Alysa Zavala-Offman
Detroit Metro Times
Wyandotte, MI, United States
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A millennial furniture store called Floyd is opening in Eastern Market tomorrow
If the thought of assembling yet another piece of garbage Ikea furniture is enough to send you into an emotional tailspin, you're going to want to pay attention. Floyd, a Detroit-based furniture company, has quickly gained a following by creating inventive solutions to problems many young people face when they begin the lifelong task of amassing a collection of items to sit on. → Read More
You can now read Metro Times on Apple's News app
Given the particularly tumultuous nature of social media — we're looking at you Facebook — and the fact that many Metro Times readers access our content through these platforms, we've been looking for ways to expand our digital horizons as of late. → Read More
Wyandotte Restaurant Week is the perfect excuse to hang out downriver
OK, we've covered this ground before. Wyandotte is totally adorable and never really gets the accolades it deserves. Despite our constant chirping about the downriver... → Read More
Detroit Tigers postpone Opening Day game
Put away your foam fingers, friends, for Tigers Opening Day has been postponed due to inclement weather. The dreary drizzle and chilly temperatures were enough to get the organization to reschedule the game for tomorrow, Friday, March 30. → Read More
Midwest can expect an increased tick population this spring and summer
The Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley regions will likely experience an increased tick population this spring and summer, due to the effects of La Niña.Data compiled by the National Pest Management Association, a nonprofit that releases a bi-annual bug barometer, reveals we can expect lots of the pesky insects, and we'll also probably see more ants indoors this year too. → Read More
'90s hunk Val Kilmer will be a featured guest at Motor City Comic Con
Val Kilmer caused many a young lady to swoon when he starred in blockbuster '90s flicks like Top Gun, Heat, Tombstone, and The Doors. → Read More
There are still a lot of tickets available for Tigers Opening Day
This is what we get for trading Kate Upton Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros. We've cursed the baseball gods and they're cursing us right back. → Read More
Former Warren strip club is becoming a Dairy Queen Grill and Chill
Jon Jon's, a former strip club, was Warren's last adult entertainment establishment before a lengthy legal battle with the city led to its closing almost a decade ago. Now, after sitting vacant for years (and becoming more and more dilapidated all the while) the topless bar is becoming something much more family friendly — a Dairy Queen Grill and Chill. → Read More
Here's everything you need to know about Oberon Day 2018
Bell's Oberon is one of those things Detroiters are irrationally obsessed with. Perhaps that's because the slightly hoppy, slightly citrusy brew is only available for... → Read More
West Bloomfield man starts GoFundMe campaign to raise $250M for a Mexican border wall
Mike Lambert, a self-confessed right-wing conservative and vegan, says he started a campaign to raise $250 million for a Mexican border wall because he wants his granddaughter can have the country he remembers. Lambert is asking people to donate to his campaign because, well, Congress can't seem to get shit done regarding the proposed structure. → Read More
Lyft offers free rides to Detroit March for our Lives protest
Fifty protests around the U.S. are planned for Saturday, March 24 as part of a national network called March for our Lives. → Read More
Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff cancels speaking tour, including Royal Oak stop
The life of controversial author Michael Wolff does not appear to be going so well at the moment. → Read More
You can eat lunch inside the historic 'Detroit Club' starting March 21
When it opened in the late 1800s, The Detroit Club served as a meeting place for local business men and industry leaders — a place where they could gather to talk shop and exchange ideas. The group quickly grew and what began in a small house soon moved to a newly constructed four-story building designed by Wilson Eyre. → Read More
Boy George and Culture Club are coming to DTE Energy Music Theatre this summer
Today is the first day of spring, yet it remains a bitter 30 degrees Fahrenheit and we're all left to wonder if summer will ever actually arrive. → Read More
Michigan native blows judges away during 'American Idol' audition
Altas Township resident Genavieve Linkowski auditioned for the rebooted American Idol last night and the 19-year-old blew judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie out of the water. Richie compared Linkowski to a young Celine Dion, later tweeting to the iconic singer to check her out. → Read More
Mexicantown exhibit elevates the art of black velvet paintings
If you grew up with Mexican relatives, someone in your family likely had a black velvet painting in their house. Maybe it was of a donkey pulling a cart. → Read More
Super Mart joins list of suspended Detroit pharmacies for over-dispensing opioids
Yet another Detroit pharmacy and its lead pharmacist have been summarily suspended after the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) found they were illegally dispensing controlled substances including opioid pain reliever oxymorphone and oxycodone. → Read More
Beloved Detroit bartender Farouk Elhaje will be celebrated during Rattlesnake Club memorial
Farouk Elhaje spent 58 years serving drinks in Detroit. He crafted cocktails at the Rattlesnake Club, London Chop House, and Caucus Club, and was known... → Read More
Barack Obama wants MSU to win it all in March Madness
OK, we're not exactly sports people, but when former U.S. President Barack Obama tweets out his March Madness bracket, we take note. It's common knowledge that Obama is a big basketball fan, but it appears he's also a fan of the Michigan State University men's team. → Read More
Where to find Detroit and Ann Arbor’s most interesting shopping experiences
People, it's your duty as conscientious Detroiters to shop locally and the area's (sometimes literal) flora and fauna of independently owned shops will not leave you disappointed. → Read More