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'The Citizen,' a made-in-Detroit movie about an immigrant from the Middle East who arrives in New York City the day before 9/11, has struck a deal that should bring it to theaters this summer.

Lenora Paige, 20, Suttons Bay, lingers over "The Nut Gatherers", a beloved painting from 1882 by Adolphe-William Bouguereau in the Modern galleries.

My wife and I think it might be a good idea to let our 10-year-old son explore the city in which we... In 1930 Detroit was the fastest growing city in the world.

DETROIT, MI - Detroit is a finalist for ESPN's X Games and is expected to get a visit from network officials next week that could secure a three-year bid for the event.

A shooting in a parking lot during a party where hundreds of students and their family members gathered before a Michigan high school prom left a 17-year-old girl dead and three women injured, police said.

The land of the free and the home of the brave: That is the mantra that this country was built upon - and when it comes to giving thanks for those freedoms, there is no more important day than Memorial Day.

As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and philanthropic circles that he means to auction off the city's artistic jewels.

Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick dropped his taxpayer-funded lawyer Thursday, saying their relationship was destroyed, in a move that will delay his sentencing in the City Hall corruption case.

Scores of public sector pension fund administrators are skipping this week's annual National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems in Hawaii for fear that the lavish junket sends the wrong message at a time when public pensions are struggling.

Editor's note: Information for this story was provided by The Henry Ford. Attention all makers, tinkerers, inventors, hackers and do-it-yourselfers: The call for entries is now open for Maker Faire Detroit 2013 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn.

THE ELECTION COMMISSION DECIDES THE FATE OF MIKE DUGGAN. YES, AND IT'S A SIGN OF JUST HOW ROUGH THE UPCOMING DETROIT MAYOR'S RACE MIGHT BECOME.

TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR KWAME KILPATRICK. Devin: IN THE MONTH OF MAY ALONE, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 100 SHOOTINGS IN THE CITY! JUST IN THIS MONTH! OFFICIAL CRIME REPORTS THROUGH THE 21ST SHOW 126 PEOPLE SHOT AND 20 OF THOSE DIED.

Thursday's vote comes after fellow mayoral candidate Tom Barrow said Duggan should be disqualified because he was not a registered voter at the time he sent in his nominating petitions to run for the office.

Minister Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam, spoke at two events in Detroit last week.

The Michigan Strategic Fund approved incentives Wednesday to help renovate a vacant historic office building in Detroit's Capitol Park district into apartments for the fast-growing downtown residential scene.

Dangerously Delicous Pie's savory chicken pie contains chunks of hand-pulled, house-roasted chicken, sliced red skin potatoes, pan-fried corn and green peas.

On the latest episode of Detroit Public Television's 'American Black Journal,' Free Press Editorial Page Editor Stephen Henderson talks about a new nonprofit that is helping connect Detroit job-seekers and employers, and also the Bal Africain, a gala at the Detroit Institute of Arts that supports African and African-American art at the museum.

Two children and a woman in her 20s ware pulled today from their burning home in Detroit, three days after someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the house, according to investigators.

The former United Way building at 1214 Griswold was bought earlier this year. The state approved a $6 million loan for the historic building.

Cristina Aldana recently opened Las Cazuelas after running two successful Mexican spots in gas stations.