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I want to believe in ‘Disclosure Day:’ Spielberg’s latest film is flawed, hopeful, and more vital than almost anything else in theaters metrotimes.com/arts/movies/i…
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Are data centers a threat, an opportunity or something in between? A new Michigan report offers a more complicated answer. metrotimes.com/news/michigan…
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Baker’s Keyboard Lounge is back. The legendary Detroit jazz club has reopened after a makeover that keeps its old-school soul intact. metrotimes.com/food-drink/de…
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This is really concerning. It highlights a crucial gap in support systems when people are already vulnerable. If hotlines aren’t functioning well, it’s likely many are left feeling even more isolated. We need reliable resources, especially in tough times.
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A whopping 85% of rental properties in Detroit are owned by landlords who have no legal right to collect rent. Now housing attorneys are threatening to sue to prevent those landlords from collecting rent metrotimes.com/news/most-det…
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A music-themed sushi restaurant chain is coming to Taylor.
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Federal prosecutors are portraying eight pro-Palestinian activists tied to the University of Michigan as extremists who carried out a coordinated campaign of threats and vandalism. But the rhetoric is not backed up by the indictment.
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Michigan bungled its hotlines used by thousands seeking help with mental health, housing, jobs, gambling disorder, domestic violence and sexual assault, the auditor general found. metrotimes.com/news/michigan…
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A Detroit soul mystery is solved after nearly 60 years: September Jones was found in Florida after our story last year, and she couldn't believe her music was still popular across the Atlantic. metrotimes.com/music-2/a-det…
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The 74-year-old man was having a life-threatening medical emergency. Deputies thought he was drunk. What happened next turned his life upside down. metrotimes.com/news/livingst…
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“My heart has always been with Atwater, and I’m thrilled to have the brewery back in my hands,” says entrepreneur Mark Rieth.
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You can celebrate the beloved Detroit brand with boozy Boston Coolers and more this weekend metrotimes.com/food-drink/de…
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Babyfxce E says he’s proud to be a part of Flint’s hip-hop lineage and even more honored to stand alongside the artists he used to look up to.
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Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has a message for Michiganders struggling with higher prices: Just relax.
Coffee costs more? “Oh my gosh, coffee went up. You know, horror.”
Gas prices rising? “We’re gonna be fine, we got plenty of oil.”
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An AIPAC-backed super PAC is pouring more than $2 million into ads supporting Democrat Haley Stevens, who calls herself a Christian Zionist, in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race. metrotimes.com/news/aipac-ba…
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Ashley Hoath's life was tragic. She was sentenced to Michigan's only women's prison for the death of her physically & sexually abusive ex-boyfriend. Last week, she became the third woman to die at Huron Valley Correctional Facility. metrotimes.com/news/woman-im…
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The Detroit artist and wrongful conviction survivor is competing in Johnny Depp’s national art contest. Voting closes Thursday night.
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They've been playing music together since they were teenagers. Twenty years later, Deadbeat Beat is making some of the best indie rock in Detroit — and their new album might be their finest yet.
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AI data centers are coming for Michigan’s power, water, and tax dollars, and residents should not be forced to subsidize Silicon Valley’s next boom, writes @AishaforMI metrotimes.com/news/opinion-…
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Michigan treated cannabis like a piggy bank. But the revenue grab is backfiring and businesses are struggling, raising questions about why @GovWhitmer and lawmakers would squeeze the already struggling industry. metrotimes.com/weed-2/michig…
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