Best Gambling Sites in 2026 – Top Real Money Online Casinos
Fast payouts, bolder games, and bigger bonuses are only a few of the perks that players get to enjoy at the best online casinos. And I was ready to join the club! During my latest trip, I tested over 100 real money gambling sites and made a list of the top options based on payouts,…
Ozempic: Foods to Avoid to Minimize the Side Effects of Semaglutide Treatment
If years of dieting have failed you and you still don’t have the energy to exercise regularly, you may be considering Ozempic or other semaglutide preparations. But with the internet filled with negative experiences of using prescription weight loss solutions, you’re likely worried about how to minimize the risk of experiencing possible side effects. The…
Non-Alcoholic Drinks to Try: 6 Best Booze-Free Alternatives in 2025
Feeling out of place at bars or parties without a drink in your hands? You’re not alone. Fortunately, there are non-alcoholic drinks that make everyone feel included. FDA regulations state that anything under 0.5% ABV is considered non-alcoholic—a mere trace of alcohol. These beverages, often termed “low-alcohol” or “near beer,” offer guilt-free pleasure. From zesty…
When Is the Best Time to Take Creatine for Optimal Results?
So, you’ve got your creatine in hand, but here comes the important question: when is the best time to take creatine? While some swear by its use as a pre-workout, others claim the post-workout window is key. The truth is timing can impact how effective creatine is for your body. In this guide, we’ll break…
Benefits of Drinking Greens in the Morning: A 2025 Health & Wellness Guide
Starting the day with a greens powder drink has become popular among people seeking ways to kick-start their day in a healthy way. Greens are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. We’ll take a closer look at the promised benefits of drinking greens in the morning and examine real user feedback to find out…
What Alcohol Can You Drink on Keto? Best Keto-Friendly Beverages
On the keto diet but missing out on happy hour? You don’t have to! Enjoying a drink without sabotaging your progress is possible—you just have to choose wisely. So, what alcohol can you drink on keto? From zero-carb spirits to the best low-carb mixers, we’ll break down the best alcohol for keto dieters. Plus, we’ll…
The new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Nosferatu’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ are both wildly entertaining, flaws and all
While I knew it wouldn’t quite have the same cultural cache of “Barbenheimer,” I was still very excited for the same-day release of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and the Robert Eggars remake of the classic vampire film Nosferatu. In my mind, the two films wouldn’t be quite as disparate as the same-day…
Effin Egg announces opening date in Detroit’s Midtown
Breakfast sandwich spot Effin Egg is finally ready to open in Midtown. The colorfully named business plans to open its doors from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 with a tasting menu, discounts, and giveaways. The store is located at 4160 Cass Ave., Detroit, in the former Treat Dreams ice cream shop. It’s the…
The Spice & Tea Exchange opens flavorful new destination in downtown Grosse Pointe
The Spice & Tea Exchange is bringing a world of handcrafted spices and teas to Grosse Pointe with the grand opening of its newest location at 17037 Kercheval Ave. This specialty shop blends its seasonings in-house and offers an extensive selection of teas. The store, owned by Sara Biery, will kick off its debut with…
Nicki Minaj dodges assault charges in Detroit — for now
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that it has denied a warrant request in connection with allegations that rapper Nicki Minaj assaulted her former employee, Brandon Garrett, after a concert at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Detroit Police Department had submitted the request as part of its investigation into the alleged incident, which…
Brew Detroit to close Corktown taproom after nearly a decade
Brew Detroit, a cornerstone of Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood and a key player in Michigan’s craft beer scene, has announced the closure of its taproom at 1401 Abbott St. The final day of operations will be Jan. 31. The brewery, which opened in 2014 as a contract brewing facility, transitioned to a community-focused taproom in 2015.…
Detroit’s Grey Ghost team expands to Ferndale with new fast-casual restaurant
Four Man Ladder Hospitality, the team behind Detroit dining favorites Grey Ghost, Second Best, and Basan, has announced plans to launch its fourth restaurant concept — a fast-casual eatery set to open in Ferndale this summer. The restaurant, which will occupy a nearly 1,000-square-foot building at 22305 Woodward Ave., will feature a scratch-made menu spotlighting…
Detroit’s El Club launches nostalgic early 2000s urban music series
While touring ’90s hip-hop and R&B artists have been mainstays within Detroit’s concert venues, their early 2000s counterparts seem to get lost in the shuffle at times. Enter “Club 2000,” a new live music series at Southwest Detroit’s El Club featuring artists who made a name for themselves in the early 2000s — and have…
With Trump’s impending inauguration, the cold dread of Nosferatu nears
A cold, pulse-less darkness spreads across the frozen landscape. Superstitious peasants shutter their hovels and pray to ward off frightening evil. Plague empties the city and fills the graveyard. The ancient sinister figure’s long, black shadow draws across the horizon as the fragile light finally fails. The chilly gloom is inescapable as the inevitable tragic…
Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Traverse City is known as “the Cherry Capital of the World,” and the Wunsch family has been growing the small stone fruit…
Our best and worst movies of 2024
This time of the year is always hard for me as someone who writes about film for a living. Publications all over the country release their Best of the Year lists featuring their top movies and shows they discovered over the past 12 months. But because I don’t live in L.A., New York, or some…
Free Will Astrology (Jan. 1-7)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): There are experiences, people, and places that can either be good for you or bad for you. Which way they tilt at any particular time may depend on your mood or their mood or forces beyond your immediate control. An example for me is social media. Sometimes it’s a mediocre drug…
Surprising free-agent acquisition 2B Gleyber Torres drastically reconfigures Tigers infield for 2025
A large part of the fun of being a baseball fan is speculating about the future of our favorite team. Many of us believe that we could ultimately mastermind success for our “local nine” like we attempt to do with our fantasy baseball teams. During the offseason, many of us like to consider the possibilities…
Tony Romeo and the Creampies’ record-release party set for Friday night in Hamtramck
As longtime Detroit musician Tony Romeo continues his battle with cancer, I-94 Recordings is releasing Romeo’s new single, “Autumn Song,” and will celebrate with a record-release party Friday night in Hamtramck. Best known as the bassist of Detroit glam-punk legends the Trash Brats, Romeo recently underwent radiation treatments but is planning to be in attendance…
Cinema Detroit brings Oscar-shortlisted Palestinian film to Planet Ant
Cinema Detroit, the beloved arthouse film organization renowned for its focus on independent and socially conscious films, is bringing a powerful cinematic experience to Planet Ant in Hamtramck with a focus on Palestinians living through the war in Gaza. The one-night-only screening of From Ground Zero: Stories From Gaza, a collection of poignant short films by…
7 tips to help you find the best seller for gaming services on Playhub.com
Ordering items or services for online games is the best and fastest way to improve your gameplay and skip the boring farming, enjoying the endgame with the best equipment and a good understanding of your character’s capabilities. You can find all types of services on https://playhub.com/, where the best offers from different gamers are collected…
To you, from MT, with love: Metro Times hits newsstands early this week
What day is it, y’all? Wednesday? No, that’s Prince Spaghetti Day. (It’s also Christmas. And Hanukkah.) Turns out today’s Monday. We think. But even though Metro Times usually hits newsstands on Wednesdays (that’s right — we’re still in print!), we’re hittin’ the streets a little early this week — what with the holidays and all. So…
Flint River oil spill leads to charges against head of chemical company
The director of a Flint-based chemical company is facing a slew of felony and misdemeanor charges after an alleged failure to maintain critical systems resulted in the discharge of 15,000 gallons of an oil-chemical mixture into the Flint River in 2022. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the arrest and arraignment of Rajinder Singh Minhas,…
Families of wrongfully convicted left without hope as Duggan dodges responsibility
Mayor Mike Duggan continues to distance himself from allegations that his office oversaw the destruction of critical prosecutorial files during his tenure as Wayne County prosecutor, despite mounting evidence and growing calls for accountability. The controversy stems from accusations that Duggan, who served as prosecutor from 2001 to 2004, presided over the purge of records…
Corktown’s Gaelic League under investigation for alleged financial misconduct
In a hall where weddings, christenings, and eulogies have taken place were now remnants of chaos. Even blood could be spotted in the aftermath of an unlikely event at the Gaelic League of Detroit Irish American Club in the same room where a children’s Irish dance class was scheduled the next day. Yet the 104-year-old…
Levon Kafafian weaves their story of a post-digital collapse in thread
One thousand years into the future, all digital media has ceased to exist. In this post-digital world, without the interference of technology, magic has resurfaced. The unseen has become again seen as spirit beings have re-emerged from the land. But without access to historical archives or texts, humanity just may be doomed to repeat the…
What makes a movie a Christmas movie?
Every single year it’s the same discussion around the holidays: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Of course it is. Any film set on or near Christmas, where people are actively talking about or celebrating the holiday, makes it a Christmas movie. Is that the consensus? Can we be done now? The movie is 36…
Not as desperate as others: How Same Eyes stayed focused
It’s quite a trip for a local indie band when 80,000 individual people tell you they “♥️ur vibe,” but it’s quite another when “the major-est of major labels” start reaching out to you in response to just a 30-second clip of your music. Viewed either cynically or reductively, one could say that all it took…
Beer & Loafing in Key West, where two Michigan literary giants fished, boozed, and chased Hemingway
It’s cold in metro Detroit, alternating between drizzle and snow flurries, and occasionally a low winter sun that’s right in your goddamn eyes no matter what time of day you’re driving. The sky is mostly the grim leaden blue-gray of a corpse pulled from a river. It’s soul crushing, particularly after Christmas. That’s why in…
Enter Sandman
Twenty-five years later, MT’s Hobey Echlin reflects on the enduring power of “Sandstorm.”
Free Will Astrology (Dec. 25-31)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 2025, I would love for you to specialize in making new connections and deepening your existing connections. I hope you will summon extra creativity and panache as you regularly blend your beautiful energies with others’ beautiful energies. I predict you will thrive on linking elements that should be linked but…
