Randiah Camille Green
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Southwest Detroit has a new holiday pop-up tavern
A new spot for seasonal libations is cropping up in Southwest Detroit. The limited-time pop-up Blitzen’s on Bagley will operate out of former neighborhood bar Bagley Central, which shuttered in September. → Read More
Detroit brunch spot See You Tomorrow is finally opening
For the past three years, a glowing “See You Tomorrow” sign has enticed passersby on Woodward Avenue in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood. We’d always drive by and wonder who are you, and what makes you think you’ll see us tomorrow? → Read More
Detroit’s Eastern Market After Dark returns with annual event after two years off
On Sept. 15, Eastern Market After Dark is back after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The market will be filled with live music, art, and fashion during the open-studio event from 6-11 p.m. → Read More
Detroit Repertory Theatre co-founder Barbara Busby has died
Detroit Repertory Theatre co-founder Barbara Busby died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, the company announced Monday. The Detroit Rep has been a staple in the city’s theatre community since Busby and a small group of radical artists started it in 1957. → Read More
Belle Isle’s giant slide in Detroit is outta control
We were excited about Detroit’s giant slide on Belle Isle finally reopening Friday after being closed for several years — despite our painful childhood memories of getting our asses burned and feeling like we were going to die on it. But in a Facebook video showing kids literally flying down the slide, it looks like even more of a metal death trap than we remember. → Read More
Once again, judge rules Michigan prosecutors cannot enforce 1931 abortion ban
The fight over reproductive rights in Michigan continues to unfold like a never-ending soap opera. On Friday, a Michigan judge ruled county prosecutors cannot enforce the state’s outdated abortion ban from 1931. → Read More
The Gucci Detroit store is finally open
Last month Metro Times reported on a photo of a homeless man sleeping in front of the future downtown Detroit Gucci store going viral on Facebook. It prompted a tone-deaf response from an apparently unofficial Gucci Detroit Twitter account about potential robberies and beefed-up security. → Read More
Big Sean reminds us why he’s the ‘Don’ with return of fourth annual Detroit block party
Big Sean said he wasn’t fucking with us because he had a trillion million other things he’d rather do in his 2015 song “I Don't Fuck With You.” But he does fuck with us. Hard. → Read More
Here’s where to find smartphone-enhanced animated works during Michigan’s Augmented Reality Mural Festival
Electrifly Detroit’s Augmented Reality Mural Festival brings public murals to life before your eyes. This year the interactive festival is back for its second installment with work from award-winning metro Detroit artists like Hubert Massey, Olivia Guterson, and Mike Han. → Read More
Where to score NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber’s weed brand in metro Detroit
Despite the name, NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber’s new brand of weed isn’t for basketball players only. Webber (who is a Detroit native) and business partner Lavetta Willis dropped their marijuana brand Players Only at select Gage Cannabis and Cookies dispensaries on Saturday. → Read More
Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier dies at 81
Stop in the name of love: Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier has died. → Read More
Detroit’s Motown Museum unveils highly anticipated expansion, gets ready to reopen doors
Detroit’s historic Motown Museum is gearing up to welcome visitors back following two highly anticipated upgrades. The new developments — Hitsville NEXT, an educational programming and creative hub for emerging artists, and the museum’s new Rocket Plaza — were unveiled at a Monday evening celebration attended by distinguished Motown alumni. → Read More
Hamtramck Labor Day Fest drops lineup including Detroit bands ADULT., the Volebeats, Shadow Show, and more
Detroit electro punks ADULT. and New York funk rockers ESG are headlining this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. → Read More
Michigan’s first Dick’s Last Resort restaurant is coming to Saginaw
If you’re in the mood to be insulted and berated by waiters, the latest chain restaurant coming to Michigan may be for you. We don’t know why you’d be in the mood for those things, but that’s what Dick’s Last Resort will be serving up at its new location in Saginaw. → Read More
Judge grants restraining order from Gov. Whitmer to block prosecutors from enforcing abortion ban
Michigan prosecutors are once again barred from charging doctors or health workers for performing abortions. An Oakland Country judge granted a temporary restraining order filed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blocking prosecutors from enforcing the state’s 1931 abortion ban Monday night. → Read More
The Peterboro restaurant in Detroit closes for the summer
Detroit’s Cass Corridor is losing another dining option for the rest of the summer. The Peterboro, which has been serving contemporary Chinese American fare for the past seven years, is closing its doors for the next few months. → Read More
Oak House Deli to open second location in Pontiac
Oak House Deli will be bringing its vegan pastrami and Reubens to Pontiac starting Monday, July 25. The Royal Oak deli known for both its vegan and non-vegan sammies will be opening its second location inside the Crofoot concert venue. → Read More
Little Liberia wins $100,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest
African fusion pop-up Little Liberia is the winner of this year’s Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. With a $100,000 grand prize in tow, Little Liberia is hoping to open a brick-and-mortar location in either Midtown, Corktown, or Greektown in Detroit. → Read More
Boblo Boat documentary to hit select Metro Detroit theaters in September
The fabled Boblo Island holds fond memories for older generations of Detroiters that are being told in a documentary about the amusement park’s ferries. “Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale” will have a limited two-week run in select Detroit theatres starting Sept. 16, producers announced. → Read More
Detroiter goes from being homeless to working on Jordan Peele's film 'Nope'
Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated horror comedy Nope has a small Detroit connection behind the scenes. Detroit native Robert McTyre Jr. worked as a set lighting technician on the film, a fancy way of saying he did lighting setup and takedown. → Read More