law
The person former House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) is accused of sexually assaulting for more than a decade, beginning when she was a child, is his sister-in-law. The Michigan State Police is investigating the complaint, which was first filed with the Lansing Police Department on Dec. 24, 2021. Rebekah Chatfield, now 26, said the assaults…
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One of the most common things that many Americans talk about these days is a company that provides them with a cash advance or bad credit loan. The reason why many US residents count on bad credit loans is that they provide instant cash and receive quick approval. That means you can get the loan…
Lawsuit alleges ‘obnoxiously racist behavior’ at Eddie Merlot’s restaurant in Bloomfield Hills
Six employees at Eddie Merlot’s restaurant in Bloomfield Hills gave the general manager an ultimatum: Stop the racist behavior or they will quit. The behavior continued, so the disgusted employees — a Black sous chef and five white co-workers — walked out. That’s according to a lawsuit filed against the restaurant and the general manager…
Great Lakes Coffee indefinitely shuts down Midtown Detroit location due to COVID-19 outbreak among staff
A COVID-19 outbreak at Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co. in Midtown Detroit has caused the shop to close indefinitely. The news came abruptly to workers at the shop at 3965 Woodward Avenue, who had been in a back and forth battle with company owners about COVID-19 protocols. A barista who spoke to the Metro Times…
In ‘Drive My Car,’ life hits different in a Saab
Digressive, literary, expansive in feeling, narrow in scope: with hardly a plot to burden it, Drive My Car is the filmed work this year that best offers up the pleasures of psychological-realist literature. Hardly the only form of fiction writing, this space is a genre as much as any — with clichés and received expectations…
Whitmer’s State of the State address will be virtual again as COVID-19 cases surge in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the State of the State address virtually for the second year in a row as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Michigan. The Jan. 26 speech will be held remotely and broadcast live statewide. “The State of the State address is a tradition rooted in history,” Whitmer and House Speaker…
Birmingham cemetery could join National Underground Railroad Network
Detroit is a city with a deep history, some of that history is connected to slavery and the Underground Railroad. Throughout the city you’ll find sites that connected to the route like the First Congregational Church of Detroit, or statues that honor the route, such as the Gateway to Freedom marker on the riverfront facing…
Downtown Detroit’s Roast abruptly closes
Without notice, Michael Symon’s Roast located in Detroit’s Westin Book Cadillac hotel permanently closed Saturday night. It was previously speculated that new ownership at the hotel played a role in the restaurant’s closure, but the owners have come out saying it was celebrity chef Michael Symon’s decision. “The hotel had a lease in place with…
COVID-19 surge causes service disruptions in metro Detroit bus systems
The bus systems in Detroit and the suburbs are experiencing service disruptions due to driver shortages from a surge in COVID-19 cases. SMART announced that 20%-25% of its services have been canceled or are delayed on a daily basis. “Due to the spread of the omicron variant and Covid, SMART bus service is being significantly…
Michigan universities get funding to sequence COVID, other infectious diseases
A new grant will increase the capacity for infectious-disease sequencing and research in Michigan, to improve the state’s ability to respond to health crises. Four universities are receiving a total of $18.5 million for the work. Dr. Teena Chopra, co-director of Wayne State University’s Detroit-based Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, said the COVID-19 pandemic…
An urgent call for public health and lawmakers on incarceration amid omicron surges
As the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, omicron, surges across the country, and as boosters become available, we cannot continue to neglect the wellbeing and safety of incarcerated people. The care of incarcerated populations must be a top priority for federal, state, and local policymakers. In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice advocates warned about…
Michigan groups combat election misinformation, urge democracy reform
Community groups have held vigils across Michigan this week to call for voting and democracy reform on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack following the 2020 election. As the U.S. Department of Justice continues to investigate the riot, Congress is taking up voting-rights legislation. Allison Wilcox, leadership team member for the Women of…
Beaumont’s ‘breaking point,’ Chatfield investigated, a Red Wing goes green: the top Detroit Metro Times headlines
COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines with the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the virus. Former Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield is also back in the news with allegations of sexual assault. Here’s what else our readers were interested in this week: 10. “Pontiac’s Exferimentation Brewing Co. closes after 5 years of unconventional craft…
Royal Oak’s Winter Blast rescheduled
The Winter Blast festival has moved again. The festival, which had already been relocated from downtown Detroit to Royal Oak, will now be held Friday, Feb. 18-Sunday, Feb. 20 in Royal Oak. Previously, the festival was planned for Friday, Feb. 4-Sunday, Feb. 6. The organizers said the move was due to the surge of COVID-19…
GOP-initiated forensic audit unveils no fraud in Macomb County election
Macomb County’s forensic audit of the 2020 election unveiled nothing even remotely resembling fraud, further debunking repeated and unsubstantiated claims by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The audit by Alabama-based Pro V&V, a company that tests voting systems, examined election technology and found “no outside interference.” Among the baseless conspiracy theories is that outsiders…
Chuck Keros, American Coney Island owner, dies at 88
Chuck Keros, the second-generation owner of American Coney Island, has died. In a statement released by the family, Keros, who was 88, died last week and was laid to rest at Detroit’s Grand Lawn Cemetery near his father, Gust. According to the Detroit Free Press, Keros died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. American Coney Island…
Crystal Flush Toenail Fungus Experts Say – Don’t Ignore Toenail Fungus!
In this article, we explain the top seven dangers associated with toenail fungus. Oonychomycosis, more commonly known as toenail fungus. “At least 35 million Americans are affected by onychomycosis, which is more commonly referred to as toenail fungus or fungal nail infection. But in spite of its highly contagious nature and the increased risk of…
Ex-Speaker Lee Chatfield accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his sister-in-law
Michigan State Police are investigating allegations that former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield repeatedly sexually assaulted his sister-in-law over 12 years, beginning when she was a teenager. The assaults began when she was 14 or 15 years old and a member of Northern Michigan Baptist Bible Church in Burt Lake, where Chatfield’s father Rusty is…
Group to file 2022 proposal protecting abortion access in Michigan Constitution
A coalition of abortion rights groups are hoping to enshrine the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan by amending the state Constitution. The ballot committee, Reproductive Freedom for All, a coalition of Planned Parenthood of Michigan, the ACLU of Michigan, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, and Michigan Voices, filed paperwork Friday morning with the Board…
Michigan reaps $271M total marijuana revenue
Michigan has collected about $271 million in legal, adult-use marijuana tax revenue since 2019, according to a new report from the Marijuana Policy Project that analyzed tax revenue in states with adult-use cannabis since 2014. In March 2021, the Michigan Treasury described what adult-use cannabis taxes collected in fiscal year 2020 will fund: “[a]side from the nearly…
Beaumont Health nears ‘breaking point’ with more than 430 employees out sick with COVID-19
Beaumont Heath warned that it’s reaching a “breaking point” because of an influx of COVID-19 patients and more than 450 employees who are out sick with symptoms of the virus. The health system’s eight Michigan hospitals are caring for more than 750 patients, a 40% increase over the past week. Beaumont, the state’s largest health…
As workers catch COVID-19, financial stress forces some Detroit restaurants to remain open
When the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 swept across Michigan ahead of the holidays, restaurants were among the first and hardest hit as employees tested positive during the industry’s busiest time of the year. That has forced restaurateurs to choose between closing and foregoing much-needed revenue, or remaining open and gambling with…
Black leaders sue Michigan’s redistricting commission over new maps
A dozen Black lawmakers and leaders from metro Detroit sued Michigan’s redistricting commission Wednesday, arguing that recently approved state legislative and congressional maps are racially discriminatory and violate the Voting Rights Act. The group is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to order the commission to draw new boundaries that keep “minority-majority” districts intact. The new…
The Eagles will bring ‘Hotel California’ to Detroit in March
Depending on whether you like the Eagles or not, this could be heaven or this could be hell. The classic rock band has added a Detroit stop to their “Hotel California” 2022 tour, playing Little Ceasers Arena on March 24. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. on Jan 14 with presales starting…
Michigan cannabis company sells weed in milk carton packaging — for a good cause
A Michigan cannabis company is releasing a new line of strains to help raise money and awareness for people behind bars for nonviolent cannabis offenses. The “Defiance!” series by Lemonati Family Farms will raise $1 from each sale to support Freedom Grow, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that works toward helping and freeing cannabis prisoners. The…
Detroit ramps up COVID-19 testing capacity as omicron variant spreads
As the highly contagious omicron variant sweeps across Michigan, the city of Detroit is now offering up to 1,000 COVID-19 tests a day. Mayor Mike Duggan said residents can now get rapid tests without waiting in line for hours, like many residents in the suburbs are. “Detroit is acting to make this the fastest place…
Pontiac’s Exferimentation Brewing Co. closes after 5 years of unconventional craft beer
Exferimentation Brewing Co. in Pontiac announced they are closing for good in a Facebook post this week. Craft beer with funky names like Dragonpiss and retro video games were staples at the brewery, but COVID-19 and financial instability took a toll on business. It’s another casualty in a wave of metro Detroit restaurants that have…
Former Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty drops new line of cannabis gummies
Former Detroit Red Wings player Darren McCarty’s pivot into Michigan’s blooming cannabis industry continues with a new line of gummies that drop this week. The line, available through a partnership with cannabis company Pincanna, features a hockey-themed mix of THC-, CBD-, and CBN-infused products, including “Power Play” (THC), “Intermission” (CBD), “Game Day” (THC and CBD),…
Tlaib is moving to run in a new congressional district; Lawrence won’t seek a new term
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib announced Wednesday that she’ll move and run for third term in Congress in a new district. Tlaib, who represents the 13th District, said she’ll vie for the seat in the 12th District, which includes Dearborn, Southfield, and part of Detroit. Under a new redistricting map — Michigan is losing a congressional…
Here’s how new districts could shape Michigan’s 2022 election
Now that the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) approved final state and congressional maps, the contours of the 2022 election are becoming clearer for candidates. The 13-member commission, which consists of four Republicans, four Democrats and five independents, approved the “Chestnut map” with eight commissioners voting in favor of this map. The final congressional…
Free Will Astrology (Jan. 5-11)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the fantasy tale The Wizard of Oz, a tornado lifts the hero Dorothy from her modest home in rural Kansas to a magical realm called Oz. There she experiences many provocative and entertaining adventures. Nonetheless, she longs to return to where she started from. A friendly witch helps her find…
Vaxxed and confused
My boyfriend is male, I am female, and we’ve been together almost three years. We live alone in separate homes, but spend about three or four nights a week together. We’re both fully vaxxed and boosted, and we mask in public, etc. On the Monday before Christmas, I started feeling mild symptoms but tested negative.…
Dems losing big, the end of ‘Roe,’ and more predictions for 2022
We’ve arrived at the conclusion of our 2021 countdown, having explored the emergent threats to our democratic institutions and the stories that dogged the White House in the summer and fall. Our final segment is something of a catch-all, bouncing from hot-button civil rights issues to unknowns that might dominate 2022’s political conversations. 15. The…
This is not a drill — HopCat is returning to Royal Oak
The home of the Cosmik fries will make its grand return to Royal Oak in a new location. According to Crain’s Detroit, the new location will merge the space at 420 Main St. and 430 Main St., the former location of bd’s Mongolian Grill and Noodles World Kitchen. HopCat closed its Royal Oak location in…
Omicron’s surging. What you need to know.
Let me start with the part you already know — probably from personal experience. Omicron is surging across the U.S. We set several daily case records for new infections last week. Many of us watched friends and family — vaxxed and boosted — get infected, feeling as though the walls were closing in on us,…
Lume Cannabis has opened its 30th dispensary in Michigan
Michigan marijuana giant Lume Cannabis Co. started 2022 off right with the opening of its 30th dispensary. Lume opened its newest storefront in Mount Pleasant on New Year’s Eve, while many of us were at home faced with disappointment from canceled parties and a COVID-19 surge. The shop, located at 1207 N. Mission St., is…
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ’70s-set ‘Licorice Pizza’ offers up an experiential feast
For L.A. movies, druggy movies, ’70s movies, and coming-of-age movies, “hazy” has long trended as a recurring descriptor. Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest and most freely written work to date, is all of these — and certainly merits the term. With its nearly episodic structure, a flood of ardent, conflicted romantic feelings throughout, and…
Mary Sheffield appointed president of Detroit City Council
The Detroit City Council has a new leader. The council on Tuesday appointed Councilwoman Mary Sheffield to serve as its president. She previously served as president pro-tempore. Councilman James Tate was appointed president pro-tempore. “I am humbled to join the ranks of former Council Presidents Sen. Carl Levin, Erma Henderson, Gil Hill, Maryann Mahaffey and…
Cannabis decriminalization reduces racial disparity in arrests for possession
The failed war on drugs is racist: Black people have been disproportionately more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession, despite a similar rate of cannabis use as white people. Decriminalizing cannabis has been argued as a way to reduce this racial disparity, and it appears to be working. Research shows cannabis decriminalization efforts in…
Report: Saltier water puts Lake Michigan wildlife at risk
The Great Lakes hold about one-fifth of the Earth’s fresh water, but a new report indicates they’re getting saltier – and says that’s reason for concern. Lake Michigan used to sit at a salinity level of one to two milligrams of chloride per liter of lake water. Now, that concentration has risen to nearly 15…
Cookies dispensary to open location in Ann Arbor near University of Michigan
Cannabis dispensary chain Cookies plans to expand its Michigan presence with a new location in Ann Arbor this year. The brand, founded by California rapper Berner, has partnered with Gage Cannabis Co. once again for this new storefront. Luckily for all the stoner students at the University of Michigan, the dispensary will be within three…
Estia Greek Street Food opens Grosse Pointe Woods location
Local chain Estia Greek Street Food has opened a third location in metro Detroit. The new restaurant is located at 20871 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods. The chain was launched in 2015 by cousins George Xenos and Paul Bittas, with a menu that includes Greek favorites like build-your-own gyros and salads. The menu includes a…
Metro Detroit lawmakers to sue redistricting commission to stop maps that eradicate Black districts
Former and current state lawmakers from metro Detroit plan to file a lawsuit against Michigan’s redistricting commission, arguing it violated the federal Voting Rights Act by eliminating every predominately Black-district. The suit, which will be filed with the Michigan Supreme Court, seeks to invalidate the new districts for the state house, state Senate and Congress.…
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Birmingham’s Hazel, Ravines and Downtown rebrands as Hazel’s
A Birmingham restaurant is starting 2022 with a new name. Hazel, Ravines and Downtown will be known as Hazel’s when it reopens on Jan. 6, according to a press release. The restaurant was opened by co-owners Beth Hussey and Emmele Herrold in 2018, named after the intersection of neighborhoods in Birmingham where it’s located. According…
Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of defrauding DeVos family, others
Elizabeth Holmes became the youngest female billionaire in America thanks to her Silicon Valley startup Theranos, which was once valued at $9 billion. The company promised to revolutionize medicine by running hundreds of diagnostic tests using just a finger prick’s worth of blood, but there was just one teensy little problem — the technology never…
Detroit New Year’s Eve parties canceled as COVID-19 surges in Michigan
Many metro Detroiters are forced to come up with alternate New Year’s Eve plans, as several parties have been canceled at the last minute due to the COVID-19 surge in Michigan. Events at Beacon Park, the Detroit Club, El Club, Sanctuary Detroit, and the Loving Touch have all been canceled within the past few days.…
Michigan’s magic mushroom boom, omicron, and Mellisa Carone: the top Detroit Metro Times headlines this week
Our top story this week comes from our friends at Michigan Advance, who reported on a disturbing video alleging that public schools are trying to “eliminate” white people. The video was shared by Mellisa Carone, best known for testifying alongside Rudy Giuliani as part of a failed effort to steal the election for Donald Trump…
Whitmer signs bills to reopen Michigan’s only HBCU in 2022
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills on Tuesday to re-establish the state’s first and only Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The former Lewis College of Business is slated to reopen as the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design in 2022. It was originally founded in Indianapolis in 1928 before relocating to Detroit…
Detroit Animal Care offering free adoptions and amnesty program during New Year’s weekend
Updated 5:17 p.m.: The event has been canceled. Detroit Animal Control posted the following statement on social media: “Like any other business out there, we were just made aware that several of our team members at Detroit Animal Shelter are dealing with COVID-19 and or exposure to COVID-19 so we will not be able to…
Wayne County Executive Evans kind of apologizes for joking about sexist gag gift
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has apologized after he and his chief of staff joked on social media about a sexist gag device that orders women to take off their clothes and do chores. Chief of Staff Stephen Grady Muhammad posted an image of the device on Facebook on Christmas Eve, saying “Fellas! Get yours…
Shirley Woodson brings spiritual cleansing to the DIA with ‘Shield of the Nile Reflections’
Water represents cleansing, renewal, and sustenance. It is an ever-present resource that has spiritual and transformative properties. This is what Shirley Woodson’s exhibit, Shield of the Nile Reflections at the Detroit Institute of Arts represents. Woodson shows Black bathers in bodies of water across 11 paintings, referencing the mythical significance of the Nile River to…
Republicans, Black activists oppose Michigan’s new legislative districts, but for far different reasons
Republicans and civil rights advocates have found themselves on the same side of an argument: They both say Michigan’s newly drawn legislative districts are unfair and will disenfranchise voters. The bipartisan Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission adopted new maps for Congress, the state Senate, and the state House on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from some and…
Michigan’s health department says it won’t follow CDC’s new COVID-19 guidelines (for now)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is taking criticism for its new, relaxed COVID-19 guidelines, which call for a shorter period of isolation for infected workers — reducing the period from 10 days to five, as long as the person is asymptomatic and wears a mask for the remaining five days. The move…
Sheefy McFly and BabyTron team up on ‘Roll the Dice’
Detroit’s favorite neighborhood renaissance man, Sheefy McFly, is back at it with his newest single, “Roll The Dice,” off his forthcoming album Eastside Graffiti. The cut was produced by Donnie ADA and frankodontstop and the video was shot by se7enfifteen. “I’m working on an album produced by Donnie ADA and I’m focusing heavily on that…
COVID-19 tests are in high demand as omicron cases surge in Michigan
Getting a COVID-19 test is proving to be difficult for many people who are worried they were infected during the holidays. Pharmacies have run out of at-home tests, and many testing sites are fully booked. The timing couldn’t be worse. The city of Detroit is averaging about 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day, and…
The ParkDetroit app has been completely overhauled, but it won’t update automatically on your phone
The city of Detroit is launching a new and improved version of its ParkDetroit smartphone parking app on Thursday. The existing app won’t automatically update, however, so you’ll have to manually delete and redownload it. The new version amounts to a complete overhaul, which a press release describes as “one of the premier and technologically…
Michigan woman won’t be charged for outing anti-mask nurses on Twitter
A conservative sheriff in Michigan who wanted charges to be filed against a Howell woman for calling out anti-maskers on Twitter won’t get his way. Kasey Helton said the Livingston County Prosecutor’s Office alerted her Tuesday evening that she won’t be charged, saving the county sheriff’s office from a potentially embarrassing lawsuit. “This investigation, brought…
Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers cancel Detroit NYE show due to COVID
Jam band festival faves Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers have canceled their upcoming New Year’s Eve show at Detroit’s El Club after numerous members of the band caught COVID-19. “Yep… bummer news: Our NYE show is canceled — and it’s for the best,” the band wrote in a message on Facebook. “Just like every…
Free Will Astrology (Dec. 29-Jan. 4)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Historians disagree about the legacy of Jimmy Carter, who was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Was he effective or not? Opinions differ. But there’s no ambiguity about a project he pursued after his presidency. He led a global effort to eliminate a pernicious disease caused by the…
The 21 most important political stories of 2021 — and what they tell us about 2022 (Part 2)
Last week, we began our rundown of 2021’s most important political stories with the Big Lie and wound our way through President Joe Biden’s legislative accomplishments (and lack thereof). In Part 2, we’ll start with Biden’s summer from hell. 8. The heat dome In late June and early July, an extreme heatwave baked the Pacific…
The economic metrics may look good, but they’re bad metrics
You’ve heard the talking points: The economy is better than it’s ever been. Unemployment — that holy grail of economic indicators — is at an all-time low. The American economy is creating jobs. The stock market is riding high (despite occasional blips with each new coronavirus variant!). Indeed, the White House communications coordinator said, “Every…
