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Newly obtained police records and bodycam footage reveal blood, broken fingernails, drugs, cat-print pajamas, and Lena Epstein talking politics while being led away in handcuffs at the Grand Hotel. She was never charged.   www.metrotimes.com/news/booze-b...

Mike Rogers often tells voters about his working-class upbringing: a shop-teacher dad, factory work, student loans and financial struggle. He talks far less about growing up in a Livingston County political dynasty that was compared to the Kennedys. www.metrotimes.com/news/million...

So much for being too cool for the Jonas Brothers. Their Little Caesars Arena show had nostalgia, ridiculous production, real musicianship, and enough fun to put one reviewer’s indie cred in danger. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/so-m...

Records reviewed by Metro Times show Republican House candidate Laura Perry’s company rented a home to a man now facing child sex-crime charges. The race is expected to be close after Dems narrowly won the seat last time. www.metrotimes.com/news/republi...

St. Vincent didn’t need the spectacle Saturday night. At a sold-out Cliff Bell’s, Annie Clark stripped her songs down to piano, guitar, and voice — and delivered one of those performances that could only happen in a room that small. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/st-v...

Queens of the Stone Age could easily spend the rest of their career repeating what worked. On Perfecth, they do almost the opposite, trading some of their trademark heaviness for vulnerability, strings, heartbreak, and uncertainty. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/quee...

Stoli’s is coming to West Bloomfield with smash burgers, carbonara, pool tables, weekend brunch, and a late-night menu starting at 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. www.metrotimes.com/food-drink/s...

Michigan Republicans’ own investigation found no widespread fraud in 2020. They kept pushing voting restrictions anyway. A new report tracks what followed and what could come next if the GOP takes over. www.metrotimes.com/news/michiga...

Doug Lloyd’s office gave an ex-prosecutor’s grandson a no-jail deal in two sexual assault cases. A separate assault case against him went uncharged until Metro Times started asking questions, the campaign now acknowledges. www.metrotimes.com/news/doug-ll...

U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, a Republican running for reelection, promised a veterans initiative would raise money for service dogs, homelessness programs, jobs, health care, & more. He never raised enough to provide services. www.metrotimes.com/news/tom-bar...

Big wigs, Bowie songs, and an edible-fueled director’s commentary. John Cameron Mitchell brings “Hedwig” and “Shortbus” to metro Detroit this week. We caught up with him ahead of both appearances. www.metrotimes.com/arts/john-ca...

Beastie Boys classics. New music. A crowd chanting for more. Mike D brought the noise to Detroit’s Masonic Temple, and he still gets respect. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/mike...

A Black pastor told Detroit media executive Kevin Adell that a meme was racist and asked him to stop. Court records show Adell kept going. Now a federal jury has awarded Bishop George Bloomer $62.2 million. www.metrotimes.com/news/kevin-a...

Republicans are using a dismissed 2021 sex assault case to attack Christina Hines. But police records show what the ads leave out: forensic evidence contradicted key allegations and found no credible evidence of threatening texts. Our review of the case. www.metrotimes.com/news/republi...

Milford is getting spooky and loud. The Devil’s Ball brings Coffin Jockeys, Funderbird, Hot Ugly, DJ BroBri, costumes, prizes, and free admission to River’s Edge Brewing Co. on Oct. 30. www.metrotimes.com/arts/a-milfo...

Toad Venom has been one of Michigan weed’s most hyped strains all year. Detroit cultivator Hytek drops its version Friday — and after trying several cuts, this one hits especially hard. www.metrotimes.com/weed-2/detro...

Detroit’s Devil’s Night is getting stranger. A new four-day festival brings Muslim horror, black metal, live film scores, burlesque, experimental cinema — and even AI-generated films — to the Senate Theater and Brooklyn Detroit. www.metrotimes.com/arts/devils-...

Detroit has never needed New York or L.A. to tell it how to dress. Our first fashion issue since 2014 is here, featuring some of the designers and creatives keeping Detroit style alive. www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit...

Beck gave Detroit a remarkable performance at the Fox Theatre, turning deep cuts, new songs, and familiar favorites into a beautifully arranged, surprisingly intimate night. Check out our review. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/beck...

John Goldwater’s China business ties go beyond a counterfeit food additive lawsuit. Import records identify Chinese suppliers to the GOP Senate candidate’s employers, including a manufacturer identified as state-owned. www.metrotimes.com/news/gop-hop...

Trailing in polls, Mike Rogers laughed at a bin Laden smear against Abdul El-Sayed, then called him a terrorist. Trump and Kid Rock piled on during a weekend of increasingly explicit anti-Muslim attacks.  www.metrotimes.com/news/trailin...

Most Michigan voters don’t want a data center. Republican congressional candidate Tom Smith has a different view: “I’m in favor of them.” He cited the Great Lakes as a reason Michigan should welcome them — and blamed the backlash on China. www.metrotimes.com/news/republi...

Mike Rogers says he helped plan the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He's also said he was “there” & saw the terrorist leader's body. But what really happened? Metro Times found that Rogers has repeatedly exaggerated his role in the historic operation. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

Your next Brome run could help put another tree in a Dearborn neighborhood. The local restaurant is now collecting donations for the city’s free residential tree program. www.metrotimes.com/food-drink/f...

Mike Rogers has spent months trying to square his loyalty to Trump with voters’ anger over rising costs. His shifting position on Iran is just the latest example of a familiar pattern: support it first, back away when the politics turn sour. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

“No polls. Just balls.” Royal Oak’s FIVE15 is offering 515 seats for $5.15 at selected Drag Queen Bingo Comedy Shows as part of its election-season “Emergency Joy” campaign. The goal is to "make America laugh again." www.metrotimes.com/arts/five15-...

John James took $11,325 from two poultry executives whose companies have troubling records involving pollution, labor, and worker safety — including a $205 million groundwater settlement and more than 200 reported Michigan permit violations. www.metrotimes.com/news/john-ja...

Matt Maddock predicted gas would fall to $1.85 within three to four months and told viewers to trust Trump. His deadline passed. Michigan gas is still above $4 a gallon. And it’s hardly Maddock’s first wildly wrong claim. www.metrotimes.com/news/from-il...

The Grande Ballroom poster that launched Gary Grimshaw’s career turns 60. Detroit and Pontiac events will celebrate “Seagull” with live music, a documentary screening, and an exhibition of Grimshaw’s psychedelic rock posters. www.metrotimes.com/arts/gary-gr...

Michael Bouchard Jr.’s campaign took $18K from real estate execs whose companies have faced race and pregnancy discrimination allegations, disability cases, unsafe-housing complaints, and serious code violations. www.metrotimes.com/news/michael...

Mike Rogers is promising cheaper health care. But his congressional record includes 19 votes against children’s health coverage, 9 votes or actions involving 9/11 responder care, and opposition to federal drug-price efforts. We examined his new plan. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

Abdul El-Sayed is on the cover of this week’s Metro Times. We look at how the former Detroit health director went from long-shot candidate to U.S. Senate nominee, powered by big crowds, grassroots money, and progressive politics while confronting Islamophobia. www.metrotimes.com/news/how-abd...

Republican AG nominee Doug Lloyd is raising money with David Kallman, the lawyer who fought to let prosecutors enforce Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban after Roe fell. Lloyd took a similar position himself in 2022. www.metrotimes.com/news/republi...

Republican AG nominee Doug Lloyd is raising money tonight with David Kallman, the lawyer who fought to let prosecutors enforce Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban after Roe fell. Lloyd took a similar position himself in 2022. www.metrotimes.com/news/republi...

A Michigan child welfare case had no primary worker listed for more than three years, according to a new state audit. Five years after auditors first raised alarms, they say MDHHS still hasn’t fixed two serious caseload problems. www.metrotimes.com/news/michiga...

Athletics player Zack Gelof is suing the Tigers after he says exposed metal fencing at Comerica Park sliced open his knee during a sliding catch. His attorney said, “My son’s little league diamond is safer.” www.metrotimes.com/news/athleti...

Detroit People’s Food Co-op is raising money, recruiting members, and making operational changes as the Black-led grocery store confronts cash-flow problems and rising costs. www.metrotimes.com/uncategorize...

Mike Rogers cast 19 votes between 2004 and 2009 against measures to extend, expand, or increase funding for health insurance for low-income children, a Metro Times review found. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

The lions finally have a team to root for. So why does the blockbuster trade always seem to remain a rumor? Lions author Joel Walkowski writes that after years of rebuilding, Detroit fans have every right to want their teams to take a big swing. www.metrotimes.com/topic/sports...

John James raised money in Washington at a fundraiser hosted entirely by senior figures at BGR Group, which has reported $590,000 in lobbying income from Flock Safety. The fundraiser comes as Michigan communities push back on Flock cameras. www.metrotimes.com/news/john-ja...

Ferndale’s DIY Street Fair is back Sept. 25-27 with more than 150 artists and vendors, plus live music from Shannon Shaw, Illuminati Hotties, Ratboys and more. Admission is free. www.metrotimes.com/arts/diy-str...

Michigan’s best weed has been crowned at the 2026 Zalympix. Mitten Canna Co.’s Toad Venom won best overall flower, while Hytek’s Oishii Piña took best overall rosin. Several familiar names from last year also scored wins again. www.metrotimes.com/weed-2/michi...

The Ann Arbor Folk Festival is turning 50 with a big lineup: Mavis Staples, Trampled by Turtles, Colin Hay, Richard Thompson, The War and Treaty and more hit Hill Auditorium in January. www.metrotimes.com/feature-foll...

Doug Lloyd, the Republican candidate for Michigan attorney general, cut charges & sought no jail in multiple sex-crime cases during his tenure as Eaton County prosecutor. One included the grandson of a former Eaton County prosecutor. www.metrotimes.com/news/michiga...

The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst is returning to metro Detroit, but this time the conversation is about recovery. We spoke with Tolhurst about nearly 40 years of sobriety, goth culture, Detroit and the lessons behind his next book ahead of Sunday’s event. www.metrotimes.com/arts/the-cur...

Baby Money is getting ready to go big for his first solo Detroit concert. The rapper says his Sunday show at El Club will feel like an arena show, with plenty of surprise guests, as he works on what he hopes will be his best album yet. www.metrotimes.com/music-2/baby...

Mike Rogers is calling for a gas tax pause as prices soar. But his record includes voting to raise Michigan’s gas tax, questioning whether suspensions lower prices, downplaying rising fuel costs & backing the Iran war that has pushed energy prices higher. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...

Detroit cultivator Hytek is teaming up with Freshy Fine on a disposable vape featuring Lantz, the strain that won best overall flower at Michigan’s 2025 Zalympix. The collab hits dispensaries Friday. www.metrotimes.com/weed-2/hytek...

A nearly $1 million ad campaign praises Rep. Bill Huizenga for backing a congressional stock-trading ban. But records show he owned individual stocks for years and took congressional action on issues involving a company whose shares he held. www.metrotimes.com/news/ads-pra...

The Bills might be the Lions’ long-lost NFL cousins: blue-collar cities, tortured fans, legendary running backs, and decades of heartbreak. That kinship ends at kickoff. www.metrotimes.com/arts/culture...