IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two weeks after confirming his return home for two dates in August, Billy Strings has unveiled plans for the inaugural “Ionia Freak Fair.” Strings, raised in nearby Muir, will take ...

Before he became one of the biggest stars in bluegrass and country music, Billy Strings grew up in Muir, a small community located between Lansing and Grand Rapids. The Grammy Award-winning artist is ...

It's rather difficult to top playing live in front of national Grammy Awards and “Saturday Night Live” viewing audiences. But the Milwaukee duo SistaStrings accomplished that Sunday, Feb. 8 when they ...

Join NCPR each Thursday afternoon at 3:00 for the best acoustic and bluegrass music in the North Country. If you are a first-time visitor, let me tell you a little more about String Fever: It’s all ...

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...

Connected to the east (Konan exit) side of Shinagawa Station via pedestrian bridge, this hotel occupies the top floors of one of a handful of office buildings. There are not many tourist activities in ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Richard Kiley was nominated but did not win. Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Diahann Carroll won. Best ...