The Metro: Baobab Fare co-owner talks 2024 James Beard nomination, plans to expand in Detroit
When Baobab Fare opened its doors in 2021, it quickly became a favorite restaurant of many. The Burundi-inspired restaurant offers...
Created Equal: Breaking down the new state House districts in metro Detroit
Just two years into Michigan’s experiment with citizen-drawn maps for the Legislature and Congress, a court-ordered redraw to address gerrymandering...
Kellogg’s facing backlash, boycott this month following controversial comment from CEO
Kellogg's Company could face a national boycott beginning this week after comments made by its CEO caused a huge backlash...
The Detroit Move: Hear music from The Sonics, The Kinks, Little Richard and more
This week on The Detroit Move, hear music from one the most influential punk bands, Tacoma’s '60s garage rock legends,...
MI Local: Hear poetry from John Sinclair, new music from Annie Bacon and more
This week on Mi Local, I feature some brand new homegrown tracks spanning the genres of folk and indie-pop, to...
Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar named chair of special committee on Chinese Communist Party
One of the few issues the deeply-divided U.S. Congress agrees on is taking a hard line on China. Now a...
Detroit Evening Report: State health department reports sharp rise in Syphilis cases
Detroit City Council Member Angela Whitfield Calloway is hoping to shine a spotlight on Syphilis this month after the state...
Created Equal: New book explores the complicated practice of migrant smuggling
Author and anthropologist Jason De León spent seven years documenting the lives of “coyotes,” or smugglers who help migrants...
The Metro: Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network expands services for children
Young people are struggling with their mental health more than ever before. Research shows that depression, self-harm and suicide have...
In The Groove: Birthday candles for Gil Scott-Heron and Marvin Gaye, plus disco-meets-pop
On In The Groove, I consider Gil Scott-Heron and Marvin Gaye to be poet philosopher kings who could take lyrics capturing the moment and turn...
Renowned Michigan activist, poet John Sinclair dies at 82
John Sinclair, a central figure in Detroit's 1960s and '70s counterculture and political activism movements, died Tuesday morning at the...
Whitmer repeals ban on surrogacy contracts in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday to lift Michigan’s 35-year-old ban on the use of paid pregnancy surrogates. Michigan was...