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Detroit’s first themed Nike Air Jordan release solidifies its place in sneaker culture
It’s 7 p.m. and Roland Coit and his staff at Two 18 are shutting the store down for the night. The cash drawer is being counted, the floor is being swept, hoodies and T-shirts are being folded and hung. The store is a carefully curated sneaker boutique that opened earlier this year, posted on the…
Best THC Detox: Learn How To Detox Your Body From Weed
Cannabis addiction is not uncommon; it became an even bigger problem as human society evolved. Many people struggle with this addiction worldwide and seek ways to quit and leave Cannabis use for good. Using such substances can cause job loss, late payments, ruined family relationships, and an overall decline in life quality. So, why not…
Comparing THC Beverages and Alcohol
Every now and then, a booze break is needed. After a few too many margaritas at happy hour, hangovers, dehydration, and loss of motor control are too familiar. So, if you decide to trade your gin and tonic or IPA for a THC drink, how do you figure out the dosage? Don’t be intimidated by…
A worker-owned thrift store is coming to Hamtramck
Unlike most thrift shops, Detroit Public Thrift isn’t owned by a religious organization or non-profit that relies on low-wage labor. It’s a worker-owned co-op three years in the making that’s finally opening a brick-and-mortar in Hamtramck. Friday is the soft opening for the shop, located at 10237 Joseph Campau, while a bigger grand opening is…
Detroit City Council approves controversial $7M expansion of ShotSpotter despite fierce opposition
Detroit City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved a $7 million expansion of a controversial technology that critics say is unproven, invasive, and racially discriminatory. After weeks of delays and debates, the council voted 5-4 to expand ShotSpotter, a technology that relies on a network of sensors to detect gunshots. Council members Mary Sheffield, Gabriella Santiago-Romero,…
Best THC Drinks to Fuel Your Activities
Have you ever heard of Sober October? It’s the same theory as Dry July or any other catchy name for a month where you commit to abstaining from alcohol. Sometimes it’s nice to press pause on booze, but we still crave something to help us relax and unwind. That’s where THC drinks come in. Skip…
Workers at a Starbucks in Royal Oak seeks to unionize as movement grows in Michigan
A Starbucks store in Royal Oak petitioned to form a union on Tuesday as the labor movement continues to gain momentum among baristas at the coffee giant. In an email to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Friday, workers at the store at 300 S. Main St. said they were growing frustrated with management. “Our pleas…
Detroit cannabis dispensary suspended for 30 days after bags of untagged marijuana found
Michigan cannabis regulators suspended a medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit for 30 days and ordered it to pay a $75,000 fine after finding multiple bags filled with marijuana that did not contain the required state information. The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) found the marijuana in multiple bags, backpacks, and duffel bags at The House of…
Opinion: Detroit’s Birwood Wall is exactly why CRT should be taught in schools
Detroit is a predominantly Black city, and its history, like many cities across America and beyond, is one that includes racism and segregation — which largely affects its residents to this day. One such reminder of Detroit’s racial disparity is a six-foot-tall concrete wall on Eight Mile Road and Wyoming on Detroit’s westside. Built in…
Parody band Mac Sabbath is coming to Ferndale’s Magic Bag to warn us about the evils of fast food
He’s the man in charge of Mac Sabbath, the world’s greatest drive-through metal band that’s made up of twisted dopplegangers of McDonaldland inhabitants led by a creepy clown who’s got a problem with fast food and sings about it via Black Sabbath songs. An instant sensation after Black Sabbath posted its video for “Frying Pan,”…
DTE Energy donates to nearly every Michigan lawmaker as it seeks rate hike
As DTE Energy pushes for an 8.8% rate hike, the utility giant and its executives and lobbyists have donated to the campaigns of nearly every state legislator in Michigan. Of the state’s 148 senators and representatives, 138 have received campaign contributions tied to DTE Energy, totaling more than $1 million, according to the Energy and…
Mario Moore tells Detroit’s Underground Railroad history in new exhibit ‘Midnight and Canaan’
Mario Moore’s vivid paintings could easily be mistaken for photographs. Detailed wrinkles in his subject’s clothing and shadows on their faces make it seem like they’re standing in motion before you. It’s not just the hyper-realistic pieces and painstaking detail that draw viewers into the Detroit artist’s work. With his latest exhibit at David Klein…
A solo exhibition from Detroit art royalty debuts at the Norwest Gallery of Art
James Charles Morris is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist who has been engaged in the creative visual media practices of painting, printmaking, illustration, collage, and photography for more than 20 years. He has used his work to engage in various social conversations addressing themes of race, spirituality, history, mental wellness, and community. He’s also the descendant…
Bright performances and a jaundiced view anchor ‘Stars at Noon’
She takes liquor, he takes beer. That’s not a sole hard rule in Stars at Noon, but it’s a guiding principle in its central romance nonetheless. The latest work from Claire Denis (Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day) adapts novelist Denis Johnson in one of her trademark late-stage neo-colonial settings, which have to date ranged from…
5 Best CBD Products for Sleep in 2022: Oils, Gummies, Capsules
As we brace for colder nights these coming months, one might find it difficult to adjust and get some proper sleep. Though it’s proven that sleep quality improves when in lower temperatures, getting your body accustomed to the changing environment might take time. So, you’d need something to aid sleep at the night. CBD products…
Tess Burzynski spreads spores in Detroit at Fungi Freights farms
Tess Burzynski loves mushrooms — but that wasn’t always so. She says she became acquainted with them as a child, when her Polish grandfather would take her foraging for the elusive morels in northern Michigan during the spring. “At that time, I was like, ‘Eww, what is this? It looks like a brain! I don’t…
Detroit’s New Standards Jazz Crawl will bring more than 13 free concerts across the city
The inaugural New Standards Jazz Crawl will bring 13 free concerts to eight venues across five days, including performers in jazz, bebop, and blues hailing from Detroit, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. It takes place on Oct. 14, 15, 20, 21, and 28 between the Detroit Institute of Arts, Carr Center Performance Studio,…
California-based cannabis brand STIIIZY is cleaning up Cass Corridor in Detroit
STIIIZY, the popular California-based cannabis brand that recently opened a dispensary in Ferndale, is giving back by cleaning up the area around the Cass Corridor in Detroit. The six-hour cleanup on Tuesday will focus on the area bordered by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Mack Avenue, John R. Street, and Woodward Avenue. “We at STIIIZY…
The Herschel Walker dilemma
The important thing is not that Herschel Walker paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, or that he broke up with the woman when she refused to terminate a second pregnancy in 2011. It’s not that he’s obviously lying about all of this, either. It’s not even the hypocrisy of a man who thinks he…
Metro Detroit has a pizza-making robot
Imagine going to a vending machine, but when you arrive it’s loaded with pizza instead of candy. A local pizza spot in Southfield has done just that. The ZaBot Pizza Machine is located in the parking lot of Capri Pizza at 13 Mile and Greenfield. It looks like some sort of ATM machine, but instead…
Pink Panties and Detroit-themed Nike Air Jordans: The top 10 Metro Times headlines
We like weed and apparently our readers do, too. One of the stories our readers clicked on the most this week was about a local pizza company that delivers elevated pizzas right to your doorstep. Our readers were most interested in a Tudor Dixon campaign ad that was so bad it was great comedy. And…
12th Starbucks store in Michigan votes to unionize as coffee workers to continue to organize
A Starbucks store in Bloomfield Township voted to form a union Friday, becoming the 12th Starbucks store in Michigan to do so. Baristas at the 6420 Telegraph Rd. store voted 7-2 in favor of unionizing, joining the growing labor movement sweeping across the country. “We are so proud of our partners for working hard to…
Tudor Dixon claims ‘Antifa’ vandalized Lansing Trump supporters’ property
According to Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon, the property of a retired Lansing couple who supports former President Donald Trump was vandalized by “Antifa,” which allegedly scrawled messages like “TRUMP NAZI SCUM,” “GOP TERRORIST,” and “ANTIFA REVENGE” on their vehicles and driveway in red and white spray paint. “A retired couple in Lansing had…
Lizzo bounces back to give us the performance we need at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena
Lizzo was in full force at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, seemingly recovered from a sinus infection that dampened her performance at Saint Andrew’s Hall the night before. The two-hour-long set included a bigger squad of her Big Grrrl dancers, video backdrops, sparkly costume changes, and several songs the Detroit native didn’t sing during the hour-long…
Safe haven with housing, health services opens for LGBTQ+ youth in Detroit
The city of Detroit on Friday unveiled the new $16 million Ruth Ellis Clairmount Center for LGBTQ+ youth. The 43-unit, 45,540-square-foot development features housing, counseling, and a community health and wellness center at 61 Clairmount St. in the city’s Piety Hill neighborhood. City officials said the center is the first of its kind in the…
Hamtramck’s New Dodge Lounge reopens with arcade games and plans for entertainment ‘six or seven days a week’
After some delays, Hamtramck’s long-standing New Dodge Lounge has reopened under new management this month, with updates that include the addition of arcade games and plans for entertainment most days of the week. The bar switched hands earlier this year, and is now run by the management team behind the Detroit Shipping Co. food hall.…
Biden announces major federal cannabis reform, including pardoning all possession offenses
Finally, the Biden administration appears to be moving toward major federal cannabis reform. In a surprise announcement made on Twitter on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a series of sweeping cannabis reforms, including pardoning all prior offenses for possession and calling on state governors to do the same. “As I’ve said before, no one should…
Another ‘immersive’ exhibit is coming to Detroit — this time based on Disney movies
Detroit has seen trendy “immersive” digital mapping exhibitions like Immersive Van Gogh and Immersive Klimt exhibits in recent months, with Immersive King Tut on its way. What’s next, a digital projection mapping exhibit of Immersive Lion King? Actually, yes. Well, sort of. Disney Animation Studios and Lighthouse Immersive are teaming up to bring us the…
Police respond to ‘active shooting scene’ at hotel in Dearborn
Police arrested a suspected gunman Thursday night following a standoff at a hotel in Dearborn. The 38-year-old suspect is accused of killing a hotel clerk. Police surrounded the Hampton Inn on Thursday afternoon due to an “active shooting scene.” “There are still shots being fired by the suspect,” Michigan State Police tweeted shortly after 2…
Interactive ‘Level Up’ exhibit heads to Detroit’s Michigan Science Center
Detroit’s Michigan Science Center is opening a new exhibition space called “Level Up” that allows visitors to do just that with a new video game-themed program. The 8,000-square-foot space opens Wednesday, Oct. 19. In addition to classic arcade and console video games, the space will also include a “virtual playground” with ceiling and floor projections…
Activists urge AG Nessel to weigh in on legal remedies for overtaxed Detroiters
Activists are calling on Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to weigh in on the legality of providing cash compensation to tens of thousands of Detroiters who were illegally overtaxed by overinflated property assessments. The property tax assessments resulted in an as many as 100,000 Detroiters, most of them Black, losing their homes to foreclosure between…
Lizzo performs while sick at private Detroit Saint Andrew’s Hall gig before heading to Little Caesars Arena
A slightly hoarse Lizzo took the stage Wednesday at Detroit’s Saint Andrews Hall the night before her Little Caesars Arena stop, wearing mall goth studded pants and a tank top. We were expecting a glittery bodysuit with lots of ass showing, but the Detroit native wasn’t feeling her best, and she didn’t hide it. “My…
Due to bus driver shortage, Detroit area school districts partner with HopSkipDrive rideshare app
For years, students across metro Detroit have waited at the bus stop for the yellow school bus to take them to school. However, this year, many buses didn’t make it to those stops due to a shortage of bus drivers. A new transportation program is taking action to put an end to that dilemma. A…
Are Republicans giving up on Democracy?
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Wayne State University board member calls on companies to stop donating to lawmakers who undermine democracy
Bryan Barnhill II, a member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, is calling on his colleagues to demand that companies with contracts with the school stop supporting lawmakers who are undermining democracy. Barnhill supports a measure proposed by Defend Black Voters that would discourage companies from donating to state legislators who push for…
Avalon Cafe replaces Great Lakes Coffee at Detroit Rivertown Market
Avalon Bakery has a new cafe inside Detroit’s Rivertown Market. The bakery opened its latest location Wednesday morning, serving coffee and Avalon favorites like the Bite of Bliss and Vegan Willis ‘Wich along with cookies, bread, and other pastries. It also has a “biscuit bar” with its popular breakfast biscuit sandwiches. Rivertown Market sells several…
New Detroit homeowner hit with $5,200 bill for water she didn’t use
Nicole Geissinger couldn’t wait to move into her new home in Detroit and start her medical career with a fellowship at Detroit Medical Center. But the excitement quickly turned to anxiety when the 32-year-old physician received a $5,200 water bill from the city. Confused, she called the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and asked if…
‘Lust for Life’ paints Van Gogh — convincingly — as a realist
Screening in conjunction with the DIA’s Van Gogh in America exhibition, the 1956 biopic Lust for Life chronicles the artist’s entry and subsequent immersion into painting, and his notorious careening between solace and agony in the process. As directed by Vincente Minnelli, best known for bright technicolor musicals like Brigadoon and An American in Paris,…
Here’s why Southwest Detroit’s long-standing Pupuseria cranks through 100 lbs. of tortillas a day
When I lived in Guatemala in the last century, the song you’d hear constantly on the radio was “A mi me gustan las pupusas” (“Me, I like pupusas”). The tune has stayed with me ever since, and you can catch a manic version by Espiritu Libre on YouTube, complete with some Motown-ish dance moves. “Are…
Savage Love: I’m tired of being treated like a gay Black fantasy come to life
There is more to this week’s Savage Love. To read the entire column, go to Savage.Love. I’m a gay Black man in my early 30s. When I was a teen, I was called fat and ugly by family and friends. I should also point out that I was in an all-white community with white parents.…
Free Will Astrology (Oct. 5-11)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When you Aries folks are at your best, you are drawn to people who tell you exactly what they think, who aren’t intimidated by your high energy, and who dare to be as vigorous as you. I hope you have an array of allies like that in your sphere right now.…
