For over a quarter of a decade this free alternative weekly has cover the when, what, when, how and…read morewho's of Metro Detroit. based in downtown Detroit Metro Times is an essentially guide to local art, music, politics, music and more. Metro Times is continually featuring well written articles about anything from the White Strips to the mayor scandal. This publication is a great way to get a quick, but in depth view at Detroit and its surrounding areas. Looking for something to do? Then, check out the local happenings in Metro Times. Listing everything from rock shows to art openings to blood drives Metro Times has got you covered week after week, with their extensive list of awesome local happenings. Catering to over 600,000 readers, Metro Times is the ultimate alternative press magazine. 600,000 readers aren't wrong, right?

The Metro Times is a solid weekly publication that is free for taking at several locations around…read morethe Detroit area. It covers a weekly theme and showcases the work of engaging writers who obviously care about Detroit. They do very interesting investigative journalism, and usually have thorough trustworthy, or at least worthy reviews of restaurants and music. These people not only know Detroit, but they also know indie-Detroit -- this is the publication you want to roll with to see what's up. They have Dan Savage's sex-advice column featured near the back, as well as Free-Will Astrology. This should also be your first pick-up when you are trying to figure out what events to go to -- whether it is art, music or theater.

I sometimes wish the Free Press would print its 3 daily crosswords on the front page and the last…read morepage of section A to spare me the disappointment of opening it up. I realize the newspaper industry in general has gone downhill, but the Freep seems to have plummeted more than most. It used to be a decent paper but Gannett really has stripped it to the bare bones. Sports and soft news usually rule the day with serious, important news relegated to small blurbs buried as far as its small heft allows them to be buried. I sometimes enjoy Stephen Henderson's column, and if you are lucky they'll reprint a syndicated Leonard Pitts Jr. piece but 99% of the stuff you'll find in here is a bunch of corporate media approved pablum. I've heard the Free Press described as a local version of Pravda - a bunch of rah-rah b.s. A local sports team makes a long run in the playoffs? Don't expect serious news on the front page for a month. One time the headline on the front page simply said "Seger!" in letters big enough to announce the 9/11 attacks. And don't get me started on Mitch Albom. He's hands down my least favorite writer ever. He's got that ham-fisted, annoying writing style that often nearly makes me throw up inside my mouth. It will be a great day when that Napoleonic douchebag retires. I only buy the Free Press because it's less conservative than the Detroit News with which it shares a conjoined Sunday edition - the beginning of the long, painful decline of this rag, and because I like looking through a newspaper while I eat. (And of course those aforementioned 3 big crosswords!) New York Times is $2.50 and not widely available, but a way better deal for the money. I might even choose Gannett's parent paper, USA Today, over the Freep were it not for those 3 big crosswords. One more than the News and two more than USA Today. Good thing I have Yelp. I don't have to be an angry old crank writing letters to the editor that Gannett will never print. I can just post my thoughts on this paper here.

I will never subscribe to the Detroit free press again. no one knows there job they lie to you…read morethey charge your credit card and then they say no refunds.They lie when they say you owe nothing then charge your credit card. I talked to 4 different people and got for different answers. when you don't receive a paper and report it they don't credit you.

Full disclosure: I was friendly with a former editor of this newspaper, so I'm biased…read more However, I think this newspaper, which comes out twice a week, does a nice job with local community news, including covering the thriving Middle Eastern subculture in Dearborn. I'm not sure they're still doing it, but the last time I checked, the paper did a special business section in conjunction with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce on a regular basis, for instance. The paper is attractive, with a well-designed front page. And, of course, most importantly, the news is well-written and relevant to the residents of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights.

Great daily newspaper. Print and web combination gets you all you need to know in Windsor/Essex.read more