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Sep 22-28, 2021
Vol. 41, No. 49

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Cover Story

Doc about Detroit’s Boblo Island history weaves a stranger-than-fiction ‘Ferry Tale’
- By Jerilyn Jordan

News & Views

Claytoonz
Horrifying fashion
By Clay Jones
Tags: Claytoonz

ICYMI
ICYMI: Hantz Farms sells out, COVID-19 shots approved for children ages 5-11, Aretha tops Rolling Stone list, and more
By MT Staff
Tags: ICYMI

Informed Dissent
The Democrats’ circular firing squad is taking aim
By Jeffrey C. Billman
Tags: Informed Dissent

Local News
Years after 9/11 and Pulse, Arab Americans in metro Detroit continue to challenge stereotypes
By Rasha Almulaiki
Tags: Local News, Arab American National Museum, Muslims, Dearborn

News Hits
Detroit's QLine reopens early for Dlectricty fest service
By Lee DeVito
Tags: QLine, Detroit, COVID-19, coronavirus, Dlectricity

News Hits
Summit to debunk myths, stigma around HIV for Michigan youth
By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Tags: sex, HIV, youth, Michigan, sex education

News Hits
Man hired to clean Detroit FBI office posted photo of street gang org chart on Instagram
By Lee DeVito
Tags: FBI, Michigan, Detroit, gangs

News Hits
Detroit Clerk candidate McCampbell blasts election officials for blocking reparations measure
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Detroit, city clerk, Denzel McCampbell, election, Janice Winfrey, reparations, ballot initiative, Detroit Election Commission

News Hits
Detroit mayoral candidate Anthony Adams says Duggan is afraid to debate him. The Duggan campaign says that's not the issue.
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Detroit, 2021, Mayor Mike Duggan, Anthony Adams, campaign, debate

News Hits
High crime and police brutality give Detroiters conflicting attitudes about law enforcement, survey shows
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Detroit, Detroit police, racism, survey, University of Michigan, Detroit Metro Area Communities Study, crime, police

News Hits
Michigan First Credit Union updates no-mask policy to clear mask policy
By Alex Washington
Tags: Michigan First Credit Union, COVID-19, bank, mask mandate, mask policy

News Hits
Former GOP House speaker announces he’s running against Trump-endorsed candidate for Michigan attorney general
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Tom Leonard, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, Republicans, Michigan Republican Party, Donald Trump, Matthew DePerno

News Hits
Michigan's top medical advisor 'Dr. J' resigns ahead of expected COVID-19 fall surge
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Michigan, Whitmer, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, COVID-19, coronavirus

News Hits
Craig says ‘valid concerns’ about election fraud warrant audit in Michigan
By Steve Neavling
Tags: James Craig, Michigan, Politics, Jack Bergman, John Damoose, abortion, election fraud, Donald Trump, election audit, Video

News Hits
Dlectricity, Slim Shady, and Boblo boats: The top 10 Detroit Metro Times headlines this week
By Alex Washington

News Hits
Officials admit Detroit's QLine fell short of service goal during reopening weekend
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Detroit, QLine, streetcar, Dlectricity

News Hits
The Godfrey Hotel Detroit to feature 227 rooms, rooftop lounge in Corktown
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Hotel, Corktown, Detroit, development, Oxford Capital Group, Hunter Pasteur, bar, restaurant, groundbreaking

News Hits
Michigan GOP initiative to restrict voting access gets approval to gather signatures
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Voting, Michigan, Ballot initiative, Michigan Board of State Canvassers, Secure MI Vote, Gov. Whitmer

The Incision
What rooftop solar taught me about tackling climate change
By Abdul El-Sayed
Tags: The Incision, DTE Energy, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Michigan, solar power

Savage Love
I’m a straight guy who gets a power trip from titillating effeminate gay men. Is this a problem?
By Dan Savage
Tags: Savage Love

Arts & Culture

Movies
Doc about Detroit’s Boblo Island history weaves a stranger-than-fiction ‘Ferry Tale’
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Movies, Boblo Island, Boblo boats, Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale, Freep Film Festival, Aaron Schillinger, Detroit, Windsor, Ontario, Cover Story, Video

Movies
In ‘Cry Macho’ cooking, not gunplay, is a cowboy’s thing
By George Elkind
Tags: Movies, Clint Eastwood, Cry Macho

The Scene
Documentary about ICP's fight to get Juggalos taken off of FBI gang watchlist finally has a trailer
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, ICP, Juggalos, FBI, the gathering, Faygo, Detroit, Shaggy 2 Dope, ICP, ACLU, United States of Insanity

The Scene
Grizzly and polar bear cubs are now best buds at the Detroit Zoo
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Detroit Zoo, bears, grizzly bear, polar bear, Jebbie, Laerke

The Scene
50 Cent explains casting Eminem as White Boy Rick at Detroit premiere of Starz's 'BMF'
By Kahn Santori Davison
Tags: BMF, Starz, 50 Cent, Detroit, Randy Huggins

What’s Going On
City Girls, Leon Bridges, the 1619 Project, and more things to do in metro Detroit this week
By MT Staff
Tags: What’s Going On

Visual Art
Return of Dlectricity shines a light on new plans for Detroit’s Cultural Center district
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Visual Art, Dlectricty, Detroit, Cultural Center

Visual Art
All the dazzling art installations we saw at Detroit's Dlectricity festival of lights 2021
By Connery McDowell
Tags: Visual Art

Food & Drink

Bites
Of Rice & Men opens dine-in restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor
By Alex Washington
Tags: Asian, Asian fusion, asian inspired, restaurant, ann arbor

Bites
Eminem dishes out his 'Mom's Spaghetti' with new Detroit diner
By Alex Washington
Tags: Slim Shady, Eminem, Mom's Spaghetti, Diner, Union Assembly, Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 8 Mile

Dutch Girl Donuts future in limbo, Green Dot Stables resolves land dispute, plus more local foodie news
By MT Staff
Tags: Food & Drink, Dutch Girl Donuts, Mudgie's, Buddy's, Green Dot Stables

Restaurant reviews
French pastry-Halal burger connection yields new Dearborn breakfast powerhouse
By Tom Perkins
Tags: Restaurant reviews

Music

City Slang
Eminem fans and internet sleuths think shady will drop a record on Oct. 1 — here's why
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Eminem, Reddit, Royce da 5'9'', Skylar Grey, Fredwreck, Slim Shady, Music to be murdered by, Kamikaze, Revival, Marshall Mathers, Detroit

City Slang
Ted Nugent declines to endorse James Craig for Michigan governor
By Lee DeVito
Tags: James Craig, Ted Nugent, Michigan

City Slang
Pop star Shawn Mendes to bring 'Wonder' to Detroit's Little Caesars Arena in 2022
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Shawn Mendes, Canada, World Tour, Wonder, Camilla Cabello, Climate change, LCA, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

City Slang
Singer-songwriter Julien Baker won't shut her damn mouth — and we're so fucking glad
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: City Slang, Julien Baker, Detroit, boygenius, Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Little Oblivions

British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks basks in beauty — and pain
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Music, El Club, Arlo Parks, Detroit, Video

Marijuana

One Hitters
Crain Communications acquires cannabis news site
By Alex Washington
Tags: One Hitters, Marijuana, Cannabis, Crain Communications, Crain's Detroit, Green Market Report

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