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Detroit’s Sunda New Asian serves up creative cuisine in a stunning space - Detroit Metro Times Sunda New Asian is not subtle about its influences. An eye-grabbing art installation evocative of Japanese cherry blossoms fluttering in the breeze is suspended over a pink quartzite bar, with another...

At Sunda New Asian, an eye-grabbing art installation evocative of Japanese cherry blossoms fluttering in the breeze is suspended over a pink quartzite bar.

10.03.2026 20:13 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why this Detroit Congressman keeps trying to impeach Trump officials - Detroit Metro Times Congressman Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the latest effort from the Detroit Democrat to hold high-ranking members of the Trump administratio...

“If you don’t try, you will not succeed,” U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar says of his various efforts to impeach members of the Trump administration, including new charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi over the botched released of the Epstein Files.

09.03.2026 21:28 👍 22 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 3
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‘The Bride!’ is a monster of a movie - Detroit Metro Times It isn’t much of a hot take to suggest this, but the only classic Universal monster movie better than James Whale’s 1931 Frankenstein is his 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein. In fact, the only t...

‘The Bride!’, a reimagining of 'The Bride of Frankenstein’ by Maggie Gyllenhaal, “easily could have been a shoddily thrown-together patchwork corpse of a movie,” this reviewer writes. “Instead it’s something breathtakingly, beautifully, and repulsively alive.”

09.03.2026 19:55 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Whistleblower suspended after revealing bizarre drunken episode by Detroit city official - Detroit Metro Times Detroit Department of Transportation Chief of Staff Jennie Whitfield is accused of showing up drunk at the Rosa Parks Transit Center in her city-issued car shortly before midnight in late January, ver...

A DDOT official is accused of showing up drunk at the Rosa Parks Transit Center in her city-issued car shortly before midnight in late January, verbally berating employees, assaulting a security guard, and nearly falling from a balcony while chasing a pigeon.

09.03.2026 18:38 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 6
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Judge rules Detroit Thermal cannot run steam lines across historic Lafayette Park - Detroit Metro Times A Wayne County judge has ruled that Detroit Thermal does not have the legal right to run steam lines across private property in Detroit’s historic Lafayette Park neighborhood, delivering a major victo...

A Wayne County judge has ruled that Detroit Thermal does not have the legal right to run steam lines across private property in Detroit’s historic Lafayette Park neighborhood.

09.03.2026 14:15 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The Greater Detroit Music Census needs you - Detroit Metro Times Detroit is known as one of the world’s great music cities, thanks to rich legacies like Motown, rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop, techno, and more. However, it could be better.  Exactly how is what organizers b...

Anyone who works in the local music industry — including artists, venue workers, teachers, and more — is invited to take this survey to make their voices heard.

06.03.2026 19:49 👍 12 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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Hundreds of thousands of felons in Michigan could qualify to regain gun rights - Detroit Metro Times A Michigan attorney is preparing to help people across the state and country restore their gun rights under a long-dormant federal process that could be revived as part of the Trump administration’s p...

A Michigan attorney is preparing to help people across the state and country restore their gun rights under a long-dormant federal process that could be revived as part of the Trump administration’s push to strengthen Second Amendment protections.

06.03.2026 14:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Detroit Burger Battle celebrates 10th anniversary this summer - Detroit Metro Times The Detroit Burger Battle is celebrating 10 years of its popular food competition event by bringing back its previous winners from over the vying to be crowned for the “Burger of the Decade.” The even...

The annual event is inviting its past champions to compete for “Burger of the Decade,” and expanding to Grand Rapids.

05.03.2026 15:29 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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Moroun family backed Mike Rogers as he defends blocking Gordie Howe bridge - Detroit Metro Times For years, the billionaire Moroun family fought to stop the publicly owned Gordie Howe International Bridge from breaking their monopoly at the Detroit-Windsor border. They poured millions into campai...

For years, the billionaire Moroun family fought to stop the Gordie Howe International Bridge from breaking their monopoly by pouring millions into campaigns. One of them was for Mike Rogers, who is now the leading Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.

04.03.2026 20:08 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Michigan’s Faster Horses country music fest canceled for second straight year - Detroit Metro Times After teasing a “bigger and better” event in 2026, Michigan’s Faster Horses festival is canceled again. The massive three-day country music fest, which drew some 40,000 fans annually to the Michigan I...

After teasing a “bigger and better” event in 2026, Michigan’s massive Faster Horses country music festival is canceled again.

04.03.2026 18:02 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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Pinball Pete’s faces sex discrimination lawsuit after refusing to hire woman for closing shift - Detroit Metro Times East Lansing video game arcade Pinball Pete’s describes itself as “an easy-going, inclusive environment where retro vibes meet genuine hospitality,” according to its website. However, a local woman al...

An East Lansing resident accused Pinball Pete’s of discrimination after a hiring manager allegedly refused to even consider her for a position because of her sex, despite her qualifications for the role.

03.03.2026 21:25 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Michigan lawmakers seek to repeal 24% cannabis wholesale tax as sales slump, businesses close - Detroit Metro Times A bipartisan group of state senators is trying to repeal Michigan’s controversial 24% wholesale marijuana tax, arguing the new levy is already hurting an industry that was once one of the state’s fast...

A bipartisan group of state senators is trying to repeal Michigan’s controversial 24% wholesale marijuana tax, arguing the new levy is already hurting an industry that was once one of the state’s fastest-growing job creators.

03.03.2026 20:20 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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Murder conviction linked to disgraced Detroit homicide detective tossed because of 'coercive' confession   - Detroit Metro Times A former Detroit homicide detective whose interrogation tactics have led to exonerations and multimillion-dollar settlements is now connected to another vacated conviction.Wayne County Prosecutor Kym ...

The announcement is the latest fallout tied to detective Barbara Simon, who was the subject of a two-part Metro Times investigation in July 2024 that led to numerous protests and prompted Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office to investigate old cases.

03.03.2026 18:23 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Detroit Opera’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is hauntingly beautiful - Detroit Metro Times The more time progresses, the further backward it seems that we move. When Margaret Atwood began penning The Handmaid’s Tale in 1984, she was living in West Berlin, encased in the Berlin Wall. I wonde...

Detroit Opera’s production of 'The Handmaid’s Tale' brings the novel to life onstage with gripping performances and an emotional soundtrack.

03.03.2026 17:20 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Sister of Michigan Republican SOS candidate calls her ‘a truly evil person’  - Detroit Metro Times As Amanda Love runs for Michigan secretary of state touting her Christian faith and commitment to family values, her own sister is publicly warning Republicans not to support her.

As Amanda Love runs for Michigan secretary of state touting her Christian faith and commitment to family values, her own sister is publicly warning Republicans not to support her.

02.03.2026 20:06 👍 40 🔁 18 💬 6 📌 7
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Autorama 2026 rolls into Detroit - Detroit Metro Times The 73rd Detroit Autorama brought horsepower heaven to Huntington Place. Over 650 custom and classic builds packed the nearly one-million-square-foot venue, turning heads at every corner — from candy-...

The 73rd Detroit Autorama brought horsepower heaven to Huntington Place.

01.03.2026 17:00 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kamala Harris brings ‘107 Days’ book tour to Detroit [PHOTOS] - Detroit Metro Times The former Vice President and Democratic Party presidential candidate visited the Fillmore in support of 107 Days, her political memoir of the 2024 election.

The former Vice President and Democratic Party presidential candidate visited the Fillmore in support of ‘107 Days,’ her political memoir of the 2024 election.

28.02.2026 14:54 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Local artists: Here’s how to get in our 2026 Detroit Music Issue - Detroit Metro Times Are you a Detroit-area musical artist? Have you released a project in the past year or so? Do you want people to hear it? This is your chance to reach a wider audience! Last year’s Detroit Music Issue...

Last year’s Detroit Music Issue was such a hit that we’re bringing it back. If you’re a local act, here’s how you can get in it:

28.02.2026 13:53 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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El-Sayed defies Democratic Party's establishment on Gaza in Senate race - Detroit Metro Times Israel's war in Gaza has become a major dividing line in Michigan’s Democratic Senate race as more voters begin sympathizing with Palestinians.Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat and former public ...

“None of us pay our taxes to fund the killing of children anywhere,” El-Sayed tells Detroit Metro Times. “But that’s what our tax dollars were used for in Gaza.”

27.02.2026 19:31 👍 20 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
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Sunda New Asian readies to launch near Detroit’s Comerica Park - Detroit Metro Times Sunda New Asian is getting ready to open its first location in Detroit.  Led by Emmy award-winning restaurateur Billy Dec, the chain features pan-Asian cuisine. Sunda New Asian plans to open at 7 p.m....

The Motor City location will be the chain’s fourth overall.

26.02.2026 20:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lyft driver charged with murder after fatal Detroit crash that killed out-of-town couple - Detroit Metro Times A Lyft driver was charged with second-degree murder and other counts Wednesday after prosecutors say he lost control of his speeding car and crashed into a building in Detroit, killing two out-of-stat...

A Lyft driver was charged with second-degree murder and other counts Wednesday after prosecutors say he lost control of his speeding car and crashed into a building in Detroit, killing two out-of-state visitors.

26.02.2026 15:34 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Michigan cannabis sales hit 3-year low amid 24% wholesales tax - Detroit Metro Times The illicit marijuana market in Michigan didn’t need a stimulus package, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers may have provided one, with legal cannabis sales falling sharply after the state impose...

Michigan’s legal cannabis sales fell to their lowest level in three years in January, the first month that the state imposed a new 24% wholesale tax, prompting concerns that higher costs will further destabilize the industry and fuel the illicit market.

25.02.2026 20:06 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Detroit’s Dutch Girl Donuts plots second location - Detroit Metro Times It’s a new era for a Detroit staple. Dutch Girl Donuts, the little doughnut shop on Woodward Avenue that has delighted Detroiters since 1947, says it is expanding with a second location. Owner Paddy L...

The beloved, longstanding doughnut shop plans to open a new store in the North End.

25.02.2026 18:27 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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A tough Supreme Court hearing brings little clarity on Line 5’s fate - Detroit Metro Times This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about whet...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about whether state or federal court will have the final say on the future of the controversial Line 5 pipeline, which carries crude oil and natural gas liquids across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan.

25.02.2026 17:17 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No one is above the law — not even the billionaire class - Detroit Metro Times I am done pretending the case of Jeffrey Epstein is some grotesque outlier. A dark, isolated scandal. Epstein operated for decades because systems repeatedly and predictably failed in ways powerful me...

“United Nations human rights experts say the crimes connected to Epstein may meet the legal definition of crimes against humanity,” Aisha Farooqi writes. “That should stop us cold.”

25.02.2026 16:14 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Detroit’s former Chinatown slated for $2.4M investment - Detroit Metro Times The site of one of Detroit’s former “Chinatowns” is set for a $2.4 million redevelopment including a revamped streetscape with dining patios, space for outdoor markets and community events, landscapin...

The Peterboro Streetscape Project seeks to bring new development to the city’s historic district.

25.02.2026 13:35 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The restaurant with the best views of Detroit and Windsor is closing - Detroit Metro Times With General Motors moving its corporate offices out of the Renaissance Center, the high-end restaurant it shared the building with is closing too. Highlands Detroit, which has operated at the top of ...

Highlands Detroit’s reign on the top floors of the GM Renaissance Center is coming to an end.

24.02.2026 22:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Supporters believe Temujin Kensu is a ‘political prisoner’ - Detroit Metro Times After nearly 40 years supporters across the globe remain committed to advocating for Temujin Kensu’s release. While maintaining hope that he will eventually see freedom, some of Kensu’s staunchest def...

Based on the law passed in 2017, this Michigan man would be entitled to about $2 million from being incarcerated for a crime he insists he did not commit.

24.02.2026 20:34 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Bipartisan outrage erupts at House hearing on conditions inside Michigan’s only women’s prison - Detroit Metro Times Michigan lawmakers from both parties expressed alarm Tuesday over growing allegations of toxic mold, medical neglect, drug trafficking, sexual abuse, and systemic failures at Women’s Huron Valley Corr...

Michigan lawmakers from both parties expressed alarm Tuesday over growing allegations of systemic failures at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.

24.02.2026 18:55 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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For nearly 40 years, Temujin Kensu said he is innocent. Will he ever be free? - Detroit Metro Times This is the ninth installment in “Exploring Integrity: Reviewing Wrongful Conviction Remedies,” a series examining the impact of conviction integrity units on the American judicial system’s rate of wr...

Since 1987, this Michigan man has remained one of the country’s most recognized in debates about wrongful conviction.

24.02.2026 17:24 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1