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Allen Ginsberg, one of the key Beat Generation writers, managed to achieve the equivalence of rock-star status in the world of poetry.

Nadia Nijimbere joined the show to discuss Baobab Fare's upcoming second location on Detroit's east side, and the news of their James Beard nomination.

The northwest Detroit location will allow victims of last August’s severe storms to apply for federal disaster assistance.

QUEBEC - The Crown says two people have been charged in the killing of a 14-month old girl last month at a home daycare in Quebec City.

This year’s event will have advocates, live music, vendors and a treasure hunt while running concurrently with the Monroe Street Fair.

Associated Press - Politico / April 2, 2024 John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving Hospital of…

When MC5 played the show it was at a venue called Crazy Horse, which was very popular in the 60s and 70s. The Concert Database places its original location at 5845 S. 12th Street in Portage, where the Bullfrogs & Butterflies Christian Learning Center & Preschool is today.

Sinclair drew a 9 1/2-to-10-year prison sentence in 1969 for giving two joints to undercover officers.

His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally.

Sinclair drew a 9 1/2-to-10-year prison sentence in 1969 for giving two joints to undercover officers.