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It has drawn fire from residents who say Allegan County Drain Commissioner Denise Medemar has mishandled the project and sought easements for it in a hostile way.
Medemar claims her off... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/county-will-further-discuss-miner-lake-water-control-structure | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/f95e7fe0f82f9c1ec3ec366a818c014c2e481142a6cd9b57c8206366a7f92ba4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:48:54 | null | 2016-08-03T10:03:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news-commercial-record-union-enterprise%2Faugust-2016-primary-election-results-unofficial.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | August 2016 primary election results (unofficial) | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Here are the unofficial results of the Aug. 2, 2016, primary in Allegan County. All but the race for the 72nd District of the Michigan House of Representatives were obtained from Allegan County's website, www.allegancounty.org. The 72nd District numbers were obtained from the Michigan Secretary of State's website, www.... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news-commercial-record-union-enterprise/august-2016-primary-election-results-unofficial | en | 2016-08-03T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/1340ae45919dfba795749c96e927a66ca4552a205af8084e650e5020206f2308.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:58 | null | 2016-08-20T16:43:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Fpossible-tornado-hits-county.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Possible tornado hits county | null | null | www.allegannews.com | A possible tornado touched down on 118th Avenue in Clyde Township bordering Valley Township at Round Lake at around 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. The road was impassable as was 48th Street around Round Lake. Several homes were damaged or demolished as well as four to five trailers totaled. No injuries were reported in that... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/possible-tornado-hits-county | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/86375fcb8e69468bfd0ab8ac93b43046d309bfa1d6b5fba961f81496bb5bc630.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:09 | null | 2016-08-19T12:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Fhistoric-regent-projector-gets-rebuilt-display-theater.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Historic Regent projector gets rebuilt for display at theater | null | null | www.allegannews.com | A piece of history is returning to Allegan’s iconic Regent Theatre.
The theater’s film projector for at least 70 years is being rebuilt for display by Lake Allegan resident Michael Huth.
For more than two years, Huth has disassembled every piece, cleaning, repainting and rechroming and then reassembling the subassembli... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/historic-regent-projector-gets-rebuilt-display-theater | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/2b26f03669938b34ed12a28c1092dc15880790ad6e3959bd6b84da93f89aa271.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:30 | null | 2016-08-29T10:05:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Fallegan%25E2%2580%2599s-zipline-plans-revealed.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Allegan’s zipline plans revealed | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Ropes Courses owner Jim Liggett gave Allegan City Council members a sneak peek of the proposed 450-foot zipline run across the Kalamazoo River from riverfront plaza.
While the project still seeks approval from the zoning board of appeals, the planning commission and city council, plans are to break ground this fall to ... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/allegan%E2%80%99s-zipline-plans-revealed | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/9f4a992f4f4d11511dcc74965a4ad9247cc791c5aead284d5f015c2fd2cc4799.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:48:00 | null | 2016-08-29T09:47:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Flikely-final-chapter-closes-allegan-high-school%25E2%2580%2599s-writing-contest.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Likely final chapter closes on Allegan High School’s writing contest | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Copies of likely the final anthology of Allegan High School’s Tiger Tales Literary Contest should be ready soon.
Contest founder Nancy Hascall said she hopes to see them ready by the time school starts in the next couple weeks. It is likely the last, as the English teacher retired at the end of the year and does not in... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/likely-final-chapter-closes-allegan-high-school%E2%80%99s-writing-contest | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/415be1f08931f25afccac87b1611bcb5edb522b423e78fd76f251cb86cd06dab.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:07 | null | 2016-08-18T11:10:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news-union-enterprise%2Fsage-seeks-recount-allegan-county-commission-race.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Sage seeks recount in Allegan County commission race | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Bill Sage has filed for a recount of his Allegan County Board of Commissioners race with Gale Dugan.
He paid $175 a half-hour before the deadline to file, Thursday, Aug. 11. By a 814-778 vote, he lost the race for the GOP nomination to replace outgoing Commissioner Jon Campbell.
Campbell’s district covers the City of O... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news-union-enterprise/sage-seeks-recount-allegan-county-commission-race | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/ce9cb5faa399b34df192ce0ed90e946a5e6706e3ec21879087b0b2c621827e1f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:09 | null | 2016-08-29T10:02:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Fmcfarlane-sentenced-15-years-prison-abusing-his-infant.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | McFarlane sentenced 15 years prison for abusing his infant | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Though he continues to maintain his innocence, a Plainwell man now faces 15 years prison for abusing his daughter.
Anthony Ray McFarlane Jr. 25, was convicted in April by an Allegan County Circuit Court jury of first-degree child abuse of his then 2-month-old infant.
“I’m going to continue until the day that it’s all o... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/mcfarlane-sentenced-15-years-prison-abusing-his-infant | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/72d30aeb3fbb363db0322d00a869552a427e0ef2726e23940b3dd09bfaebb1fe.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:50 | null | 2016-08-19T08:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Fallegan-rotary-cancels-annual-chicken-bbq-weekend.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Allegan Rotary cancels annual chicken BBQ this weekend | null | null | www.allegannews.com | The final Good Times at the Gazebo concert typically features the Allegan Rotary Club’s annual Chicken Barbecue—but that will not happen this year.
The club cancelled the annual fundraiser due to “circumstances beyond our control.”
The club does expect to bring the barbecue back for next year.
The concert will continue... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/allegan-rotary-cancels-annual-chicken-bbq-weekend | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/390e05e0522ac54a1da1b9ea299cd732473f5f88ae14c9a601d821d109256b84.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:50 | null | 2016-08-29T10:11:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Fallegan-restaurant-redtail-412-project-gets-block-grant.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Allegan restaurant Redtail 412 project gets block grant | null | null | www.allegannews.com | While developer Bob Sosnowski continues restoring the buildings on Water Street that includes antique store Little Shops of Hoarders, Tammy’s Salon and a new restaurant in between the two, the project is on the fast track for receiving $230,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Commission’s Community Development B... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/allegan-restaurant-redtail-412-project-gets-block-grant | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/c7407b451f93209d2eaf6373308b1ec280335395809cf83c09e5a6855ecb86e8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:39 | null | 2016-08-18T11:01:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news-commercial-record%2Fmiss-allegan-county-be-crowned-aug-20.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Miss Allegan County to be crowned Aug. 20 | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Fifteen are competing this year for the titles of Miss Lakeshore, Miss Allegan County and Miss Allegan County’s Outstanding Teen this weekend.
The Miss Allegan County/Miss Lakeshore Scholarship Pageant will be Saturday, Aug. 20, at 6 p.m. at Hamilton High School, 4911 136th Ave.
The pageant is an official preliminary o... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news-commercial-record/miss-allegan-county-be-crowned-aug-20 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/6261f3960681262f21bd213bc83b1c1e1ba0b3fbe6f10a00aeb4a2cc6b9a0f1b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:19 | null | 2016-08-29T10:01:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Frecount-set-aug-30-allegan-county-commission-district-6.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Recount set for Aug. 30 for Allegan County commission District 6 | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Two recounts will be Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 9 a.m. at the Zimmerman Room at the Allegan County Human Services Building, 3255 122nd Ave.
That will include the recount of the county commission race between Gale Dugan and Bill Sage as well as the race for Saugatuck Township supervisor.
Sage, who lost the Republican nominati... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/recount-set-aug-30-allegan-county-commission-district-6 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/cf3e68ff59cb8cc304b59e1dfec692237029feb95e8c1ddf5f3f4b5f7a141f11.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:40 | null | 2016-08-29T09:53:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fallegan-news-news%2Flabyrinth-donation-deadline-extended-ground-breaking-set.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Labyrinth donation deadline extended; ground breaking set | null | null | www.allegannews.com | A new deadline of Sept. 15 has been set for brick and plaque donations for the Allegan Labyrinth Project at Rossman Park. Information packets are available at Allegan District Library, The Regent Theatre and Emily Green’s law office at 327 Hubbard St.
With the circular labyrinth paved in bricks, donors can purchase an ... | http://www.allegannews.com/allegan-news-news/labyrinth-donation-deadline-extended-ground-breaking-set | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/1bfb103be965eb12ff4d12a1ab763a56a6b9a06a38c9c7826020daa57a657af0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:48:28 | null | 2016-08-24T17:28:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fnews%2Fharbor-plan-aims-stop-sedimentation-its-source.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Harbor plan aims to stop sedimentation at its source | null | null | www.allegannews.com | Saugatuck City Council is supporting a long-term fix for the sedimentation filling in Kalamazoo Lake, adopting a harbor management plan Monday that focuses on reducing the source of the problem.
“The issue is sediment reduction ... that’s where we hopefully get a leg up on it,” said city manager Kirk Harrier. | http://www.allegannews.com/news/harbor-plan-aims-stop-sedimentation-its-source | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/c4910945646c1349367e03acac1cebe71ec32279d456916f8c71be8c686f4087.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:46:18 | null | 2016-08-29T09:59:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allegannews.com%2Fnews%2Fhopkins-ffa-barn-ready-school-year.json | http://www.allegannews.com/sites/default/files/Flavorcon_0.jpg | en | null | Hopkins FFA barn ready for school year | null | null | www.allegannews.com | A ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 21, for the Hopkins FFA Agri-science barn means that students returning to school this fall will be having hands-on experiences raising livestock, producing crops and developing an awareness of what the Future Farmers of America are all about.
So far, FFA Alumni have raised $78... | http://www.allegannews.com/news/hopkins-ffa-barn-ready-school-year | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.allegannews.com/7f80286ade3a1f322ef667d99e67c549f12c022245c86c1e2ff4389e95dcd428.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T12:51:09 | null | 2016-08-25T08:10:00 | Please play Shattered. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Frelive-the-mid-2000s-with-oar-at-the-royal-oak-music-theatre.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461977/225358_10150185390502773_4604149_n.jpg | en | null | Relive the mid-2000's with O.A.R. tonight | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Facebook
Oh, the modern hippies are here to stay, as is evidenced by the fact that this appearance is a stop on O.A.R.’s “XX Tour.” You heard that right: This jam band has been going for 20 years, at this point. While it would be close to a decade before they achieved mainstream success with their fifth album Stories o... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/relive-the-mid-2000s-with-oar-at-the-royal-oak-music-theatre | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/0cef9587ff8b1b983e71d74e59c0b35b5b157dbbd2989c14de4cf1181987c41d.json |
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"Allie Gross"
] | 2016-08-30T20:48:48 | null | 2016-08-30T15:16:00 | "This money matters to people," says Senate Democratic Minority Leader Jim Ananich. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fsenate-bill-would-ban-gov-snyder-from-using-public-funds-for-private-counsel.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462631/snyder_mackinac.jpg | en | null | Senate bill would ban Gov. Snyder from using public funds for private counsel | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo courtesy of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the Mackinac Policy Conference on June 1.
With an eye to Gov. Rick Snyder and the $3.4 million tab he's run up contracting private attorneys to defend him in Flint water crisis-related litigation, Democratic Senate Minority Lead... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/senate-bill-would-ban-gov-snyder-from-using-public-funds-for-private-counsel | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/240f7a4db08155f61bea8656130dc50759d0ada23963b732f126b64b21a765cb.json |
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"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-30T20:48:54 | null | 2016-08-30T16:24:00 | Don't be afraid of getting messy for this special dinner. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fsarap-filipino-pop-up-hosts-an-eat-with-your-hands-feast-with-seattle-guest-chef.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462659/plate1.jpg | en | null | Sarap Filipino pop-up hosts an eat-with-your-hands feast with Seattle guest chef | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Courtesy of Sarap
Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai food tend to come to mind first when thinking of Asian cuisine. As of late, more chefs across the country are pushing to bring Filipino fare to Americans' palates by hosting traditionalfeasts.The dining event involves eating an extravagant, multi-course c... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/sarap-filipino-pop-up-hosts-an-eat-with-your-hands-feast-with-seattle-guest-chef | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/ef8a24d671c431ae5432322a429d3b84055e7bad635c47afd82d145de8555912.json |
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"Adam Woodhead"
] | 2016-08-31T06:49:02 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Despite its leafy suburban façade, Oakland County has some impressive rock 'n' roll credentials, far beyond its place as the home of southeast Michigan's classic-est... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Flaith-al-saadi-returns-from-the-voice-to-headline-arts-beats-and-eats%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462677.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462676/laith_al_saadi.jpg | en | null | Laith Al-Saadi returns from ‘The Voice’ to headline Arts, Beats & Eats | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Despite its leafy suburban façade, Oakland County has some impressive rock 'n' roll credentials, far beyond its place as the home of southeast Michigan's classic-est rock radio station. It's the birthplace of the Eagles' Glenn Frey. For years, the Birmingham Palladium drew acts like Fleetwood Mac and Chuck Berry. And f... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/laith-al-saadi-returns-from-the-voice-to-headline-arts-beats-and-eats/Content?oid=2462677 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/6cfb35b67f30eb4094f0bd1bbace1b1f45ac04ad86b4080573b7ad2400f7bbc1.json |
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"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-29T22:48:41 | null | 2016-08-29T17:38:00 | The burgers in this contest range from old-school classic to outrageous. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fdoritos-nacho-cheese-burger-makes-for-a-cheesy-winner-in-2016-burger-brawl.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462491/taystee_s_burger.jpg | en | null | Doritos nacho cheese burger makes for a cheesy winner in 2016 Burger Brawl | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo by Serena Maria Daniels
Ali's Notch-Yo-Burger, winner of the 2016 Burger Brawl.
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The Taystee's Burger crew after their win.
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Townhouse burger
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Brome burger
cli... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/doritos-nacho-cheese-burger-makes-for-a-cheesy-winner-in-2016-burger-brawl | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/68e8416fb9c54901e46c76c2e874d90e29c248531313b5039853a995ae0178c0.json |
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"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-30T18:48:44 | null | 2016-08-30T13:02:00 | This art competition is really just a good excuse for school-agers to spend a few hours decorating a walk with colorful chalk. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fthe-childrens-chalk-art-challenge-is-on.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462574/shutterstock_220358059.jpg | en | null | The children's chalk art challenge is on | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Photo courtesy Shutterstock
Artistically inclined young people, from Kindergarteners to high school seniors, are invited to participate in a chalk art effort that will turn park walkways into richly decorated canvases and could help several of the artists land a spot in art classes at the arts center.It's a project of ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/the-childrens-chalk-art-challenge-is-on | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/5b8818282ca62e9e090a40ff55f2993860e37a8ec66d6d148efa4f27eb4012b3.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T16:47:48 | null | 2016-08-26T10:47:00 | Funk and more funk. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fgeorge-clinton-is-bringing-the-funk-for-a-free-show-at-campus-martius.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462185/11143653_10152787474172611_4414216401107302577_n.jpg | en | null | George Clinton is bringing the funk for a free show at Campus Martius | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Downtown Detroit’s monthly music celebration “4th Fridays” will wrap up in a fabulously funky fashion as none other than George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic take over the Campus Martius Park main stage. There will be music all day, beginning at noon, featuring Alise King, D Sorrell & ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/george-clinton-is-bringing-the-funk-for-a-free-show-at-campus-martius | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/c32189aed9395e3072b273265a3d2db96f32f10aab206a865e0b3fb6729804e4.json |
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"Jack Roskopp"
] | 2016-08-30T14:48:46 | null | 2016-08-30T09:49:00 | Megatron is joining the new season of 'Dancing With The Stars.' | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fcalvin-johnson-is-trading-in-the-football-field-for-the-ballroom.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462552/c_johnson.jpg | en | null | Calvin Johnson is trading in the football field for the ballroom | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
There comes a point in every B-list celebrities life that they must cross-over into the land of reality competition television, and it seems that the time has come for former Lions player Calvin Johnson to do as such as he joins the newest season of ABC'sJohnson, who retired after nine season ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/calvin-johnson-is-trading-in-the-football-field-for-the-ballroom | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/01cd64b69510e48ae99b77c694b37dae7c76c0a2c0b6797acec791e9988d30dd.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T12:52:11 | null | 2016-08-25T07:16:00 | When old-meets-new. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fdanny-kroha-and-craig-brown-team-up-for-a-night-at-el-club.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461980/13567482_1047469571969265_909228117659564813_n_1_.jpg | en | null | Danny Kroha and Craig Brown team up tonight at El Club | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
A night of old-meets-new here. Danny Kroha is of course more than a bit of a local legend, for a reason. And although Craig Brown Band and Ohtis aren’t exactly the new kids on the block, they are in some new spotlights recently.While these rockers each indulge more twangy/country/ folk sides o... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/danny-kroha-and-craig-brown-team-up-for-a-night-at-el-club | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/7f5767d5b99d4abc2e68773b5517e35c2f92d4c9177ab6f31a3b8b386a7e23de.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-27T12:48:08 | null | 2016-08-27T08:06:00 | Got beef? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fdetroit-burger-brawl-takes-over-the-eastern-market.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462273/13935030_1080718435354279_5398436161751002061_n.jpg | en | null | Detroit Burger Brawl takes over the Eastern Market | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Restaurants from around Detroit will compete at the street fair-style Burger Brawl for the title of Detroit’s Best Burger, and MT’s own dining editor Serena Maria Daniels is serving as a judge on a five-member panel.Tickets include all-you-can-eat burgers, and attendees can vote for their favo... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/27/detroit-burger-brawl-takes-over-the-eastern-market | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/baac1acd44846db52f15b6b3765f4f585cca032fad9d3e734f7ebcf91a5e2886.json |
[
"Jack Lessenberry"
] | 2016-08-31T06:49:05 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | How's this idea: The government starts a financial offenders' list that includes every slumlord who has ever been convicted of code violations. We add to... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fpolitics-and-prejudices-how-about-a-financial-offender-list%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462658.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462657/pp1-1_1_.jpg | en | null | Politics & Prejudices: How about a financial offender list? | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | How's this idea: The government starts a financial offenders' list that includes every slumlord who has ever been convicted of code violations. We add to that all the subprime mortgage scum who almost destroyed our economy.
Crooked car salesmen, those who have stolen and defrauded our governments and our schools. Norma... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/politics-and-prejudices-how-about-a-financial-offender-list/Content?oid=2462658 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/9e96808f8d82a3eabfadfa4a1c58ef641dd4dd1b1f97dfa12889b558510ac1d7.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-26T20:47:49 | null | 2016-08-26T15:36:00 | Think you have what it takes to eat 20 coneys 10 mintues? There's still time to resgisterfor theg contest. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fthere-still-time-to-register-for-detroits-coney-dog-eating-contest.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462230/coney.jpg | en | null | There still time to register for Detroit's coney dog-eating contest | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | It’s that time of year again: Time for that Detroit-themed event of competitive eating par excellence, the Coney Eating Challenge. Those with cast-iron digestive tracts are invited to consume as many coney dogs as humanly possible. For 10 death-defying minutes, contestants will eat as many of these fully loaded delicac... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/there-still-time-to-register-for-detroits-coney-dog-eating-contest | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/8e7058b8017dac5a3c989c28c51f5fef98a323c4737ec5c09c4a0b474b5bd6f3.json |
[
"Alysa Offman",
"Alexandra Fluegel"
] | 2016-08-31T06:48:57 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | "Design touches every aspect of our lives. From the way you interact with your phone to the clothes you wear to the way you pay... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fget-in-shape-at-the-detroit-design-festival%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462684.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462683/img_9965.jpg | en | null | Get in shape at the Detroit Design Festival | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | "Design touches every aspect of our lives. From the way you interact with your phone to the clothes you wear to the way you pay your bills online, design creates solutions for all these things," says Olga Stella, executive director of the Detroit Creative Corridor Center.
Stella leads the organization that puts on the ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/get-in-shape-at-the-detroit-design-festival/Content?oid=2462684 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/60e4322e31f2c5b0a2af2b86fb9c4a3cd85d9e6176acbac5dbce06eb9f33e184.json |
[
"Mike Mcgonigal"
] | 2016-08-30T20:48:51 | null | 2016-08-30T15:51:00 | Duane dabbles in "reverse cultural appropriation" with his sly new project. We have the premiere of his new single! | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fduane-the-brand-new-dog-unleashes-new-jet-black-eel-project.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462567/shinola_bike_.jpg | en | null | Duane the Brand New Dog unleashes new 'Jet Black Eel' project | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge
"The Jet Black Eel is the embodiment of the artist’s own inner freak. Spawned in unknown waters but somehow traveled through the river bends of fate to the city of Detroit, Michigan. Where he grew to let his inner eccentric blossom. At the turn of the current decade he witnessed the arrival of other ou... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/duane-the-brand-new-dog-unleashes-new-jet-black-eel-project | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/28a27c6721dc8d584ceb9accdc92978de60fa914fead7f44fd3176ba6d33e523.json |
[
"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T12:58:42 | null | 2016-08-25T08:00:00 | More insane-looking guitars, please. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fyoutube-dude-andy-mckee-stops-in-ann-arbor-tonight.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461974/13335517_10154223780699494_4352622732766553790_n.jpg | en | null | YouTube dude Andy McKee stops in Ann Arbor tonight | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Remember that dude playing those ridiculous-looking guitars on YouTube? That’s this guy. Popular for his amazing technical capabilities and creative use of altered tunings, tapping, percussive hits, and the ability to look really sad while playing amazing music, he at one point held the top th... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/youtube-dude-andy-mckee-stops-in-ann-arbor-tonight | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/add0246e82e9f7b5df541de212955944058c2d50fe10a712ba443655936c505c.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T14:48:17 | null | 2016-08-26T10:20:00 | PAHH PAHH | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fa-legit-catalina-wine-mixer-is-happening-on-belle-isle-tonight.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462172/14079669_1092479927513278_8179036409292723135_n.jpg | en | null | A legit Catalina Wine Mixer is happening on Belle Isle tonight | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
It’s the f**kin’ Catalina Wine Mixer! (PAHH PAHH!) OK, sorry. We had to get our Step Brothers reference in there. But how much fun does this sound? You and all your friends can head out to the Belle Isle Casino (fun fact: The casino was built in 1908 with two levels of gambling fun) where you ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/a-legit-catalina-wine-mixer-is-happening-on-belle-isle-tonight | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/5c318eabde79b8e42520a95875f30692892dd915bec719c4c282ea3a738af4ff.json |
[
"Allie Gross"
] | 2016-08-26T12:56:05 | null | 2016-08-25T09:16:00 | Tony Hawk, famed skate boarder and seemingly decent dude, has purchased a three-unit apartment building (née house) in Detroit's collegiate-corridor (née Woodbridge). The news is pretty... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Ftony-hawks-joins-the-catalog-of-celebs-who-own-homes-in-detroit.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462018/14099518_1756643981277466_1351622498_n_1_.jpg | en | null | Tony Hawk joins the catalog of celebs who own homes in Detroit | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Sup Tony!
irked
(Tumey: We're sorry if this post seems harsh. We're just joshing/jealous <3 ).
Tony Hawk, famed skate boarder and seemingly decent dude, has purchased a three-unit apartment building (née house) in Detroit's collegiate-corridor (née Woodbridge).The news is pretty rad (come on guys, it's... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/tony-hawks-joins-the-catalog-of-celebs-who-own-homes-in-detroit | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/71d11655ea7d48c360213a6793a7ddcef3638b721294acb9c550d1dbcbf53b35.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-29T14:48:29 | null | 2016-08-29T09:30:00 | Your new favorite pairing. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fcombine-beer-and-knitting-at-patrick-js-irish-pub-tonight.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462425/14063827_1165544880176075_343465282786577548_n.jpg | en | null | Combine beer and knitting at Patrick J's Irish Pub tonight | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, marijuana and pizza. Well, we can now add beer and knitting to this list of perfect combos. We’re not sure what genius decided to do this, but you can head out to Patrick J’s Irish Pub with your knitting needles and the perfect yarn for an evening of l... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/combine-beer-and-knitting-at-patrick-js-irish-pub-tonight | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/58c0291c3365cd07b4d75cd37e970e60d118fe6d5c715ab0cde91f786811bb55.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T14:47:41 | null | 2016-08-26T10:14:00 | Will they or won't they? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2From-coms-improv-thank-you-go-comedy.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462169/13996052_10153914163588182_4716963488108570112_o.jpg | en | null | Rom-Coms + Improv? Thank you, Go! Comedy | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Relationship experts always say that incorporating a “Date Night” into a couple’s routine will surely save the relationship, so why not have a date night with your SO and spend it at Go Comedy! Improv Theater for a show that makes fun of date nights?This improv show will play with the idea of ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/rom-coms-improv-thank-you-go-comedy | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/fd9cf51132c35ec67918fdd538cf92c9dfae559b56b3ad3343950f6bdddc0e0d.json |
[
"John Akers"
] | 2016-08-26T12:57:01 | null | 2016-08-24T01:00:00 | On a surface level, Mahogany Jones' newest album is the sort of "safe" hip-hop you could play for your grandparents, due to its smooth beats... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fmahogany-jones-releases-her-best-music-yet%2FContent%3Foid%3D2461720.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461719/mahogany_pic_smize.jpg | en | null | Mahogany Jones releases her best music yet | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | On a surface level, Mahogany Jones' newest album is the sort of "safe" hip-hop you could play for your grandparents, due to its smooth beats and lack of foul language. Yet when you sit down with the album, it grabs your attention by the soul strings and makes you bounce like a puppet. And then you realize Jones is rapp... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/mahogany-jones-releases-her-best-music-yet/Content?oid=2461720 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/a01c250ae3f8af9d17451839f1162c86678cba0eb501b6679aa0ab18609719fb.json |
[
"Dan Savage"
] | 2016-08-31T06:49:09 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Q I have been seeing sex workers for 30 years, and I shudder to think how shitty my life would have been without them. Some... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fsavage-love-client-tell%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462675.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462674/shutterstock_266517719.jpg | en | null | Savage Love: Client tell | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Q I have been seeing sex workers for 30 years, and I shudder to think how shitty my life would have been without them. Some have become friends, but I've appreciated all of them. Negative stereotypes about guys like me are not fair, but sex work does have its problems. Some clients (including females) are difficult — d... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/savage-love-client-tell/Content?oid=2462675 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/ece491a267d80682879e963afe9e25d36f16b2e363d5319fcb0c558db7fe6359.json |
[
"Chaz Parks"
] | 2016-08-31T06:48:58 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | In a neighborhood that's always evolving, the first Saturday after Labor Day each year has been a constant. Dally in the Alley marks its 39th... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fdally-in-the-alley-returns-with-music-food-art-and-good-vibes%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462680.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462678/dally_1.jpg | en | null | Dally in the Alley returns with music, food, art, and good vibes | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | In a neighborhood that's always evolving, the first Saturday after Labor Day each year has been a constant. Dally in the Alley marks its 39th year in the Cass Corridor on Saturday, Sept. 10, bringing together Detroiters and celebrating the heart of a community.
The North Cass Community Union, or NCCU, is the brains beh... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/dally-in-the-alley-returns-with-music-food-art-and-good-vibes/Content?oid=2462680 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/b2b7e1d8df788ee18d1aeb5cee683061b6c8c141581234d56fab16fe6e97a1ed.json |
[
"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-30T14:48:42 | null | 2016-08-30T10:30:00 | The Bosco is to become a foodie destination. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fone-eyed-bettys-chef-leaves-to-start-pop-up-at-the-bosco.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462555/the_bosco.jpg | en | null | One-Eyed Betty's chef leaves to start pop-up at the Bosco | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click image The Bosco/Facebook
Chef Emmele Herrold is known for heading the kitchens at both the popular One-Eyed Betty's and Pop's for Italian eateries in Ferndale.But she's recently traded in churning out award-winning burgers and wood-fired pizzas instead to launch a permanent pop-up concept in the upscale lounge, t... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/one-eyed-bettys-chef-leaves-to-start-pop-up-at-the-bosco | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/75b722266bcccbc169795f4256b156e9b5aead47c6da9b6485f17170e4299a57.json |
[
"Jack Roskopp"
] | 2016-08-29T20:48:34 | null | 2016-08-29T16:24:00 | With special guests All Time Low and A Day to Remember! ! | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fblink-182-and-all-the-other-bands-you-loved-will-hit-the-stage-at-dte.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462478/2085_49643768270_261_n.jpg | en | null | Blink 182 and all the other bands you loved will hit the stage at DTE | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Just when you thought that DTE couldn't throw it back any further with their concert lineups, we unruly people are #blessed with the gift of Blink 182 with specials guests A Day to Remember and All Time Low.Be still my early-2000's teenage heart.Think what you want about the punk/pop rocker's,... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/blink-182-and-all-the-other-bands-you-loved-will-hit-the-stage-at-dte | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/b3867d745860a4b0aba90326d48e1395b9879d37f6b2d9bd6606e3a23d8d0148.json |
[
"Alexandra Fluegel"
] | 2016-08-26T14:48:58 | null | 2016-08-26T09:33:00 | Need a little laughter to get you through your day? Here's one courtesy of MTV's Joking Off. During a segment called 'What are you wearing?'... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Flol-at-this-cruella-detroit-joke-on-mtvs-joking-off.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462164/screen_shot_2016-08-26_at_9.31.29_am.png | en | null | LOL at this Cruella Detroit joke on MTV's 'Joking Off' | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Need a little laughter to get you through your day?Here's one courtesy of MTV'sDuring a segment called 'What are you wearing?' comedians whipped out their best quips based on a photo of some "odd fashion choices," and the first one is a Detroit shout-out of sorts.The outfit's kinda fly though. | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/lol-at-this-cruella-detroit-joke-on-mtvs-joking-off | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/6b3527f600220324e8d094c7cfcb934fd43ceb5d2b0725da26bc4e7b77a4001c.json |
[
"Selena Aguilera"
] | 2016-08-26T12:57:53 | null | 2016-08-24T01:00:00 | Starting college means a growing anticipation to dive into the four-year journey of self-exploration. It will bring new faces, new experiences, and shed light on... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Ffinding-mental-health-resources-at-michigan-colleges%2FContent%3Foid%3D2461762.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461761/shutterstock_94212634.jpg | en | null | Finding mental health resources at Michigan colleges | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Starting college means a growing anticipation to dive into the four-year journey of self-exploration. It will bring new faces, new experiences, and shed light on subjects you may become passionate about. There will be some fear too, though, and some self-doubt that may disrupt the routine you've had your entire life.
I... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/finding-mental-health-resources-at-michigan-colleges/Content?oid=2461762 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/48fed43dabdf6676da46d79797528170a82bcab0cfd85d4df1a92896aba5dbad.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-29T14:48:30 | null | 2016-08-29T10:15:00 | According to an LGBT advocacy group, two Michigan institutions of higher learning are documented as hostile to gay and lesbian rights. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fsee-which-michigan-colleges-named-worst-campuses-for-lgbtq-youth.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462430/shutterstock_238536373.jpg | en | null | See which Michigan colleges named 'Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth' | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Shutterstock generic college photo
Campus Pride, a national online community and resource network dedicated to LGBTQ-friendly college awareness, has released this year's list of the country's “Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth."No, this isn't one of those pieces of clickbait where use arbitrary indicators of gay-... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/see-which-michigan-colleges-named-worst-campuses-for-lgbtq-youth | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/1bd41bd624e3e47db0da809eb9d3d82f65ce9d3b787c191fd92ba9a6a0d69551.json |
[
"Alexandra Fluegel",
"Alysa Offman"
] | 2016-08-26T12:47:41 | null | 2016-08-25T12:08:00 | Woman warns, 'Beware, the ghetto of Hamtramck.' | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fis-uber-being-hacked-by-a-muslim-sex-trafficking-ring-probably-not-but-this-woman-thinks-so.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462058/shutterstock_326732723.jpg | en | null | Is Uber being hacked by a Muslim sex-trafficking ring? Probably not, but this woman thinks so | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Shutterstock photo
"Based on her original post and her comments that followed, she seems sincere, and I’m not going to just assume, like a lot of folks have, that all of this is pure fiction... For all I know, she really did have a bad experience with an Uber driver who she felt intended to do her harm... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/is-uber-being-hacked-by-a-muslim-sex-trafficking-ring-probably-not-but-this-woman-thinks-so | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/5d1762a4a080c87219350072aa88ea5193578efb3a32f4cad9aa7bce0fe450b9.json |
[
"Selena Aguilera"
] | 2016-08-26T12:58:16 | null | 2016-08-24T14:47:00 | Rick Wershe aka 'White Boy Rick' has been in prison for nearly thee decades for a non-violent drug crime. And like all crazy historic events... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fis-white-boy-ricks-story-going-to-be-a-movie.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461504/screen_shot_2016-08-23_at_12.51.12_pm.png | en | null | Is White Boy Rick's story going to be a movie? | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo via 'Free Richard Wershe Jr' page, Facebook
Rick Wershe aka 'White Boy Rick' has been in prison for nearly thee decades for a non-violent drug crime. And like all crazy historic events in the world, Hollywood started paying attention.According to The Wrap , award-winning producers, Darren Aronofs... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/is-white-boy-ricks-story-going-to-be-a-movie | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/6691555543cc339c2953042727d331e0f0552bc48d76a5b763fb2f67036e6ceb.json |
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"Dustin Blitchok"
] | 2016-08-26T12:50:38 | null | 2016-08-25T10:44:00 | Johnnie Derek Rogers II was supposed to be returned to the state prison system, but was instead released from jail in Pontiac at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fsearch-underway-for-felon-accidentally-released-from-oakland-county-jail.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462037/unnamed.jpg | en | null | Search underway for felon accidentally released from Oakland County Jail | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Johnnie Derek Rogers II. | Photo courtesy of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
A search is underway for a felon who was released from the Oakland County Jail by accident on Wednesday night.
Johnnie Derek Rogers II, 24, was sentenced Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court on charges of carrying a ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/search-underway-for-felon-accidentally-released-from-oakland-county-jail | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/0d9c3f395268e2914f92527c080b14e3fc9e53be5fb0538717eb1115c9fca4d2.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-26T13:00:47 | null | 2016-08-24T11:20:00 | An urban garden project is bearing fruit today — literally. Buy their tomatoes between 2 and 6 p.m. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fpenrose-market-garden-selling-fresh-tomatoes-today.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461742/image004_1_.jpg | en | null | Penrose Market Garden selling fresh tomatoes today | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Courtesy GrowTown
Buyers can expect tomatoes like these at today's market.
click to enlarge
click to enlarge Courtesy GrowTown
A view of GrowTown's four-season tunnel house.
Photo by Curt Guyette
Ken Weikal and Beth Hagenbuch
It always brings a smile to our faces when we see evidence that people we've covered in the pa... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/penrose-market-garden-selling-fresh-tomatoes-today | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/b423238e07c4ca4009c2a7d9926b70f439615a3c2b9079f5dfd4f89b7e76068e.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-27T12:48:05 | null | 2016-08-27T08:10:00 | Yes, Barbie can "be anything." | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fwine-anger-photography-exhibit-is-feminist-and-full-of-barbies.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462276/13872729_967043703408550_4002269957392612438_n.jpg | en | null | 'Wine + Anger' photography exhibit is feminist and full of Barbies | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Courtesy photo
Described as, “The Feminist Movement of an Inanimate Object” this photography exhibition by Kimberly Bates-Steiner. She uses the doll Barbie to be the focus of this ironic and humorous exhibition. Barbie and her slogan that she can “Be Anything” seems to be the focal point of the photogr... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/27/wine-anger-photography-exhibit-is-feminist-and-full-of-barbies | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/62f62e65757e94b4efb7724bf812674911849484cf74c003d2596848fd98b7aa.json |
[
"Cal Garrison"
] | 2016-08-31T06:48:59 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | ARIES (March 21- April 20): You have taken everything to the limit. What happens now is anyone's guess. You're either full of anticipation, or ready... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fhoroscopes-aug-31-sept-6%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462661.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462660/horoscopes1-.jpg | en | null | Horoscopes (Aug. 31-Sept. 6) | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | ARIES (March 21- April 20):
You have taken everything to the limit. What happens now is anyone's guess. You're either full of anticipation, or ready to snap under the weight of whatever it could cost you to lose touch with yourself. You guys are at a crossroads where nothing less than the truth will do. If you can show... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/horoscopes-aug-31-sept-6/Content?oid=2462661 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/d831db40ec0584c29c00dacf709dcaf3b80286f23d68390b8f0ca608e048f10a.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-30T14:48:43 | null | 2016-08-31T06:15:00 | Plenty of different artistic mediums will be on display this Friday in Northville. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fan-all-media-opening-at-the-northville-art-house-friday.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462470/wanchuankesler_icarus_oil_30x40.jpg | en | null | An all-media opening at the Northville Art House Friday | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Courtesy Northville Art House
WanChuan Kesler's "Icarus" – oil on canvas.
Courtesy Bruce Giffin
Bruce Giffin's "Suicide Doors" – photograph.
Courtesy Northville Art House
Brenda Beene Shackleford's "Spread Your Wings" – mixed media bound book.
Courtesy Northville Art House
Eloise Hirlemann's "Developing Sea Creatures" ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/31/an-all-media-opening-at-the-northville-art-house-friday | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/43ff1a3ecdedeab06065c7ea00a6d2d13d5c38e90d9a2d07f38283f6c2317fb1.json |
[
"Selena Aguilera"
] | 2016-08-31T14:49:02 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Inside Hamtramck just down Joseph Campau Avenue sits the workshop for Better Life Bags, a company improving the lives of many one bag at a... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fbetter-life-bags-is-giving-the-hamtramck-community-more-hope-than-expected%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462753.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462752/better_life.jpg | en | null | Better Life Bags is giving the Hamtramck community more hope than expected | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Inside Hamtramck just down Joseph Campau Avenue sits the workshop for Better Life Bags, a company improving the lives of many one bag at a time.Rebecca Smith founded Better Life Bags during her pregnancy, when she decided to keep busy, buy some fabric, and make her own diaper bag.Friends and family noticed the style an... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/better-life-bags-is-giving-the-hamtramck-community-more-hope-than-expected/Content?oid=2462753 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/dd27a82ecbfa8a2652b63cbaedb70f53c583358815064dae4effdb7041731f45.json |
[
"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T16:47:38 | null | 2016-08-26T10:56:00 | Come celebrate the legacy of the Motor City with icons of Detroit soul music, Northern soul, and Motown. Featured acts include “the Detroit soul ambassador”... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fmelvin-davis-headlines-soul-fest-at-northern-lights-lounge.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462187/13754525_1230377727007111_5504764515792483523_n.jpg | en | null | Melvin Davis headlines Soul Fest at Northern Lights Lounge | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
Come celebrate the legacy of the Motor City with icons of Detroit soul music, Northern soul, and Motown. Featured acts include “the Detroit soul ambassador” himself, Melvin Davis, legendary vocalist Pat Lewis, heavy-hitting Motown artist Carolyn Crawford, Undisputed Truth/Fabulous Peps lead si... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/melvin-davis-headlines-soul-fest-at-northern-lights-lounge | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/1224b4433c2e1a4f1f8c79abe9a25d12af81b0343b44b3dc9f8550626c905e0a.json |
[
"Jack Roskopp"
] | 2016-08-29T16:48:30 | null | 2016-08-29T11:07:00 | What could possibly go wrong? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Ftrump-plans-to-visit-a-black-church-and-film-an-interview-during-stop-on-saturday.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462435/shutterstock_322465715.jpg | en | null | Trump plans to visit black church, tape interview during Detroit stop | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Shutterstock
We think it's safe to say that Donald Trump has an issue appealing to minority voters — and it's not just him as a person who has this problem. In the 2012 election, President Obama polled a whopping 98 percent in the city of Detroit compared to Romney's 2 percent.So in an effort to appeal... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/trump-plans-to-visit-a-black-church-and-film-an-interview-during-stop-on-saturday | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/a3c8c65a3b28775a2755453213cc4a61a247ff68046d59fdd2c9ca774ce56883.json |
[
"Dustin Blitchok"
] | 2016-08-28T22:48:19 | null | 2016-08-28T18:38:00 | WDIV is reporting that a shuttle bus from Nemo's bar crashed into the Leland Hotel in downtown Detroit on Sunday. The bus crashed into multiple... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Freports-nemos-bus-crashes-into-leland-hotel-downtown.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462387/shutterstock_138156044.jpg | en | null | Reports: Nemo's bus crashes into Leland Hotel downtown | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo via Shutterstock
WDIV is reporting that a shuttle bus from Nemo's bar crashed into the Leland Hotel in downtown Detroit on Sunday.
The bus crashed into multiple vehicles before coming to a stop on the sidewalk near Cass and Bagley, the TV station reported, and first responders are on scene.
Fox 2... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/28/reports-nemos-bus-crashes-into-leland-hotel-downtown | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/24a21b14d255bff59629f264427b0768b1f9ed61dd6e9c542f4cbf362be59414.json |
[
"Dan Savage"
] | 2016-08-26T12:55:10 | null | 2016-08-24T01:00:00 | Dear readers: This is the final week of my summer vacation — but you've been getting a new column every week I've been gone, all... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fsavage-love-had-to-get-away%2FContent%3Foid%3D2461730.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461729/savagelove.jpg | en | null | Savage love: Had to get away | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Dear readers: This is the final week of my summer vacation — but you've been getting a new column every week I've been gone, all of them written by Dan Savage, none of them written by me.
Our final guest Dan Savage is an independent designer, illustrator, and animation director based in Brooklyn, New York. He created Y... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/savage-love-had-to-get-away/Content?oid=2461730 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/5e80c9a45b7f13435c320044e9a05fda9caa1fb80e351aa976040479ee0cc7da.json |
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"Jack Roskopp"
] | 2016-08-30T20:48:55 | null | 2016-08-30T15:32:00 | Say good-bye to beer pong and bongs and hello to bingo and orthopedic shoes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fwmu-grad-students-say-good-bye-to-traditional-roommates-in-groundbreaking-new-study.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462638/shutterstock_85848019.jpg | en | null | WMU Grad students say good-bye to traditional roommates in groundbreaking new study | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Shutterstock
What we imagine this retirement community will look like at the end of the study.
We are all aware of those horror stories of living with a new roommate, especially when you first move away to college — but imagine if you moved into a retirement home and your roommate could quite possibly ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/wmu-grad-students-say-good-bye-to-traditional-roommates-in-groundbreaking-new-study | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/fb551f70979f1fc8908f6abf90a0fa4cc4acaea75ce7e84244d52f26ad8488ad.json |
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"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-26T12:55:36 | null | 2016-08-25T13:07:00 | For when you want the freshest ingredients. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fcraft-work-now-offering-raw-bar-ends-sunday-brunch.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462083/raw_bar.jpg | en | null | Craft Work now offering raw bar, ends Sunday brunch | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Craft Work/Facebook
When chef Aaron Solley took the helm at Craft Work earlier this year he promised changes were afoot for the menu. Indeed, he overhauled the daily offerings and vowed to use fresh, locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.He's kept that promise and starting earlier this week the... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/craft-work-now-offering-raw-bar-ends-sunday-brunch | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/2780f396fff3d26df7ce45c37c81179fdd0dfd410cd766e5b358181572538e4a.json |
[
"Ana Gavrilovska"
] | 2016-08-31T14:49:03 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Thanks to Detroit Jazz Festival, metro Detroiters are fortunate enough for the opportunity to see renowned double bassist Ron Carter perform four times in four... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fa-conversation-with-ron-carter-historys-most-recorded-jazz-bassist%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462746.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462745/ron_carter_.jpg | en | null | A conversation with Ron Carter, history’s most recorded jazz bassist | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Thanks to Detroit Jazz Festival, metro Detroiters are fortunate enough for the opportunity to see renowned double bassist Ron Carter perform four times in four different settings over Labor Day weekend. This year, the festival has an even more concentrated focus on honoring Detroit natives. Carter, who was born in Fern... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/a-conversation-with-ron-carter-historys-most-recorded-jazz-bassist/Content?oid=2462746 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/b8a4abccfbb9ca306c45242bc80905d25032fbbd7a87cd6e14810fb8fa71d0ea.json |
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"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-26T18:47:48 | null | 2016-08-26T13:37:00 | Will you be dining to donate for Italy? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fdetroit-area-chefs-to-make-pasta-for-italy-earthquake-relief-efforts.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462208/4280841388_650a70905b_b.jpg | en | null | Detroit area chefs to make pasta for Italy earthquake relief efforts | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click image Alpha/Flickr
A number of Detroit area restaurants have joined a widespread effort to assist victims of a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy on Wednesday.The epicenter of the quake happened to be under the town of Amatrice, known as the birthplace of Spaghetti all'Amatriciana, so to aid in helping ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/detroit-area-chefs-to-make-pasta-for-italy-earthquake-relief-efforts | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/9da8dd2c80965421f6c34747eb10c07d119ff2cf388b390dd5f5f82ba1d60e75.json |
[
"Mike Mcgonigal"
] | 2016-08-27T02:47:47 | null | 2016-08-26T22:24:00 | Why you should donate to the awesome local act's Kickstarter campaign. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fone-week-left-to-help-the-whiskey-charmers-crowdfunded-album-release.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462295/14055091_1312824568757742_459248994231711668_n.jpg | en | null | One week left to help the Whiskey Charmers' crowdfunded album release | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo from Facebook.
Ther might be a plethora of Americana/ roots-infused acts int he greater Detroit area, but of them all, the Whiskey Charmers are a cut above. This bunch are not poseurs. They do not strum ukuleles. They do not write songs about cowpoke bullshit. Their music is charming, original, a... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/one-week-left-to-help-the-whiskey-charmers-crowdfunded-album-release | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/894a5e9c1d36e12e0d1194cf515b9942c29f5adc1569cd129f34233eb4c5f45d.json |
[
"Kahn Santori Davison"
] | 2016-08-29T16:48:29 | null | 2016-08-29T12:14:00 | You're going to love these two new singles from Detroit hip-hop mainstays. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fbrand-new-tracks-from-supa-emcee-and-jay-squared.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462447/12679_493584100672078_2124208136_n.jpg | en | null | Brand new tracks from Supa Emcee and Jay Squared | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Supa Emcee. Photo from Facebook.
Highland Park hero Supa Emcee talks immortality and aggressively defying death. “I take your life-force, you are no exception/I’m a warrior who became a weapon. I am invincible, you can’t kill the blessing/ He is immortalized, I’ll be here forever,” he raps.DJ ALLMATIC ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/brand-new-tracks-from-supa-emcee-and-jay-squared | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/89769b38886c670a0cbb589f66c30c0c95f5bd39ee158d162e49c3f2769056e1.json |
[
"Jack Roskopp"
] | 2016-08-29T22:48:43 | null | 2016-08-29T17:33:00 | We get a ton of press releases in our inboxes here at the Metro Times, and a lot of them don't even have to do with... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fwhat-is-up-with-the-stigma-against-male-prostate-stimulation.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462495/shutterstock_342471692.jpg | en | null | What is up with the stigma against male prostate stimulation? | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | We get a ton of press releases in our inboxes here at theand a lot of them don't even have to do with our great city of Detroit and its surrounding communities and cities, but one press release that swooped its way into our mailboxes today was about a topic that one doesn't see too very often:The e-mail we received was... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/what-is-up-with-the-stigma-against-male-prostate-stimulation | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/a471a44807f10304373ae56dc0255cfad2f7e3ded8a04882e805ac5aaf09a00e.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-26T12:59:04 | null | 2016-08-24T12:16:00 | Author's new article on BRT comes during big push for bus-based systems nationwide. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fmore-about-so-called-bus-rapid-transit.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461784/shutterstock_186530069.jpg | en | null | More about so-called 'Bus Rapid Transit' | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Courtesy Shutterstock
Yesterday's opinion piece about the RTA transit plan up for a vote this November — especially the "Bus Rapid Transit" component of it — earned us a message from Benjamin Ross, the author of 2014'sHe also passed along a link to an article of his that was published in Dissent magazine last month . I... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/more-about-so-called-bus-rapid-transit | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/41434c6a975eec4730292526746ca66baf07bfc29097e801b0121e16b563bf23.json |
[
"Alysa Offman",
"Alexandra Fluegel"
] | 2016-08-29T16:48:28 | null | 2016-08-29T12:07:00 | LGBT issues are a hot topic these days, as they rightfully should be. As society moves toward becoming more inclusive to all kinds of people,... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fdia-hosts-free-walk-and-talk-tour-featuring-works-by-lgbt-artists.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462442/something_you_can_feel_-_mickalene_thomas.jpg | en | null | DIA hosts free walk-and-talk tour featuring works by LGBT artists | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge “Something You Can Feel,” Mickalene Thomas, 2008, rhinestone, acrylic paint, and oil enamel on wood panels. Detroit Institute of Arts.
LGBT issues are a hot topic these days, as they rightfully should be. As society moves toward becoming more inclusive to all kinds of people, these communities are fina... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/dia-hosts-free-walk-and-talk-tour-featuring-works-by-lgbt-artists | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/9f8c5394d9e3525e762375cb3ed81af3d00784af8a7f64b88444ba9094e6f2b8.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-31T14:49:06 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | It was a shame when Lansing decided to discontinue the Michigan State Fair several years ago. But in that fair’s absence, a private group has... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Ffifth-third-bank-continues-to-reimagine-the-michigan-state-fair-in-novi%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462740.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462739/michigan_state_fair_.jpg | en | null | Fifth Third Bank continues to reimagine the Michigan State Fair in Novi | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | It was a shame when Lansing decided to discontinue the Michigan State Fair several years ago. But in that fair’s absence, a private group has stepped in with generous donors to rebuild and reimagine this Michigan tradition. And it’s a wholesome, family-friendly event that continues to grow year by year. Here are some o... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/fifth-third-bank-continues-to-reimagine-the-michigan-state-fair-in-novi/Content?oid=2462740 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/1de9eea033c5494010ae18efcbc273e580af035620bde2b3e11700896915940a.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T14:48:39 | null | 2016-08-26T10:37:00 | Smoke a little smoke. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fhigh-times-will-be-happening-at-the-high-times-cannabis-cup.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462180/13466349_1017806205007691_8591052157030693921_n.png | en | null | High times will be happening at the High Times Cannabis Cup | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
We don’t care what anyone else says, but this has to be the holy grail of summer festivals. Taking place just a little bit north of Flint in Clio,is presenting a three-day festival entirely devoted to medical marijuana. Yes, people — there may actually be a God.The festival’s website says that... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/high-times-will-be-happening-at-the-high-times-cannabis-cup | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/ed126d23c83e9752eff425e0ff0889109012243ab09b24c6a2fbd9f774a16c30.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-27T12:48:06 | null | 2016-08-27T08:00:00 | A more badass version of the Dream Cruise. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fthe-real-car-show-happening-at-kellys-bar-today.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462242/14067716_10154531566231654_2772329671832614243_n.jpg | en | null | The real car show happening at Kelly's Bar today | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge
When the lights go down and the exhaust leaves our lungs from last weekend’s Woodward Dream Cruise, the real car show will hit Hamtramck with the Hamtramck Hustle.Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Hamtramck Hustle is the badass version of the Dream Cruise. Put on by the Dead Last Car Club, the even... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/27/the-real-car-show-happening-at-kellys-bar-today | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/bd7a413afc6e174bc0d081b70d1049f707695e2268d207ae8e5de20c4262045e.json |
[
"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T14:47:59 | null | 2016-08-26T10:26:00 | It seems that almost every town in metro Detroit has some sort of arts and music festival, but it’s great to see community engagement in... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fbrandenburg-park-will-host-the-chesterfield-music-and-arts-festival.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462175/13511969_996428870476457_159803414268719813_n.jpg | en | null | Brandenburg Park will host the Chesterfield Music & Arts Festival | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
It seems that almost every town in metro Detroit has some sort of arts and music festival, but it’s great to see community engagement in small towns.This week’s festival comes from Chesterfield as they celebrate their second installment of their music and arts festival. There will be over 60 v... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/brandenburg-park-will-host-the-chesterfield-music-and-arts-festival | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/8403b3fcec0334823e3c7b76702e730368b6323b9ae8292adf8b2cd58430486f.json |
[
"Dustin Blitchok"
] | 2016-08-26T12:59:54 | null | 2016-08-24T01:00:00 | One of Detroit's most iconic beverages is being brewed within city limits again. Stroh's Bohemian-style Pilsner is being produced at Brew Detroit in Corktown, and... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fbohemian-style-pilsner-brings-a-motor-city-beer-home%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462027.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462026/strohsbohemian_2.jpg | en | null | Bohemian-style Pilsner brings a Motor City beer home | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | One of Detroit's most iconic beverages is being brewed within city limits again.
Stroh's Bohemian-style Pilsner is being produced at Brew Detroit in Corktown, and it marks the first time Stroh's has been made in Detroit since 1985, when the company's brewery was still standing on Gratiot Avenue.
"I probably hear more s... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/bohemian-style-pilsner-brings-a-motor-city-beer-home/Content?oid=2462027 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/633650f0f9d18c41776f91cd1cdf38758c4f397de0809ee4c7609d92d6c16c2f.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-30T16:48:43 | null | 2016-08-30T11:04:00 | The rally, no doubt, intends to welcome many frustrated Democratic voters into the Green Party fold. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fjill-stein-and-ajamu-baraka-come-to-eastern-market-this-weekend.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462559/stein_baraka.png | en | null | Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka come to Eastern Market this weekend | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click image Screen capture from Jill Stein for President
Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka will be in town on Saturday.
Green Party presidential and vice-presidential candidates Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka will be in town this weekend, leading a campaign rally in Eastern Market.It's billed as the "People, Peace and Planet ov... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/30/jill-stein-and-ajamu-baraka-come-to-eastern-market-this-weekend | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/8b75d18480db0dfe785936df399f4e0697f95a5546fb0b8f902ee2c33f9922f8.json |
[
"Allie Gross"
] | 2016-08-26T18:48:21 | null | 2016-08-26T14:22:00 | So much for democracy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Finsane-dps-news-of-the-day-those-november-school-board-elections-likely-mean-nothing.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462226/school.jpg | en | null | Insane DPS news of the day: November school board elections could mean nothing | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Transition Manager
As the district's emergency financial manager, Bobb will assume all financial authority in DPS, which includes balancing the district's budget, managing spending, and establishing strong and reliable financial systems that support sound academic decisions for the students of Detroit." While the word ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/insane-dps-news-of-the-day-those-november-school-board-elections-likely-mean-nothing | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/28c2d62769678f4446631d66d508ee05660f2c74ab3abb390e99a374f9723e19.json |
[
"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-31T06:49:08 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Hamtramck has always served as a sort of Ellis Island for the region's diverse immigrant community. It was first founded by French Revolutionary Colonel Jean... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fpalma-restaurant-takes-diners-back-with-bosnian-cuisine%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462667.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462666/palma_print_082816-3190.jpg | en | null | Palma restaurant takes diners back with Bosnian cuisine | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Hamtramck has always served as a sort of Ellis Island for the region's diverse immigrant community. It was first founded by French Revolutionary Colonel Jean Francois Hamtramck, was later settled by German-American farmers, and eventually became a major hub for Polish laborers drawn to the Dodge Brothers plant. Since i... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/palma-restaurant-takes-diners-back-with-bosnian-cuisine/Content?oid=2462667 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/b3f73d452c846adcc2de8c8da1fdb0761afc5467c8b7a86389ba1d17ccb64b47.json |
[
"Mike Mcgonigal"
] | 2016-08-26T12:52:44 | null | 2016-08-25T11:38:00 | "Hot Talent Buffet is an event where humble folks with big ideas have a captive audience to celebrate the spirit of entertainment as a unifying force." | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fhot-talent-buffet-invades-ufo-factory-saturday-night.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462046/htb.png | en | null | Hot Talent Buffet invades UFO Factory Saturday night | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge
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Chris Butterfield's local tape label Tool and Die presents the. Twenty separate acts perform for a top prize (a golden trophy, a bag of money, and some meat or tofu) in the spirit of Larry Bud Melman-era, and Andy Kaufman.: What can people expect?: Audience members can expect a night o... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/hot-talent-buffet-invades-ufo-factory-saturday-night | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/e3daa50e2428fb99259d768501bb0b607711f8b9678d85b157bd59709a6f9ef3.json |
[
"Stacey Macleod"
] | 2016-08-26T12:54:11 | null | 2016-08-24T01:00:00 | On Feb. 13, 1970, a record called Black Sabbath was released. The album comes on like a distant storm, then soon is upon you. Today,... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fthe-bell-marks-the-final-hour-for-black-sabbath-with-the-end-tour%2FContent%3Foid%3D2461699.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461698/black_sabbath.jpg | en | null | The bell marks the final hour for Black Sabbath with ‘The End’ tour | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | On Feb. 13, 1970, a record called Black Sabbath was released. The album comes on like a distant storm, then soon is upon you. Today, the album is praised as the stone slab from which all heavy metal rises. Hear Tony Iommi's deceptively simple riffs, singular and derived from the strange beauty of his deformed fingertip... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-bell-marks-the-final-hour-for-black-sabbath-with-the-end-tour/Content?oid=2461699 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/4b80d7ff650b72ee925eb868ba9bdc6aaca4f812d7477cfb2e26cf2db971fe10.json |
[
"Ana Gavrilovska"
] | 2016-08-31T14:49:05 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Now in its 37th year, the Detroit Jazz Festival is a beloved local institution. After all, what four-day festival is still free these days? And... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fexclusive-musical-explorations-at-this-years-detroit-jazz-festival%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462738.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462737/the_soul_rebels.jpg | en | null | Exclusive musical explorations at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Now in its 37th year, the Detroit Jazz Festival is a beloved local institution. After all, what four-day festival is still free these days? And one with such a reverently compiled roster of remarkably high-quality acts, at that?Within seconds of beginning a conversation with Chris Collins, the festival’s president and ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/exclusive-musical-explorations-at-this-years-detroit-jazz-festival/Content?oid=2462738 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/2e770671797dab2a4ac6f9e0ee9c67310615a88c1fdb26ade7d11a61b0c32ae3.json |
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"Mt Staff"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:11 | null | 2016-08-24T07:00:00 | Two Hearted and Oberon? We are there. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fbells-brewery-is-taking-over-ale-marys-tonight.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461578/14068290_10153920315368391_7245207544905157859_n.jpg | en | null | Bell's Brewery is taking over Ale Mary's tonight | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Facebook
One of our favorite beer spots in Royal Oak (and dare we say the one with the best pun?) is bringing a little bit of Kalamazoo to Royal Oak. The beer hall is having a Bell’s extravaganza with a takeover of 14 Bell’s beers. Favorites like Two Hearted Ale, Oberon, and Oarsman along with some les... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/bells-brewery-is-taking-over-ale-marys-tonight | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/8349cbbdda19e346a99f26147ee11183265d9823f34fad4d43e50659b5389f1f.json |
[
"Sarah Lewis"
] | 2016-08-26T12:48:10 | null | 2016-08-26T08:27:00 | US Senator Gary Peters (D) recently announced a five-day, 12-county motorcycle tour which will take him from east to west Michigan to discuss his work on... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fus-sen-gary-peters-is-going-on-a-big-motorcycle-tour.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462154/garypeters.jpg | en | null | US Sen. Gary Peters is going on a big motorcycle tour | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge
US Senator Gary Peters (D) recently announced a five-day, 12-county motorcycle tour which will take him from east to west Michigan to discuss his work on behalf of his constituents in the U.S. Senate.Dubbed the #RideMI Motorcycle tour, the journey will begin Monday, August 29 and will stop in 12 counti... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/us-sen-gary-peters-is-going-on-a-big-motorcycle-tour | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/37887c063d5ad58e0a610239a9a73b32769666dfc95f14391f6f05ca0c03f005.json |
[
"Allie Gross"
] | 2016-08-26T12:54:41 | null | 2016-08-24T11:05:00 | Questions remain about the source of a spate of rashes and cases of hair loss that have occurred recently in Flint — with some wondering... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fflints-corrosive-water-might-have-resulted-in-rashes-and-hair-loss.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461740/pipe.jpg | en | null | Flint's corrosive water 'might' have resulted in rashes and hair loss | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Barta IV/Flickr
Questions remain about the source of a spate of rashes and cases of hair loss that have occurred recently in Flint — with some wondering if the abnormalities are tied to Flint's decision to connect to the corrosive Flint River from April 2014 until October 2015.While a multi-month inves... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/flints-corrosive-water-might-have-resulted-in-rashes-and-hair-loss | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/aa96dac73bfd79c4a280b80d906323603a4575407106df12b103a318b09f811d.json |
[
"Alexandra Fluegel",
"Alysa Offman"
] | 2016-08-26T12:57:28 | null | 2016-08-24T11:01:00 | 2016 has seen its share of multi-million dollar home sales in Michigan, and the website OpenHouse.com has compiled a list of the top 30. Unsurprisingly,... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fthese-are-the-30-most-expensive-home-sales-in-michigan-so-far-this-year.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461738/bigasshouse.jpg | en | null | These are the 30 'most expensive home sales in Michigan' so far this year | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click image Damn, that's a big-ass house | Photo via OpenHouse.com
2016 has seen its share of multi-million dollar home sales in Michigan, and the website OpenHouse.com has compiled a list of the top 30 Unsurprisingly, most of the listings are located in metro Detroit's poshest hoods (and yup, this is a statewide list)... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/these-are-the-30-most-expensive-home-sales-in-michigan-so-far-this-year | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/62e8de344ce4344d60e2b1def0499b28fff98e14f555aa8d77a9f942527d0d5a.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-26T12:51:41 | null | 2016-08-24T15:51:00 | The album took a "girl group" to the top of the album charts and made history. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fthe-supremes-a-go-go-turns-50.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461890/tumblr_miymqs3idv1qjl4v6o1_1362104740_cover.jpg | en | null | 'The Supremes A' Go-Go' turns 50 | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Motown record sleeve
A first not
Motown 50th anniversaries are falling like autumn leaves these days, and here's one of the happier ones to mark today: The release ofon Aug. 25, 1966.The album is full of those finger-snappers that, for anybody who grew up in Detroit, are like wallpaper: instantly recog... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/the-supremes-a-go-go-turns-50 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/1032bc23460200afc6ba1ea0b7f94d04659822eef7a5b748cade388e384c171a.json |
[
"Jack Roskopp"
] | 2016-08-26T18:48:00 | null | 2016-08-26T14:32:00 | So many shows this summer at DTE Energy Music Theatre have brought folks back to the songs of yesteryear — Joan Jett, Heart, ZZ Top,... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Flive-review-counting-crows-and-rob-thomas-induce-nostalgia-at-dte.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462224/810_4700.jpg | en | null | Live Review: Counting Crows and Rob Thomas induce nostalgia at DTE | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo by Mike Ferdinande
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Rob Thomas, doing his best "Top Gun".
So many shows this summer at DTE Energy Music Theatre have brought folks back to the songs of yesteryear — Joan Jett, Heart, ZZ Top, hell even Vanilla Ice and Coolio — but no other bands brought bac... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/live-review-counting-crows-and-rob-thomas-induce-nostalgia-at-dte | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/0c58a49009dce30d8a629c4601cef013914342ff93e5b9dae9633573c85ca722.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:05 | null | 2016-08-25T09:33:00 | We highly recommend checking out this recent article on the Fader about ties between urban planning/architecture and hip-hop. It's smart, original and — because we're always... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fhow-architecture-and-shitty-urban-planning-created-hip-hop.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462023/1520sedgwick.jpg | en | null | How architecture and shitty urban planning created hip-hop | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge 1520 Sedgwick Avenue | Photo/Wikipedia
We highly recommend checking out this recent article on the Fader about ties between urban planning/architecture and hip-hop. It's smart, original and — because we're always looking for that Motor City tie — its main source is a Detroiter.Mike Ford, who was born i... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/how-architecture-and-shitty-urban-planning-created-hip-hop | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/8ad12bdb6cdb15c1d5517487cfebfd65eb7b354936d89d5d74616e1bbc518ac9.json |
[
"Serena Maria Daniels"
] | 2016-08-26T12:49:33 | null | 2016-08-24T18:03:00 | Bringing a Wahlberg family meal to Detroit. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Ffirst-taste-wahlburgers-draws-in-the-fans.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461939/outside.jpg | en | null | First Taste: Wahlburgers draws in the fans | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo by Serena Maria Daniels
click to enlarge Photo by Serena Maria Daniels
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Wahlburgers' signature Our Burger.
Of the handful of new casual chains that have sprung up in Detroit this summer Wahlburgers has the most star power.With actor (and former rapper... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/first-taste-wahlburgers-draws-in-the-fans | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/7c9476cea89099c471b03394606b784a3b7cec63cce847d97599b976305f04d4.json |
[
"Crystal A. Proxmire"
] | 2016-08-31T06:48:54 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | Carey Gustafson will never forget when she was sitting in the WAB, or Woodward Avenue Brewers, in downtown Ferndale nine years ago, and one of... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fready-for-another-year-of-diy-memories%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462686.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462685/jasongibner.jpg | en | null | Ready for another year of DIY memories? | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Carey Gustafson will never forget when she was sitting in the WAB, or Woodward Avenue Brewers, in downtown Ferndale nine years ago, and one of the owners tapped her on the shoulder and said she should join them for a meeting about "a new festival."
Gustafson has been traveling the country with Outrageous Cherry and oth... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/ready-for-another-year-of-diy-memories/Content?oid=2462686 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/fadfd7ff2f3829b64fbf4ae18ca6a4caa5f6294e02d544c147fae24565d90bb9.json |
[
"Sarah Lewis"
] | 2016-08-26T12:53:15 | null | 2016-08-24T14:29:00 | Ok, so maybe Warby Parker (which sounds like the name of a hipster baby) expanded its offerings a bit and are now being described as... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fhipster-eyeglasses-store-coming-to-detroit-this-year.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2461874/screen_shot_2016-08-24_at_2.27.56_pm.png | en | null | 'Hipster' eyeglasses store coming to Detroit this year | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Screenshot from WarbyParker.com
Ok, so maybe Warby Parker (which sounds like the name of a hipster baby) expanded its offerings a bit and are now being described as a 'vintage eyeglasses retailer' but hey, you get the gist.The New York-based company's name is actually a nod to Jack Kerouac (because of ... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/24/hipster-eyeglasses-store-coming-to-detroit-this-year | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/957cbe84492927661af52c648f58bf3dd7cdbb5988734889eb81064b7a5ff6f3.json |
[
"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-29T22:48:33 | null | 2016-08-29T16:54:00 | The world championships of "Guts Frisbee" will take place this Labor Day weekend in Hines Park. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fhigh-speed-frisbees-world-champs-battle-in-plymouth-this-weekend.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462484/mikey_omally_dive.jpg | en | null | High-speed Frisbee’s world champs battle in Plymouth this weekend | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Courtesy USA Guts
Courtesy USA Guts
Games involving “flying discs” have gained a surprising prominence in recent years. The “disc golf” phenomenon has had a higher profile lately, and had its own course on Belle Isle for a while . “ Ultimate Frisbee ” has drawn players and gained publicity as well.But there’s another M... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/high-speed-frisbees-world-champs-battle-in-plymouth-this-weekend | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/3f9e9bd354e98a22e5e90d2a1219d1afacf33ed60256e17ff757f72c33042af4.json |
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Fran Shor
We hear our old pal Fran Shor is waging an uphill battle for a seat on the Wayne State University Board of Governors . He’ll be running as a candidate of the Green Party, and he tells us his name will be on the statewide ballot in November.Shor has appeared in our humble publica... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/whos-the-green-running-for-wayne-state-university-board-of-governors | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/49ba1a225c46d473a6a24a2aec41bb10bf02e5408280b9021e2a2a22a46df539.json |
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"Michael Jackman"
] | 2016-08-26T13:00:21 | null | 2016-08-25T07:28:00 | Vision of Hope's Greg Jolly knows you've got to reach young people before they falter. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fhow-one-west-sider-fights-for-detroits-kids.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2446068/greg_jolly.png | en | null | How one west sider fights for Detroit's kids | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | click to enlarge Photo by Michael Jackman
Greg Jolly
When was the last time you heard somebody say that Detroit’s biggest asset is its young people?Has it been a while? If so, isn't that sort of strange? After all, people seem more eager to reassess the city than ever, and cite as assets many of the things that were ca... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/25/how-one-west-sider-fights-for-detroits-kids | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/32f7869863460f96a187305a17ce7b4efb50db606e641f8bac4ccd05be0d4226.json |
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"Alexandra Fluegel"
] | 2016-08-26T14:47:04 | null | 2016-08-26T09:26:00 | A Detroiter recently home from the Rio Olympics has learned a valuable lesson: don't leave your shit in your car. US Sailing Team member Bora... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fdetroits-only-olympian-learns-to-not-leave-valuable-shit-in-his-car.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462160/boragulari.jpg | en | null | Detroit's only Rio Olympian learns to not leave valuable shit in his car | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | A Detroiter recently home from the Rio Olympics has learned a valuable lesson: don't leave your shit in your car.US Sailing Team member Bora Gulari returned from Rio last week and made an unfortunate discovery during his first morning back out on the water. When he went to grab his gear out of car, it wasn't there.Gula... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/26/detroits-only-olympian-learns-to-not-leave-valuable-shit-in-his-car | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/4dc83eef91770c314a83375ff5c70c9f3576fa96b9e29236258edceb96760c8f.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T14:48:59 | null | 2016-08-31T01:00:00 | When it comes to end-of-summer festivals, the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is the great grandaddy of them all. It’s been going on since 1980, when... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2Fdetroit%2Fthe-hamtramck-labor-day-festival-lives-on-powered-by-rock-rap-soul-and-the-psych-rock-of-black-merda-and-fugi%2FContent%3Foid%3D2462736.json | http://media2.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462735/3k2a3134.jpg | en | null | The Hamtramck Labor Day Festival lives on, powered by rock, rap, soul, and the psych-rock of Black Merda and Fugi | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | When it comes to end-of-summer festivals, the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is the great grandaddy of them all. It’s been going on since 1980, when Dodge Main shut down and Hamtramck Mayor Bob Kozaren inaugurated the shindig as a way to boost the city’s flagging morale.It turned out to be a fitting celebration marking t... | http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-hamtramck-labor-day-festival-lives-on-powered-by-rock-rap-soul-and-the-psych-rock-of-black-merda-and-fugi/Content?oid=2462736 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/1b00a0b519f69d47184ad48da6a1b0c71596dedd4363b027ec712de754c2ce6c.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T18:48:34 | null | 2016-08-29T14:01:00 | As the world of "green" turns gray, a Detroit native plans a resource for older cannabis users. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metrotimes.com%2FBlogs%2Farchives%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fmarijuana-social-network-is-coming-for-seniors.json | http://media1.fdncms.com/metrotimes/imager/u/slideshow/2462457/shutterstock_236010955.jpg | en | null | Marijuana social network is coming - for seniors! | null | null | www.metrotimes.com | Shutterstock
Marijuana isn't just for teenagers anymore.
Take it as an indicator in the rapidly changing world of cannabis use, but a group of senior citizens are organizing their own social network to discuss marijuana. Clearly, it’s not just for teenagers anymore.The group, the Seniors 420 Network, is a way for senio... | http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2016/08/29/marijuana-social-network-is-coming-for-seniors | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.metrotimes.com/4354cc026988ac860f00a24f166f7b64d4e88a39a599899eb31f7b4861026034.json |
[
"Oliver Gill",
"Views",
"Follow Oliver"
] | 2016-08-30T14:47:41 | null | 2016-08-30T14:03:00 | Britain's high-growth companies believe access to finance has sharply deteriorated since the Brexit vote but remain positive they can increase revenues | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248422%2Ffinancing-difficult-but-not-unsurmountable-say-high-growth.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/uae-animals-umm-al-zamool-469157296-57c5844d32578.jpg | en | null | Britain's high growth businesses believe they can continue to grow over the next 12 months even though they are hamstrung by financing limitations | null | null | www.cityam.com | Oliver Gill
Britain's high-growth companies believe access to finance has sharply deteriorated since the Brexit vote but remain positive they can increase revenues over the next 12 months despite the economic challenges that lie ahead.
Over 50 per cent of respondents to a survey by private equity investor ECI said gain... | http://www.cityam.com/248422/financing-difficult-but-not-unsurmountable-say-high-growth | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/5b483058257ce4e8d9749ece8178a119fb61cb6b5890d30b82265864adb9ac59.json |
[
"James Nickerson",
"Views",
"Follow James"
] | 2016-08-26T12:50:44 | null | 2016-08-26T09:27:00 | The FTSE 100 was trading flat this morning ahead of the Federal Reserve's speech at Jackson Hole. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248310%2Fftse-100-flat-ahead-janet-yellens-jackson-hole-speech.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/yellen-testifies-at-joint-economic-committee-hearing-on-economic-outlook-499762880-57bffd89de5f3.jpg | en | null | FTSE 100 flat ahead of Janet Yellen's Jackson Hole speech | null | null | www.cityam.com | James Nickerson
The FTSE 100 was trading flat this morning ahead of the Federal Reserve's speech at Jackson Hole.
The UK's blue-chip index was trading 0.1 per cent down at 6,810 points in early morning trading, with investors looking for clues of when a US rate rise could come.
"A rather subdued opening call is nothing... | http://www.cityam.com/248310/ftse-100-flat-ahead-janet-yellens-jackson-hole-speech | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/8825251ee3707d2986bbfcb9380c9b07ee8ad5707bb702bcc4bd9aa684914b8f.json |
[
"Tracey Boles",
"Views"
] | 2016-08-30T04:47:26 | null | 2016-08-30T05:45:00 | The decision on whether to construct a new runway in the south east of England has been parked for too long. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248400%2Fdithering-airport-capacity-choking-british-businesses.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/conservative-party-conference-held-in-birmingham-day-3-456371472-57c50f56f243f.jpg | en | null | A lack of airport capacity in the south east is choking Britain as authorities dither over Heathrow and Gatwick expansion | null | null | www.cityam.com | Tracey Boles
The decision on whether to construct a new runway in the south east of England has been parked for too long. That cannot remain the case for much longer – a lack of airport capacity in the south east is acting a major constraint upon business and economic growth. Business leaders have become increasingly e... | http://www.cityam.com/248400/dithering-airport-capacity-choking-british-businesses | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/304d94aaa26760aac557f48707dacf03f8e69879ce485ecbb0493f7c7486e375.json |
[
"Nina Edy",
"Views",
"Follow Nina"
] | 2016-08-26T14:47:40 | null | 2016-08-26T15:00:00 | It’s Friday afternoon - so why bother trawling the internet for something to read? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248323%2Fthree-3-three-stories-you-need-read-right-now-.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/dwindling-newspaper-sales-echo-through-economy-77357285-57c04b767236f.jpg | en | null | The top three stories to read today | null | null | www.cityam.com | Nina Edy
It’s Friday afternoon - so why bother trawling the internet for something to read?
We’ve done the legwork for you, and put together the top three stories of the day in bite size form, just to make your life that bit easier.
Check out our three at three.
Night Tube addition
Its official - another line has been ... | http://www.cityam.com/248323/three-3-three-stories-you-need-read-right-now- | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/b814fd3135fbe799143880738a3e5b90c6e4bd1e1efc82b0203ca1cf20687c9d.json |
[
"Oliver Gill",
"Views",
"Follow Oliver"
] | 2016-08-26T12:54:22 | null | 2016-08-26T09:57:00 | One of the dairy companies at the centre of Britain's milk crisis reported profit growth and reasserted its desire to increase the milk price paid to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248312%2Fanchor-butter-and-cravendale-owner-grows-earnings-despite.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/british-dairy-farmers-march-in-protest-at-milk-price-plummet-517042836-57c004b2817d4.jpg | en | null | Anchor, Lurpak butter and Cravendale owner Arla announced a growth in six year earnings but defended earnings to farmers suffering from low milk prices | null | null | www.cityam.com | Oliver Gill
One of the dairy companies at the centre of Britain's milk crisis reported profit growth and reasserted its desire to increase the milk price paid to farmers.
Danish-headquartered Arla announced revenues of €4.9bn (£4.0bn) for the first half of 2016.
Although this was down from €5.1bn in 2015, gross margins... | http://www.cityam.com/248312/anchor-butter-and-cravendale-owner-grows-earnings-despite | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/83b401636c6a1f2ad1c7cec4488f0ca6ed5bed21d920905f33be8d62f3274440.json |
[
"William Turvill",
"Views",
"Follow William"
] | 2016-08-30T00:47:28 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The UK and Europe will fall into recession and become less significant globally if Brexit negotiations become the victim of "pettiness", according to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248292%2Fbrexit-negotiation-pettiness-would-push-uk-and-europe-into.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/fox-business-networks-maria-bartiromo-interviews-mohamed-el-erian-526013842-57c4be753fa99.jpg | en | null | Brexit negotiation "pettiness" would push UK and Europe into recession, says Mohamed El-Erian | null | null | www.cityam.com | William Turvill
The UK and Europe will fall into recession and become less significant globally if Brexit negotiations become the victim of "pettiness", according to Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz's chief economic adviser who chairs President Obama's Global Development Council.
El-Erian said that in a "rational world, the U... | http://www.cityam.com/248292/brexit-negotiation-pettiness-would-push-uk-and-europe-into | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/74bc0e360422c8123131ee7aca03e8a10cef6572cb1e9478d9952a42f7a910a5.json |
[
"Hayley Kirton",
"Views",
"Follow Hayley"
] | 2016-08-30T16:47:35 | null | 2016-08-30T16:17:00 | Banking giant Barclays today revealed it has completed the sale of its Italian retail network to CheBanca!, as it continues in its quest to ditch its | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248432%2Fbarclays-continues-shed-its-non-core-assets-and-says.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/barclays-bank-fined-over-libor-investigations-147348928-57c5a396af681.jpg | en | null | Barclays continues to shed its non-core assets and says arrivederci to retail in Italy with sale to CheBanca! | null | null | www.cityam.com | Hayley Kirton
Banking giant Barclays today revealed it has completed the sale of its Italian retail network to CheBanca!, as it continues in its quest to ditch its non-core business.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank our colleagues in the Italian retail network and wish them well for the future," said Jes... | http://www.cityam.com/248432/barclays-continues-shed-its-non-core-assets-and-says | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/234dc856d4ce82cd441f265d25789f2f709021ff3f123f5db9158ec6eb0b78cf.json |
[
"Francesca Washtell",
"Views",
"Follow Francesca"
] | 2016-08-29T12:47:16 | null | 2016-08-29T12:49:00 | Frankie & Benny's owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) will focus the vast majority of its upcoming restaurant closures outside of London. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248358%2Ffrankie-bennys-owner-restaurant-group-concentrate-store.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/frankie-and-bennys-57c420891b200-57c42166dda2e.jpg | en | null | Garfunkel's and Frankie & Benny's owner The Restaurant Group to concentrate underperforming store closures outside of London | null | null | www.cityam.com | Francesca Washtell
Frankie & Benny's owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) will focus the vast majority of its upcoming restaurant closures outside of London.
The FTSE 250-listed firm announced on Friday it is set to close 33 of its most underperforming sites, including 14 Frankie & Benny's branches and 11 Chiquito restaura... | http://www.cityam.com/248358/frankie-bennys-owner-restaurant-group-concentrate-store | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/4d793e8b598aa329ebe4ae1f2d7517e165e1ba23841eaea1dae219d176486465.json |
[
"Caitlin",
"Views",
"Follow Caitlin"
] | 2016-08-26T14:47:03 | null | 2016-08-26T14:05:00 | The information commissioner said today that she is looking into changes to the way Facebook and WhatsApp handle customers' personal data. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248321%2Fauthorities-investigate-changes-whatsapp-and-facebook-personal-data.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/italy-us-facebook-whatsapp-stocks-communication-470695925-57c03ebfbb0d1.jpg | en | null | Authorities to investigate changes to how WhatsApp and Facebook handle personal data | null | null | www.cityam.com | Caitlin Morrison
The information commissioner said today that she is looking into changes to the way Facebook and WhatsApp handle customers' personal data.
The messaging service, which was bought by social media giant Facebook in 2014 for $22bn (£16bn), announced yesterday that it was going to allow businesses to messa... | http://www.cityam.com/248321/authorities-investigate-changes-whatsapp-and-facebook-personal-data | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/89fc3bd8e89147e0820a703abfe985860c1ff94d0abe5d487b9002da9e953d40.json |
[
"Lynsey Barber",
"Views",
"Follow Lynsey"
] | 2016-08-29T16:47:21 | null | 2016-08-29T16:32:00 | Facebook is a technology company, not a media company, despite a move towards live video, working closely with traditional publishers and a recent furore | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityam.com%2F248373%2Fmark-zuckerberg-insists-facebook-not-media-company.json | http://www.cityam.com/assets/uploads/main-image/full_width_article_body_image/india-internet-facebook-computers-494652766-56ab2b7c04004-57c4549ec988c-57c455aa73caf.jpg | en | null | Mark Zuckerberg insists Facebook is not a media company | null | null | www.cityam.com | Lynsey Barber
Facebook is a technology company, not a media company, despite a move towards live video, working closely with traditional publishers and a recent furore over trending topics on the platform.
Speaking at a live question and answer session in Italy, Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is providing the tools for ... | http://www.cityam.com/248373/mark-zuckerberg-insists-facebook-not-media-company | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.cityam.com/4aa5db875bf69dfb0374b728773dfc2e97c33661bfe03651fad29574ff9088f8.json |
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