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Singer Dani Darling connects the present to the past and escapes into ‘The Future’
Danielle Davis was on a beach along Lake Michigan, basking under the sun during what felt like some of the darkest of days, contemplating the future. And listening to Pink Floyd. “If you can believe it, I had never heard Dark Side of the Moon all the way through,” Davis tells Metro Times. Davis was…
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John E. Lawrence to host free jazz concert series at Ypsilanti’s Frog Island Park
Fact: We could all use a bit more jazz in our lives. Thankfully, guitarist, recording artist, and retired instructor John E. Lawrence is bringing the jazz to Ypsi with the Ypsilanti Frog Island Jazz Series. The free concert series kicks off with a performance by Rayse Biggs, who has collaborated with the likes of Kem…
Salute to America returns to Greenfield Village for multi-day Fourth of July celebration
Though it may not seem like America deserves a celebration after the events of the last year (who could forget the insurrection, or maskless gun-wielding MAGA folks wanting haircuts or, like, Rudy Giuliani?) but the truth is we have more than earned it (fearless frontline workers, anyone?). Greenfield Village in Dearborn is once again celebrating…
Glenlore Trails in Commerce Twp. returns with immersive summer expedition
Lights, camera, expedition. Glenlore Trails — an interactive, family-friendly hiking trail in Commerce Township outfitted with trippy lights, projections, and creatures — is getting in on the summer fun with a new iteration of the popular family-friendly attraction. The experience is the brainchild of Bluewater Technologies, a company that typically does work for big events…
Historic home of James and Grace Lee Boggs to be transformed into museum in Detroit
The James and Grace Lee Boggs Foundation plans to transform the activist couple’s historic home into a museum on Detroit’s east side. The Boggs House museum will feature permanent and rotating exhibitions that highlight the couple’s role in advocating for civil rights, labor, the environment, and other causes, and their influence on younger generations of…
Detroit bedroom punks Dear Darkness to play at Cadieux Cafe with Milk Bath and Womb Worm
Of course, we’re excited that big concerts are returning to our favorite big venues (see you in 2022, the Weeknd) but man, we’ve missed basking in the sounds of our hard-working local music-making friends. Returning to the stage is Dear Darkness, the bedroom punk outfit led by wild child Stacey MacLeod. Last year, against the…
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There’s a whimsical, boozy ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed pop-up coming to Detroit
Let’s be honest, we’re all mad here and no, we’re not referring to our reliance on a bedside microwave. Wait, what? Anyway, for those who may color themselves curious — or curiouser — there’s a boozy Alice in Wonderland-themed pop-up coming to Detroit. The Alice: An Immersive Drinking Experience is scheduled to open on Sept.…
These self-serve pharmacy kiosks are now available in metro Detroit
Retail pharmacy company SpotRx has expanded into the metro Detroit area, opening several self-serve kiosks and one hub pharmacy location. In a collaboration with Oak Street Health clinics, SpotRx aims to provide easier prescription access to clinic patients, with a strong focus on Medicare patients. “We aim to keep patients healthy by providing convenient and…
NY-based Mister Dips set to serve burgers in Detroit’s Parker’s Alley starting July 1
Just in time for the Fourth of July, Detroit is getting a new burger restaurant. Mister Dips, a griddle-style burger joint by chef Andrew Carmellini that first opened in New York City, will open its first Detroit location on Thursday, July 1. It’s Mister Dips’s third location. The company began in a retrofitted 1974 Airstream…
Where to celebrate the Fourth of July 2021 in metro Detroit
Independence Day might be on a Sunday, but the celebrations are going on all weekend. From fun summer festivals and cool parties to baseball games and fireworks, this holiday weekend is sure to be a full one. On Saturday, July 3 Le Fleur Decor Independence Day Celebration Filled with a wide selection of local art…
Michigan’s cannabis industry tops $3.2 billion in 2020, study finds — but most sales are still off the books
Michigan’s mighty marijuana market totaled $3.2 billion in sales in 2020, according to a new study by the Anderson Economic Group commissioned by the Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association. That’s thanks in part to the nearly 300 licensed adult-use “recreational” cannabis dispensaries in the state, and nearly 400 licensed medical provisioning centers, the study reports. “The…
Detroit’s demolition program under fire for failing to substantiate $13M in costs
A scathing review of Detroit’s demolition program found that the city failed to substantiate $13 million in payments to contractors between 2017 and 2019, making it impossible to discern whether the tax dollars were properly spent. The Detroit Land Bank doled out the federal funds to demolition companies, even though the contractors didn’t document the…
Detroit restaurant Honest John’s temporarily closed due to flooding
On June 26, popular bar and restaurant Honest John’s was temporarily closed due to flooding after last weekend’s heavy rainfall. According to their Facebook, Honest John’s will be closed for the remainder of the week. “We’re still drying out from the rain this weekend and will be closed for the remainder of the week,” management…
Historic flooding rocks Detroit, again. Why?
An apocalyptic TikTok video uploaded over the weekend showing an Amazon van driving past abandoned cars on a flooded Detroit highway, set to the soundtrack of Bo Burnham’s over-the-top tongue-in-cheek synthpop anthem “Bezos I,” seemed to perfectly encapsulate the vibe of 2021 so far. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s wealth has skyrocketed by more than $86…
Trump’s AG dismissed claims of election fraud in Detroit and elsewhere as ‘bullshit’
Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr reviewed President Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud at the TCF Center in Detroit last year and concluded they were baseless, he told The Atlantic in an interview. Barr broke the news to Trump at a meeting in the White House, where the president was watching a Michigan legislative…
Report: Michigan in middle of the pack for kids’ care
Michigan ranked 28th in the country for overall child well-being and 41st in education as of 2019, according to a new report. The 2021 Kids Count Databook from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that Michigan had been making progress before the pandemic, with 18% of children living in poverty in 2019 compared to 23%…
Skymint Hazel Park dispensary offers ‘Pokes for Tokes’ deal for vaccination event on Tuesday
You’ve heard of “Pots for Shots,” now it’s time for “Pokes for Tokes.” To encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, Skymint’s Hazel Park dispensary is supporting a vaccination drive from noon-4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29. The event will be held across the street from the dispensary at Color Ink Studio and Gallery, 20919 John R Rd., Hazel…
Mooby’s, Elton John, and a lesbian night: The top 10 Detroit Metro Times headlines this week
Our readers must be feeling nostalgic this week. How else to explain our top two headlines: about a forthcoming Detroit pop-up based on the fictional Mooby’s fast-food franchise from the cinematic universe of filmmaker Kevin Smith, and the announcement of longtime performer Elton John’s final Detroit show? Of course, our readers are also interested in…
How to solve Belle Isle’s overcrowding problem: Build a better bus route
I am a resident of the city of Warren and a board member with Transportation Riders United. I also penned the letter that ran in the Metro Times asking Amazon to save the Michigan State Fairgrounds bandshell. I am so glad that they are working with the city and that it will get moved to…
Bobcat Bonnie’s owner says government approved, then rescinded coronavirus aid
The owner of Bobcat Bonnie’s, a local restaurant chain with five locations in metro Detroit, says the U.S. Small Business Administration approved coronavirus relief funds — then said they would not be disbursed after all. But that was after Matthew Buskard says he already starting spending money, hiring more staff, starting construction projects, and paying off…
Big Sean rereleases ‘Finally Famous’ to celebrate 10th anniversary of debut album
Big Sean takes it all the way back to Tisa caps and POW chains to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of his debut album, Finally Famous. The Detroit rapper announced the rerelease in a five-minute long Instagram video, where he also reminisced on the impact the album had on his life and career. “It’s the album…
Why Sarah Raymore founded Detroit and Seattle’s BabexHouse, a QTBIPOC artist solidarity organization
Black transgender and genderqueer people have disproportionately high levels of unemployment, homelessness, and extreme poverty. Many are physically or sexually assaulted, and often have had poor experiences with healthcare providers. Black trans and queer people are violently oppressed everywhere, and Detroit is no exception. Black trans women in Detroit are murdered at high rates. In…
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Bees in the D to open ‘pollination center,’ community garden in Detroit’s Core City in 2022
Since the 1950s, the bee population across the world has been declining at a troubling rate, specifically in urban areas where they lack adequate habitat availability. When Brian Roest-Peterson was offered the opportunity to take a beekeeping course at Beaver Island, hosted by Oakland University, he caught “the bug.” Since then, for the past 13…
The Detroit Jazz Festival plans for live audience in 2021
Labor Day weekend will be a lot more lively as the Detroit Jazz Festival returns to downtown with in-person audiences. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the annual affair to go virtual in 2020, but now organizers say they are thrilled to bring audiences into Hart Plaza and Campus Martius. “Overall, nothing beats the experience of live,…
Michigan Opera Theatre brings music to Detroit parks
The Michigan Opera Theatre and the City of Detroit have teamed up to bring music to local neighborhoods and parks. The Michigan Opera Theatre’s touring ensemble will perform free, hourlong sets throughout the summer as a part of the Opera in the Park series. The performances mix a variety of musical genres including opera, broadway…
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Jefferson Chalmers Farmers Market opens in Detroit this weekend
Local artisans, craftsmen, farmers, and growers will gather this weekend for the 3rd Annual Jefferson Chalmers Farmers Market. The market saw a late start last summer as COVID-19 delayed the opening by a month, but organizers have high hopes for the post-pandemic summer affair. Minya Irby, community agriculturist and the farmers market manager, has lived…
You can celebrate Southeast Michigan’s watersheds on National Canoe and Kayak Day on Saturday
David Howell, chair of the board of the Friends of the Detroit River, says it was rare to see kayakers on the Detroit River when he first moved here 20 years ago. Now, he says, it’s rare not to see kayakers on a summer day. “This is a recreational asset because it’s right here in…
The first of two immersive van Gogh events kicks off at Detroit’s TCF Center
Remember back in April when we announced a confusing number of similar immersive events celebrating the life and work of Vincent van Gogh headed to Detroit and y’all kept yelling at us for not clarifying the difference between the competing projection-based events? Now that we’ve all chilled out, it’s time to actually see what one…
GOP-led Senate Oversight panel debunks 2020 voter fraud conspiracies in new report
After nearly eight months of GOP state lawmakers questioning the 2020 presidential election results, the Senate Oversight Committee this week released a 35-page report concluding that there is no widespread evidence of voter fraud, despite continued right-wing claims to the contrary. Since November, many Republican activists and lawmakers have largely refrained from crediting President Joe Biden with…
Lesbian Social creates a safe nightlife space in downtown Detroit
When Chelcea Stowers noticed a lack of quality lesbian nightlife events in Detroit, she decided to take matters into her own hands. In 2017, the photographer created Lesbian Social, a pop-up party with hopes to create a safe space for lesbian women downtown. “I started with the hopes of creating a lesbian pop-up event in…
Subtronics leads packed EDM lineup at the Crofoot Festival Grounds
The official drink of those who do not require a full 10 hours of sleep (nor a nighttime routine of sleepy time tea, a touching non-political memoir, a clean bite guard, and those nasal strips that increase oxygen intake during sleep) is hosting an EDM show for the ages and those with, well, energy. Monster…
Detroit techno DJ Omar S to perform late-night set at the Aretha Amphitheater
Pandemic be damned, Detroit house and techno artists kept the party going. And, now, one of Detroit’s foremost electronic music producers is bringing the heat with a late-night set on the Detroit River, just as god intended. Beatmaker and FXHE label head Omar S — who, in 2020, performed socially distanced DJ sets at the…
Elton John announces yet another final farewell date in Detroit, and we are not worthy
Pride month ain’t over yet. Light up those wind-blown candles, because the sun is not going down on Elton John’s massive three-year-turned-four-year farewell world tour, proving that the bitch never really left. The 300-date career-spanning victory lap dubbed the “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” kicked off in 2018, which included a stop at Detroit’s Little…
Report: EV technology, manufacturing to create job growth in Michigan
A new report predicts Michigan’s economy would see major benefits from the Biden administration’s proposed $274 billion investment to electrify the transportation sector. The report from Advanced Energy Economy noted the American Jobs Plan would create jobs, increase Gross Domestic Product and spur private investment. Laura Sherman, president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, a trade…
Congress made Juneteenth a holiday, but it won’t lift a finger to actually help Black people
On Saturday, the U.S. government celebrated Juneteenth National Independence Day for the first time, President Joe Biden having signed a bill enshrining June 19 as a federal holiday two days earlier. Fourteen Republicans, all white men, voted against it in the House. “I cannot support efforts that furthers [sic] racial divisions in this country,” Arizona…
‘Beyond Van Gogh,’ DJ Omar S at the Aretha, and other things to do in metro Detroit this week
Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Submit your events to metrotimes.com/calendar. Fri. 6/25-Sun. 7/15 Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Remember back in April when we announced a confusing number of similar immersive events celebrating the life and work of Vincent van Gogh headed to Detroit and y’all kept yelling at us for…
Detroit’s Baobab Fare is a home for refugees
Just seeing the word “baobab” gave me such a warm and friendly feeling. I felt sure a baobab tree had starred in a children’s book read long ago, once a year on visits to my grandmother’s house, lolling on a horsehair sofa in the summer heat. My sisters agreed, but we weren’t able to pin…
Pixar dips its toes into queer cinema, but it’s shallow
“It’s bad and I’m not supposed to be up here,” says Luca’s title character of his version of the world in which we live. Set in a small strip of coastline on the Italian Riviera, Genoan director and veteran animator Enrico Casarosa presents human society here as a pastoral, largely innocent world of sensory (but…
Free Will Astrology (June 23-29)
ARIES: March 21 – April 19: Author Albert Camus advised everyone to “steal some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self.” That’s excellent advice for you to heed in the coming days. The cosmos has authorized you to put yourself first and grab all the renewal you need. So please don’t…
