Judge strikes Michigan GOP's straight-ticket ban, says it discriminates against black people

by Lee DeVito on August 1, 2018 at 1:31PM

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Detroit's semi-pro soccer club will host a First Division team tomorrow night

by Jacob Stocking on July 9, 2018 at 11:52AM

The nearly century-old Club Necaxa is part of Liga, MX, Mexico’s premier football league and arguably the top league in North America. For the semi-pro, fourth-tier DCFC, Necaxa is sure to be a sturdy challenge.

Online catalog will pinpoint more than 1,000 Detroit murals

by Jack Nissen on April 18, 2018 at 12:10PM

His primary goal — to increase visibility of the arts in Detroit. "The city of Detroit doesn't focus on art enough," he says.

State lawyers say El-Sayed eligibility controversy 'creation of media and the Michigan Democratic Party'

by Violet Ikonomova on April 17, 2018 at 6:04PM

The 33-year-old progressive's candidacy was called into question earlier this year after Bridge Magazine reported that he was registered to vote in New York as recently as 2015. According to Michigan's constitution, a gubernatorial candidate must "have been a registered elector in this state for four years next preceding his election."

Get your spring fashion fix sustainably at this weekend's vintage event in Ferndale

by Violet Ikonomova on April 12, 2018 at 2:45PM

More than a dozen vintage sellers from across the state will gather under one big roof in Ferndale tonight for a shopping extravaganza to last four days. The Ferndale Vintage Fashion Market, now in its ninth iteration, takes over the Rust Belt Market every six months with wares from online and brick-and-mortar vintage sellers.

Beverly Fishman's abstract art to color downtown Detroit with new, 170-foot mural

by Violet Ikonomova on April 5, 2018 at 10:35AM

The abstract colorful shapes of artist and educator Beverly Fishman will soon be on full display in downtown Detroit, where they'll brighten a brutalist building as part of a massive mural. Fishman, a longtime Cranbrook artist-in-residence who also heads the school's painting department, has designed a 170-by-60-foot mural set for the side of the City Club Apartments.

VIDEO: Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate heroically catches beer in Canada

by Alexandra Fluegel on March 28, 2018 at 10:30AM

Students organize to elect a corgi as U-M student government president

by Alexandra Fluegel on March 21, 2018 at 11:02AM

Science of Grief invites Detroiters to share their pain during 14-hour performance at DIA

by Kahn Santori Davison on March 20, 2018 at 6:19AM

Natasha T. Miller had been lamenting the death of her brother for four years when the idea for the Science of Grief came to her. Miller, a local and nationally renowned poet, says the overnight event is for anyone who needs to express their grief. The 14-hour speaking event will be streamed live, but locals are also invited to join an assembly of silent people who can take part just by listening.

Detroit's 'Lion Gate Estate' is for sale and oh boy is it insane

by Jerilyn Jordan on March 16, 2018 at 8:53AM

Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination — rather a world of lush and lavish interior decoration. And lions — lots of lions.

Cedar Point raises ticket prices, unveils record-breaking coaster this season

by Alexandra Fluegel on March 6, 2018 at 3:08PM

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem is speaking in Midtown this week

by Miriam Marini on March 5, 2018 at 12:49PM

Feminist icon and famed journalist Gloria Steinem will be visiting Midtown on Wednesday, March 7, to offer some insight on the future of feminism in light of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements. Steinem's keynote speech is part of Wayne State's Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society's 10th anniversary lecture series entitled "What in the World is Going On?"

Check out this outrageously expensive loft for sale in downtown Detroit

by Alexandra Fluegel on March 2, 2018 at 2:00PM

Netflix docu-series Flint Town explores poverty, police relations, and the ongoing water crisis

by Alexandra Fluegel on March 2, 2018 at 8:21AM

The majority of the docu-series was filmed during 2016 at the height of the water crisis and follows members of the town's 98-person police force. "Police officers are problem solvers, but sometimes it seems the problems have no end," one officer says in the trailer.

Anal worms are a thing and Michigan native Kristen Bell had them

by Jerilyn Jordan on March 1, 2018 at 12:56PM

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Detroit Zoo takes in animals displaced by sudden closure of Pontiac's Bat Zone

by Jerilyn Jordan on March 1, 2018 at 9:50AM

In addition to the 61 animals seeking sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo over 200 animals remain displaced by the closure. While habitats are being prepared for the new residents as they undergo a mandatory 30-day quarantine period, the Detroit Zoological Society hopes to find homes for the remaining animals by working with various accredited institutions around the country.

NBC's Good Girls premieres tonight featuring suburban Michigan moms

by Alexandra Fluegel on February 26, 2018 at 9:01AM

Detroit native Chanté Adams stars in upcoming Netflix film

by Alexandra Fluegel on February 23, 2018 at 12:19PM

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A free software coding bootcamp is available to Detroit residents

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on February 21, 2018 at 1:50PM

Meridian, a health care company based in Detroit, is already feeling that pinch, so they've taken proactive measures to help build up a skilled work force in the city of Detroit. Last May, the two companies partnered to host a 100 percent free coding bootcamp for Detroit residents.

It's #NationalLoveYourPetDay and Detroiters are showing off their furry friends on Twitter

by Alexandra Fluegel on February 20, 2018 at 2:33PM

Love 'em or hate 'em, hashtag holidays sure have a way of getting us to post adorable photos on social media. Today is (who decides this stuff?)