Photos: Kehlani, Lil’ Kim, Mary J. Blige, and more attend Bottega Veneta fashion show in Detroit

By MT Staff on October 22, 2021 at 4:00AM

Mother-daughter duo to open Detroit's first selfie museum this weekend

By Alex Washington on October 20, 2021 at 2:15PM

You might be thinking "Isn't there already a selfie museum in Detroit?" We're here to tell you, there's not — until this weekend.

'Immersive van Gogh' exhibit pushes Detroit's opening date to 2022, citing venue concerns

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 19, 2021 at 3:14PM

Remember the confusion when it was announced that not one, but two competing projection-based events profiting off the life and work of tortured artist Vincent van Gogh (who allegedly died penniless, selling only one painting while alive) would pass through Detroit? Well, things are a bit less confusing now that one of the aforementioned events is set to end this week, while the other, which bills itself as being the "original" van Gogh event, pushes its Detroit debut back by four months.

Sheefy McFly mural in Detroit 'censored' following complaint

By Lee DeVito on October 19, 2021 at 11:56AM

This isn't McFly's first incident with the city. In 2019, McFly was arrested by Detroit police while painting a mural on Seven Mile Road.

Fifth Annual Trans Stellar Film Festival will once again spotlight LGBTQAI+ voices in film at Hamtramck's Planet Ant

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 14, 2021 at 10:28AM

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Sick! Detroit reporter shreds live on air at new skatepark

By Lee DeVito on October 14, 2021 at 10:14AM

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Detroit developer says trees are key in Core City projects, and embraces the space

By Lee DeVito on October 8, 2021 at 4:46PM

A few years later, he started putting up billboards in New York City promoting the then-new restaurant (formerly known as Katoi), and also imploring New Yorkers to give Detroit a try. One sign, using an image appropriated from Diego Rivera’s famous Motor City murals, read, “Detroit: Just west of Bushwick.” (At the time we were skeptical of the campaign, but we’ll be damned: we have since learned of at least one guy who saw a sign and decided to move to the Motor City.)

Painting by Detroit artist Tylonn Sawyer is first work purchased from Black art acquisition fund for DIA

By Lee DeVito on October 8, 2021 at 11:52AM

A painting by Detroit artist Tylonn Sawyer is the first work acquired by a fund established in 2020 to acquire African American art for the Detroit Institute of Arts' permanent collection. The DIA's Founders Junior Council selected Sawyer's "White on White: Stone Mountain" as the first work acquired through the African-American Art Acquisition Fund.

DIA celebrates the Black, beautiful photography of Kwame Brathwaite

By Kahn Santori Davison on October 8, 2021 at 11:12AM

“This exhibition hits on a lot of points in regard to Black femininity, Black culture, Black history, and social activism,” says Barr. “Kwame really believed his photography was a tool for social activism and he really needed to record the things that were going on.”

Blackground Records 2.0 to celebrate Aaliyah's life with Detroit event

By Alex Washington on October 7, 2021 at 4:13PM

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Macomb County announces its first-ever Pride Festival in downtown Mount Clemens

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 7, 2021 at 10:53AM

Macomb County — the county that basically handed former President Donald T*ump the 2016 election — is finally seeing rainbows. Macomb County announced that it will host its inaugural, grassroots Pride Festival to celebrate its LGBTQAI+ community Friday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 17 in downtown Mount Clemens.

Nelly and Ludacris will warm up Detroit's Fox Theatre this December for 105.1 Bounce's Holiday Heat

By Alex Washington on October 6, 2021 at 2:02PM

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Eastern Market's print shop Signal-Return hosts Power of the Press Fest with demonstrations, workshops, and quarantine zine library

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 6, 2021 at 10:58AM

Power to the people… who write the words you read because, take it from us, a bunch of truly unhinged writers: writing is hard. Sure, for some of us, the written word flows from our brain to our fingers to our keyboards and notebooks, but, for most people, making words happen is no easy feat.

Detroit will honor Indigenous Peoples' Day — and you're invited

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 6, 2021 at 10:39AM

If you live or visit Detroit, you should know that the city occupies the contemporary and ancestral homelands of three Anishinaabe nations of the Council of Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi. The acknowledgement of the indigenous lands, though not enough, is a way to honor the traditional guardians and enduring caregivers of this land and is also a means to stop Indigenous erasure.

Cider in the City returns to Detroit's Beacon Park with Blake's cider and doughnuts

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 6, 2021 at 10:36AM

For us city folk, part of the draw of cider and doughnuts season is the 45-plus minute drive past the suburbs and strip malls to your choice of orchard where you can pick pumpkins, apples, and score a perfectly greasy bag of doughnuts and a fresh half-gallon of crisp and refreshing cider. But the trek is not always an option.

Hamtramck Neighborhood Art Festival returns for walkable, interactive day-long event

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 6, 2021 at 10:35AM

Hamtramck is known for, well, a few things, including but not limited to: incredible Polish, Yemani, and Bangladeshi food; Disneyland (no, not that one); celebrations big and small; improv comedy; and street parking chairs (if you know, you know). But the cultural hub touted as "the world in two square miles" is mostly known for its people, many of whom are artists, writers, musicians, and creative souls.

It's showtime — Redford Theatre hosts 'Beetlejuice' screening and shadowcast

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 6, 2021 at 10:32AM

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The ‘hardships and tribulations’ of Bloomfield Hills inspires local streetwear brand

By Alex Washington on October 5, 2021 at 3:35PM

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America's Thanksgiving Day Parade will have in-person crowds in 2021, keeping downtown Detroit tradition

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 5, 2021 at 3:04PM

Things may not be, you know, back to "normal," but it appears as though a beloved Detroit tradition is returning to our holiday calendars for a live and in-person celebration this year. America's Thanksgiving Day Parade is back, Captain Underpants.

You can score $20 front-row seats for anniversary performances of 'Rent' at Detroit's Fisher Theatre

By Jerilyn Jordan on October 4, 2021 at 11:42AM

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