Detroit Thermal is seeking to reassure Lafayette Park residents that its plan to connect steam heat to a high-rise apartment building won’t damage the neighborhood’s historic character or pose a threat to children who play nearby. In a statement Wednesday, the private utility company said its proposed work to reconnect 1300 Lafayette to the underground ...

Malandain Ballet Biarritz “Les Saisons” Detroit Opera House April 26, 2025 After a long, dreary winter, spring has finally arrived in Michigan, and it was perfectly complemented Saturday by the return of French neoclassical ballet company Malandain Ballet Biarritz at the Detroit Opera House. The company made its American debut of ...

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has accused Pure Roots, a licensed marijuana business in Harrison Township, of illegally acquiring and selling high-THC concentrate from an unlicensed hemp processor. In a formal complaint on April 23, the CRA alleges that Pure Roots, which does business as Forte Cannabis, obtained 2,000 grams of THCA isolate from ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. At a giant dirt lot off a side road in Emmet County, the air smells sharply of pine. Enormous piles of logs and branches sit around the property.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): To create microgardens, you plant vegetables and herbs in small containers placed on your porch, balcony, window sills, and kitchen counter. Lettuce, peas, spinach, and basil might be among your small bounties. I encourage you to use this practice as a main metaphor in the coming weeks.

The teaser posters for 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace were both ubiquitous and cryptic. They hinted at no substantial plot details other than promising the origins of possibly the greatest villain of all time — but it was that short and debatably redundant tagline that stuck with us: “Every saga has a beginning…” From a certain ...

Bernie Sanders is once again asking for something literally every other industrialized nation in the world has except for the United States — universal health care. The U.S. Senator was joined on Tuesday by Michigan’s U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington to introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2025. “Every American has ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal lawsuit against Roku on Tuesday, accusing the streaming platform of illegally collecting and sharing personal data from children without parental consent. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, alleges Roku and its partners tracked the locations, browsing histories, voice recordings, and ...

A Redford man is facing felony charges after allegedly throwing two kittens from a moving vehicle at a Detroit gas station and then running over one of them. Brandon Lee Dwayne Littke, 25, was charged with animal torture and abandonment following the April 21 incident at a gas station on the 24800 block of West Seven Mile Road.

The Franklin Oyster Bar & Eatery is getting ready to open. The restaurant says it expects to open for business on Tuesday, June 10 in the former Franklin Grill space at 32760 Franklin Rd. The building has origins as a 1848 carriage house and required extensive renovations, the restaurant says.

Flower Day in Eastern Market is one of those beloved Detroit celebrations, and Detroit City Distillery is toasting the occasion with a new vodka. The Eastern Market-based distillery is releasing a limited-edition Flower Day-inspired vodka, made from Michigan corn vodka and infused with lavender and lemon flavors.

A battle is unfolding in picturesque Lafayette Park, where residents are trying to stop a private utility company from digging up parts of their nationally recognized neighborhood to install high-pressure steam infrastructure that they say would damage the historic character of the area and endanger children. Detroit Thermal, which supplies steam-based ...

The heat hit me when I stepped out of the airport in Atlanta; thick, honeyed air clung to my skin like a memory. It reminded me of childhood summers in North Carolina, the way the evenings stretched long and slow, and the scent of magnolia and barbeque that teased your senses from dusk until dark.

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The idea for Merritt Island, Florida, didn’t come to me all at once. It was sparked by a string of casual conversations with other travel writers and adventurers I’d met while wandering Florida’s Atlantic coast.

Civil rights attorneys and activists are raising alarms after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office led a series of raids targeting pro-Palestinian protesters from the University of Michigan, in what they view as a politically motivated crackdown on free speech. On Wednesday morning, FBI agents and local police officers arrived in unmarked ...

May Pope Francis rest in peace. According to the Vatican, the first Catholic pope from the Americas died of a stroke and subsequent heart failure on April 21 at age 88. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires and ascending to the papacy in 2013, Francis leaves behind a legacy as — apologies for the phrasing here — quite possibly the most woke pope ...

The White Stripes — the quirky, two-piece rock ’n’ roll band from Detroit whose “Seven Nation Army” inexplicably became a sports stadium anthem — has officially been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2025 was announced Sunday, with other inductees including Soungarden, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company, and Chubby ...

Michigan’s cannabis industry is facing a reckoning. Amid oversaturation of supply, plummeting prices, and competition from black-market products, business owners and regulators are pressing lawmakers for significant reforms to prevent further economic fallout. In just over four years since adult-use marijuana sales became legal in December 2019, the ...

Florida has always been a powerhouse in the world of sports, from legendary college programs to championship-winning pro teams. So, it’s no surprise that Florida sports betting has taken off with the same kind of energy and competition.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said a recent multi-agency raid targeting pro-Palestinian activists was part of a broader investigation into “coordinated criminal acts of vandalism and property damage” across Southeastern Michigan. On Wednesday, authorities executed search warrants at homes in Ann Arbor, Canton, and Ypsilanti, briefly ...

Being African American can be as joyous as it can torturous. There is magic in our hair, ancestral knowledge in our food, and defiance in our smiles. And don’t let it be Black Detroiters.

A Venezuelan man who took a wrong turn near the Ambassador Bridge in Southwest Detroit was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), prompting outrage from immigrant advocates and elected officials who say the facility where he was held is being used to secretly detain families in inhumane conditions. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, joined ...

Tino Gross’s acclaimed music documentary series Tales From the D is coming back to Detroit public television, with the latest episode scheduled to premiere Friday night at the Detroit Historical Museum. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Tony D’Annunzio (The Grande Ballroom Story), Tales From the D examines the legacy of iconic local musicians such as ...

My latest trip took me to the Empire State — home of bagels, Broadway, and a booming online betting scene. New Yorkers shared their go-to sports betting sites with me, and after putting them to the test, these are the only ones I’d confidently sign up for again.