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Getting past the heated rhetoric and talking with Prop A’s supporters
Before this summer, it’s likely that only the most engaged followers of local politics were aware of a community benefits ordinance, or CBO, in the works. The proposal, appearing as Prop A on the November ballot in Detroit, was put forward by a coalition of community groups, with an assist from a few council members…
Poll: Are you ‘With Hillacream’ or ‘Trumpkin’? You decide at this metro Detroit pie shop
If you can’t stand the candidates IRL, you may prefer them in pie form.
Lincoln Park man charged with second-degree murder in death of Detroit cop
Killed in a hit-and-run, 40-year-old Officer Myron Jarrett leaves behind a wife, four children, and another stark reminder of the many dangers of donning a badge. Steven Guzina of Lincoln Park was arraigned in 36th District Court on charges of second-degree murder and operating while intoxicated causing death on Monday in connection with Jarett’s death.…
Cool fun loud Australian rock music at the UFO Factory tonight
We all know that a lot of the best new rock-based music in the last handful of years has come from Australia. Tonight one of the lesser-known acts, Beef Jerk, who record for Trouble in Mind, are playing the UFO. The show starts at 9 p.m. and is eminently worth leaving the house for. We…
Some sick f*ck put a razor blade in a tootsie roll and the cops are investigating
Man, can’t we just get through one holiday without some scumbag ruining it for everyone else? MLive is reporting that a sharp piece of metal was found inside a child’s Halloween candy in the small village of Wellson in Manistee County. Yeah, Ron Weasley. We’re equally confused/concerned as you are. Apparently, a razor blade was…
Giant Detroit music history tome celebrates its release this Sunday at Book Beat
‘Heaven Was Detroit,’ editor M.L. Liebler’s colossal new Detroit music history book, will see a very fun release party on Sunday, Nov. 6.
The DIA wants your home videos from 1967, please
The Detroit Institute of Arts has something working up its sleeve to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Detroit uprising/riots that happened in the summer of 1967. The DIA is collecting submitted home movies for a special project that will run at the museum beginning in January and ending in July. The films will be…
Captwolf premieres new video for ‘Alure’
Here is a great surprise for this Tuesday. The video dropped today for “Allure” featuring Kill The Captain and Novakain from Captwolf, arguably Detroit’s most innovative and fertile hip-hop collective. Captwolf performs this Saturday, Nov. 4 at the fourth annual No Rest Fest. And we eagerly await more new music from them.
Forty years ago, feds offered Detroit a rapid transit system
But the inability of the governments in southeastern Michigan to agree on a regional vision ultimately scuttled the plan.
Here’s your chance to ask Michael Moore everything you’ve been dying to know about Trumpland
A couple weeks ago we found Michael Moore had been secretly working on a documentary called Trumpland. The film, which can be seen for free online at sites like this one, is a taping of the notoriously unkept Oscar-winner as he speaks to an audience at the Murphy Theater in Wilmington, Ohio. As one might…
Nightcall with Peter Werbe to sign off
The longest-running live phone-in talk show in U.S. radio history to sing off tonight.
Elle King and the rest of the Fillmore got sloshed last night
Ele King really loved Detroit.
The real story of Harry Houdini’s Halloween day death in Detroit
Harry Houdini died on Halloween in Detroit 92 years ago. The famous magician did not meet his untimely demise on stage while performing an escape act from his Chinese water torture machine, as many folks believe. Rather, he died at Grace Hospital in Detroit a week after collapsing on stage during his final performance on…
Detroit Restaurant Openings & Closures: October 2016
October saw more closures than openings.
Fire destroys Grosse Pointe Park restaurant, apartments, and former Bob Bashara ‘dungeon’
No one was hurt, but the building is a total loss.
Side Dish: The Peterboro’s Brion Wong on super speed and ginger
Meet the mastermind behind Chinatown’s only restaurant.
Regina Spektor is bringing her tasty tunes to the Fillmore in March
If you binge-watched every episode of Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black, you’ve listened to Regina Spektor at least 52 times (her Grammy-nominated song, “You’ve Got Time”, soundtracks the opening credits). If that human-shaped indentation in your couch is becoming worrisome, you can now buy tickets to see the classically trained pianist turned indie music…
Rochelle Riley apparently has a problem with free speech
At least when it comes to ‘The Walking Dead.’
The Weeknd to perform at the Palace in May
Here is some news that’s sure to brighten this start of your work week: The Weeknd will perform at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday, May 24, in 2017 (which will not not not be the First Year of Our Trump). Tickets go on sale this Friday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. at all the…
5 things we hope happens when Cher campaigns for Hillary in Michigan
I don’t know about all of you, but this seems like the one good thing that is coming out of the last few days of this election season: Cher is campaigning for Hillary in Michigan today. AND WE CANNOT CONTAIN OUR EXCITEMENT. Phew! Thanks, Cher! Cher has been a vocal supporter for Hillary’s campaign and…
See local scribe Lynn Crawford read from her new book in Detroit
So far, the book has earned praise from novelist Harry Mathews and poet and essayist Andrei Codrescu.
Abstract art double-whammy in West Bloomfield
Compilation station: A restrospective of Rick Vian. But wait: There’s more! An additional exhibit with 41 Detroit abstractionists.
Can’t-miss show of the week: Weyes Blood at Trinosophes this Sunday
Sleeper hit of the weekend: smooth, weird, spooky jams from Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood (pro tip: pronounced like the Flannery O’Connor book).
Parker Street Market will close, owner says
Owner David Kirby confirmed to Eater Detroit today that Parker Street Market will close. The West Village shop recently expanded in both space and services, but it wasn’t enough to keep the place going. Kirby released a chipper statement via email in which he told neighboring businesses and customers that he had attempted to sell…
Cyberoptix owner to open shop in Eastern Market selling more than just ties
Bethany Shorb is the monochromatic yet charismatic character behind Cyberoptix ties and Well Done Goods and the savvy business woman (and newlywed!) is opening a shop in her Eastern Market digs this November. The shop, called Well Done Goods, will be the first retail outlet on Gratiot in over 40 years, according to a press…
Waterford Township board votes to refuse Syrian refugees
“This is a fool’s errand,” one Waterford resident told the township board.
Food for Thought: Chef Tunde Wey talks about ‘Dining in the Era of Kaepernick’
Find out how dining can serve as a vehicle for change.
Bobcat Bonnie’s owner says ‘Hoffa’s Hideout’ will go by another name
The decision to bury the name comes not from the public hubbub, but due to the objections of Hoffa’s son.
Confusion over cost of Little Caesars Arena; speculation builds on a Pistons move downtown
In what would likely be the biggest business coup for Detroit since mortgage lender Quicken Loans announced it was relocating from the suburbs to the city’s downtown core in 2007, a deal to move the Detroit Pistons could be announced within days, according to reports. As the new home of the Detroit Red Wings enters…
It’s the 20th annual Edgefest now; William Parker Quartet plays tomorrow night
Over at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, the 20th annual Edgefest got off to a raucous start last night with Wadada Leo Smith performing. The event continues through Saturday night, with a great program of adventurous sounds. Of particular note is the William Parker Quartet show on Friday, Oct. 28. That band alone…
Theo Parrish updates website, hints at new music
Awesome news for fans of real Detroit music.
Just in time for hunting season, Arby’s to offer venison sandwiches in Michigan
You won’t return home from the hunting trip empty-handed with this bad boy.
Nintendo Switch: One system, two functions
Nintento Switch announced, street dated for March 31, 2017. Price and specifications expected early 2017.
Corktown, tacos, and ‘Hoffa’s Hideout’
First it was tacos that upset people, and now it’s the moniker ‘Hoffa’s Hideout.” But really: What’s in a name?
‘Stay Midtown’ incentives launch in response to rising rents
It’s like the Live Midtown program, but for people who were here before there was a leather shop with a giant tepee.
Another chance to see the hilarious ‘Fish Dinner’ in Northville this week
There will be lotsa laffs this weekend when Quentin Hicks’ ‘Fish Dinner’ hits the stage in Northville.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to play the Masonic in June
Goths, poets, cowboys, and punks unite — your deep-throated dreamboat is coming back.
Keegan-Michael Key is the co-grand marshal of the Thanksgiving Day parade
And we are freaking out.
Feedback (10/19-10/25)
One of our editorial interns, Gabriel Goodwin, wrote a blog post entitled “All Lives Matter: A racist response to a race problem in America.” It drew a lot of commentary online, but also prompted a reader named Julie Benac to email us these comments: I wanted to thank you so much for the great piece…
Election Day: a watershed moment for pot
Get ready for a BIG marijuana election. What? You say that we are not voting for legalization on Nov. 9 because the Board of State Canvassers said the MI Legalize petition signatures were too old. That is indeed true. We’re not voting on the question but chances are that marijuana is going to blow up…
The danger we face
Here’s an example of how far we have fallen into barbarism. Only eight years ago, John McCain was running for president. He was struggling and falling behind in the polls one afternoon in October when he was campaigning among voters in Minnesota, and a batty old lady took the microphone. “I don’t trust Obama. I’ve…
Roky Erickson plays El Club
Austin, Texas. 1966. Eighteen-year-old Roky Erickson drops out of high school to form the Spades, and writes what, to our mind, is one of the best rock ‘n’ roll songs of all time: “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” Erickson’s signature howl, influenced by the likes of Little Richard and James Brown, seals the deal on the…
Talking thrash with the Bay Area’s Trash Talk
In the monstrous belly of the Hollywood beast, Lee Spielman and his bandmates have created a haven for the spirit of independence and community that their home in the Bay Area is so famous for. Their skate shop, music venue, and art gallery, Babylon, is located two blocks north of Sunset Boulevard, not far from…
Evan Haywood’s psychedelic folk music
Evan Haywood is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and emcee. He has so many talents, it’s easier to just say he’s a music-obsessed freak and call it a day. Over the past decade, he’s been best known as one-third of the Ann Arbor hip-hop trio Tree City. But this year he self-released his debut solo…
Satchel’s succeeds by following tradition
Barbecue’s resonance within the Detroit area isn’t confusing at all, for a great number of reasons: Sure, there’s the Great Migration, and the continuing stream of Southerners coming to our Northern manufacturing hubs that could be credited with its introduction or popularization. There’s the pivotal place that barbecue holds in the revitalization of Corktown, and…
Savage Love: Seven Nights
Q I love my wife, but I have a lot of resentment, disappointment, and insecurity over our sex life. After four years of marriage, huge angst remains that I have yet to get a handle on. Right now, with kids and our busy lives, she’s content with sex once a week or so, and I…
Muralist’s vibrant artwork dots Detroit
If you’ve spent any time at all driving around the city — beyond and around the bubbles of downtown and Midtown — you have undoubtedly seen the handiwork of a local painter who goes by the name “Bird.” Bird, who turned 58 this year, was born and raised in Detroit. His real name is Lee…
