Lawmakers, activists call on Gov. Whitmer to free woman they say is gravely ill from prison mold - Detroit Metro Times Nine state lawmakers and a coalition of human rights groups, pastors, and local elected leaders are calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to release a woman inmate who is seriously sick from mold exposure ...

“After meeting with Krystal, there is no mistaking that the conditions at Huron Valley are killing her,” state Rep. Dylan Wegela said.

Detroit’s working class hero M.L. Liebler unleashes memoir ‘Hound Dog’ - Detroit Metro Times In his new memoir, Hound Dog: A Poet’s Memoir of Rock, Revolution, and Redemption, M.L. Liebler chronicles his metamorphosis from an orphaned working-class boy into a prolific, pioneering political po...

In his new book, the poet recounts a life of radical politics, rock ’n’ roll, and hilarious hijinks.

Detroit’s Mutiny Tiki Bar is moving, gay bar El Trombone to take over former space - Detroit Metro Times After closing last month following nearly 10 years of business in Southwest Detroit, Mutiny Tiki Bar plans to reopen in another part of the city — but owner Dave Kwiatkowski isn’t ready to say exactly...

After nearly 10 years of business in Southwest Detroit, Mutiny Tiki Bar plans to reopen in another part of the city, with a new gay bar called El Trombone taking its place.

Making dreams come true - Detroit Metro Times Detroit’s fashion scene showed up on Sunday — but not just to stunt.  Dream Rich’s Dream University Fashion Experience brought together more than 10 of the city’s top streetwear designers at the St. R...

Dream Rich’s Dream University Fashion Experience blended streetwear, performance, and purpose.

New poll shows dead heat in Michigan Democratic Senate race as voters lean left of party establishment - Detroit Metro Times A new poll of likely Democratic primary voters in Michigan shows the race for U.S. Senate remains wide open, with Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens, and Mallory McMorrow effectively tied and a large share...

A new poll of likely Democratic primary voters in Michigan shows the race for U.S. Senate remains wide open, with Abdul El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow, and Haley Stevens effectively tied and a large share of voters still undecided.

Former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf returns to the Fillmore Friday night - Detroit Metro Times The moment of truth has finally come. Former J. Geils Band frontman and Metro Times cover boy Peter Wolf, still riding the wave of his bestselling 2025 memoir, Waiting on the Moon, is ready to man the...

The “Woofa Goofa” and his band of unindicted co-conspirators, the Midnight Travelers, are back to blow your face out live.

Neighbors say Detroit waterfront park bears little resemblance to what was promised - Detroit Metro Times Detroit officials celebrated the reopening of AB Ford Park last fall as a major step forward for the waterfront site. But months later, residents who live next to the waterfront park say it’s plagued by flooding, dead trees, leftover construction debris, a crumbling parking lot, and missing amenities that were promised to the community.

Detroit officials celebrated the reopening of AB Ford Park last fall as a major step forward for the waterfront site. But months later, residents say it’s missing amenities that were promised.

Fired DDOT safety chief sues Detroit, alleges he was punished for reporting misconduct - Detroit Metro Times Detroit’s top bus safety officer has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and his mayoral-appointed boss, alleging he was suspended and fired for reporting misconduct by senior officials and...

Detroit’s top bus safety officer has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging he was terminated after blowing the whistle on a bizarre, drunken episode.

Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan - Detroit Metro Times This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Trump administration announced plans to put Michigan officials in charge ...

The Trump administration announced plans to put Michigan officials in charge of a $1.15 billion Chicago-area river barrier designed to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

Tommy Clufetos’s unbreakable pulse - Detroit Metro Times Former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Tommy Clufetos plays with the same forces that shaped his hometown of Detroit — pride, grit, and resilience. “Detroit is where rock ’n’ roll is really true,” Clufetos says...

Former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Tommy Clufetos plays with the same forces that shaped his hometown of Detroit — pride, grit, and resilience.

Everything we saw at Astronomicon 9 - Detroit Metro Times Astronomicon returned to the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest  this weekend. Now in its ninth year, hip-hop duo Twiztid’s pop culture convention saw the likes of Cheech and Chong; Kevin Smi...

Now in its ninth year, hip-hop duo Twiztid’s pop culture convention returned to Ypsi this weekend.

Detroit to unveil Viola Liuzzo street sign honoring white civil rights martyr - Detroit Metro Times Detroit will unveil a street sign Saturday honoring Viola Liuzzo, the white Detroit mother of five who was killed by Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama after responding to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to support the Selma voting rights movement in 1965.

Detroit will unveil a street sign Saturday honoring Viola Liuzzo, the white Detroit mother of five who was killed by Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama after responding to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to support the Selma voting rights movement in 1965.

Detroit to unveil Viola Liuzzo street sign honoring white civil rights martyr - Detroit Metro Times Detroit will unveil a street sign Saturday honoring Viola Liuzzo, the white Detroit mother of five who was killed by Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama after responding to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to support the Selma voting rights movement in 1965.

Detroit will unveil a street sign Saturday honoring Viola Liuzzo, the white Detroit mother of five who was killed by Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama after responding to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to support the Selma voting rights movement in 1965.

Jack White is finally playing Pine Knob - Detroit Metro Times Jack White’s quest to seemingly play every venue in the Detroit area continues with what will be his biggest local concert yet.  The rock star’s newly announced tour includes a stop at Pine Knob, a legendary concert venue outside of Detroit with a capacity of more than 15,000. It would be his first time playing […]

The beloved amphitheater will be the rock star’s biggest Detroit-area show to date.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park announces concert lineup for 2026 season - Detroit Metro Times Some big names in music are set to perform as part of this year’s concert season at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. The outdoor music venue announced its full lineup on Thursday, including shows by country star Sierra Ferrell, indie rock staple Wilco, fusion band Little Feat, singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, […]

Sierra Ferrell, Wilco, Little Feat, Lucy Dacus, Buddy Guy, Jason Isbell, and Jesse Welles are some of the great artists coming to this gem of a music venue in Grand Rapids.

Detroit whistleblower fired after reporting alleged drunken meltdown by top DDOT official - Detroit Metro Times The city of Detroit fired its chief bus safety officer Wednesday after he blew the whistle on a top Department of Transportation official for allegedly showing up drunk at a transit center, berating e...

The city of Detroit fired its chief bus safety officer Wednesday after he blew the whistle on a top Department of Transportation official for allegedly showing up drunk at a transit center, berating employees, assaulting a security guard, and driving off in a city-issued car.

Michelin Guide eyes Detroit restaurants as part of new Great Lakes edition - Detroit Metro Times The respected Michelin Guide has dispatched its anonymous “Inspectors” to scout Detroit restaurants. Announced Wednesday, the Michelin Guide American Great Lakes edition will also cover the cities of ...

The respected Michelin Guide has dispatched its anonymous “Inspectors” to scout Detroit restaurants.

Twiztid’s Monoxide talks Astronomicon, 420 Tour, and much more - Detroit Metro Times The 9th annual Astronomicon returns to Ypsilanti at the Ann Arbor Marriott on April 10th-12. This year, the pop culture convention brings a wide variety of stars across many forms of entertainment, in...

The 9th annual Astronomicon returns to Ypsilanti.

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’: A pixel-deep franchise keeps cashing in - Detroit Metro Times I’m not sure what to say about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, but one thing is for sure: I don’t know that I like Chris Pratt that much anymore. I find that strange because his character on Parks and R...

Cynical? Absolutely.

Trump’s ICE crackdown in Michigan leads to 4,218 arrests. Most had no criminal convictions. - Detroit Metro Times Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, federal immigration agents have arrested 4,218 people in Michigan, and less than a quarter had criminal convictions, according to a Met...

The numbers show a sharp rise in immigration enforcement during Trump’s first 14 months back in the White House. They also contradict the administration’s rhetoric that the crackdown is centered on immigrants with serious criminal records.

Trick Trick joined Waka Flocka onstage at ‘The Boys 4 Life Tour’ stop in Detroit - Detroit Metro Times “The Millennium Tour Presents: The Boys 4 Life Tour” came to Little Caesars Arena Friday night. The show featured B2K, Bow Wow, Waka Flocka, Amerie, Yung Joc, B5, Crime Mob, Franchize Boyz, and specia...

Detroit native Trick Trick jammed with Waka Flocka on Friday night.

Metro Times seeks Detroit-area youth to feature in our 2026 Fiction Issue - Detroit Metro Times Would you like your poetry, fiction, or art to be published in the Detroit Metro Times in print and online to over 700,000 readers? Would you like one of 20 opportunities to win a $100 VISA gift card?...

Detroit Lit is seeking art, poetry, and fiction from youth ages 13-19 to feature in the 2026 Metro Times Fiction Issue. This year’s theme is “Worthy of Our Eyes” and will feature 20 of metro Detroit’s most creative and innovative emerging voices.

Everything we saw at Detroit Tigers opening day 2026 - Detroit Metro Times The Detroit Tigers celebrated their home opener on Friday with a 4-0 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park.

Baseball season is here.

Emperor takes Detroit to the ‘Nightside’ - Detroit Metro Times Emperor’s 1994 release, In The Nightside Eclipse, was a formative album for me when I was in high school. It was one of the earliest black metal albums I ever listened to when I first discovered the g...

"I had forgotten how beautiful the keyboards in Emperor’s music are.”

Metro Times seeks Detroit-area youth to feature in our 2026 Fiction Issue - Detroit Metro Times Would you like your poetry, fiction, or art to be published in the Detroit Metro Times in print and online to over 700,000 readers? Would you like one of 20 opportunities to win a $100 VISA gift card?...

Are you a Metro-Detroit youth with something to say? Detroit Lit is seeking art, poetry, and fiction from youth ages 13-19 to feature in the 2026 Detroit Metro Times Fiction Issue.

Detroit Thermal declares premature victory while historic Lafayette Park residents keep fighting - Detroit Metro Times Detroit Thermal is claiming a Wayne County jury handed it a “sweeping verdict” in a controversial case over whether the utility can run steam lines across Lafayette Park townhomes to heat a nearby hig...

“Detroit Thermal landed a punch and is strutting around like it scored a knockout,” one resident said.

A new biography of former Detroit Tiger Ron LeFlore, who in the 1970s famously went from prison to the big leagues, hits bookshelves this week - Detroit Metro Times After his notorious adolescence on the east side of Detroit in the 1960s, Ron LeFlore made national news in the ’70s as his hometown team’s unlikeliest of center fielders. And after a brief, but stori...

A new biography from Bay Area author Adam Henig reminds readers what a truly remarkable life Detroit Tiger Ron LeFlore led — both on the field and off.

A new biography of former Detroit Tiger Ron LeFlore, who in the 1970s famously went from prison to the big leagues, hits bookshelves this week - Detroit Metro Times After his notorious adolescence on the east side of Detroit in the 1960s, Ron LeFlore made national news in the ’70s as his hometown team’s unlikeliest of center fielders. And after a brief, but stori...

Excerpt from new book featured in @metrotimes.com. It was 50 years ago that #RonLeFlore started his 1976 season w/a 30 game hitting streak! @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @nottigers.bsky.social @detroitbookfest.bsky.social

Popular influencer the Hungry Black Man is opening a restaurant in Detroit - Detroit Metro Times After years of growing a following by reviewing Black-owned businesses across the U.S., popular social media food influencer Starex Smith — better known to many as the Hungry Black Man — is opening a ...

After years of growing a following by reviewing Black-owned businesses across the U.S., popular social media food influencer the Hungry Black Man is opening a restaurant of his own in Detroit.