Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in metro Detroit
We’re compiling a list of New Year’s Eve parties in metro Detroit. Did we miss anything? Let us know: tips@metrotimes.com. You can also find more events for NYE and beyond in our online calendar. Parties 00 Bar Nightclub Dress to impress. From 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; 00 Bar Nightclub, 208 W. 5th Ave., Royal Oak; eventbrite.com.…
Film-focused wine bar The Fourth Wall opens in former Lost River in Detroit
Detroit’s east side recently welcomed a new establishment, The Fourth Wall, a wine bar and microcinema located in the space formerly home to the tiki bar Lost River. After soft launching earlier this month, the space plans to host a “lowkey grand opening” on Thursday, promising a unique experience curated by owners Matt Megener and…
Detroit vs. Everybody plots new storefront near Fox Theatre
Detroit vs. Everybody CEO Sean Williams had just left the brand’s Eastern Market storefront when he got a call to turn back. He and an employee had set up for a sidewalk sale in anticipation of a Detroit Lions tailgate the next day. “[The employee] said the building collapsed,” he remembers. “She said, ‘They won’t…
Detroit’s Dutch Girl Donuts sold to The Schvitz owner
Detroit’s Dutch Girl Donuts is set to reopen under new ownership next year. The beloved Woodward Avenue shop has been sold to Paddy Lynch, owner of The Schvitz bathhouse in Detroit and the third-generation leader of the Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors. The Lynch family has deep ties to Dutch Girl’s former owners, the late…
Deadbeat owner of Michigan’s Edenville Dam ordered to pay $119 million in damages
A federal judge has ruled that Lee Mueller — whose business owned and operated the Edenville Dam in Michigan that failed in 2020, causing a massive flood — is on the hook to pay $119,825,000 in damages. On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan issued the monetary judgment against Mueller.…
Detroit Opera to go ‘Beyond the Pit’ with community concert
The Detroit Opera is leaving the pit for a concert in Southwest Detroit this December. Led by the Detroit Opera’s Music Director, Roberto Kalb, the opera will host a free one-hour concert on Saturday, December 16 at Western International High School. It’s part of Kalb’s “Beyond the Pit” series, where he hopes to bring opera…
Fundraiser planned for Detroit’s Amp Fiddler
Got a Detroit music tip? Send it to music@metrotimes.com. Come together for Amp Fiddler: Detroit’s international ambassador of funk Joseph “Amp” Fiddler has been a mentor to countless musicians from the Motor City and beyond, with an irreplicable soul that has permeated through every record he’s produced over the years. As a member of the…
Metro Times, Invisible Institute file lawsuit against Michigan State Police for access to records
Metro Times and a nonprofit news organization teamed up to file a lawsuit Monday against the Michigan State Police for refusing to disclose public records about the identities of current and former police officers. The lawsuit, filed in the Michigan Court of Claims by the University of Michigan’s Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, alleges MSP violated…
Protomartyr brings its made-in-the-Motor City sound to the Majestic Theatre this weekend
Detroit’s Protomartyr enters its second decade together as a group even stronger than ever. The indie rock band made a name for itself in the 2010s thanks to its juxtaposition of ferocious, punk-inflected Motor City rock ’n’ roll and everyman frontman Joe Casey’s dystopian, deadpanned lyrics, but its sound has evolved in recent years thanks…
Lapointe: For a change, the Detroit area deserved a double dose of the football spotlight
Was Jim Harbaugh sending in trick plays by text message from his Ann Arbor home Saturday afternoon to his staff in Michigan Stadium? Or did the suspended Wolverines’ head football coach actually disguise himself as Brutus Buckeye, the Ohio State mascot, so he could spy on the OSU coaches and steal their signs on the…
Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott turn ‘Napoleon’ into a violent epic starring a petty brat
At one point in Ridley Scott’s new biopic Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte yells at someone, “You think you’re so smart just because you have boats!” You wouldn’t expect something so bratty and petulant to come out of the mouth of the legendary French commander and leader. But you would expect something so bratty and petulant to…
Akea Brionne conjures her ancestral traditions at Library Street Collective
In Akea Brionne’s dreams, she summons her ancestors, some of whom have passed away and others she never met. They congregate in deserts and warped beaches where voodoo and religious indoctrination both meet and separate, as culture becomes lost under colonialism. The young artist transfers these dreams onto canvas in her solo show Trying to…
Dearborn’s Tiliani serves up exquisite Italian dishes
This is the best restaurant I’ve been to this year. The flavors alone were enough to win my heart, but I also want to call out the service. Knowledgeable staffers seem quite serious about their work and yet give off a vibe that they’re feeling proud and having a good time. It’s noticeable. One night…
Detroit is most dishonest city in the U.S., according to survey
If you found $1,000 on the ground, would you turn it over the police… or quietly pocket it? According to a recent survey, a majority of Detroiters (62%) would keep it — leading its authors to deem the Motor City the “most dishonest city in the U.S.” Of course, these surveys should always be taken…
Danny Brown talks hip-hop legacy, new direction ahead of Bruiser Thanksgiving X
For two decades Danny Brown has been Detroit’s most eclectic, diverse, and consistent hip-hop artist. He has released a dozen mixtapes and group projects since 2003. He introduced his patterned high-pitched voice in The Hybrid (Rappers I Know, 2010) and redefined what a dope emcee could be in XXX (Fool’s Gold Records, 2011). He’s routinely…
Talking smack to Santa
First-time moms and dads learn to parent on the fly, for the most part. My crash course in child-rearing convened at 10:48 p.m. on December 28, 1988, with the birth of my daughter, Brittany. Three Christmases later, she taught me a lesson in setting the example on a day when she managed to parrot her…
Free Will Astrology (Nov. 22-28)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When we experience authentic awe, our humility deepens. This in turn tends to make us kinder, smarter, and more positive. So how can we stimulate awe? Among the many possible ways are gazing at magnificent art, hiking in a natural wonderland, or being in the presence of a beautiful human soul.…
