National chain Toastique to open first Michigan location in Ann Arbor

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 7/23 4:42A Layla McMurtrie

East Coast toast and juice café Toastique is set to open its first Michigan location. Since its launch in Washington, D.C. in 2018, the chain known for its health-conscious menu of gourmet toast,...

Muslim group sues Washtenaw County township over mosque dispute

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 6/21 6:30A Steve Neavling

A Muslim advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit against a Washtenaw County township on Thursday, alleging local officials are making it impossible to open a mosque. The lawsuit, filed by the Michigan...

Palestinian-American group calls vandalism on Jewish regent’s law office ‘deeply hurtful’

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 6/6 5:41A Steve Neavling

A long-standing and prominent Palestinian-American organization in Michigan denounced “deeply hurtful and offensive” graffiti scrawled across the Southfield law firm of a Jewish member of the...

Labeling pro-Palestinian graffiti as ‘antisemitic’ at U-M regent’s office is disingenuous, activists...

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 6/4 7:51A Steve Neavling

Jordan Acker, a Jewish member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, quickly condemned the vandalism of his office early Monday as “antisemitism” because the graffiti messages criticized...

Make Music Ann Arbor returns with a day-long lineup of free musical events across the city

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/29 4:54A Layla McMurtrie

Make Music Ann Arbor is returning for its second year, set to fill the city with a mix of free musical events on Friday, June 21. The day-long musical festival is part of Make Music Day, a global...

Ann Arbor launches free portable public restrooms pilot program

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/28 5:45A Layla McMurtrie

While Ann Arbor is a largely wealthy city, there are many residents living on the streets. And for those without a home, simply finding a place to use the restroom can be a daily stressor. It’s a...

Police close U-M protest camp due to ‘safety risks’ — but used ‘excessive force’ on students to...

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/23 2:15A Natalia Holtzman

Close to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, officers from the University of Michigan’s Division of Public Safety and Security (DPSS) cleared a student encampment erected on the university diag last month in...

Cops crack down on U-M anti-war protesters

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 5/5 3:55A Natalia Holtzman

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...