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Miller’s Bar sold to new owners amid ongoing wage theft and retaliation case

New management at the beloved Dearborn burger joint is making long-time workers ‘re-interview’ and firing others who speak up

By Layla McMurtrie

Jan 12, 2024

Long-standing Miller’s Bar in Dearborn, a beloved burger joint known for its no-frills atmosphere and “honor system” payment methods, has been sold to new owners. Founded by George Miller more than 80 years ago, it has been run by his nephews Dennis and Mark Miller for nearly 50 years...

Miller’s Bar is under new ownership.

Detroit police captain with checkered past suspended after allegedly choking his wife

Scott Hall was promoted despite having racked up 56 civilian complaints

By Steve Neavling

A Detroit police squad car.

Get ready, Detroit — winter is finally coming this weekend

A snowstorm is expected to bring 6-8 inches to metro Detroit this weekend

By Layla McMurtrie

Maybe we can finally go sledding.

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A Target in New York City.

By Randiah Camille Green

Jan 10, 2024

Detroit may not be getting a Target after all, and we’re annoyed

Charlie LeDuff's mugshot after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife in December 2023.

By Steve Neavling

Jan 10, 2024

Blood or pizza sauce? Charlie LeDuff’s version of 2009 arrest contradicted by police report

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Michigan

Michigan’s wealthy are being taxed less than the rest of us, according to study

By Randiah Camille Green

Jan 9, 2024

Michigan’s wealthy are being taxed less than the rest of us, according to study

Jeffrey J. Walsh, bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord, speaks at a news conference about the sexual abuse report.

By Steve Neavling

Jan 8, 2024

28 clergy from Diocese of Gaylord accused of sexual misconduct, Nessel reveals

Politics & Elections

Future Michigan GOP Chair Kristina Karamo attends the GOP gubernatorial debate at the Mackinac Island Policy Conference, June 2, 2022.

By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance

Jan 8, 2024

MIGOP members vote to remove Karamo, her supporters rip the effort as ‘illegitimate’

Pundits keep looking to Michigan for possible alternatives to Joe Biden in 2024.

Jan 5, 2024

Gretchen Whitmer for president? How about Rashida Tlaib? Andy Levin?

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Shawn Fain, United Auto Workers 
After winning election on a union reform platform, the president of the UAW led a significant and successful strike against the Detroit Three of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. Now, he hopes to organize non-union auto companies under the Solidarity House umbrella. It is too early to tell if Fain’s militant labor movement spreads among those employed in the gig economy or simply those not sharing in the prosperity of the recovery. But when a labor leader wears an “Eat the Rich” T-shirt, it indicates that the mood in the land might be moving toward a more equitable distribution of wealth.

Lapointe: From a Detroit point of view, the winners and losers of 2023

Project Censored 2023: Corporate abuse and environmental harm dominate top 10 stories

Project Censored 2023: Corporate abuse and environmental harm dominate top 10 stories

Jewish Voices for Peace and WSU students protest war on Gaza on first day of Hanukkah

Jewish groups and WSU students protest war on Gaza on first day of Hanukkah

Detroiters march in Banglatown and Hamtramck calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Detroiters march in Banglatown and Hamtramck calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

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