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High school teacher allegedly stole homecoming money so she could feed...

It seems like Lady Luck has never been on this lady's side. A former teacher at Dakota High School in Macomb Township is facing up to 10 years in prison for allegedly stealing money that was raised...

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Bloomberg publication covers Nestle’s push to pump more water out of Michigan

MT readers may recall our article late last year about the way Nestlé has pumped billions of gallons of Michigan’s water out of the ground. For this privilege, the company has paid at most a few...

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QLine ridership drops 40 percent after implementing fares

Just like how all good things must come to an end, the QLine ended its summer-long free ride program after Labor Day weekend and began charging the regular fares — resulting in a 40 percent drop in...

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Detroit to get watered-down 'affordable' housing law after intervention by...

Detroit City Council has passed a watered-down "affordable" housing ordinance that will require some Detroit developers to provide cheaper rental units as the city undergoes a redevelopment that's...

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Cass Park residents hit by parking squeeze after Pizzarena opening

When Kristen Huston and her husband moved into Cass Park Apartments about eight years ago, it was the culmination of a romance with Detroit. Along with her husband, a student at Wayne State University...

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Detroit Lions owner and player condemn Trump's divisive NFL remarks

President Donald Trump made headlines yet again on Friday when he said NFL owners should fire "any son of a bitch" who doesn't stand and protest the national anthem. Trump was clearly referring to NFL...

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Detroit singer Rico Lavelle takes a knee during national anthem during Lions...

It looks like the singers of the national anthem are standing (or in this case, kneeling) with NFL players who are protesting during the national anthem at football games. Local singer Rico Lavelle...

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MoGo Detroit bike share offering free rides on Oct. 1

Detroit's new(ish) bike share program MoGo Detroit is offering a very special deal in honor of Open Streets Detroit. All rides that are less than 30 minutes will be free on one of the classic MoGo red...

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Oh great, Ivanka Trump will be in Detroit tomorrow

After a weekend of Detroit Lions' owners and players battling it out with the president, Ivanka Trump picked the perfect time to randomly show up in Detroit. Trump, who was recently outed for using a...

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Survey: Detroit residents want to keep freeway that flanks downtown

Detroiters would like to see the eastern edge of downtown be made more walkable, but residents living in the neighborhoods sectioned off by I-375 — the freeway standing in the way of that — say they...

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Meijer offering 'misfit' produce to help combat food waste

Don't worry you ugly little radish and strange-looking carrot, your destiny of finally being added into a hearty chicken noodle soup or a decadent risotto will finally come true thanks to Meijer....

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Today is the hottest day of 2017

Fuck everything because today is September 26 and it is the hottest day 2017 so far in southeast Michigan. …

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Fantastic, now Vice President Pence will be in West Bloomfield tomorrow

We had Ivanka Trump visiting Detroit to make a speech with Dan Gilbert today and tomorrow Mike Pence will be in West Bloomfield with a shit ton of Republicans. What's next, the man himself traveling...

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Horoscopes (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)

ARIES (March 21- April 20): With everything at your disposal it's hard to figure out why you keep falling short of the mark.…

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Schuette, grasping for duty

You might think the mere idea that we might elect pandering career politician and current Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette governor next year is hard to believe. He's one of the most shopworn...

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Big money will be made when Michigan’s medical marijuana industry goes legit...

I've been making money off marijuana these past several years by writing about the stuff. The bottom line in the media is, whether you are for or against it, anytime you bring up marijuana you are...

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Savage Love: At the palace

I had a blast hosting Savage Lovecast Live at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. Audience members submitted questions before the show, and I consumed a large pot edible right after the curtain went...

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Mayor Duggan’s team grows 43 percent, while city loses cops, firefighters

The $10 million administration As the number of paramedics, firefighters, and police officers have declined or remained flat over the past three years, the size of Mayor Mike Duggan's administration...

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Coalition: Michigan State Police head must resign for calling kneeling...

The Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality is calling for the resignation of the Michigan State Police director who took to Facebook this week to denigrate professional athletes who kneel during...

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Contradicting stories raise suspicions of $300M Chinese development proposed...

(The story was updated at 1:48 p.m. with more information from Council Member Pete Murdock.) As of this writing, four city of Ypsilanti officials — Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Mayor Pro Tem Nicole Brown,...

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