Sonia Khaleel
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Local restaurants join growing list of places offering carryout and delivery options amid coronavirus crisis
As the coronavirus crisis continues on, local businesses have partnered to create a list of restaurants that offer delivery, contact-free delivery, and carryout. “These local restaurants are all running promotions to have one common purpose: to help our neighbors find a business that meets their needs,” the website reads. → Read More
US Rep. Slotkin encourages small businesses economically hit by coronavirus to apply for SBA loans
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin is urging Michigan's small businesses to apply for Small Business Administration loans if they've taken a hit from the coronavirus crisis.... → Read More
Kuzzo's Chicken and Waffles will reopen this weekend
Kuzzo's is back. The chicken and waffles bastion located at 19345 Livernois Ave. on the Avenue of Fashion will reopen at 9 a.m. on Saturday March, 14. → Read More
Dance Theatre of Harlem to perform the music of Stevie Wonder at Detroit Opera House
The Dance Theatre of Harlem’s premiere at the Detroit Opera House will be performed to the music of Motown’s own Stevie Wonder. The piece, entitled “Higher Ground,” features new work from DTH’s resident choreographer Robert Garland. → Read More
Tin Roof, a new restaurant and live music venue, is set to open in Detroit this week at the former Cheli's Chili
Tin Roof, a live music, bar, and restaurant concept, is set to open in District Detroit on Friday. The new eatery and bar located at 47... → Read More
3 white Wayne State University Press employees accuse WSU of racial discrimination
Three white Wayne State University Press employees filed separate complaints alleging the university discriminated on the basis of race and retaliation against them. The three... → Read More
Lesbian prison workers sue over workplace discrimination
Two female corrections officers who are in a romantic relationship are suing the Michigan Department of Corrections over allegations that they were subjected to a... → Read More
Bernie Sanders to hold rallies in Dearborn and Ann Arbor ahead of Michigan primary
Democratic 2020 presidential contender Bernie Sanders, who was endorsed by Metro Times this week, has added two more Michigan rallies ahead of the state's primary... → Read More
Olga's Kitchen will give women free Snackers on International Women's Day
Any ladies in the mood for some Olga's Snackers? In honor of International Women’s Day, Olga’s Kitchen will commemorate it’s late founder Olga Loizon by sharing her beloved creation, the Snacker, with women customers. → Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to hold Detroit rally on Super Tuesday
U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren will head to the Mitten on Super Tuesday for a presidential rally in Detroit. Warren’s rally will take place at Eastern Market, at 2934 Russell St. in Detroit on March 3, a week before Michigan’s primary. → Read More
Frita Batidos is now serving Cuban-inspired street food out of an Airstream trailer in Cass Corridor
If you haven’t gotten on the Frita Batidos bandwagon yet, you can still get in line outside its Airstream trailer. The eatery serving Cuban-inspired street food has now started serving it to us right on the street. → Read More
Extras wanted for Steven Soderbergh's new film set in 1950s Detroit
If you’re an actor living in the Detroit area, it might be your time to shine. Steven Soderbergh, who once shot Out of Sight in the D, will be shooting his next film here as well — and he’s on the search for extras. → Read More
Food blogger is searching for her missing 16-year-old son, last seen in Detroit on Feb. 22
Angela Davis, an influential food blogger who recently moved to Detroit, is looking for her 16-year-old son. Davis, also known as the Kitchenista, tweeted that her son Jaden Davis has been missing since Feb. 22. → Read More
John Cusack to visit Detroit for 'Grosse Pointe Blank' screening at Freep Film Festival
Sometimes a hitman just wants to go back to his hometown and ask a girl out. John Cusack will visit the Masonic Cathedral Theatre on Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m. for a screening of Grosse Pointe Blank. → Read More
A new all-vegan cheese and dessert bar is now open in Birmingham
Vegans with a sweet tooth, rejoice: we now have a neighborhood all-vegan cheese and dessert bar. Planthropie opened its doors at 135 Pierce St. on Saturday to provide its decadent offerings to those with specific dietary restrictions. → Read More
Artists nationwide are invited to submit proposals for a sculpture to be placed outside TCF Center
The Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship and the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority Art Foundation are calling for artists nationwide to submit proposals for... → Read More
New brewpub Ferndale Project will finally start serving beer this week
Ferndale Project is about to become the neighborhood bar it always dreamed of being. While the new establishment has been serving coffee and lunch as it awaited its liquor license, the wait is now over: The taproom will throw an all-day grand opening party on Saturday, Feb. 22, to celebrate that it can finally serve beer. → Read More
Gov. Whitmer says it's unlikely she will endorse a candidate before the presidential primary
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she's unlikely to endorse a Democratic candidate prior to the March 10 presidential primary. The governor told Michigan Advance that, after... → Read More
Janet Jackson headed to Detroit's Little Caesars Arena in July
Janet Jackson is coming to Detroit for her Black Diamond World Tour in 2020. The songstress, who just announced her North American tour dates, will descend upon Little Caesars Arena on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. → Read More
Bill passed to name Detroit post office after Aretha Franklin, our queen
We continue to honor our queen because she will always be our queen. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3976, which renamed the post office located at 12711 E. Jefferson Ave. in Detroit the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building. → Read More