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A decade after construction the
QLine began, we still need more opportunity for riders
Effective October 1, the QLine is under new management — yet a decade after its construction began the streetcar retains the same characteristics of an example of injustice as a separate and inequitable transportation option. Here in the nation’s largest majority Black city, the QLine advantages primarily residents and suburbanites who live, work, and play in the quickly gentrifying, white and affluent neighborhoods of downtown and Midtown.
Referred to as a catalyst for regional transit, the initial private investment bankrolled by local billionaires is now owned and operated as a government entity by the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA). Taxpayer dollars from the tri-county region now cover operations and capital funding costs of the QLine. An example of government subsidy and favor is reflected in the free fare rides offered on the QLine until late 2030s. These fares are in part supported by State tax revenues from hotel and liquor sales.
The idea of a rail transit system was generally embraced in 2011, initially proposed as the Woodward Light Rail that would reach Eight Mile on the first phase of development. This proposed project would have initially connected riders from across the city of Detroit to south Oakland County jobs, schools, and services, as well as potentially
transit-oriented development options along the route. However, corporate interests undercut the voices of the transit ridership community. Billionaires matched philanthropic dollars with federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant resources provided by the Obama administration intended to improve public transit systems. Instead, these funds went toward a scaled-down version of the project today we know as the QLine.
Years later, the priority and investment in a connected regional transit system has failed to materialize. The State’s largest transit system, the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), seems an afterthought despite an average monthly ridership of more than 1 million as evidenced the past several months.
DDOT’s funding has been flat due to austerity budget policies of the current city government, which has been spending the bare minimum of the city’s annual budget. DDOT has a dedicated constituency of Detroiters who rely on DDOT as their primary means of transportation, who live and work in the city, raise their families, and maintain their household, all while grappling with the cost of unreliable transportation.
In contrast to the QLine’s free fare policy, consideration for a low-income
Michigan cannabis manager defiantly sells harvest to compensate unpaid staff
To employees of 305 Farms, a large marijuana-growing operation in West Michigan, Darrell “DJ” Howley isn’t just a boss — he’s a modern-day Robin Hood.
When paychecks stopped arriving, leaving workers unable to pay for food, rent, or car loans, Howley made a bold decision as general manager of the corporate farm in Lawrence. Without the company’s knowledge, he sold 665 pounds of recently harvested cannabis on Oct. 18 and used the $269,000 in cash to pay his team what they were owed.
“I didn’t want to do this,” Howely tells Metro Times. “I had to.”
Howley says employees were losing their cars and houses and often couldn’t even afford to eat or pay for gas. The human resources director would collect food from charities so everyone had at least one meal a day, employees say.
Now Howley is the target of a criminal investigation, and his co-workers fear they could be implicated if they don’t return the money.
fare that could reduce the price of fares and passes for some DDOT essential riders fails to get traction with local elected officials.
Further, the failure to factor DDOT into conversations on attracting and retaining new residents and investments and as an essential element to developing thriving neighborhoods speaks to the inequity of the two systems and who is most harmed by this lack of investment.
As the City of Detroit begins to draft the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, we need businesses, civic leaders, and employers to join the voices of essential bus riders and allies of public transit and demand increased and intentional funding for DDOT operations.
In the absence of this advocacy, the recent RTA takeover of the QLine perpetuates the separate and unequal treatment of a people rooted in historical and inequitable policies — hardly the mark of a city intent on advancing a narrative of recovery and positive change.
—Renard Monczunski
Renard Monczunski is a transit justice organizer with the Detroit People’s Platform (DPP). DPP works for real Community Benefit Agreements and advocates and organizes for truly affordable housing and public transit that responds to the needs of Detroiters.
The co-founder and interim chief executive officer, Jan Verleur, temporarily shut down 305 Farms last week and is hoping prosecutors charge anyone involved in the “theft.”
“We’re working very closely with law enforcement to get this dealt with,” Verleur tells Metro Times
“We’re still very hopeful that we can still retrieve some of the merchandise, so that’s a positive.”
Verleur says he can’t discuss details of the investigation because it’s ongoing, but suggests more than cannabis was taken.
“This is a serious crime, and it goes beyond just product,” Verleur says. “There was money involved as well. … Nothing justifies stealing everything on our shelves. This is cut and dry major embezzlement and grand larceny, among other things.”
Employees say the company told them they would be fired if they didn’t return the money from the sale.
The company sent out an email to customers last week, saying more than $600,000 worth of cannabis was stolen.
305 Farms also owes money to vendors, according to employees.
Even when she wasn’t getting paid, Tracy Morris kept working at the company because she had bladder cancer and needed health insurance,
Construction of the QLine began in 2014.
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although it lapsed at times.
Now that her cancer is in remission, Morris decided to quit her job as director of facilities last week. She says 305 Farms owes her more than $30,000 in back wages.
She says without notice, 305 Farms stopped paying for employees’ life insurance policies, and because she had an aggressive form of cancer that is likely to return, she can’t get life insurance on her own. Her car was also repossessed because she couldn’t afford to pay her monthly payments.
“My stress levels are through the roof,” Morris tells Metro Times. “I couldn’t morally work for them anymore, so I have to wait for unemployment to start. They left us with nothing. They completely broke me.”
At one point, she says, she went six weeks without pay. As a result, her credit rating plunged from 730 to 489.
Meanwhile, she and others say, Verleur recently used company money to pay $3,000 to his personal housekeeper, while failing to compensate employees.
Earlier this year, a military veteran who worked at 305 Farms was struggling to help raise his son because he wasn’t getting paid. He died in April, and his family never received the $5,000 he was owed, employees say.
Morris says she was interviewed by police and is worried about Howley getting
in trouble. She defends Howley, insisting he didn’t steal the weed.
“They’re making it sound like a robbery,” Morris says. “It wasn’t a robbery. It was a legal sale, and the employees got paid. We haven’t seen pay for a long time.”
As general manager, Howley insists he has the authority to make sales. He says he did all of the proper paperwork and followed state-required procedures for making the sale.
“I did nothing but try to do what’s right for me and the people around me,” Howley says. “Why should we suffer because of his poor management skills?”
In July, 14 employees sued the company for allegedly failing to pay them thousands of dollars in wages. At the time, Verleur blamed the situation on a “catastrophic harvest failure” caused by a faulty HVAC system.
Verleur says all of those employees have since been paid.
Workers described 305 Farms as a thankless, bizarre, and sometimes frightening place to work. In text messages obtained by Metro Times, Verleur made alarming and threatening statements to employees.
In a group text, Verleur told employees he was going to “take a shit on everybody’s desk.”
“And I’m taking stool softeners, so it won’t be pretty,” the text read.
In another text about money issues,
Verleur suggested “maybe I’ll just bring my AR-15 and my tactical vest, and pay a little visit to [cannabis processor] waypoint…go out in glory mass shooter style.”
305 Farms has been hemorrhaging employees over the past year.
At the beginning of the year, the company had nearly 65 workers. As of last week, the company had a little more than a dozen employees, and some of them have already resigned, according to workers. Although they weren’t getting paid, they say, they were each doing the jobs of several people.
Verleur counters that he still has a good core group of workers who are willing to fight for the company’s survival.
“We’ve been operating like a family of people trying to fix something and prove it can be done,” Verleur says. “That’s why in situations like this, it can be very devastating because a lot of us invested a lot more than just time.”
Jacqueline Morgan, who worked in security for 305 Farms until resigning last week, was on the brink of losing her home to a bank foreclosure because she wasn’t getting paid. She owed less than $15,000 on her house, and 305 Farms owed her about $19,000, she says.
Although she was about to get promoted to manager of administration, security, and facilities, Morgan quit because she couldn’t take it anymore.
“Those of us who were left at the end
kept going to make sure our co-workers were OK,” Morgan says. “We were all banding together. We brought food for each other and made meals so our coworkers could eat at least one time a day. … We all loved each other, and we were like family. We fought for each other.”
She says Verleur and his team made the employees believe they were eventually going to get paid.
“They really had us believing in this place,” Morgan says. “Jan would come through and do these heartfelt speeches and was teary-eyed and said we can make it through this.”
Verleur says no one had to work without a check.
“Nobody was forced to work unpaid at the farm,” Verleur says. “We were very transparent.”
In all, Howley estimates the company owed more than $1 million in unpaid wages before his defiant sale.
Employees declined to discuss how much each of them received from the sale.
But one thing is certain, employees say: Howley is a hero.
“I’ve never met a boss like him, a person like him,” Morgan says. “He’s just awesome. He is our Robin Hood. He really is.”
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office is investigating but declined to discuss the case.
—Steve Neavling
Statue honoring Tuskegee Airman stolen from Rouge Park
Detroit police are investigating the recent theft of a life-size, bronze statue honoring a decorated Tuskegee Airman at Rouge Park.
The statue was erected in early June to pay tribute to Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, a WWII veteran, German prisoner of war, and beloved Detroit teacher who flew model airplanes at Rouge Park as a young boy.
Jefferson died at 100 in 2022.
The statue was created by Detroitbased sculptor Austen Brantley.
Residents reported the statue missing late Wednesday last week.
Police offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the return of the statue, and also asked scrapyards to be on the lookout for the statue.
“Somebody saw or knows something,” DPD Chief James White said in a news release.
The Detroit Police Department urged anyone with information about the statue’s disappearance to come forward as they work to recover the cherished symbol of Jefferson’s legacy.
On Friday, DPD said officers found security camera footage showing a rental truck leaving the park area. The officers
were then able to track the rental using GPS, made two arrests, and recovered the statue, which was sawed off at its ankles.
If anyone has additional information on the statue, they are asked to call DPD’s 6th Precinct at 313-596-5640, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up, or DetroitRewards.tv.
Jefferson’s story is one of remarkable resilience and service. As a member of the celebrated Red Tails unit — named for the red-painted tails of their planes — Jefferson flew numerous combat missions escorting bombers in Europe during WWII. The Red Tails became renowned for their skill and dedication, losing few planes and becoming a preferred choice for bomber pilots.
Despite being shot down and enduring a brutal stint as a prisoner of war, Jefferson returned home to Detroit, where he became an educator and vice principal, as well as co-founding a Tuskegee Airman chapter in Detroit.
The sculpture, made possible through contributions from Cynthia and Edsel Ford and the Henry Ford II Fund in collaboration with Detroit’s Office of Arts, Culture & Entrepreneurship, is part of the city’s efforts to honor often-overlooked
heroes who faced segregation and prejudice while helping to shape American history. Detroit officials envisioned the statue as a lasting tribute, celebrating Jefferson’s contributions to civil rights and education.
Jefferson’s granddaughter, Ernestine Lavergne, expressed her disappointment and sadness over the statue’s disappearance.
“This act of theft goes beyond vandalism; it is a loss to everyone who found meaning, connection, and pride in that statue and the heroic actions of the Tuskegee Airmen,” Lavergne said in a news release. “We ask that anyone with information come forward to help us restore this important symbol to its rightful place.”
Brantley was selected for the project after an open call reviewed by a community panel that included architects, artists, and historians. Known for work that intersects African and classical art traditions, Brantley created the statue to reflect Jefferson’s life as a figure of resilience and courage, embodying the spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who inspired civil rights advocates with their bravery and contributions.
“Whenever I make public work, it’s always gonna have something to do with Black history,” Brantley previously told Metro Times. “I always think about merging the past and the future and statues like this are for our ancestors to talk to their descendants. I wanna make sure I honor that and I also get to say something new and fresh. I’m really excited about it.”
—Steve Neavling
A bronze statute of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson. COURTESY PHOTO
Being an immigrant during election season
Here we are again, enduring yet another election season filled with inflammatory political rhetoric and campaign ads attacking immigrants. Attacks that seem to be everywhere. I can’t even casually scroll through social media without being traumatized.
The tactic of scapegoating and vilifying immigrants is far from new. But the intensity of these attacks, and the crazed turn things have recently taken, is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
I came to the United States from Mexico more than 40 years ago, moving here at the age of 4, when my farmworker parents brought our family to Michigan. For most of my childhood, we weren’t documented. Like the overwhelming majority of immigrants to this country, we worked extremely hard, obeyed the law, paid our taxes, and helped sustain the communities we became part of.
Life wasn’t easy. After leaving Mexico, we split our time between Michigan and Florida, following the harvests. At age 11, I joined my parents working in the fields, doing the back-breaking work of picking tomatoes, peppers, apples, oranges, and more. Always on the move, I would attend two or three different school districts every year. But having a better life meant receiving a good education, and so we persevered, despite the obstacles and discrimination we faced.
When I was 16, President Ronald Reagan’s amnesty program went into effect, putting me on a path to citizenship. As a result, eight years later, I was able to cast my first vote in the 1996 presidential race, and have been doing so in every election since then.
Over time, I’ve seen one politician after another try to win office by vilifying immigrants, a strategy intended to divide people into “them” and “us.” That effort hit a whole new level with Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign in 2016. Now, like the villain in a series of bad horror movies, he’s back again, spouting rhetoric that has become even more extreme, and an agenda that’s terrifying.
As part of a series of memos detailing the positions of the major-party presidential candidates, the ACLU, where I work, had this to say about a second Trump presidency and immigration:
“If given a second term, Donald Trump promises to decimate American communities by targeting immigrants who are already contributing members
of society and blocking new immigrants from coming lawfully to the United States. Trump has made clear that he will double down on what he did during his presidency — without regard for the law, decency, or common sense.”
Fostering fear of immigrants and fanning the fires of hate, as Trump’s doing, isn’t only malevolent — it is extremely dangerous.
“Donald Trump’s descriptions of people from other countries and other racial and ethnic groups as subhuman animals is the kind of language we see in countries before they have ethnic violence or even genocide. It’s the kind of language we see when authoritarian movements rise to power,” Brendan Nyhan, a political science professor at Dartmouth, recently told NPR.
“He’s appealing to the worst aspects of humanity. It’s straight out of the textbooks, and we should be very worried with how mundane it now seems.”
My fear, and a corresponding amount of anger, hit a new peak after Trump made claims — instantly reported to be unfounded — about immigrants stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
When I first heard Trump make that allegation, my initial reaction was laughter — that’s how clearly ridiculous it seemed. But then came the bomb threats and other turmoil — so much upheaval, in fact, that the Springfield’s mayor felt compelled to claim emergency powers to better deal with the risks of “civil unrest, cyber threats, and potential acts of violence” roiling his
town.
Threats of violence that can easily spread. So yes, I am feeling more fear, and anger, than ever as the rhetoric aimed at immigrant communities becomes even more unhinged, with a significant number of people willing to believe it, no matter how crazy the lies might be.
With these scare tactics so pervasive, it is no surprise that Livingston County just passed a controversial resolution to have the Sheriff’s Department begin tracking all contacts with undocumented immigrants, a divisive and impractical move that critics like my organization the ACLU of Michigan, and many groups, say will undermine public safety for all county residents.
Along with everything else I’m feeling these days, I’m also a bit bewildered. Where, I wonder, are the ads singing the praises of immigrants and the many benefits we bring to a country that, with the exception of the Native People who first inhabited this land, is entirely a nation of immigrants and their descendants?
There is certainly much that can be highlighted, especially here in Michigan — a state that would have experienced a significant loss in population, and the resulting negative economic impact, were it not for the immigrants building their lives here. That fact was emphasized in a report released earlier this year by the American Immigration Council, which noted also noted:
“In 2022 alone, immigrants in the state held $23.1 billion in spending power, paid $5.5 billion in federal taxes,
and paid $2.6 billion in state and local taxes.”
So, when you hear Trump and his allies vowing to round up and deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, think about what that will actually mean to our economy. Then think about this as well: It won’t only be grandparents, parents, children, and siblings subjected to the immeasurable heartache and stress of having their families ripped apart. It is also the fabric of communities across Michigan that will be shredded. We are your friends and neighbors and co-workers.
Despite being inundated by all these negative messages and threats to the well-being of immigrants, do you know what else I am feeling? Hopeful.
This November, my daughter, an American citizen born in this county, will cast her first ballot in a presidential election. A college sophomore pursuing her vision of the American dream, she will have the opportunity to vote for a candidate who, like her, is the daughter of two immigrants.
The hate spewing from Trump and those who have joined him in demonizing immigrants, and the trauma their hate-generating ads and rhetoric inflict, hasn’t yet stopped immigrants and their children from continuing to do the hard work of building a better America. Knowing that fills me with hope — for me, my daughter, and our country.
—Elvira Hernandez
Elvira Hernandez is a program associate for the ACLU of Michigan.
Trump’s fanning the fires of hate isn’t only malevolent — it is extremely dangerous.
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Lapointe Might Trump be right about World War III?
By Joe Lapointe
When a loose cannon like Donald Trump bellows at campaign rallies that “the world is on fire” and that we are “on the verge of World War III,” it is easy to dismiss his hot spew as more lava from a verbal volcano.
But when an authentic conservative elder like George F. Will objectively opines that this very war is already underway, it is worth considering his intellectual take with some serious thought — as well as fear for what is to come.
Israel’s air attack on Iran over the weekend brought this thought into sharp, troubling focus. If Will’s analysis is prescient, what sort of American passion would be whipped up in a new world war under either President Donald Trump or President Kamala Harris?
One will win the election on Nov. 5; consequences will follow; Will worries.
“From Russia’s western border, to the waters where China is aggressively encroaching on Philippine sovereignty, the theater of today’s wars and almost war episodes spans six of the globe’s 24 time zones,” Will writes.
Then he echoes the last world war
by alluding to the written words of Winston Churchill.
“This is what the gathering storm . . . of a world war looks like,” Will writes. “What gathering storms gather is strength. Then they expend their stored violence.”
For an historical frame, Will writes that World War II began not with the German invasion of Poland in 1939 but rather with Japan’s 1931 occupation of Manchuria, in China. As hostilities spread in Europe and Asia, Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the fray on Dec. 7, 1941.
In comparison, Will references Russia’s incursion into Crimea in 2014 and he cites a new “axis” power alliance of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea — analogous to Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan in that long struggle that didn’t end until 1945 with millions dead and maimed.
Among those time zones of current violence are places like Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Ukraine, and Iran, where bullets and bombs already fly. Last weekend’s hits by Israel against Iran pits an American ally against an American enemy.
leverage peace in the Middle East. Will insists neither candidate is paying enough attention to the growing fires abroad.
“The U.S. presidential campaign is what reckless disregard looks like,” Will writes. “Neither nominee has given any evidence of awareness of, let alone serious thinking about, the growing global conflagration.”
Regarding war, Harris speaks in generalities and voters are rightly skeptical — or at least curious — about her deeper thoughts. The vice president says in her vague way that she is a candidate of peace; but Trump, a former president, says the same thing.
On the campaign trail, he brags that neither Putin’s invasion of Ukraine nor the Hamas terrorism in Israel would have occurred if he had defeated President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Trump also says other things about war and armed forces.
He mocked Republican presidential candidate and senator John McCain for getting captured as a pilot in North Vietnam; he called dead soldiers in World War I “suckers” and “losers”; he uses military grave sites for grinning photo-ops; he vows to deport millions of immigrants with the help of the armed forces; he has threatened to use the military to round up his domestic enemies and foes; he recently second-guessed Abraham Lincoln for not preventing the Civil War; and he’s wished aloud that “his” generals would be more like those of Adolf Hitler.
If hostilities escalate from there, how would American citizens — particularly young ones — react if the current little wars spread and merged into a global bonfire and everyone had to take sides?
Such a war would be bigger than any American military involvement since World War II, including Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq. If called upon, would young adults rush to enlist for the armed forces in an initial surge of patriotism, as “the Greatest Generation” did in the 1940s?
Would athletes and entertainers sign up, too, or get drafted? And would citizen soldiers have second thoughts about obligatory military service, maybe the way a different generation did in a different era? It might depend on who wins the election and how the losing side accepts the result, or not.
Consider what might occur if Trump wins and sides with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Putin’s war against Ukraine. Or, imagine what it might be like if Harris were to slow the flow of military hardware to Israel in a bid to
In the spirit of Will, we will delve deeper into speculation of what is to come. It’s more than a scary story for Halloween.
If Trump were to lose, remember that many of his most ardent supporters are gun-groomers brainwashed into thinking Trump, a draft-dodger and convicted felon, is a victim of government persecution and was cheated of the White House four years ago. Even then, they rioted.
Should his goons get, literally, up in arms after another Trump defeat, would local police and federal armed forces put down such a rebellion? Or might some zealots in uniform — whipped up by crackpots in the right-wing media silo — decide to side with the MAGAts in a new American Civil War?
Wars — even that “good war” under Franklin D. Roosevelt — bring severe domestic changes, including incarceration of innocent people and severe censorship. Oh, and rationing, too. As for Detroit, we might once again become the “Arsenal of Democracy,” building tanks and planes. More jobs for us. Wouldn’t that be a Pyrrhic victory?
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A mural by Mexican artist Julianna Sanromán Rojas decorates the interior of the Design Build Green Tech Hub in Detroit.
A community member reads one of the informational boards displayed inside the Design Build Green Tech Hub during the grand opening on September 14.
Tanya Saldivar-Ali and Luis Ali sit on the front porch of the fully renovated historic house that now serves as a resource center for local contractors in Detroit. ALEJANDRO UGALDE SANDOVAL
The front entrance and roof of the Design Build Green Tech Hub feature artwork by Southwest Detroit artist Demaciiio.
careers in Southwest Detroit
By Erica Hobbs, photos by Alejandro Ugalde Sandoval
In Southwest Detroit’s HubbardRichard neighborhood, a dark, gray-blue Queen Anne house sits on the corner of 18th and Porter streets, adjacent to Stanton Park. While the newly renovated house is similar to the historic homes that share its block, its distinctive flare hints at something special happening on the inside.
Flat, cement spirals sit atop a gravelfilled “lawn.” Stratified cement steps resemble stacks of newspapers and lead to a colorful, front-door mural where cerulean hands surround a honey bee inside a vibrant green bubble. An equally striking flame-topped heart crowns the façade, representing the Latino heritage and sustainable building practices that form the soul of the Detroit Design Build Green Hub.
The project is the brainchild of Detroit Future Opps (DFO), the social outreach arm of AGI Construction. Owned by married couple Luis Ali and Tanya Saldivar-Ali, AGI is a community development-focused construction company that specializes in neighborhood churches, schools, nonprofits, and small businesses with an aim to support like-minded contractors.
The idea stemmed from the couple’s own challenges in trying to grow their business.
“We were hitting a lot of barriers,” Saldivar-Ali says. “How do we access capi-
tal? How do we access some of the opportunities through the city state portals? How do we get mentorship? There were a lot of unknowns.”
As they navigated their growth, the other challenge was finding certified subcontractors with the required licensing and documentation, especially since hiring locally was a priority.
“Skilled trades are limited,” Ali says. “The unions are pulling everybody in
on the big projects downtown, and so when a community organization comes [with a job], I’m like, ‘OK, well we’re kind of limited because, there’s just not that many small companies that have got their paperwork together.’”
The couple found themselves organically working with local subcontractors to formalize their businesses, and the basis for the Hub was formed.
The training process occurs on mul-
tiple levels: for smaller contractors or those newer to the business, the Hub offers a space where they can access free entrepreneurship courses to grow their businesses. This includes a partnership with ProsperUs Detroit, an organization that provides training, business services, and micro-lending to local entrepreneurs.
Although these contractors have trade skills, Ali said they often lack basic
A wide-angle view of the interior of the Design Build Green Tech Hub during its construction phase in August.
business knowledge — which prevents them from taking on larger projects. This includes training on setting quotes, pulling permits, licensing, using business software, creating contracts, and general project management.
“Multiple people can do the work, but can [they] do the documentation, can [they] do the paperwork, can [they] do everything it takes on the back end before [they] actually start work?” Ali says. “That’s where a lot of people have pitfalls.”
For more established contractors, DFO/AGI offers a mentorship program where mentees can work with Ali and his team directly and receive guidance on their own projects and, eventually, referrals.
One of AGI/DFO’s first mentees was Selicio Alvarado, owner of Phase Construction Consultants, who was part of the pilot mentorship group. AGI needed help with the Hub’s renovations, and while Alvarado’s company focused on residential construction, he wanted to learn about the commercial end of the business, especially in how to establish accurate quotes and learn commercial building codes. Alvarado says Ali was a patient teacher and clear at explaining his processes and why, which made it easier to learn.
He has since gone on to work with a commercial construction company and credits AGI/DFO for that success.
“They really gave me the confidence and the foundation of my commercial knowledge to be able to keep moving forward,” Alvarado says. “It’s been a fantastic, life-changing experience.”
Alvarado has also continued paying that knowledge forward as an instructor at the Hub, which is important to him.
“I believe in freely giving away all of the knowledge that I have to empower
those around me,” he says. “Tanya and Luis gave me that opportunity multiple times to really flex my strength and… help the people in our community.”
Saldivar-Ali and Ali credit having strong mentors themselves in contributing to their own success and it’s something they wanted to pass on to others.
One of their closest mentors is Frank Venegas, owner of Ideal Group, one of Michigan’s largest minority-owned general contractors and a key supplier to General Motors. Venegas has known the couple for more than 25 years and says they watched his company grow and observed what was possible, especially Saldivar-Ali.
“She just listens and listens. She’s seen how we grew, and I know when she watched us grow, she said, ‘I’m going to grow just like them too,’” he says. “I’m so proud that I had my chance to help
them, but most importantly, they did it, and they did it for themselves and [the] city of Detroit and Southwest Detroit, and the place is gorgeous.”
Ali says Venegas helped guide them in establishing AGI’s community-focused identity, and later referred work to them.
“For someone like [that] to sit down with us on a monthly basis and say, ‘Where are you at?’ ‘What’s your game plan?’ [was important],” he says.
As its outside suggests, sustainability is a key factor for the Detroit Design Build Green Hub — which also serves as the headquarters for AGI and DFO — on both a community level and an environmental level. The company prioritizes working with members of their own majority-Latino community to support its development and break down barriers to opportunity. Ali says business advancement trainings are often cost-prohibitive,
which limits their ability to grow.
“In the urban neighborhoods or the city of Detroit, we’ve all been doing this work for a long time, and so it’s like, if you can’t get to that high level and you’re not within corporate America, where are you going to get that training from?” he says.
Although the program is targeted to minority contractors, Ali says it is open to all. What’s most important, he says, is to find like-minded people.
“If you’re looking to help community… you have to show me your fruit, you have to show me where you’re at, what are you working on, what takes up your time…” he says. “If it’s all about profit for you, then you’re probably not going to want to be around us too long, because you’re going to make money, but there’s more to it than that.”
From an environmental perspective,
Selicio Alvarado, a Detroit Future Ops (DFO313) Pilot Group member, sits on the steps of the Design Build Green Tech Hub on July 19.
Javier Ramirez, from Ramirez Remodeling, played a key role in installing the 3D pavers in front of the Design Build Green Tech Hub. The pavers also function as a water filtration system.
Antonio Holguin of Holguin Construction works on the second floor of the Design Build Green Tech Hub during the final stages of renovation, ahead of the grand opening.
the goal is to share knowledge with the community on how to make home renovations more financially accessible by investing in systems that reduce utility and maintenance costs in the long run.
In researching community hubs, Saldivar-Ali was seeing a lot of trends in green infrastructure, but they weren’t accessible to most Detroiters.
“The return on investment would take people decades,” she says. “Most people don’t have decades of long-term wealth to think about, what does it look like to save in the future?”
In that regard, the house has served as a guinea pig to test affordable green systems, especially with a shared resource model. The distinctive front yard is a bioswale that absorbs and filters stormwater runoff, developed in partnership with Citizen Robotics, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, and Hamp Mathews and Associates. This benefits the environment by removing water pollutants and reducing the strain on the city’s aging sewer system, which can lead to flooding and water contamination.
But it can also help local homes and organizations save on city water fees, which are higher for places with large impervious surfaces, like church parking lots, which Ali says could be charged up to $800 a month.
“This is just a small-scale example of how it can work and how it really could be multiple people tied into the same system… we could do this on every block, and this would avoid water running into the city sewer system,” he says. “These are kind of answers to the bigger problem
that we have all over the city of Detroit.”
The home also features a new metal roof and a spray foamed-insulated ceiling in the former attic space to improve energy efficiency.
“Our heating system might kick on three times a day… in the wintertime, that’s how tight the building is,” Ali says.
“That’s going to save you cost, that’s energy efficient, it’s sustainable. If we can all just figure out how to get our houses insulated properly, that’s a huge win.”
Other sustainability experiments, they’ve found, were less cost-effective to be implemented or recommended to others. An inquiry into solar panels found the length of the ROI impractical. The unique, layered porch steps are made of 3D-printed Hardie Board, a du-
rable fiber cement material that is more sustainable than traditional concrete. They hoped these would be an affordable, long-lasting solution for residents with deteriorating wooden steps, but the expense of inserting the heavy steps outweighed the cost savings.
Managing the home’s drafty historic windows was also a costly lesson. After investing in new, expensive energy efficient windows, Saldivar-Ali says a green consultant told them simply securing and caulking the original windows may have been more cost efficient.
“I just thought that that was really interesting because it wasn’t like, ‘Yeah, go out and buy $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 of windows that are energy efficient,” she says. “It was like, ‘No, caulk all your win-
dows first, and if you can restore them and fix them, then do that.’”
The house itself holds special community significance. Built in 1900, Salvidar-Ali says it was owned for generations by a Mexican family that moved to Detroit in the 1930s and served as a safe home in the 1950s and ’60s for newly arrived Mexican laborers, including Salvidar-Ali’s own father.
It is also the former home of Frank Lozano, a beloved educator and musician in the community. Salvidar-Ali says he was the principal at her own elementary school, the now-closed Webster Elementary School, and the founder of Panchito and the Latin Orchestra, a popular local swing Latin band. Salvidar-Ali says she remembers Lozano’s strong sense of civic pride and love of music, and has fond memories of him playing music over the school’s PA system and supporting students’ Hispanic heritage.
“There was a lot of personal connection and emotional connection to the house,” she says. “After that, I was like, ‘I’m sold.’”
Venegas says he’s proud of what the couple has accomplished, and the Hub is an inspiration for others.
“When people go to Luis and Tanya’s house, it will really give someone a total idea on what can be done,” he says, “and I think that’s the most important thing about that house.”
More information about the Detroit Design Build Green Hub is available at detroitdesignbuildgreenhub.com.
Attendees gather inside the Design Build Green Tech Hub during the grand opening event.
A group of contractors, local leaders, and family members involved in the renovation of the Design Build Green Tech Hub stand behind Luis Ali and Tanya Saldivar-Ali (center) outside the historic building in Detroit’s Hubbard Richard neighborhood on July 19, 2024.
WHAT’S GOING ON
Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue website before events for latest information. Add your event to our online calendar: metrotimes.com/AddEvent.
MUSIC
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Live/Concert
Dirtwire, the Spooklights 7 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $24.50-$65.
Insane Clown Posse, JCW 7 p.m.; Majestic Theatre, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $99.50-$124.50.
Matt Lorusso Trio & Special Guests 8-11 p.m.; Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W. Baltimore St., Detroit; no cover.
Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa, Boondox 6 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $37.99.
Ultra Sunn, Comfort Cure 7 p.m.; Small’s, 10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; $17.
DJ/Dance
Night of 1,000 Devils 8 p.m.-2 a.m.; UFO Bar, 2110 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; $10.
Wednesday Night line dancing & lessons 6:30-10 p.m.; Diamondback Music Hall, 49345 S. Interstate 94 Service Dr., Belleville; $10. Karaoke
Offbeat KARAOKE with Robby Rob 9 p.m.; Third Street Detroit, 4626 Third St., Detroit; no cover.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Live/Concert
Alyssa Edwards, Aphrodite, Auntie Chanel 7 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $30-$75.
Bailey Spinn, Senses, Glimmer 6 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25.
Fever 333, Zulu 6:30 p.m.; The Shelter, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $29.50.
Hallowicked: Insane Clown Posse 3 p.m.; Detroit Masonic Temple Library, 500 Temple St, Detroit; Invite Only 10 p.m.; Garden Bowl, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $30-$75. DJ/Dance
Syndicate Halloween Party: Beetlejuice Themed! 4-11 p.m.;
Syndicate Ferndale, 140 Vester Ave., Ferndale; no cover. Karaoke
DARE-U-OKE 9 pm-midnight; Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W. Baltimore St., Detroit; no cover.
Drag Queen Karaoke 8 p.m.-2 a.m.; Woodward Avenue Brewers, 22646 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; no cover.
Karaoke at Detroit Shipping with DJ MO WILL 6-9 p.m.; Detroit Shipping Company, 474 Peterboro St., Detroit; no cover.
Friday, Nov. 1
Live/Concert
Acacia Fall Frenzie (tributes to Chappell Roan, Modest Mouse, the Strokes, and more) 7-11 p.m.;
The Detroit Masonic Temple, 500 Temple Street, Detroit; $15.
Antonia Bennett 8 p.m.; Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Rd., Warren; $35-$69.
Conner Smith, Zach John King 7 p.m.; District 142, 142 Maple St., Wyandotte; $20.
Conservative Military Image, Big Deal, Vigilante, Off The Wall, No Leash 7 p.m.; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $23.
Elyanna, Zeemuffin 7 p.m.; The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $30-$59.50.
Flamingosis, Ethno (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation), Diastrata 8 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $20.
Four Year Strong, Free Throw, One Step Closer, Death Lens 6 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $29.50.
Jovi (Bon Jovi tribute), Urgent (Foreigner tribute) 7:30 p.m.; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $15-$100.
King 810, Esham, Mammon, Barefaced, Escalation Of Force 6 p.m.; Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac; $25.
Left Lane Cruiser, Edison Hollow, Busby Death Chair, Lunar Missionaries 7 p.m.; Small’s, 10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; $15.
Los Tigres del Norte: En Concierto 8 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $49-$209.
Nate Smith 7 p.m.; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; $38-$73.
Ruby Waters, Emily Brimlow 7 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $20. Sawyer Brown, Shenandoah 8 p.m.; Caesars Palace Windsor - Augustus Ballroom, 377 E. Riverside Dr., Windsor; $33-$78.
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band 8 p.m.; Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St., Mount Clemens; $15-$200. DJ/Dance
Red November: KHOLD, Remorse, 3den dubz b2b Mushroomcloud, Lachjaw, Demise b2b Skabz, Light Cycle, Gedi Flip 8 p.m.; Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac; $20-$25.
Kickstand Productions Presents: Emo Nite 8 p.m.; Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $18.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Live/Concert
Abraxas (Santana tribute) 8 p.m.; Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St., Mount Clemens; $18-$220. Adventurer, LoudFoxCult, Panda House, Antighost 7 p.m.; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $15. El DeBarge, Dave Hollister 8 p.m.; The Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; $59-$179.
Houndmouth, Briscoe 7 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$69.50.
Magic Bag Presents: Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute) 7 p.m.; Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25. RaeLynn 8 p.m.; Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac; $30-$60.
Storied: The Grunge Era 8-10 p.m.; The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, 6600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield; $25-45.
Streetlight Manifesto, Devon Kay & The Solitions 7:30 p.m.; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; $35-$69.50.
The Analog Dogs, The Rugs 6 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $10.
YYNOT (Rush tribute), Prog Rock Originals, Belling The Tiger 7:30 p.m.; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $20-$200.
DJ/Dance
Freshcorp Takeover: Derek
Plaslaiko, Francois Dillinger, Xan Bishop 9 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $15-$20.
Halloween Gone Wild 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Diamondback Music Hall, 49345 S. Interstate 94 Service Dr., Belleville; $15. Riot Ten, Reaper, Sqishi, Master Nyne, Trxxed, Amiracle 9 p.m.; Elektricity Nightclub, 15 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac;
Party Iconic Presents: HOT TO GO (18+) 8 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $18-$25.
Sunday, Nov. 3
Live/Concert
Buena Vista Social Orchestra 7 p.m.; The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $37-$77.
In the Honor of the Late Ambassador of the Blues, Steve Soviak: Live performances by Larry McCray, Thornetta Davis, Big Daddy Fox, Laith Al-Saadi 4 p.m.; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $10-$60.
Lockstep, God is War, Pillar of Light 7 p.m.; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $15.
Magic Bag Presents: Blitzen Trapper, Louisa Stancioff 7 p.m.; Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $22.
Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings 5-8 p.m.; Zal Gaz Grotto Club, 2070 W. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor; no cover.
Thee Sacred Souls, Thee Heart Tones 7 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $34.50-$44.50.
Monday, Nov. 4
Live/Concert
King Diamond, Overkill, Night Demon 6 p.m.; Cathedral Theatre at the Masonic Temple, 500 Temple St., Detroit; $59-$80.
Odie Leigh 7 p.m.; El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $27.20.
Polo G, VonOff1700, Skylar Blatt, Scorey, TwoTiime 7 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $39.50-$85.
Sentient Horror, Centenary, Rip VanRipper, SlugChild 7 p.m.; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $15.
DJ/Dance
Adult Skate Night 8:30-11 p.m.; Lexus Velodrome, 601 Mack Ave., Detroit; $5.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Live/Concert
Drive-By Truckers 7 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit;
Youmacon
Detroit’s Huntington Place will once again become a hotspot for Japanese anime, gaming, and pop-culture enthusiasts as Youmacon returns for its 19th annual convention.
The four-day event kicks off on Halloween, running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3. Youmacon, named after the Japanese word “Youma,” meaning “demon” or “ghost,” was founded in 2005, with its first event held at the Troy Hilton. Since then, it has grown into one of the largest anime conventions in the Midwest, offering interactive games, cosplay, celebrity panels, live music, dance events, and more for all ages.
This year’s event will feature appearances by well-known anime voice actors, gaming industry figures, and artists.
Another highlight of the convention is the massive 150,000-plus-squarefoot marketplace, where fans and collectors can browse and purchase everything from anime figurines and artwork to rare comics and costume props.
Additional attractions include a charity costume ball, nightly concerts, an internationally recognized costume competition, and dedicated rooms for both video and tabletop gaming.
For more information and tickets, see youmacon.com.
—Layla McMurtrie
Comedy Mystery Dinner Show; $69.99; Saturday, 6-9 p.m.
Boll Family YMCA Detroit Mercy Theatre Company presents Witch by Jen Silverman. $10-25; Friday, 7:30-9 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 3-4:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites Troy The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show; $69.99; Saturday, 6-9 p.m.
Meadow Brook Theatre Strangers On a Train; $41; Wednesday, 2 .pm. and 8 p.m.; Thursday, 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
Rosedale Community Players Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by Todd Kreidler. A progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her Black fiance home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the iconic film. Blindsided by their daughter’s whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, they quickly come to realize the difference between supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family. Matinees available. $18; Fridays, Saturdays, 8-10 p.m.
Musical
Birmingham Village Players Next to Normal; $30; Friday, 8-11 p.m.; Saturday, 8-11 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m.
Fisher Theatre MJ; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 .m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1 .m. and 6:30 p.m.
Riverside Arts Center The Brain That Wouldn’t Die! (The Musical); $15; Thursday, 7-9 p.m.; Friday, 7-9 p.m.; and Saturday, 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
The Detroit Masonic Temple Candlelight: Best Horror Movie Soundtracks; $29; Wednesday, 6-7:15 p.m. Podcast: Live podcast
$209.50; 8 p.m.
Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle Open Mike; $5; Wednesday, 7:30-9 p.m. Continuing This Week Stand-up Blind Pig Blind Pig Comedy FREE Mondays, 8 p.m.
District 142 David Koechner; $25; Sunday, 7 p.m.
The Independent Comedy Club at Planet Ant The Sh*t Show Open Mic; $5 suggested donation; Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-1:30 a;m.
DANCE
Detroit Opera House Mark Morris Dance Group: The Look of Love; $30-175; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Dance lessons
The Commons Ballroom Dance Lessons; $5; first Friday of every month, 6-7 p.m.
ARTS
Artist talk
SIP & SCRIPT: Calligraphy Class hosted by Signed by Suki! Tuesday Nov. 5, 6:30-8 p.m; Syndicate Ferndale, 140 Vester Ave., Ferndale; $65. Art opening
Ideation Orange Detroit Royalty: A Collection of Paintings and Prints by Niagara and Snapshots: A Photographic Retrospective of the work of Sigrid Dobat. A special Pop-up of two Exhibitions highlighting the works of two female icons and artists who have both had significant influence in the City of Detroit; $5-$50; opening reception Friday, 7-10 p.m.
$37.50.
Global Sunsets, Blackman & Arnold Trio 7-10 p.m.; Northern Lights Lounge, 660 W. Baltimore St., Detroit; no cover.
Traitrs, the Love Part, Johnstonsons 7 p.m.; Small’s, 10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; $15.
Vosh, ObsElite 7 p.m.; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $15. The Whiskey Charmers 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Alpino, 1426 Bagley St, Detroit; $10. DJ/Dance
B.Y.O.R Bring Your Own Records Night 9 p.m.-midnight; The Old Miami, 3930 Cass Ave., Detroit; no cover.
Open Mic
Open Mic : Art in a Fly Space 7-10
p.m.; Detroit Shipping Company, 474 Peterboro St., Detroit; no cover.
THEATER
Performance
Anita’s Elite Dance Theatre
Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors, by Gordon Greenberg. Directed by Maria Ahola Ever wondered what would happen if you took Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale and put it into a blender with Mel Brooks’s Monty Python and The 39 Steps? That’s just what happens in this lightning-fast laugh-out-loud 90-minute gender-bending romp. $15-$20; Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4-6 p.m.
Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest The Dinner Detective
Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts Cold Case Live; $30$55; Friday, 8 p.m.
COMEDY
Improv
Detroit Shipping Company 313 Comedy Show; no cover; Sundays, 7-8:30 p.m.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater Pandemonia The Allstar Showdown; $25; Fridays, Saturdays.
Stand-up
The Fillmore Andrew Santino: Freeze Peach Tour; $39.50-$59.50; Saturday, 6 p.m.
Fox Theatre Steve Martin & Martin Short: The Dukes of Funnytown! $64.50-
Janice Charach Gallery Recollection. The Janice Charach Gallery hosts 46 Michigan artists. Using all types of media, each artist seeks to express their sense of nostalgia and affection for the past. It opens on Sunday, Nov. 3 and runs to Dec. 11.
Syndicate Ferndale Live Painting with Michael Ray; no cover; Saturday, 6-9 p.m.
Continuing this week
Ann Arbor Art Center Obama: An Intimate Portrait, photographs by Pete Souza.
Louis Buhl & Co. Kaylie Kaitschuck: They Don’t Love You Like I Love You Opening on Oc. 26. Through Dec. 21.
The Shepherd Grace Under Fire. Through Jan. 11, 2025.
Womxnhouse Detroit Womxnhouse Detroit; $35 suggested donation; Through Nov. 17.
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FOOD
Bites
Lady of the House reopens in new home
Lady of the House is back.
Kate Williams’s acclaimed restaurant is now open in its new home at 4884 Grand River Ave., Unit 1C, in Detroit’s Core City area.
Kate Williams served as sous chef for Wolfgang Puck and worked in restaurants in New York and at Restaurant Relæ in Copenhagen, before returning to Detroit to open Lady of the House in 2017. Lady of the House closed in 2021 when the Corktown building it called home was sold. That space is now the Alpino restaurant.
The new home comes with a revamped menu, which blends Irish, French, and Midwest influences and focuses on locally sourced ingredients.
Signature dishes like the Steak Tartare, the Whole Roasted Chicken, and the popular Potato Donut have returned, but the menu will also change seasonally. A bar program features twelve signature cocktails named after the mothers of the restaurant’s team.
Nearly all the restaurant’s previous front of house staff have returned, ac-
cording to a press release.
Williams opened the new iteration of her restaurant with her long-time business partner Jason Singer of Honigman Design Studio, who also designed the space, which is meant “to feel like an extension of Chef Kate’s home, and is a younger and more modern version of the original.” The restaurant seats 58 and features hundreds of dried flowers and plants hanging from its ceiling, which will change seasonally.
The restaurant earned critical acclaim, including being named one of GQ magazine’s Best New Restaurants of the Year and a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant. Williams was also a semifinalist from the James Beard Foundation in the Best Chef: Great Lakes category and earned honors as one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs. —Lee DeVito
The Crofoot announces return of Creepy Cheapy Holiday edition
Both nights of this weekend’s Creepy Cheapy Halloween party at the Crofoot Complex are sold out, but if you missed out, you’re in luck.
The Pontiac venue has announced the return of its Creepy Cheapy Holiday edition, a Christmas-themed version of the event set for Friday the 13th in December.
The Crofoot launched its first Creepy Cheapy Holiday last year.
Like the original longstanding Creepy Cheapy event, the Holiday version will feature cover bands, and guests are encouraged to wear costumes.
Other happenings include a Christmas cookie-eating contest, plenty of free candy and cheap booze, and, of course, Santa Claus.
The initial musical lineup includes Get Tuff Stay Tuff as Chappell Roan, Final Confession as Avenged Sevenfold, Liska as Charli XCX, Jemmi Hazeman and the Honey Riders as Fleetwood Mac, Noveltysongs as Fueled by Ramen, Glad You’re Here as Hawthorne Heights, Eunoia as Motionless in White, Hinting as the Postal Service, Dirty Tuna as Rage Against the Machine, Princess Gigi as Sabrina Carpenter, and Sharp Lives as Sleep Token.
The festive Detroit Party Marching Band will also be on hand.
The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Crofoot Complex. Tickets are $15 and on sale now at creepycheapy.com.
—Lee DeVito
Black Ginger shuts down just months after opening
Korean-American restau-
rant Black Ginger has closed just five months after its May opening in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood at the Trumbull and Porter Hotel.
“Due to a dispute with the property, Black Ginger is unfortunately closing our doors,” a statement on Black Ginger’s
Instagram announced. “We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, and we thank you for all your support and enthusiasm for our food and staff these past five months.”
Though the exact cause of the dispute remains unclear, Black Ginger’s message hinted at a potential return
down the line.
“We hope to bring you exciting updates in the future,” the post continues.
“Please stay tuned.”
Owned by Korean-American metro Detroiter Harold Kim, Black Ginger was known for its new-age Korean cuisine inspired by a variety of Asian flavors, as
well as its drink selection that featured global options, including Korean rice wine Soju.
If you didn’t have time to try Black Ginger in the short period since it opened, hopefully a new version of the restaurant will be back sooner rather than later.
—Layla McMurtrie
Kate Williams’s acclaimed restaurant closed in 2021 when its original building was sold.
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CULTURE
For Halloween – nine overlooked horror films
By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features
A majority of the movies that get made are horror movies for two main reasons: 1) With some imagination and a solid team they can be made on a very limited budget; and 2) There’s such a large built-in fanbase that’s starving for new horror that even hot garbage usually makes a little money. They’re the safest bet, in or out of Hollywood for producers to turn a nickel into two dimes. But so many come out every week that it becomes near impossible to keep up with the bad ones, let alone the insanely rarer great ones.
This best horror film list — in honor of Halloween — only has nine new-ish horror movies and one pre-code classic that I don’t think enough people have seen. My selections are mostly new because horror fans are so obsessive that older films eventually get discovered, so don’t take the lack of 1970s and ’80s spookies to mean anything other than most of you sickos have discovered all of the lost greats already. In fact, I doubt there’s a single one on this list the real diehard horror nerds haven’t already watched. So I guess this one goes out to the normies. Enjoy!
Session 9 (2001)
I’ve watched this psychological thriller at least once a year since it came out in 2001 and I’m still discovering creepy little burrows to unpack. Session 9 follows a group of asbestos removal workers who are hired to clean up an abandoned mental hospital and slowly succumb to paranoia, jealousy, maybe a ghost or two, and the slow, creeping dread of their deepest fears manifesting in person. By filming in the actually abandoned Danvers State Insane Asylum, it added a texture and vibe to the film that no amount of filmmaking magic could replicate. Simple, quiet and chilling.
The Strings (2020)
Nothing much happens in The Strings that immediately makes you think it’s a horror movie, but then after around an hour you realize that something is now crawling under your skin and
giving you goosebumps. What at first feels like a straightforward, low-budget indie movie about a musician staying at her aunt’s remote cottage on the ocean while searching for inspiration to record new music instead becomes a subtle riff on cosmic horror and a treatise on the loneliness inherent in making art. While The Strings isn’t necessarily “scary” in the broadest sense of the word, like the best horror, it upends the safety you feel when surrounded by the mundane, everyday act of existing.
The Empty Man (2020)
Bonkers. This 137-minute supernatural horror flick about disappearances in a small town was taken away from its director and released without in what he considered his “rough cut” form. Big, epic, flawed, and unforgettable, The Empty Man feels like the pilot to an HBO horror series, the first film in a massive horror trilogy and a big-budget exercise in fearless studio filmmaking, while also not being any of those things at all. I hope we get director David Pryor’s finished cut of the film one day, but this is truly what we talk about when we talk about a cult classic. This has two or three genuinely terrifying moments that I still think about constantly.
The Wailing (2016)
A series of murders and mysterious illnesses overtake a remote South Korean village and turn this bone-chilling creeper into a blend of body-horror, a serial killer mystery, and zombies into a truly original work of art. This isn’t just a great horror movie, but one of the gold standards of South Korean cinema and another bit of proof that South Korean cinema is innovating the form of motion pictures more than any other country. I’m not sure any other film on this list induces dread so wholly and soul swallowingly as The Wailing
Lake Mungo (2008)
This pseudo documentary centers on an Australian family suffering from the ac-
cidental drowning of their daughter and the very real possibility that she’s now haunting them. Directed and acted with such nuanced skill that it genuinely feels like a real documentary, Lake Mungo frightens gently, making you question mortality and the afterlife in ways that most horror films won’t touch. Another unforgettable gem.
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)
A gothic ghost story from the director of Longlegs, this film feels conjured out of one of Shirley Jackson’s most haunting dreams. Quiet, tender, and deceptively minimalist, most people will find this to be too much of a slow burn, but director Oz Perkins nails the atmosphere so flawlessly that you’ll find yourself wandering the halls along with the ghosts before you know it. It’s singular in execution and in how it subtly trains the viewer to be creeped out by simple changes of tone and texture.
Resurrection (2022)
Experience true psychological horror, starring the criminally underrated Rebecca Hall (also amazing in the little-seen creeper The Night House as a composed businesswoman who starts losing control after running into an abusive ex, played by the alwaysastonishing Tim Roth. While a lot of horror films have used trauma as their thematic touchstones over the last decade, Resurrection does so in ways that actually honor those affected by abuse and inherited scars. The last 10 minutes of this movie are so insane I could write a thousand words about the single scene and still not unpack all of the nuance and meaning.
Cure (1997)
Definitely my favorite horror movie on this list and in my top 25 of all time, Cure is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s greatest work (which is saying a lot) and one of the most intelligent and deeply unsettling movies of the last century. On its surface it follows a detective hunting a serial killer who makes other people do his killings, seemingly at random, but also manages to put words to feelings of existential dread that I’m not sure any film has managed before or since. Very deliberately paced, it might be too slow for some viewers, but for those with patience, the rewards here are bottomless.
The Old Dark House (1932)
From James Whale (who made this film between Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein) and starring the great Boris Karloff, The Old Dark House is the perfect Halloween movie to throw on for people not really into getting too scared. Still extremely funny, random, and strange while also having a great spooky mansion to explore with interesting characters, The Old Dark House remains one of the most underrated horror classics in history.
Strange Darling (2024)
Brand new, this one, and a genuinely original take on the serial killer/cat-andmouse genre, it takes the non-linear structure of Pulp Fiction and does something exciting with it. Willa Fitzgerald is so insanely great in this that it feels like watching someone become a movie star in front of you. And the direction is so bold and assured (with stellar cinematography by Giovanni Ribisi), that despite only being a few months old, it already feels like a modern classic.
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CULTURE
Savage Love Cope Don’t Seethe
By Dan Savage
: Q I am a bisexual cis woman in my forties. My boyfriend is a straight cis man in his thirties. I had limited experience prior to our relationship. That being said, it hasn’t stopped my boyfriend from providing all the pleasure I can imagine for the most part. There is just one thing I want to ask about. I am open about fantasies and often think about sex even when we’re not “in the moment.” He says he doesn’t have any fantasies and doesn’t think about sex outside of the experience. How can I gently encourage my guy to have sexual fantasies? I suspect this is a mental block around shame and I think it would keep things interesting if we could both explore fantasy and talk more about it. Our NRE won’t last forever. —The Big Reveal
A: As everyone knows, TBR, the average man thinks about sex every seven seconds. (Some consider that stat to be dubious mostly because it’s been disproven again and again — but I’m going to trot it out one more time for sake of argument.) So, either your BF, who only thinks about sex when he’s having it and claims to have no sexual fantasies, is an outlier, e.g., he thinks about sex far less than once every seven seconds, or he’s not being entirely honest with you about how often he thinks about sex and/ or what he thinks about when he’s thinking about sex.
Why wouldn’t a man share his sexual thoughts (rate of) and sexual fantasies (specific of) with a girlfriend who wanted to hear about both?
He could worry his sexual fantasies might repulse you, TBR, and not because they’re repulsive — although they might be (some are!) but because he may have shared his sexual fantasies with a previous partner who reacted badly. (Once bitten, twice shy.) I’ve lost count of the number of letters I’ve received from men and women whose partners begged them to open up about
their fantasies and then reacted with horror at the revelation of a harmless, relatively common, and easily indulged sexual interest, like a thing for feet or fuzzy handcuffs. In a world where your run-of-themill foot fetishists and bondage-forbeginners types get dumped after laying their kink cards on the table, you’re going to encounter people who hesitate to share their sexual thoughts and fantasies with new partners for fear of getting dumped.
That said, it’s possible your boyfriend is one of those rare guys who is completely vanilla, TBR, and all of his sexual needs are being met in your relationship. (It’s also possible he doesn’t think about sex nineteen times a day, which is the average for male college students.) So, why not err on the side of taking him at his word? You’re setting a good example for him by sharing your fantasies, TBR, and you can and should remind him once in a while — every couple of months or so — that you’re ready, willing, and able to return the favor if he has a sexual fantasy you can reasonably indulge. (“Reasonable” is a very subjective standard when it comes to kinks; one person’s “reasonable” sexual fantasy is another person’s “no fucking way.”) If he hasn’t opened up to you about his fantasies because he’s struggling with shame — assuming, again, that he has any sexual fantasies — there’s no better cure than the affections and attentions a GGG partner like you. But you’ll have to be patient.
As for keeping things interesting, TBR, just like it sometimes falls to one partner to initiate, it sometimes falls to one partner — not always the same partner — to keep things interesting once the NRE wears off. Which means you may be the one who has to order toys and/or suggest heading to a sex club or fucking one the roof when the time comes. So long as your GGG boyfriend is willing to go there with and for you, TBR, then it’s only a problem if you decide to make it one.
: Q How do you le arn to live with your partner’s most annoying, idiotic behavior? I’m a 40-year-old bisexual woman in a long-term open relationship with a man. I tolerate a lot in my relationship with my ADHD partner, but there is this one little thing that makes my blood boil. When we watch movies or shows together, I
sometimes lose the thread of the story, and ask my partner what’s going on. When he answers, he never uses the characters names or signifiers, only pronouns. Instead, he says stuff like “he wants him to follow him to his place so he can get the thing from him.” (In our language “he” and “him” can be the same word so it’s even worse.) It annoys me SO MUCH!!! Why not use the characters’ names or say “the guy in the red shirt” or SOMETHING like that?!? I can never follow my partner’s explanation. And when I ask, “Him who?,” my partner gets mad and accuses me of pretending not to follow his explanation. Which I must admit I sometimes do because WHY NOT JUST USE THE NAMES!??! We’re currently trying to watch the Jason Bourne movies, but started fighting over this in the middle of the second one, and haven’t been able to pick it up again. Watching movies together is a big part of our relationship. How does one come to terms and live with stuff like this in long-term relationships?
—Annoyed Film Fan
A: One learns to cope.
Taking the example you cite — a partner’s inability to provide one with helpful plot-and-character summaries while watching a film since one knows one’s partner won’t be able to provide one with the kind of recaps one requires, one could keep one’s laptop open on one’s lap with the film’s IMDB page open. Then instead of asking one’s partner to do what one’s partner has repeatedly proven himself incapable of doing, AFF, one could glance down at the IMDB page already open on one’s laptop, as needed, to glean the information one needs.
Basically, AFF, after one has identified a source of frustration in one’s romantic relationship — after one has identified an engine of conflict — one should do what one can to avoid that thing . In other words, AFF: cope, don’t seethe.
P.S. There are always things about our partners that drive us crazy. If there’s something you truly can’t stand — if there’s something you absolutely can’t live with — then you should end the relationship. But if you don’t want to end the relationship, you have to learn to live with and work around the things your partner does or fails to do or says or fails to say that drive you crazy. That’s the price of admission.
: Q I’m a 40-ye ar-old cishet male, or at least I have been so far. I was in a very long-term relationship for most of my adult life, which ended just recently (partly because sex just wasn’t fulfilling for either of us anymore), and I find myself wanting different things out of sex nowadays. Specifically, I would like to try a more submissive role, and increasingly I don’t really care what gender the other person is. I’m learning that I’m quite attracted to twinks, femboys, and trans men, as well as women. I’m interested in exploring this attraction, but I have NO idea how to get back into the cishet dating/casual sex scene, much less the LBGTQ+ dating scene. I am excited but frankly terrified to put myself back out into the world, and I don’t know what I’m doing. Any advice?
—Branching Out Now
A: For better or worse, BON, most people — cishet or queer — meet their new sex partners and/ and life partners online. So, take some accurate pics, download some apps, and put yourself out there. And if you’re interested in experimenting with twinks, femboys, and trans men, you’re free to get onto hookup aps and dating websites that serve the LGBTQIA+ community. Remember: the “Q” in LGBTQ+ doesn’t just stand for “queer,” BON, it also stands for “questioning,” which is what it sounds like you’ve been doing lately. You might get some grief from queer people who don’t wanna be your experiment and don’t think anyone else should wanna be your experiment either, but so long as you’re respectful and honest about who you are and what you’re looking for, BON, you aren’t violating anyone by getting on the apps. And trust me: there are twinks and femboys and trans men out there who are up for being a “straight” guy’s first queer experience.
And remember… when it comes to sex and dating… no one knows what they’re doing until they do it a few times. Like everyone else who’s ever gotten a dating or hookup app, BON, you’ll learn. But there’s no learning without doing.
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CULTURE Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny
ARIES: March 21 – April 19
Many people believe in the existence of ghosts. If you’re not yet one of them, you may be soon. The spirit world is more open than usual to your curiosity and explorations. Keep in mind, though, that the contacts you make might not be with ghosts in the usual sense of that term. They might be deceased ancestors coming to deliver clues and blessings. They could be angels, guardian spirits, or shapeshifting messengers. Don’t be afraid. Some may be weird, but they’re not dangerous. Learn what you can from them, but don’t assume they’re omniscient and infallible. Halloween costume suggestion: one of your ancestors.
TAURUS: April 20 – May 20
When you attended kindergarten, did you ever share your delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich with friends who didn’t like the broccoli and carrots in their lunch boxes? If so, you
may be well-primed to capitalize on the opportunities now in your vicinity. Your generous actions will be potent catalysts for good luck. Your eagerness to bestow blessings and share your resources will bring you rewards. Your skill at enhancing other people’s fortunes may attract unexpected favors. Halloween costume suggestion: philanthropist, charity worker, or an angel who gives away peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
GEMINI: May 21 – June 20
For you, dear Gemini, the coming weeks could be the least superstitious time ever. There will be no such thing as bad luck, good luck, or weird luck. Fears rooted in old misunderstandings will be irrelevant. Irrational worries about unlikely outcomes will be disproven. You will discover reasons to shed paranoid thoughts and nervous fantasies. Speaking on behalf of your higher self, I authorize you to put your supple trust in logical thinking, objective research, and rational analysis. Halloween costume suggestion: a famous scientist you respect.
CANCER: June 21 – July 22
This time next week it will be decided, hopefully excepted and over, with half good with it and half not so much.
That’s the price for living in a republic, it’s not so bad people.
Which sign of the zodiac is sexiest? Smoldering Scorpios, who are so inherently seductive they don’t even have to try to be? Radiant Leos, whose charisma and commanding presence may feel irresistible? Electrifying Aries, who grab our attention with their power to excite and inspire us? In accordance with current astrological omens, I name you Cancerians as the sexiest sign for the next three weeks. Your emotional potency and nurturing intelligence will tempt us to dive into the depths with you and explore the lyrical mysteries of intimate linkage. Halloween costume suggestion: sex god, sex goddess, or the nonbinary Hindu deity Ardhanarishvara.
LEO: July 23 – August 22
In ancient Egypt, onions were precious because they symbolized the many-layered nature of life. Just as some modern people swear oaths while placing a hand on a Bible, an Egyptian might have pledged a crucial vow while holding an onion. Would you consider adopting your own personal version of their practice in the coming weeks, Leo? It is the oath-taking season for you — a time when you will be wise to consider deep commitments and sacred resolutions. Halloween costume suggestion: a spiritual initiate or devotee.
VIRGO: August 23 – Sept. 22
Two of the world’s most famous paintings are the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper.” Both were made by Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), one of the world’s most famous painters. Yet the brilliant artist left us with only 24 paintings in total, many of which were unfinished. Why? Here are two of several reasons: He worked slowly and procrastinated constantly. In the coming months, Virgo, I feel you will have resemblances to the version of da Vinci who created “The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa.” Some of your best, most enduring work will bloom. You will be at the peak of your unique powers. Halloween costume suggestion: Leonardo da Vinci or some great maestro.
LIBRA: Sept. 23 – Oct. 22
“When you are faced with a choice between two paths, it’s always better to take the most difficult one.” What!? No! That’s not true! A shamanic psychotherapist gave me that bad advice when I was young, and I am glad I did not heed it. My life has been so much better because I learn from joy and pleasure as much as from hardship. Yes, sometimes it’s right to choose the most challenging option, but on many occasions, we are wise to opt for what brings fun adventures and free-flowing opportunities for creative expression. That’s what I wish for you right now. Halloween costume suggestion: a hedonist, a liberator, a bliss specialist.
SCORPIO: Oct. 23 – Nov. 21:
Scorpio painter Pablo Picasso has been described as a “masterfully erratic pioneer.” He influenced every art movement of the 20th century. His painting “Guernica” is a renowned antiwar statement. Though he was a Communist, he amassed great wealth and owned five homes. Today, his collected work is valued at over $800 million. By the way, he was the most prolific artist who ever lived, producing almost 150,000 pieces. I nominate him to be your role model in the coming weeks. You are due for a Season of Successful Excess. Halloween costume suggestion: an eccentric, charismatic genius.
SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
Sagittarian Keith Richards, guitar player for the Rolling Stones since 1962, is a gritty, rugged man notorious for his rowdy carousing. Lots of observers predicted he would die at a young age because of his boisterous lifestyle, yet today he is 81 years old and still partying. But here’s his confession: “I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I’ll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It’s a little embarrassing to admit it.
It’s important to me, though.” I bring this up, Sagittarius, because I feel that no matter how wild and free you are, you will be wise to ensure that you feel extra secure and supported for a while. Halloween costume suggestion: a stuffed animal or a lover of stuffed animals.
CAPRICORN: Dec. 22 – Jan. 19
Halloween offers us a valuable psychological opportunity. We can pretend to perform our shadowy, wounded, and unripe qualities without suffering the consequences of literally acting them out. We can acknowledge them as part of our make-up, helping to ensure they won’t develop the explosive, unpredictable power that repressed qualities can acquire. We may even gently mock our immature qualities with sly humor, diminishing the possibility they will sabotage us. All that’s a preamble for my Halloween costume suggestion for you: a dictator or tyrant. If you have fun playing with your control-freak fantasies, you will be less likely to over-express them in real life.
AQUARIUS: Jan. 20 – Feb. 18
Paganism and astrology have key affinities. For instance, they both understand that our personal rhythms are connected with the Earth’s cycles. I bring this to your attention because we are in the season that pagans call Samhain, halfway between the equinox and solstice. For Aquarians, this festival marks a time when you are wise to honor and nurture your highest ambitions. You can generate fun and good fortune by focusing on lofty goals that express your finest talents and offer your most unique gifts. How might you boost your passion and capacity to make your mark on the world? Halloween costume suggestion: your dream career.
PISCES: Feb.19 – March 20
I like how you are opening, widening, and heightening! Keep up the good work, Pisces! I am cheering you on as you amplify, stretch, augment, and burgeon. Here’s a small alert, though: You may be expanding so fast and so far that it’s a challenge for less expansive people to keep up — even your allies. To allay their worries, be generous in sharing the fruits of your thriving spaciousness. Let them know you don’t require them to match your rate of growth. You could also show them this horoscope. Halloween costume suggestion: a broader, brighter, bolder version of yourself.
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