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{{Short description|Newspaper in Detroit, Michigan}}
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The '''''Detroit Metro Times''''' is
The ''Metro Times'' was an official sponsor of the now-defunct [[Detroit Festival of the Arts]],
== History and content ==
Its annual "Best of Detroit" survey awards local businesses. The categories include "Public Square" (city life); "Spend the Night" (nightlife and bars); "Nutritional Value" (restaurants and food); and "Real Deal" (retail and other stores).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://metrotimes.com/bod/2012| title=Best of Detroit 2012| work=Metro Times}}</ref>
Syndicated alternative comics run by the ''Metro Times'' have in the past included ''[[Perry Bible Fellowship]]'', ''[[This Modern World]]'', ''[[Eric Millikin|Eric Monster Millikin]]'' and ''[[Red Meat (comic strip)|Red Meat]]''. The ''Metro Times'' also prints Dan Savage's ''[[Savage Love]]'' sex advice column (which replaced Isadora Alman's ''Ask Isadora'' sex advice column) and Cal Garrison's ''Horoscopes'' (which replaced [[Rob Brezsny|Rob Brezsny's]] ''Free Will Astrology''). Starting with the January 19–25 {{Year needed|date=December 2020}} issue, the ''Metro Times'' had its own exclusive crossword, crafted by Brooklyn-based cruciverbalist Ben Tausig, who appears in the documentary ''[[Wordplay (film)|Wordplay]]''.
The paper was founded in 1980 by
In 2013, [[Times-Shamrock Communications]] sold the newspaper to [[Euclid Media Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVito |first=Lee |date=December 23, 2013 |title=Metro Times Sold to New Euclid Media Group |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-times-sold-to-new-euclid-media-group-2142647 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref> The company dissolved in August 2023 and the sold to Chris Keating, operating under the name Big Lou Holdings LLC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 10, 2023 |title=The RFT Has a New Owner, and He's Based in St. Louis |url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/the-rft-has-a-new-owner-and-hes-based-in-st-louis-40637841 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Riverfront Times |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2014, Valerie Vande Panne, former editor of ''[[High Times]],'' was named editor-in-chief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2014/04/22/former-high-times-editor-takes-helm-of-revamped-metro-times-in-detroit/|title=Former High Times editor takes helm of revamped Metro Times in Detroit|first=Steve|last=Neavling|date=22 April 2014|work=Motor City Muckraker}}</ref> In May 2014, the ''Metro Times'' merged with ''[[Real Detroit Weekly]],'' which had been a Detroit-area alternative weekly paper since 1999.<ref>{{cite Euclid Media Group dissolved in August 2023 and the newspaper was sold to Chris Keating, operating under the name Big Lou Holdings LLC.<ref name=":0" />
▲The ''Metro Times'' was an official sponsor of the now-defunct [[Detroit Festival of the Arts]] and had one of the stages named after it.
==Offices==
The headquarters are located in [[Midtown
[[File:Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building.jpg|thumb|[[Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building]], former headquarters]]▼
▲The headquarters are located in [[Midtown Detroit|Midtown]] [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]].<ref>"[https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/StaffDirectory/Page Contact MT]." Metro Times. Retrieved on July 26, 2018. "Address - 30 E. Canfield St., Detroit, MI, 48201"</ref> It was previously headquartered in the [[Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building]] in [[Downtown Detroit|Downtown]] [[Detroit]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110319212631/http://www2.metrotimes.com/about/faqs.asp FAQs]." ''Metro Times''. March 19, 2011. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Metro Times 733 St. Antoine Detroit, MI 48226"</ref> The ''Metro Times'' moved to the Cornice and Slate building in the 1990s and a wraparound expansion was installed there to give the newspaper additional room.<ref name="modelD">[http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/topten.aspx ''Look Up: Top 10 Downtown Buildings,''] ([https://archive.is/20140102010608/http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/topten.aspx Archive]) AIA Detroit, ModelD, November 8, 2005.</ref> In 2013 [[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan|Blue Cross Blue Shield]] purchased the Cornice and Slate building, forcing the ''Metro Times'' to move to a leased space in [[Ferndale, Michigan|Ferndale]].<ref>McGraw, Bill. "[http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/6549/adieu_downtown_metro_times_moving_to_ferndale_after_33_years_in_detroit Adieu, Downtown: Metro Times Moving To Ferndale After 33 Years In Detroit]." ([https://archive.is/20140102013611/http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/6549/adieu_downtown_metro_times_moving_to_ferndale_after_33_years_in_detroit%23.UsTCgn3LfK5 Archive]) ''Deadline Detroit Media''. Deadline Detroit, Inc. September 26, 2013. Retrieved on January 1, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://metrotimes.com/ Home]." ''Metro Times''. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "1200 Woodward Heights Blvd Ferndale, MI 48220"</ref> According to editor-in-chief Lee DeVito, the newspaper intended to eventually return to Detroit.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rahal, Sarah|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/10/24/metro-times-moving-to-detroit/795056001/|title=Detroit Metro Times to move back to Detroit|newspaper=[[Detroit News]]|date=2017-10-24|accessdate=2018-07-26}}</ref> In 2018, Metro Times returned to Detroit, moving into the Arnold E. Frank Building in Midtown.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2017/10/23/metro-times-is-returning-to-detroit-with-new-midtown-office|title=Metro Times is returning to Detroit with new Midtown office|last=DeVito|first=Lee|work=Detroit Metro Times|access-date=2018-04-05|language=en}}</ref>
▲[[File:Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building.jpg|thumb|center|[[Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building]], former headquarters]]
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==External links==
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* [http://www.metrotimes.com/ Official website]
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