Detroit Metro Times

09/29/2025

Do you have a passion for local journalism and social media? Then we’d love to hear from you!

Do you have a passion for local journalism and social media? Then we’d love to hear from you! Metro Times, Detroit’s alternative weekly, is seeking an experienced social media editor to join our team. The role will utilize social media platforms to connect our journalism with audiences and drive...

09/29/2025

“This is going to be a nail in the coffin, especially for mom and pops,” says one dispensary owner. “The industry is in turmoil right now.”

Meanwhile, lawmakers have not touched the state’s 4% liquor tax since it was set in 1985

09/29/2025

“It’s only right that the people who create the music we love are paid a living wage, so that they can thrive, not just survive,” the Congresswoman said.

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib says musicians deserve their fair share. On Monday, the Congresswoman re-introduced her Living Wage for Musicians Act. Created with the input of working artists and the United Musicians and Allied Workers union, the legislation calls for major reforms in the music industry in...

09/28/2025

With more than 112,000 tickets sold, the show was the largest in the U.S.

On Saturday, Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium held its first-ever concert — and set a record. With more than 112,000 tickets sold, the show was the largest in the U.S. Organizers tapped popular Oklahoma-raised singer-songwriter Zach Bryan to headline the bill, along with help from John Mayer, Ryan B...

09/26/2025

It’s a film released at a perfect time and with so much on its mind as to feel like equal parts manifesto, state of the union address, and canary in a coal mine.

Let me get the hype out of the way right from the jump so it doesn’t seem like I’m gushing over this movie for too many paragraphs in a row: One Battle After Another isn’t simply just an instant classic (which it is). Neither is it just another great Paul Thomas Anderson movie in a […]

09/26/2025

It’s that time of year again to ditch the flip-flops, grab a hoodie, and stock up on some good w**d.

From infused apple cider to a Jared Goff strain, these ma*****na products are a good match for autumn.

09/25/2025

Records shared with Metro Times raise serious questions about how Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., senior pastor of a megachurch and a candidate for Detroit mayor, acquired his opulent home.

Records show Triumph Church bought the house in 2013 and later sold it to its pastor, raising legal questions about the transaction.

09/24/2025

MOVIE SCREENING TIME!
Discover the secret behind the mask this fall—BLACK PHONE 2 is coming to theaters October 17th!, and here's your chance to score passes to a FREE SCREENING on October 14th! Cut and paste this URL in your browser for screening passes, while supplies last: http://gofobo.com/pTnqI80219

Universal Pictures & Blumhouse present… Ethan Hawke in BLACK PHONE 2. Rated R.

09/24/2025

Advocacy groups are calling on police and sheriff’s departments across the state to avoid federal immigration enforcement, warning that cooperation with agents undermines public trust, threatens safety, and could expose local agencies to costly lawsuits.

Local cooperation with federal agents stokes fear and exposes communities to costly lawsuits.

09/24/2025

“Game shows are just fun,” says Detroit burlesque performer Roxi D’Lite. “It’s campy, it’s silly, and it’s very ’70s.”

For the past several months, Detroit burlesque performer Roxi D’Lite and her husband Charlie Champagne have been hard at work bringing what they’re calling “Foxy Roxi’s Disco Roulette” to life.  “It’s a ’70s game show where the audience spins this giant glittery wheel, the roulette ...

09/24/2025

Stars of American Ballet is coming to the Detroit Opera on October 18th and 19th . Enjoy this celebration of influential choreographers who shaped American dance in the 20th century.

Tickets available at detroitopera.org/show/stars-of-american-ballet

09/23/2025

Zach Bryan’s big show at the Big House is set to break a record.

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