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Detroit’s first woman mayor spoke with Metro Times in her first one-on-one interview since taking office.
01/02/2026

Detroit’s first woman mayor spoke with Metro Times in her first one-on-one interview since taking office.

Mary Sheffield, a political phenom whose rise began when she was elected to Detroit City Council at age 26, made history Sunday when she was sworn in as the city’s first woman mayor.

After months of smoking, dabbing, and taking notes, these are the flower and live rosin strains that stood out from the ...
01/02/2026

After months of smoking, dabbing, and taking notes, these are the flower and live rosin strains that stood out from the rest.

As Michigan’s recreational cannabis industry begins its seventh year this year, cannabis customers have more choices than ever.

Here is some of what Detroit’s dining scene is cooking up next year.
12/30/2025

Here is some of what Detroit’s dining scene is cooking up next year.

Gardenside Brewery After being awarded a $100,000 grant from the state of Michigan, Garden Brewing is transforming a plot of land at 4403 Wabash St. in Detroit’s Core City neighborhood into a brewery with craft beer, a farm-to-table food menu, large bright windows, and a lush landscape. It aims to...

Cinema’s not dead yet.
12/29/2025

Cinema’s not dead yet.

I keep waiting to become more cynical about movies as a film critic. Every week I read one think piece after the next about how cinema is dying and no good movies are made anymore, but 2025 was packed to the rafters with one masterpiece after another. In a year with movies like Train Dreams, […]

Ouch!
12/29/2025

Ouch!

MotorCity Casino Hotel hosted Night of Knockouts ###VIII at Sound Board on Sunday, Dec. 28.

Neoclassical metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra rocked Little Caesars Arena with its annual holiday tour, “The Ghosts o...
12/29/2025

Neoclassical metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra rocked Little Caesars Arena with its annual holiday tour, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.”

Neoclassical metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra rocked Little Caesars Arena with its annual holiday tour, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More” on Saturday.

T-Baby’s 2008 hit “It’s So Cold in the D” is a Christmas song.
12/25/2025

T-Baby’s 2008 hit “It’s So Cold in the D” is a Christmas song.

Die Hard is a Christmas movie? Then T-Baby's 2008 hit "It's So Cold in the D" is a Christmas song. The track became a viral...

Michigan’s leading cannabis trade group is urging the Michigan Court of Appeals to immediately take up its legal challen...
12/24/2025

Michigan’s leading cannabis trade group is urging the Michigan Court of Appeals to immediately take up its legal challenge to a new 24% wholesale tax on ma*****na, arguing the tax is unconstitutional.

Michigan’s leading cannabis trade group is urging the Michigan Court of Appeals to immediately take up its legal challenge to a new 24% wholesale tax on ma*****na, arguing the tax is unconstitutional and should be blocked before it takes effect on Jan. 1.The Michigan Cannabis Industry Association ...

Whether you’re craving live DJs, local bands, or bubbly and hors d’oeuvres, our curated list highlights the best places ...
12/24/2025

Whether you’re craving live DJs, local bands, or bubbly and hors d’oeuvres, our curated list highlights the best places to celebrate the new year in metro Detroit.

Whether you’re craving live DJs, local bands, themed dress codes, or bubbly and hors d’oeuvres, our curated list highlights the best places to celebrate the new year in metro Detroit. Read on for details to help you plan your perfect night out — and start the year off right, Motor City-style! ...

This $7 million penthouse is described as “a tribute to historic Parisian living — where timeless architecture is artful...
12/23/2025

This $7 million penthouse is described as “a tribute to historic Parisian living — where timeless architecture is artfully paired with modern luxury.”

Whoever lived in this extravagant Ann Arbor penthouse suite certainly had taste. Now, we’re not saying whether it was good taste, but this person sure had an appreciation for rococo-inspired maximalism, complete with marble floors, sculptures, and ornate wallpaper. The real estate listing for the ...

The handwritten note appears to refer to President Trump, saying he “shares our love of young, nubile girls.”
12/23/2025

The handwritten note appears to refer to President Trump, saying he “shares our love of young, nubile girls.”

The handwritten note appears to refer to Trump, saying he “shares our love of young, nubile girls”

We’re probably going to be watching ‘Avatar’ movies for the rest of our lives.
12/22/2025

We’re probably going to be watching ‘Avatar’ movies for the rest of our lives.

I don’t love the Avatar films as much as I should, and that might be directly correlated to the number of movies I’ve seen across the years of my life. I’m fully aware that James Cameron and his team of technical geniuses have, with Pandora, built a world that is gorgeous in which to get […]

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