During the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg — a peace activist from Michigan who had worked as an analyst in the U.S. Department of Defense — became so disillusioned with the quagmire that he leaked a critical top-secret report dubbed the “Pentagon Papers” to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other newspapers. In retaliation […]

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Congressman Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the latest effort from the Detroit Democrat to hold high-ranking members of the Trump administration accountable. Last week, Thanedar introduced H.Res.1105, which in part accuses Bondi of covering up the investigation into disgraced financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, an […]

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East Lansing video game arcade Pinball Pete’s describes itself as “an easy-going, inclusive environment where retro vibes meet genuine hospitality,” according to its website. However, a local woman alleges that when it comes to hiring, the business — a fixture in the community since 1977 — is anything but inclusive. East Lansing resident Melissa Rill, […]

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Nicole Curtis’s run on HGTV seems to have come to an end.  The network abruptly canceled the new season of the Michigan-born home renovation star’s popular show Rehab Addict on Wednesday after a leaked production clip caught her using a racial slur. “I want to be clear: the word in question is wrong and not […]

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No big surprise here: Snowy Michigan is home to many Team USA Winter Olympians this year. According to Team USA, the Great Lakes State is sending 15 athletes to Italy to compete in the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from Feb. 6-22. That places Michigan in the […]

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A number of Detroit-area small businesses closed on Friday as part of a National Shutdown Day general strike in solidarity with the protests over the Trump administration’s deadly U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Minnesota.  “Every day, ICE, Border Patrol and other enforcers of Trump’s racist agenda are going into our communities to kidnap […]

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Documents from the era of the founding of the U.S. are touring the nation this year in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, including a stop in Dearborn.  The “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation” exhibition will be on display at The Henry Ford museum from July 9-26 as part of an […]

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Planned Parenthood of Michigan has launched a vasectomy pilot program in the state. The nonprofit reproductive health care organization now offers vasectomy procedures in Grand Rapids, and says the program will expand throughout Michigan in 2026. “We hear from a lot of our patients about wanting more control over their reproductive health or wanting to […]

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It’s the end of an era for Detroit.  After more than 130 years, the owners of Dittrich Furs — one of the city’s oldest privately held businesses and a Detroit fashion icon — announced their retirement and closing of the company. The fifth-generation owners made the announcement Saturday on its website dittrichfurs.com and on social […]

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When he learned about a quirky, nearly century-old metro Detroit home made from concrete blocks embedded with thousands of glass bottles, Carl Schiller says he knew he had to save it. “As soon as I saw the place, my jaw just hit the floor,” Schiller tells Metro Times. “I could not believe how cool it […]

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Kronk Gym is back.  The legendary home of the late Emanuel Steward, who trained a number of World Champions and Olympic medalists, has officially reopened in the historic Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center at 670 Wilkins St. The gym is now open for new members and has even introduced new Kronk-branded merch. The original Kronk Gym […]

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Before she takes office next month as Detroit’s first woman mayor, Mary Sheffield quietly got married over the weekend. The news was confirmed Monday in a statement by Sheffield’s transition team, Rise Higher Detroit. “Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield and her fiancé, Rickey Jackson, Jr., exchanged vows in a private ceremony over the weekend in Detroit,” the […]

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U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar says he will file articles of impeachment against another Trump administration official. Last week, the Detroit Democrat wrote articles of impeachment against U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for allegedly issuing orders to “kill everybody” aboard a Venezuelan drug smuggling boat in September and discussing pending attacks on Yemen in a […]

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