The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) is launching a new same-day paratransit service on Monday in an effort to improve access for residents with disabilities. Dubbed “DDOT Now,” the service allows certified riders to schedule a trip as little as one hour in advance between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Detroit rock band Mac Saturn has broken its silence after the 2024 arrest of former keyboard player Evan Mercer on child sexual abuse charges, saying it re-released its debut album with its ex-bandmate completely removed from the project. In a new interview with the Detroit Free Press, the band’s first since the charges were announced, the remaining five ...

Cass Café is coming back — at least for the summer. The Cass Corridor institution is reopening its doors for an art exhibition honoring the lives and work of Jim and Lucille Nawara, two longtime figures of Detroit’s creative community.

Hamtramck, MI – June 21st, 8pm – Get ready for an unforgettable night of live music at New Dodge Lounge, Hamtramck’s premier venue for high-energy performances and intimate concert experiences. On Saturday June 21st, the stage will come alive with performances from The Smiths United, delivering a dynamic mix of sound that will keep the crowd moving ...

A coalition of religious leaders gathered at Wayne State University on Thursday morning to demand that school administrators drop misconduct charges against a student activist involved in the campus movement for Palestinian human rights. The press conference, held at the intersection of Second and Warren avenues, comes days after the student organizer was ...

A new event series is set to bring Pride Month celebrations to eleven venues in the Detroit area from Thursday, June 26 through Sunday, June 29. Dubbed United We Slay, the series includes dance parties, queer mixers, drag brunches, and performances by Olivia Lux and Cynthia Lee Fontaine from RuPaul’s Drag Race, among others. While most of the events are ...

If you’re going to make a deal with the devil, make sure you’re ready to pay the price. And be forewarned, it may end up costing more than you’re willing to pay. One of the characters in the Detroit Repertory Theatre’s production of York Walker’s Covenant learns this after it’s far too late.

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is inviting Metro Detroiters to kick off summer in style during Shimmer on the River, the nonprofit’s iconic annual fundraiser, which will be held June 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Robert C. Valade Park. The festive and unforgettable beach party evening will be filled with all-ages fun and feature a riveting performance by ...

Protesters began gathering outside the federal courthouse in downtown Detroit on Wednesday morning after activists witnessed agents arresting migrants when they showed up to their court hearings. Witnesses say five or six people were detained after an immigration judge dismissed their cases at the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building.

Most artists go on a massive tour to kick off the promotion or celebrate the success of a new album. It’s kind of like an NBA player gearing up for the playoffs. But Kendrick Lamar is not like most artists (pun intended).

Jim O’Hara has spent more than a decade chasing a ghost. A longtime fan of Detroit soul music from the United Kingdom, he’s searching for September Jones, an obscure but remarkable singer who released just two songs in 1966 before eventually disappearing from public view.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your definition of home is due for revamping, deepening, and expansion. Your sense of where you truly belong is ripe to be adjusted and perhaps even revolutionized. A half-conscious desire you have not previously been ready to fully acknowledge is ready for you to explore.

Beginning June 17, fans will be easing on down the road to watch the newest iteration of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz at the Fisher Theater. Charlie Smalls’s musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has evolved into a mainstay in contemporary African American culture as it celebrates its 50th ...

Detroit’s Concert of Colors is coming home. On Tuesday, organizers announced the long-running annual world music festival is returning to The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, the riverside venue formerly known as Chene Park that hosted the event from its launch in 1993 until it moved to Midtown in 2006 due to funding. “Fans have asked for years to host the ...

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and a coalition of progressive groups are organizing a rally and march at Clark Park in Detroit on Saturday as part of a national day of protest against political repression, authoritarianism, and attacks on immigrants and dissenters. Billed as a National Day of Defiance and Mass Mobilization, the Detroit event is one of more than ...

I’m tired of apologizing for my love of the films of Wes Anderson. Here’s my hard line: I don’t begrudge anyone who doesn’t like Anderson’s movies.

A federal jury has found Michigan labor contractor Purpose Point Harvesting guilty of exploiting a group of Guatemalan farmworkers in a forced labor scheme that violated both federal and state laws. The verdict, delivered Friday after an eight-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, marks a major win for advocates fighting ...

Only you can save NBC’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society! OK, that may be the grossest of gross exaggerations, granted. However, it does contain a kernel of truth.

A festival that aims to celebrate both Juneteenth and Detroit’s hip-hop music scene is planned for Hart Plaza. The inaugural “Hart of Detroit Summer Fest” is set to kick off at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 19. “We’re doing this event because Detroit does deserve the platform,” says festival organizer Chanel Domonique.

Teachers, students, and parents across Detroit are urging elected officials to intervene in the case of Maykol Bogoya-Duarte, an 18-year-old junior at Western International High School who was detained by immigration authorities last month and faces deportation before completing his diploma. Bogoya-Duarte, who immigrated from Colombia two and a half years ...