State accuses large cannabis firm of numerous violations in Hazel Park, Warren
State regulators are accusing a large cannabis operation of multiple violations at its Hazel Park and Warren processing plants. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) issued three formal complaints that involve numerous alleged violations by Trucenta LLC, a vertically integrated company that is involved in cultivation, processing, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and retail. Trucenta also opened…
A stuffed shawarma pizza enters Detroit’s best slice conversation
For decades — decades — Tania’s Pizza in a Royal Oak party store has quietly assembled one of metro Detroit’s top pizzas, becoming something of an institution for its incredible stuffed pies. Meanwhile, Mr. Kebab, a carryout restaurant in a Berkley Mobil gas station, grew in recent decades to become a nationally lauded shawarma spot,…
How Quincy Jones achieved musical immortality
No publication, no matter how extensive the obit, can capture the full essence of the life and legacy of Quincy Jones. To cite that he was an extraordinary trumpet master, producer of Thriller, and composer of music for films and television only begins his remarkable stay among us, which ended Sunday night at his home…
The uncompromising sound of Samuel Shabazz
After-hours inside the Fisher Building feels like the movie Night at the Museum. There’s no show tonight so shops are closed, security guards are bored, and the birds painted between the marble and granite feel like they could be ready to come alive at any time. Hip-hop artist Samuel Shabazz is here with his manager…
Cannabis dispensary, grow facility open next to Detroit’s Packard Plant
Amid the ruins of the long-abandoned Packard Plant in Detroit, a new cannabis dispensary and grow facility have set up shop, boasting some of the lowest prices for deli flower in Michigan. Vive Cannabis Co. held its grand opening in October in an attractive new building at 1601 E. Grand Blvd. Next door is a…
Motor City Comic Con returns to Novi’s Suburban Collection Showplace
Michigan’s largest pop culture event returns. First launched in 1989, the annual Motor City Comic Con is headed to Novi’s Suburban Collection Showplace for a weekend filled with celebrity meet-and-greets, photo ops, and panels featuring stars like John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and Priscilla Presley (Dallas). Meanwhile, comic…
Lapointe: Glamorous, bicoastal World Series falls flat
In anticipation of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, I finally read Roger Kahn’s classic baseball book The Boys of Summer. It chronicles, in part, the Dodgers’ 1952 season that ended with New York beating Brooklyn in a seven-game World Series. With Jackie Robinson, Joe Black, Roy Campanella,…
Opinion: In 2024, Detroit’s ‘dangerous’ reputation is inaccurate and outdated
“Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president,” said Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Detroit Economic Club earlier last month. While the former President meant this line to instill fear for the future of American public safety if Vice President Kamala Harris defeats him, the reality is…
Tlaib calls U.S. involvement in Israel’s expanding war unconstitutional in letter to Biden
The U.S. government’s involvement in Israel’s expanding war in the Middle East is unconstitutional because it was not authorized by Congress, Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit and Cori Bush of St. Louis wrote in a strongly worded letter to President Joe Biden on Friday. “In light of recent regional escalations, including exchanges in…
Stylish, Black-owned dispensary in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction to launch grand opening with freebies
A Black-owned dispensary in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction is launching its grand opening Saturday with plenty of giveaways, food, and live music. Simply Loud, located at 216 E. Milwaukee Ave., carries hundreds of products, including 260 types of vape cartridges and disposables, 150 kinds of infused prerolls, fresh flower in the deli, edibles, and concentrates. The…
New high-tech venue Cosm is headed to Detroit
A company that immerses fans in sports and entertainment viewing events with LED technology announced its fourth U.S. venue is planned for Detroit. Cosm’s latest location is planned for the Campus Martius area in Detroit through a partnership with Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock real estate arm and local architecture firm Rossetti. It follows venues in Los…
Exonerated Detroit men fight to free the wrongfully convicted with new nonprofit
When Mark Craighead and Lamarr Monson were released from prison and exonerated for murders they didn’t commit in Detroit, they pledged to help others who have been wrongfully convicted. Now the pair, united by a common cause, are raising money for a nonprofit they recently created – Freedom Ain’t Free – to connect innocent people…
Fundraiser launched for ‘Robin Hood’ of Michigan’s cannabis industry
Darrell “DJ” Howley has become a hero to many in the Michigan cannabis industry. Without the knowledge of his employer, 305 Farms, a large marijuana-growing operation in West Michigan, Howley sold about 665 pounds of recently harvested marijuana and used the cash proceeds – $269,000 – to compensate employees who each had been owed thousands…
Free Will Astrology (Oct. 30-Nov. 5)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Many people believe in the existence of ghosts. If you’re not yet one of them, you may be soon. The spirit world is more open than usual to your curiosity and explorations. Keep in mind, though, that the contacts you make might not be with ghosts in the usual sense of…
