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What to do in Metro Detroit this weekend

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November 7, 2024

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What to do in Metro Detroit this weekend

The circus is in town! But so is the World Ballet, Motor City Comic Con and so much more!

Local Detroit comedian headlining Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle 11/7 (T.Barb)

T. Barb

Thursday, November 7th at 7:30pm

Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

Detroit’s comedy sweetheart and viral sensation T.Barb has made her way to headlining Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, Thursday, November 7th. You’ve probably seen her co-host Live in the D a couple times by now too. We’re big fans of T.Barb here at Local 4 and highly recommend you check out her performance or at least her social media pages for her viral “Only in Detroit” videos. The show will be hosted by Mary Spencer and feature Jim Eliott.

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Swan Lake (The World Ballet Company)

Swan Lake

Friday, November 8th at 7pm

Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac

The World Ballet Company is coming to Flagstar Strand Theatre for one night only to perform the world renown Swan Lake. Enjoy a spectacular evening with all your favorite Tchaikovsky ballads, immaculately hand-painted sets, over 150 beautiful costumes and of course all the ballet dancing that makes Swan Lake an ultimate timeless classic.

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True West (Planet Ant Theatre)

True West by Sam Shepard

November 8th – November 24th

Planet Ant Theatre, Hamtramck

Calling all play enthusiasts and people with good taste! Starting this Friday through November 24th, the Planet Ant Theatre presents True West by celebrated and award-winning American playwright, Sam Shepard. True West is about a screenwriter, who is house-sitting for his mother in Southern California when his estranged brother, a petty thief, unexpectedly arrives. Tensions rise between the brothers, roles reverse, and chaos ensues confronting their shared past and strained relationship, culminating in a raw and explosive exploration of family and identity.

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Need weekend plans? Check out Motor City Comic Con in Novi

Motor City Comic Con

November 8th- November 10th

Surburban Collection Showplace, Novi

Attention nerds! Motor City Comic Con is this weekend, which is basically like Christmas for geeks. Out of all the comic cons that happen in Detroit, Motor City Comic Con may take the cake. Especially when it comes to celebrities that are set to appear. In no particular order, you can see John Cusack, Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom from “Harry Potter”), Dave Coulier (“Full House”), Alan Ruck (“Succession,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”), Priscilla Presley, Christopher Lintz-Plasse (McLovin from “Super Bad”), Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”), John Cleese, Joel McHale, all the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many more.

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Michigander (Ticketmaster)

Michigander

Friday, November 8th at 7pm

Saint Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

We’ll give you one guess which state indie rock artist Michigander is from? If you guessed Michigan, you’re correct! The Michigan native is coming out with his debut album in February, and we cannot wait to hear it. Michigander has played in Detroit plenty of times but headlining the historic and iconic St. Andrew’s Hall is a pretty great accomplishment, especially someone who is native to Michigan.

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The Game Show (Hatch Art)

The Game Show

Saturday, November 9th from 6pm-9pm

Hatch Art, Hamtramck

This Saturday, The Game Show, a fun hearted group art exhibition will have an opening reception from 6pm-9pm. Over 20 artists will display handmade games they created. Hatch Gallery’s director Christopher Schneider, an avid board game player decided to curate this exhibit after success with last year’s holiday season exhibit “Toys”.

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Cranbrook Art Museum (Cranbrook Art Museum)

Free Admission Day

Thursdays from 11am-8pm

Cranbrook Art Museum

Did you know that every Thursday Cranbrook Art Museum is open late and has free admission? Well, you do now. Currently, the museum has three new and two ongoing exhibits you can check out when you visit. If a Thursday museum visit doesn’t work into your schedule, you can visit from 11am-5pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday for $6-$10.

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Fall Fest (Michigan First Credit Union)

Fall Fest at Columbia Street

Now-November 15th

Columbia Street, The District Detroit

Fall Fest returns to Columbia Street, The District Detroit’s pedestrian-only space between the historic Fox Theatre and Little Caesars World Headquarters. From now through November 15th, Columbia Street has transformed into a delightful fall experience with fun photo opportunities and autumn themed treats. Fall Fest is free and open to the public.

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Fire Performer (UniverSoul Circus)

UniverSoul Circus

October 31st- November 24th

2600 E Atwater, Detroit

The circus is in town! This isn’t your average circus, this is the circus with SOUL and the gas turned all the way up. We are talking performers, stunts, tricks and thrilling entertainment. The circus will be here almost the entire month of November, so you have plenty of time to see this awesome show.

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Mic Drop Tuesdays (One Mike Detroit)

Comedy shows to check out

Need a laugh? Look no further.

T.Barb at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

Thursday, November 7th at 7pm | Learn more!

INDIEx: A PowerPoint guided comedy show at Independent Comedy Club

Thursday, November 7th at 9pm | Learn more!

Mark Curry at One Mike Detroit

Friday, November 8th at 8pm | Learn more!

Pauly Shore at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

November 8th – November 10th | Learn more!

DeRay Davis at MotorCity Sound Board

Friday, November 8th at 8pm | Learn more!

Maddy Smith at Detroit House of Comedy

November 8th – November 9th | Learn more!

Pete Jr. wsg Sam Rager at Independent Comedy Club

Friday, November 9th at 9pm | Learn more!

Uncalled For: a Roast Battle show hosted by Nick Kelley at Independent Comedy Club

Saturday, November 9th at 9pm | Learn more!

313 Comedy Show at Detroit Shipping Company

Every Sunday at 7pm | Learn more!

Mic Drop Tuesdays at One Mike Detroit

Every Tuesday at 8pm | Learn more!

Check out our Laugh List for more shows!

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Detroit Pistons find new altitude in win over Denver Nuggets

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6 hours ago

January 28, 2026

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Detroit Pistons find new altitude in win over Denver Nuggets

DENVER — The air was rare, and so was the Detroit Pistons escape from a late scare to kick off their three-game Western Conference road trip with a victory.

Piston-killer Jamal Murray missed two of three free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining as the Pistons squeaked by the Denver Nuggets, 109-107, at Ball Arena. They were led by Cade Cunningham (22 points, 11 assists) and Tobias Harris (22 points, eight rebounds), who hit the winning free throws late in the fourth quarter.

The Pistons led by 18 points in the second quarter, but a Nuggets run late in the fourth cut it to one, 105-104, with under a minute to go. Harris hit a clutch jumper from midrange to extend the lead to three, but Javonte Green fouled Jamal Murray on a 3-point attempt with 3.5 seconds left.

With a chance to tie the game, Murray missed the first free throw but made the next two to make it a one-point game again. Harris went to the line with 2 seconds left and made both to push the lead back to three, 109-106. But with 0.7 seconds left, Green fouled Murray on another 3-point attempt.

This time, Murray made the first but missed the second, icing the win for the Pistons. He intentionally missed the third free throw and the Nuggets couldn’t corral the rebound. They did a good job defensively on Murray, who finished with 24 points and 10 assists but shot 7-for-18.

The Nuggets were without Nikola Jokic (left knee bone bruise), Aaron Gordon (right hamstring strain), Cameron Johnson (right knee bone bruise) and Christian Braun (left ankle sprain). The Pistons were without Caris LeVert (illness) for the third game in a row.

The victory boosted the Pistons to 34-11 and extended their lead as the top seed in the Eastern Conference to 5½ games over the Boston Celtics, and their lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Central Division to 7½ games. Next up, the Pistons head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Thursday (9 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit) before wrapping up the trip the following night against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.

Pistons withstand late run from Nuggets, Murray

The Pistons got off to a terrific defensive start, holding the Nuggets to 31.6% shooting in the first quarter and closing it with a 13-point lead, 31-18. They took the lead for good with a layup from Cunningham a minute into the first quarter, after Denver opened the game with a pair of free throws from Jamal Murray.

But it got close late in the fourth when a 3-point play from Murray cut their lead to four, 99-95, with 3:03 to play. Murray followed with a layup to cut it to two, but a stepback midrange jumper from Cunningham and layup by Harris extended back to six, 103-97, at the 1:33 mark.

Murray, Denver’s star guard who had averaged better than 30 points against the Pistons in three previous games, got going late in the fourth. A turnaround jumper over Green cut it back to four, and then ex-Piston Tim Hardaway Jr. knocked down a 3-pointer to cut it to one, 103-102, with 56.4 seconds on the clock.

But Murray missed the most important shots of the night when he clanked his first of three free throws at the 3.5 second mark, and then his second free throw attempt with 0.7 seconds left, costing the Nuggets a chance to send the game into overtime.

Pistons struggle from 3 again

The Pistons led the Nuggets for almost the entirety of the night while enduring one of their worst performances from behind-the-arc. They were 2-for-21 from 3 midway through the third quarter, before they knocked down four of their final five attempts of the period.

Green, who has shot 41.1% from 3 (23-for-56) since Dec. 23, knocked down their first 3 of the game toward the end of the first quarter to extend their lead to 11, 27-16. He and Holland were the only Pistons to make a 3-pointer when Holland knocked down his second one of the game with 3:33 remaining in the third. At that point, Detroit was 3-for-22 as a team.

Jaden Ivey brought some needed shotmaking off of the bench, hitting a deep stepback 3-pointer as time expired with 2:11 left in the third. He followed that by beating the third-quarter buzzer with another 3, pushing the lead back to double digits, 82-72.

Two of the Pistons’ worst performances from 3 this season have come in their past three games, going 6-for-31 on Tuesday after hitting just seven of their 32 attempts (21.9%) in a loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday. The two games bookend one of their best 3-point performances, a 16-for-31 (51.6%) mark in a blowout win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

Part of the reason is because Duncan Robinson is in a mini-slump, going 0-for-8 from 3 against the Nuggets and 2-for-8 against the Rockets. Robinson had just two points on Tuesday – on a dunk in the fourth quarter.

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Detroit handling dozens of water main breaks amid frigid stretch

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18 hours ago

January 27, 2026

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Detroit handling dozens of water main breaks amid frigid stretch

DETROIT (FOX 2) – The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is dealing with dozens of water main breaks around the city as a cold snap continues.

Gary Brown, the DWSD director, said Tuesday morning that there were “at least a couple dozen” water main breaks.

Water main break flooding:

At least three of those water main breaks led to flooding, which then resulted in frozen streets.

People on Laing near Britain, not far from Morang, have reportedly been complaining about a water main break since Monday, and 911 dispatchers have fielded calls about vehicles stuck in the ice and water.

Another water main break flooded about ⅔ of Bringard near Barlow, which is south of Eight Mile, before freezing.

Also on the east side, a water main break with less severe flooding was reported on Dequindre near State Fair.

What they’re saying:

“This is historic, regionally, to have this deep of a freeze for this long of a period of time,” Brown said.

According to Brown, the breaks have been the result of frigid temperatures and shifting.

Dozens of water main breaks reported in Detroit

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is going to be busy Tuesday, handling dozens of water main breaks around the city. Department director Gary Brown said a historic deep freeze is leading to a high number of breaks all at once.

What’s next:

Brown said the department is prioritizing which breaks get repaired first.

“The prioritization is any person or street that may be completely out of water,” he said, noting that as of Monday night, no residents were out of water.

While crews work to repair the breaks, the water department is urging residents to be patient.

“When you’ve got 30 or 40 water main breaks, we can’t get to everyone at the same time,” Brown said.

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