First Black-owned ‘Detroit legacy’ cannabis dispensary opens

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/20 10:25A Steve Neavling

City of Detroit officials are celebrating the opening of the first adult-use cannabis dispensary that is part of a social equity program designed to ensure that Black residents are represented in the...

Metro Detroit country music artist teams up with members of rock bands Sponge, Taproot

Detroit Metro Times (Music) 3/20 10:00A Lee DeVito

Audrey Ray is a local country music singer-songwriter who has found a community in a somewhat unexpected place — metro Detroit’s alternative rock scene. She has been recording new music at Saline’s...

Giant invasive snails found in luggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/20 6:51A Steve Neavling

Customs officials found six giant “highly invasive” snails with destructive potential in a traveler’s suitcase at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The giant African snails, which were alive, are “a...

Detroit fashion and hip-hop is front and center at ‘Dream’s Most Wanted Fashion Exhibit’ event

Detroit Metro Times (Arts & Culture) 3/20 6:12A Kahn Santori Davison

Fashion and music have been two of Detroit’s biggest exports over the last several years. A quick click on your Instagram account and you’ll see NBA players rocking Octane or Wealthy walking through...

Watch: Detroit singer Apropos covers Audioslave on WDET

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/20 5:55A Broccoli and Joe Zimmer

Apropos channels Chris Cornell: Like many of us, I’m on my phone way too much. Most of the time I find myself scrolling, flicking through the same photos and refreshing my apps hoping that something...

The vegan gyro from Detroit’s Chili, Mustard, Onions is now on the menu at National Coney Island

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/17 10:31A Randiah Camille Green

Attention vegans: Even though Detroit’s former vegan coney island restaurant has closed, Chili, Mustard, Onions has re-entered the chat. CMO owner Pete LaCombe tells Metro Times his vegan gyro and...

Drake adds second Detroit date to ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/17 4:40A Randiah Camille Green

Either Drake really likes Detroit, or Detroit really likes him. Maybe both.

It’s been three long days of relitigating Meg White’s drumming

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/16 5:15A Lee DeVito

If you’re way too online, which in the year of our Lord 2023 is just about all of us, you may have noticed that people on social media have spent the past several days discussing the drumming of Meg...

High praise for Pequeño Cantina, the only Mexican restaurant on Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/16 12:00A Tom Perkins

The place to start at Pequeño Cantina is the maple-lime wings, which deliver aromatic and acidic punches that are balanced out with just a touch of mellow sweetness. The exteriors are slightly crisp...

Hanif Abdurraqib waxes poetic about Detroit and being a Black punk ahead of Youth Poetry Con...

Detroit Metro Times (Arts & Culture) 3/15 4:48A Randiah Camille Green

Hanif Abdurraqib may not be from Detroit but in many ways, the Motor City feels like home. The best-selling poet, music critic, and The New Yorker contributor remembers driving to Detroit from his...

After getting kicked out of the house as a teenager, one young woman now wants to save Detroit’s...

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/14 10:00P Eleanore Catolico

Amber Matthews tries to stay rosy and upbeat as she prepares for an upcoming event. Her nine-month-old nephew’s relentless cries had kept her up late into the quiet hours of a snowless January night.

Ex-radio host Adolph Mongo launches new podcast to take on Detroit politics, current events

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/14 8:08A Steve Neavling

Former radio host Adolph Mongo, one of Detroit’s most prominent voices on politics and current events, is hosting a new podcast called Detroit in Black and White. Mongo, who hosted a two-hour show on...

This Michigan company offers cannabis subscription boxes delivered to your door

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/14 5:42A Steve Neavling

Walking into a cannabis dispensary can be overwhelming. A Michigan-based company is poised to make the process easier and more educational with a monthly cannabis subscription club that delivers a...

Detroit rapper NOLAN fka explores love and loss on latest LP

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/14 12:00A Broccoli and Joe Zimmer

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TLC and Shaggy announce summer tour with Pine Knob stop

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 3/13 8:18A Randiah Camille Green

Don’t go chasing waterfalls, please stick to Pine Knob because that’s where TLC is playing in June. TLC and Shaggy announced they’re teaming up for a “TLC & Shaggy: Hot Summer Nights Tour.” The trek...