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How Orion Story, Michigan’s first ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant, turned loss into a win

The Grand Rapids-based drag queen opens up about her stint on the show and her mother’s suicide ahead of Dirty Show performance

By Randiah Camille Green

Feb 8, 2023

Orion Story was broke and broken when she flew to Los Angeles to be on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Beyond having no money, the Grand Rapids drag queen was going through withdrawal and dealing with her mother’s suicide...

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The hottest hookup bars in metro Detroit [PHOTOS]

By Metro Times Staff

Soho
205 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale; 248-542-7646; ferndalesoho.com
One of Detroit’s premier gay clubs, the stylish but casual lounge hosts trivia, karaoke, drag bingo nights, and dance parties.

After 30 years, sex shop chain Lover’s Lane keeps things spicy

For this growing Michigan company, sex sells

By Lee DeVito

After 30 years, sex shop chain Lover’s Lane keeps things spicy (2)

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205 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale; 248-542-7646; ferndalesoho.com
One of Detroit’s premier gay clubs, the stylish but casual lounge hosts trivia, karaoke, drag bingo nights, and dance parties.

The hottest hookup bars in metro Detroit [PHOTOS]

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400 Renaissance Center A-03, Detroit; 313-567-6700; andiamoitalia.com
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This Flint mansion is on sale for $495K — let’s take a tour

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This cozy Detroit house sits in a wooded urban oasis [PHOTOS]

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