You could call it a pickleball paradise. Bash Pickleball Club in Warren opened what is the first pickleball-only facility in metro Detroit last week, offering 10 professional-grade courts under bright lighting, a pro shop, locker rooms, lounge areas, a coffee station with beverages and snacks, and a party room for large gatherings. Located at 6881 Chicago ...

Few dishes in Detroit hit like Cibo’s nduja and octopus with squid ink gnocchi, and the plate’s depth, inventiveness, and contrast encapsulates what makes the new-ish downtown restaurant one of the better high-end options in a city that somewhat lacks in the genre. The dish’s inspiration, chef James Sumpter says, is Spanish octopus tapas, ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When my friend Jessalyn first visited Disneyland as a child, she was smitten by its glimmering, unblemished mystery. “It was far more real than real,” she said. “A dream come true.” But after a few hours, her infatuation unraveled.

Christmas is traditionally a time to wish for “peace on earth, goodwill to men” — but a group of carolers say that the City of Detroit censored them because of their message calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. On Wednesday, members of the Detroit Ceasefire Choir sent a letter to the City of Detroit accusing its hired security guards at Campus Martius ...

Former state Sen. Adam Hollier, who is running to unseat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, admits that his congressional campaign “likely” submitted some fraudulent petition signatures. First-term Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar, of Detroit, issued a formal challenge to Hollier’s petitions last week, saying his fellow Democrat should be booted from the ballot.

There are few artists that exemplify the spirit of Detroit: Motown… Eminem… and Slum Village. The legendary hip-hop group gave us the gift of J Dilla, Baatin, and a cache of hit songs and anthems. Earlier this month, SV released a new disco-inspired album aptly titled F.U.N.

A new restaurant has opened at Midtown’s 644 Selden Street building — its third dining concept in five years. Dubbed “Epiphany – Nain Rouge Kitchen,” the restaurant is run by the nonprofit Soil2Service and is adjacent to the Nain Rouge Brewery. Both are named after the mythical red dwarf from Detroit folklore.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Walking around Traverse City, it’s hard to miss the yard signs with a smiling cartoon bee proclaiming “No Mow May.” The signs are part of a conservation initiative aimed at raising awareness of how lawn care can impact pollinators ...

On Monday, the Detroit Tigers released a new hip-hop-inspired video highlighting their new “City Connect” uniforms. The video features several players driving through Detroit where they meet up at a warehouse for a cipher-like hip-hop show. The video features emcees P.L., Stretch Money, Valid, and GMAC Cash, with a cameo by none other than Eminem ...

R&B singer Brian McKnight has been criticized as of late for being a deadbeat father, and Detroiters made it clear that they are not fans, potentially influencing the cancellation of his upcoming Motor City show. The 54-year-old vocalist is estranged from his older biological children, a situation made messier recently due to multiple incidents, such as ...

My favorite Renaissance Center moment came in the mid-1980s when Detroit Mayor Coleman Young spoke there at a long-forgotten public event. The RenCen was a proud achievement for the Motor City’s chief executive in that era and it had just undergone one of its periodic interior renovations. “It’s beautiful,” the mayor said, “but I still can’t ...

You’ve seen America’s Funniest Home Videos. The Found Footage Festival is kind of like that, but weirder. Its creators bill it as “the world’s largest collection of strange, outrageous and profoundly stupid videos.”

On Friday, May 3, Michigan state police responded to a tense but peaceful protest by University of Michigan students outside the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA) with pepper spray and physical force. Members of the U-M Board of Regents, who have refused to officially respond to student requests for a meeting to discuss university divestment from Israel since ...

More than 100 faculty and staff members at Wayne State University denounced a “racist assault” on protesters demanding the school divest from companies linked to Israel. In an open letter this week, the employees condemned WSU President Kimberly Espy and the Board of Governors for their silence as campus police forcibly removed protesters from a Board ...

The spirit of Detroit shines bright through jessica Care moore. As a poet, recording artist, publisher, filmmaker, activist, educator, and mother, she radiates the hardworking essence of the city. With pride, she founded publishing house Moore Black Press, nonprofit Moore Art House, groundbreaking rock ’n’ roll movement Black WOMEN Rock!, and punk duo ...

A long-abandoned building in the Cass Corridor is now a high-end Modern Mexican eatery serving the traditional flavors of Mexico City and Oaxaca. Vecino, which means “neighbor” in Spanish, opened on April 19 and is unlike anything in metro Detroit. Using organic, heirloom corn from Mexico, Vecino makes tortillas, quesadillas, tostadas, sope, and tlayuda ...