Real Detroit Weekly

Real Detroit Weekly (often called just Real Detroit) was a weekly newspaper distributed free of charge every Wednesday from 1999 to 2014, that focused mainly on entertainment news from metro Detroit. It had a proportion of advertisements similar to the Metro Times (and some of the same advertisers). Both publications were usually available at the same establishments. In May 2014, the two papers merged.^[1]

Real Detroit Weekly

Type	Alternative weekly
Format	Arts and Entertainment
Publisher	John J. Badanjek
Founded	1999
Ceased publication	2014
Headquarters	615 S. Washington Ave Royal Oak, MI 48067  United States
Circulation	75,000
OCLC number	702905552

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.