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‘Beautifully ugly insanity’: Gathering of the Juggalos returns for 26th year with 70-plus performers
Insane Clown Posse is bringing the Gathering of the Juggalos back this summer for four days of music, wrestling, comedy, contests, and assorted Juggalo mayhem. The post ‘Beautiful…
Haley Stevens supporter falsely attacks El-Sayed over an Arabic campaign that doesn’t exist
A Farmington Public Schools board member is facing accusations of racism and Islamophobia after saying Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed should stop speaking Arabic …
Detroit Jazz Festival reveals 2026 lineup and a new Hart Plaza layout
The Detroit Jazz Festival is bringing jazz legends, rising stars, and a new, more compact layout to downtown Detroit this Labor Day weekend. The post Detroit Jazz Festival reveals…
Protected: The 2026 Metro Times Best of Detroit awards: What makes the Motor City shine
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: The 2026 Metro Times Best of Detroit awards: What makes the Motor City shine appeared first on Detroit Me…
Bill Huizenga accused of enriching himself, brother while in Congress
Michigan Democrats are seizing on new reporting about U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga’s financial ties to his brother, accusing the Republican congressman of using his political career to…
Detroit Hot Sauce Festival brings the heat to the Masonic Temple
Detroit is about to turn up the heat with a new festival devoted to hot sauce, fiery food, and competitive chile eating. The post Detroit Hot Sauce Festival brings the heat to the…
Michigan Supreme Court sides with Royal Oak in marijuana licensing dispute
The Michigan Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Royal Oak’s city manager didn’t violate the state’s Open Meetings Act while overseeing the city’s competitive selection proce…
Acclaimed Detroit chef opens global rotisserie concept in Midtown
Acclaimed chef Omar Anani is bringing rotisserie chicken and flavors from around the world to Midtown with the opening of Nomad Rotisserie. The post Acclaimed Detroit chef opens g…
Brome Modern Eatery to open another restaurant in Sterling Heights
Brome Modern Eatery is bringing its burgers, salads, shakes, and smoothies to Sterling Heights. The post Brome Modern Eatery to open another restaurant in Sterling Heights appeare…
2026 Detroit Metro Times Fiction Issue
In this year’s issue, the prose, poetry, and artwork submitted span ages, school districts, and cultures. The post 2026 Detroit Metro Times Fiction Issue appeared first on Detroit…
Free Will Astrology (July 22-Aug. 4)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Authentic love songs are rare. Much of contemporary music leans toward infatuation, sex, heartbreak, and fury, while few artists seem interested in sing…
Antoine
Azareyah Hurt is 17 years old and attends William D. Ford Career Technical Center. Photography, hand sanitizer on transfer paper. The post Antoine appeared first on Detroit Metro …
Colors Beyond Thought-Spectrum Of Self
Bryant Fluellen is a 17-year-old photographer at William D. Ford Career Tech Center. His main focus is fine art photography using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. The post Colors Be…
Create Your Own Reality
Lauren McCann is 18 years old and attends Wayne State University, where she studies Graphic Design and Marketing. Gouache paint. The post Create Your Own Reality appeared first on…
View from Hidden Lake Trail, Glacier
Leo Zellen is 16 years old and attends Grosse Pointe South High School. The post View from Hidden Lake Trail, Glacier appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.
Currency over Care
Justin Ward is 16 years old and attends the Detroit School of Arts, where he focuses on puppetry, performance, and creative media. His visual art combines painting, mixed media, n…
Reflection to Ruin
Reborn Imagery is a 17-year-old student currently attending William D. Ford Technical Center. He creates with split lighting and Photoshop. The post Reflection to Ruin appeared fi…
Through Her Definition – Full Acceptance
Skyann Jazell Penn is 17 years old and attends Wayne Memorial High School and William D. Ford Career Technical Center. The post Through Her Definition – Full Acceptance appe…
Tibetan Wool
Yushi Bai is a 17-year-old amateur photographer from Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School. He photographs using a Sony A7RIV camera. The post Tibetan Wool appeared first on Detroit Me…
Remembrance
Nova…I still feel the cold you died in.It clings to me like a second skin,A memory the Normal WorldCouldn’t wash away. You were sixteenAnd the winter was cruel.You deserved a door…
I want my nails long & shaped like glass
Layal Jamalaldin is 16 years old and attends Fordson High School. The post I want my nails long & shaped like glass appeared first on Detroit Metro Times.
The worth of happiness for the dead
I like to think that the coffins aremarried to each other in graveyardsto deplete the lonelinessthat hangs heavy in the fog.That the souls of strangers mingleand have cracked bone…
The People and the Valley and the Apathy
Across the valley I used to hear sheep and smell trees and eat fruit off of them and taste food like it was real and garden for fun and build bricks like me and my cousins were th…
Change
The house at the corner of Kerchaval and Lakeland is the place I call home. But it isn’t the four walls that make it home, it’s the people inside. I have a big family, five kids i…
A SIGHT TO BEHOLD
I love my pet dog Louie, with all my mightHe’s my best friend and he cares about meLouie comes to bed when I say goodnightWhen playing, we have fun and we’re carefreeLouie and me …
Still Worthy
They speak about him carefully now like grief becomes acceptable only when it’s quiet enough to not interrupt graduation music they say there will be no ribbons or fold photos in …
Teddy Bears
Adonis Davis is an 18-year-old poet and upcoming author who is a Class of 2026 graduate from Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. The post Teddy Bears appeared first on Detroit Metro Ti…
What the Mouth Forgets
Her language left her in pieces —First the words,Then the weight behind them,Then the silence where her mother’s voiceUsed to live. She swallowed herself wholeTo fit inside a mout…
Worthy of My Eyes
Some people look away from trembling hands,from hospital wristbandshidden under hoodie sleeves,from tired eyes in yearbook photosthat still learned how to smile.But I think those …
Mike Rogers begs Michiganders for money to ‘protect’ Elon Musk
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has found a new reason for Michiganders to open their wallets: He wants them to help protect Elon Musk from congressional accountabili…