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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 1h

Fifteen months after Metro Times exposed coerced confessions and illegally destroyed criminal files, exonerees and families of people still locked up are demanding action and a face-to-face meeting with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

Families and exonerees rally against Detroit detective tied to coerced confessions and false convictions - Detroit Metro Times

Fifteen months after Metro Times exposed coerced confessions and illegally destroyed criminal files, exonerees and families of people still locked up are demanding action and a face-to-face meeting wi...

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Eat 'Em Up: A Detroit Tigers Podcast @eatemuppod.bsky.social · 3h

Woah - what an honor!

A huge THANK YOU to the readers of
@metrotimes.com for voting Eat 'Em Up 'Best Local Podcast' in this year’s Best of Detroit awards.

Talking ball with this community is the best part of it all.
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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 4h

Krish Mathrani, youth chair of the Michigan Republican Party, condemned the comments in a statement posted Tuesday.

Michigan GOP leaders mostly quiet after racist, pro-Hitler messages surface from Young Republicans group chat - Detroit Metro Times

A vile group chat among young Republican leaders across the country that included antisemitic and racist remarks involved claims that Michigan’s Young Republicans pledged to “vote for the most right w...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 5h

This week: Niagara, Shakespeare in Detroit, the DIA’s new African American art gallery, ‘Rocky Horror’ turns 50, and more.

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (Oct. 15-21) - Detroit Metro Times

Select events happening in the Detroit area. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See our online calendar for more ideas for things to do, or add your event: m...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 8h

After weeks of honking, hyping, and high-octane competition, the results of the 2025 Metro Times Best of Detroit poll are in.

The 2025 Metro Times Best of Detroit awards

What drives the Motor City, according to you

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 1d

Gummies were invented for ‘Tron: Ares.’ Do with that what you will.

Jared Leto almost ruins ‘Tron: Ares,’ but an excellent Nine Inch Nails score saves the day - Detroit Metro Times

This is the kind of movie cannabis edibles were made for

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 1d

Thousands are expected to rally statewide as part of national demonstrations defending democracy.

More Than 100 ‘No Kings’ Protests Planned across Michigan on Saturday - Detroit Metro Times

More than 100 rallies are planned across Michigan on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement, a day of action that organizers say is intended to defend democracy and draw attention to t...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 1d

From Strictly Sportswear to Starter collabs, this Detroit designer and producer has been curating the city’s look for 30 years.

Ty Mopkins talks new podcast and reintroducing the Kronk brand - Detroit Metro Times

Walking into Ty Mopkins’s Suite 1701 podcast studio is like entering a Detroit sports museum. There’s a signed draft day poster of basketball legend Jalen Rose, photographs of Detroit greats Isiah Tho...

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito @leedevito.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @dansavage.bsky.social for shouting out @metrotimes.com’s reporting on Michigan GOP anti-porn hypocrisy in today’s Savage Lovecast!

Happy Locktober to All Who Celebrate! - Dan Savage

Two callers, two body image battles: one man’s insecurity keeps him from getting hard, while another complains he can’t find “skinny chicks” in his open relationship circle. Dan Savage tackles both—an...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 2d

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The Indigenous Peoples’ Day Pow-Wow at Hart Plaza from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday.

Powwow returns to downtown Detroit after 30 years - Detroit Metro Times

For the first time in three decades, a powwow is coming back to downtown Detroit

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 5d

A state appeals court handed a partial victory to critics of Detroit’s controversial ShotSpotter surveillance system.

Court of Appeals sides with ShotSpotter critics in Detroit, finding city ‘repeatedly’ violated transparency law - Detroit Metro Times

A state appeals court handed a partial victory to critics of Detroit’s controversial ShotSpotter surveillance system, ruling that city officials violated a transparency ordinance when they approved co...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 5d

Group Exhibition at Detroit’s Scarab Club shows photography isn’t just about capturing reality — it’s about reimagining it.

I’d rather be slowly consumed by art - Detroit Metro Times

Perspective was the main word on my mind as I walked in a circle around Detroit’s Scarab Club for the opening reception of the Society for Photographic Education’s Members Exhibition. I’d learned abo...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 5d

This device was engineered by our friendly neighbors in Canada, and the result is a powerful, efficient, and technologically advanced dab pen that feels like a portable rig.

The Canadian-made Utillian 6 is the dab pen I didn’t know I needed - Detroit Metro Times

High-quality cannabis concentrates like live hash rosin are becoming increasingly popular in Michigan as more people move from flower to more potent and flavorful alternatives. Concentrates now accoun...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 6d

The acclaimed eatery cited “the reality of this economic climate” in making a “tough decision.”

Ferndale restaurant Coeur to close - Detroit Metro Times

After a little more than two years in business, Ferndale’s Coeur is shutting down later this month. In a Facebook post published Wednesday, the acclaimed New American eatery cited rising prices, writi...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 7d

A new lawsuit alleges that Triumph Church and its pastor, the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who is a candidate for Detroit mayor, violated state and federal laws after the church purchased the former AMC Star Southfield theater site in Southfield.

Triumph Church and Detroit mayoral candidate Kinloch accused of illegal property deal involving old theater site - Detroit Metro Times

A new lawsuit alleges that Triumph Church and its pastor, the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who is a candidate for Detroit mayor, violated state and federal laws after the church purchased the former AMC ...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 7d

This week: The puck drops for the Detroit Red Wings’ 100th season, Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Pow-Wow, and more:

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (Oct. 8-14) - Detroit Metro Times

Select events happening in the Detroit area. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See our online calendar for more ideas for things to do, or add your event: m...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 7d

Michigan’s largest cannabis trade group has filed a lawsuit arguing that a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana is unconstitutional and will devastate a legal market already struggling from plummeting prices and numerous closures.

Cannabis trade group sues Michigan over new 24% wholesale tax - Detroit Metro Times

The state’s largest cannabis trade group has filed a lawsuit against Michigan, arguing that a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana is unconstitutional and will devastate a legal market already strugglin...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 7d

Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and has been linked to multiple corruption scandals involving city contracts.

Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan - Detroit Metro Times

Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and ha...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 8d

A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website, according to records obtained by Metro Times.

Michigan Republican pushing pornography ban linked to porn site, records show - Detroit Metro Times

A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website that promised users they could “find sex” and “get laid t...

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 9d

Health care leaders and Democrats say Duggan is ignoring the reality of Trump’s legislation, which slashes $840 billion from Medicaid over the next decade.

Duggan defends Trump’s Medicaid work rules as critics warn cuts will strip coverage from hundreds of thousands - Detroit Metro Times

Health care leaders and Democrats say Mike Duggan is ignoring the reality of Trump’s legislation, which slashes $840 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Duggan is running for governor.

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 9d

This week, Don Was brings his Pan-Detroit Ensemble to the Majestic Theatre for a hometown record release show.

Don Was comes home

The Motor City booster is hitting the road with his new band

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito @leedevito.bsky.social · 9d

A @metrotimes.com cover story from 2019:

Is Trump a fascist?

The F-word

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 12d

The $1.3 million suburban home owned by Detroit mayoral candidate and megachurch pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr. is now the subject of an Internal Revenue Service complaint that alleges his church’s tax-exempt status may have been violated.

IRS complaint targets Detroit mayoral candidate Kinloch and his church over $1.3M home - Detroit Metro Times

Triumph Church is accused of improperly enriching Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., who is running for mayor of Detroit.

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 12d

Heavy metal gods Judas Priest stopped at Pine Knob Music Theater Thursday on their co-headling tour with Alice Cooper.

Judas Priest gives ‘Painkiller’-filled show at Pine Knob, plus tribute to Ozzy Osbourne - Detroit Metro Times

Heavy metal gods Judas Priest stopped at Pine Knob Music Theater Thursday on their co-headling tour with Alice Cooper. While Cooper closed the show, Priest was the highlight, with a set full of leathe...

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