Detroit, MI
Cannabis lounges could soon be coming to Detroit
(CBS DETROIT) – Cannabis lounges could soon be coming to Detroit after the city issued its first business licenses for marijuana consumption lounges.
“Really, it’s going to be about your experience with cannabis,” said Richard Fleming Jr., the founder and president of Altered State Cannabis Company, one of the few businesses that have been issued a provisional license to open a lounge.
“I would say a cafe is probably the style we’re going for, with a small stage for entertainment,” said Fleming.
A marijuana lounge would be a place for people ages 21 and up to gather and consume cannabis that was purchased elsewhere.
“This experience will be extremely personable. Where I want you to stay. I want you and try a flight of dabs, or a flight of pre-rolls, or a flight of flowers.”
He said during the day, the lounge can be a workspace, or place to eat, and at night it can be an arts and culture spot. It can also be a place for people new to cannabis to learn.
“If you are “canna-curious,” then we’re going to have to walk you through baby steps, and explain things,” Fleming said.
He added the lounges would be a safe place for people to consume cannabis at a time when it may be prohibited to smoke in your rental home, hotel, car, or public park.
To prevent impaired driving, he said he would train his staff the way bartenders are trained, and will recommend ride-sharing.
“Having Uber discount codes are really going to be a big help with that.”
The city of Detroit has approved one marijuana lounge license, and four provisional licenses where the business owners still have to secure a location for the lounge.
While most lounges will rely on patrons bringing their own cannabis, or ordering some for delivery, Fleming was able to also secure a micro business license to sell cannabis.
“So we’re hoping to cohabitate our facility. Where you’ll be able to order from the microbusiness and have it brought to your table.
It will be some time before these lounges are up and running. Fleming estimates it will take a year for his to open.
Detroit, MI
Halloween-themed LGBTQ+ murder mystery by local author is set in Detroit
Halloween edition: Rivian owners can choose new futuristic dashboards
Rivian owners got treated to a special surprise for Halloween — new dashboards featuring their favorite movies and shows from the ’80’s.
Mystery lovers looking for spooky fall vibes should check in with local author Frank Anthony Polito. “Haunted to Death: A Domestic Partners in Crime Mystery,” is out now and set during the Halloween season.
“Domestic Partners in Crime” is a cozy mystery series about a queer, millennial couple who renovate old houses in metro Detroit on their hit reality TV show and continue to stumble onto dead bodies along the way.
Book three in the series finds our heroes, JP and PJ, working on a house that, legend has it, is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful heiress who fell from the third-floor balcony on Halloween night 25 years ago. Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.
Polito, a Lambda Literary Award winner, based the lead characters on himself and his partner, Craig. Like the protagonists, the two are also an author and actor who lived in New York City before appearing on HGTV’s “House Hunters,” where they bought a 1920s Craftsman house in a historic Detroit suburb and began renovating it themselves.
Polito says “Haunted” may be the last book in his series.
“The first book, ‘Renovated to Death,’ did really well,” he said. “There was a lot of publicity and a lot of push by the publisher to get it all over Instagram and send out review copies and set up interviews. And then the second book, ‘Rehearsed to Death,’ came out a year later and … not so much of a push for it.
“When I recently got in touch with my editor to tell him that I had finished writing book four, he informed me that sales for book two were not as good as they hoped they would be, and that if the sales for book three did not increase comparatively, then they wouldn’t be able to offer me the contract. They’re not willing to take a chance.”
Polito says he’s now “in limbo” to see how “Haunted” performs.
“It’s a little disheartening,” he confessed, “because (book four) is already written and I feel like I have these characters that I’ve been developing over the course of three books and I’m finally just really getting to know them, and getting to know the town, and coming up with all these other ideas for stories.”
Still, he says there are possibilities with other outlets.
“What’s really great about this cozy mystery community is that it’s very supportive,” he said. “I see messages and emails from other writers, wishing me luck and saying, ‘If it doesn’t end up getting published through Kensington, you should try this publisher or this editor because this has happened to other authors who were able to continue their series.”
“Haunted to Death” can be purchased at amazon.com and wherever books are sold. For more on Frank Anthony Polito, visit facebook.com/frankanthonypolito.
Detroit, MI
Coast Guard, fire crews searching for person in Detroit River
(CBS DETROIT) – Fire crews and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a person in the Detroit River on Thursday morning.
The Detroit Fire Department confirmed that multiple agencies are searching for a reported person in the water. DFD’s fire boat is headed to the location to switch shifts and continue the search.
As of 9 a.m., the person had not been located.
This is a developing story. Stay with CBS News Detroit for the latest.
Detroit, MI
City of Detroit unveil new arts alley
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