Detroit Metro Times

This spring, the botanical gardens at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park have sprouted strange new forms: giant translucent flowers, neon blue crystals floating in a pond, and a towering 30-foot structure that looks like it could be a cactus made of ice, among others.

The new art exhibition by the renowned Seattle-based glass artist Dale Chihuly leads wit...

Sex chat AI has moved from the fringes of the internet to the mainstream of adult digital life and in 2026, it is one of the fastest-growing categories in consumer technology. At its core, Mydreamcompanion platform uses advanced artificial intelligence language models to engage in intimate, romantic, or sexually explicit conversations with a virtual companio...

Pig & Whiskey is coming to Detroit. 

The annual barbecue and music festival is leaving its longtime home in downtown Ferndale for Corktown this summer, organizers announced on social media Thursday. 

The event is set for July 31-Aug. 2, wit...

When well-known Detroit restaurant owner Mikey “Mike B” Brown was fatally shot early morning on Saturday, Feb. 28, the city mourned.

Mike B was more than just an entrepreneur. For three decades he had been one of Detroit’s most essential hip-hop and entertainment curators. From open mics to afterparties, he used his hustle and ambition to lift up Detroit’s entertai...

Two metro Detroit families have filed federal lawsuits accusing cops in Detroit and Warren of storming into their homes without warrants, beating or assaulting residents who had not committed crimes, and then pursuing criminal charges that were later dismissed.

The lawsuits, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit by attorneys Todd Perkins and Joel Sklar, a...