Spanish-based local weekly, covering national and Detroit news, business, and entertainment, with a…read morefocus on SouthWest. As they like to boast on their front page banner, "the most widely read & circulated hispanic newspaper in Michigan". You can find them around some of the eateries and grocers around Mexicantown - they're always stacked by the door of both Honeybee Market and Café con Leche. Toward the back you'll find horoscopes and crosswords. It's ad-heavy, but what print-based media isn't these days... Worth picking up.

Great community bilingual news paper, It's been around for over 30 years. It really captures the…read morelocal Spanish community. Printed in dual languages weekly.

El Central is a bi-lingual (Spanish/English) bi-weekly newspaper. Typically articles are reported…read morein both languages, which makes this an excellent resource if you're learning either language, a great way to contextualize your reading. The coverage is not extensive, and it's a rather short read - but I find it an invaluable text and the perfect size when sitting down for a cup of coffee in Southwest.

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 have been a reader of the Detroit Free Press since Iearned to read (60 yrs. ago!). Most recently,…read moreI was a subscriber for Sunday delivery. Delivery was sporadic, and every time I called customer service (something like twice a month for a year) they told me they would contact my carrier and monitor my account. Obviously from the frequency of my call, it didn't happen. On top of that, I would get charged $6.00, but credited 35 CENTS per issue. I was told this was because I had online access, which I didn't request and don't use. If I bought any other product, didn't receive it, and only got a 17% credit, that would be absurd, as it is in this case. I deeply miss my Sunday Free Press, but I had to put an end to that nonsense and unsubscribe.

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.

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