''Real Detroit Weekly'' (often called just ''Real Detroit'') was a

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distributed free of charge every Wednesday from 1999 to 2014, that focused mainly on entertainment news from metro

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

. It had a proportion of advertisements similar to the ''

Metro Times The ''Detroit Metro Times'' is a progressive alternative weekly located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. History and content Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed ...

'' (and some of the same advertisers). Both publications were usually available at the same establishments. In May 2014, the two papers merged. Real Detroit was a cornerstone for local music and arts. Their collection of unique writers worked hard to keep that fact shining high. For most bands between 1999-2004, Real Detroit was their first or pivotal piece of press.

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Newspapers published in Detroit Weekly newspapers published in the United States Publications established in 1999 Publications disestablished in 2014 1999 establishments in Michigan 2014 disestablishments in Michigan {{michigan-newspaper-stub Writers and editors included BJ Hammerstein Jonathan Mahalak Shannon McCarthy