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The day before Ash Wednesday has many names — Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras. Shrove Tuesday.But all over the Midwest, it’s become known as Paczki Day.From Green…

Detroit is a city that fascinates a lot of people.Its story is not a simple one, though it has sometimes been a dramatic one. So maybe it’s not surprising…

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is offering enhanced webcasts of its concerts this season.A "Live from Orchestra Hall" webcast will be held tomorrow night…

Yes, yes... there are a lot of abandoned buildings and sad reminders of better times in Detroit.While some artists come to Detroit to gawk at the "ruin…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The annual ArtPrize contest in Grand Rapids is getting a new $100,000 juried award and trimming how much money the top two…

"I'm not going to stop until Michael is dead."In the streets of Kalamazoo, Michigan, people were looking for revenge against Michael Wilder for the…

The third annual ArtPrize will kick off tomorrow in Grand Rapids. Michigan Radio's Lindsey Smith will have an update for us later today.From the…

DETROIT (AP) - Plans are coming together for a new festival showcasing Detroit's creative community.The Detroit Design Festival takes place Sept. 21-28.…

Esther Gordy Edwards gave her brother, Berry Gordy Jr., an $800 loan to start Motown Records back in 1959. She went on to become an integral part of her…

Update 2:49 p.m.Michigan Radio's Sarah Hulett spoke with Motown Museum CEO Audley Smith.Smith said Edwards was instrumental in starting Motown. From…