Detroiters "deserve to have the city back in control of the people they voted for," senator says

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/18 8:56A Steve Neavling

State Sen. Sylvia Santana introduced legislation on Tuesday that would end nearly a decade of state oversight of Detroit. The bills call for repealing conditions of the “Grand Bargain,” a...

Flying Lotus pulls out of Detroit’s 2022 Movement Festival to attend sister’s wedding

Detroit Metro Times (Music) 5/18 8:00A Randiah Camille Green

Sorry kids, you won’t be getting a Flying Lotus set for this year’s techno Christmas. Flying Lotus announced on Twitter that he’s pulling out of Detroit’s Movement Festival. “Detroit //Movement we...

MoGo celebrates 5th anniversary with free bike rides

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/18 5:39A Alex Washington

Detroiters will be able to take a spin around the city on MoGo bikes for free. This month, the bike-share company is celebrating five years in the city and is hosting a few events to celebrate its...

Scott Hocking sculpture headed for Detroit’s Huntington Place

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/18 5:33A Randiah Camille Green

A floating sphere will soon be appearing outside of Detroit’s Huntington Place (aka the former TCF Center, aka the former Cobo Center). No, it’s not a UFO — it’s a new sculpture by metro Detroit-based...

Good riddance to the Grand Prix on Detroit’s Belle Isle

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/18 5:25A Michael Betzold

The last time I rode my recumbent bike on Belle Isle — during the winter of 2019-20 — my wheels had a sign on the back urging “NO PRIX ON BELLE ISLE.” Now I’m back — just in time to see the last Grand...

The Detroit Women of Comedy Festival brings laughs to Hamtramck

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/18 4:58A Alex Washington

If you’re down for a good chuckle, the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival is happening this weekend at Planet Ant Theatre and The Independent Comedy Club in Hamtramck. The mission of the Detroit Women...

The Motown Witch talks upcoming Detroit Hoodoo Festival and the contradictory nature of magic

Detroit Metro Times (Arts & Culture) 5/17 10:00P Randiah Camille Green

A distressed young woman approaches Detroit metaphysical shop Motown Witch with her hand on her head, a concerned look stuck on her face. She enters the shop, passing aisles of candles, incense, and...

Ferndale favorite Public House retools with vegan menu and revamped patio

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/17 10:00P Jane Slaughter

When the original Public House opened in 2013, the Metro Times’ Noelle Lothamer nailed its formula for success: “Choose an area of town with a high concentration of people in their 20s and 30s who...

Detroit native takes over city’s Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/17 9:59A Steve Neavling

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan appointed a new director of the Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity (CRIO). Anthony Zander will be in charge of the city’s efforts to promote equity,...

Detroit boxing legend Thomas Hearns partners with Premier Grow to launch ‘Hitman Cannabis’

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/17 6:40A Randiah Camille Green

Mike Tyson isn’t the only boxing great entering the cannabis game (although his pot gummies shaped like human ears are pretty ridiculous). Now, Detroit heavy hitter Thomas “Hitman” Hearns has teamed...

‘Dangerous’ moth not seen for 110 years is discovered in passenger’s bag at Detroit Metropolitan...

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/17 4:44A Steve Neavling

A moth not seen since 1912 was discovered in a passenger's bag at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered seeds during an inspection of an...

Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Detroit ’67’ will make you cry, laugh, and want to sing

Detroit Metro Times (Arts & Culture) 5/17 3:25A Randiah Camille Green

The national guard is being sent to quell protestors. Innocent Black men are being shot dead in the streets by police with no regard for their humanity.

‘Lux Æterna’ explores ideas of gender, power, and spectatorship on a witchy midnight movie film set

Detroit Metro Times (Arts & Culture) 5/16 7:14A George Elkind

Witches provide the central thread of Lux Æterna, a 51-minute experimental French-language work by Gaspar Noé that opens at Cinema Detroit this weekend. (Produced in 2019, it seems to have scored a...

Bruce Campbell’s BruceFest at Detroit’s Masonic Temple has been canceled

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/16 5:04A Randiah Camille Green

Sorry screwheads, Bruce Campbell will not be heading to Detroit’s Masonic Temple for BruceFest this June. The celebration of all things campy Campbell has been canceled, and the organizers are looking...

Shakespeare in Detroit returns with new home at Marygrove Conservancy

Detroit Metro Times (Arts & Culture) 5/16 2:00A Darlene A. White

A Shakespeare performance is coming to Detroit, but this time it’s not all about the Bard — it’s about the audience. “Shakespeare in Detroit is about breaking down barriers that exist for people in...