Bakeries, bars and restaurants all over Metro Detroit mark the start of Lent with Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras parties.

The crowds were out in Hamtramck on this Fat Tuesday, celebrating the annual tradition of Paczki day for Polish Americans.

This Paczki Day or Fat Tuesday in metro Detroit will see prices up and some places opting out, but also plenty of unique ...

The popular Fat Tuesday treats in Hamtramck, Michigan, are packzi - a Polish pastry similar to a rich donut. What's your favorite flavor?

Fat Tuesday is here, which means that several Metro Detroiters are getting up early to pick up a dozen Paczki, a Polish ...

In Metro Detroit, the focus is on Polish paczki, and bakeries from all backgrounds roll out the lard and sugar for fruit- and ...

We are less than a week away from Fat Tuesday, which is not only the day before the Lenten season begins, but it is also a ...

Bakers arrived ready to make thousands of paczkis (pronounced poonch-kee) in time for Paczki Day, March 4, also known as Fat ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. As always, prices vary place by place, by flavor and by specialty paczki. At Hamtramck’s New Palace Bakery, which calls itself “Paczki ...

As always, prices vary place by place, by flavor and by specialty paczki. At Hamtramck’s New Palace Bakery, which calls itself “Paczki Headquarters” on its website, prices are up $1 a dozen.