Detroit's a special city to the world, from Motown, to motors, to techno, and more. But what about the city of today and tomorrow? What about making sure those making ideas happen in Detroit have
Today's episode of Daily Detroit was recorded on location at the facility of Grounded, an electric van builder.
Sam Shapiro, their Founder and CEO, tells the story of how the company was created during the
Jer and Norris are here to send you into the holiday week!
00:08 - What are your favorite Fourth of July dishes?
02:42 - The City of Detroit is suing a Florida
A big moment in Detroit's history happened today as the city is regaining a WNBA team as part of expansions happening in 2029.
Norris and Jer break it down - including the impact on the
On today's show, two examples of where we've been and new life for an old theatre facade.
We highlight the Marrow project underway in Eastern Market, Detroit Perk in Dearborn Heights, and how the facade
Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City Democratic primary for mayor is a political earthquake. What are the lessons of his success than can be used locally? Whether it's tone, media, topics, or policies?
And
After a full house for a mayoral debate at the Eastside Community Network on Saturday, Jer and Norris are joined by Donna Givens Davidson of ECN and Orlando Bailey of Outlier Media who together do
One of the areas that Detroit is seeing more action and activity is investment.. from real estate to venture capital. It's have a real impact on the ground, but what is making it tick? What's
Today, we answer a listener question that we got from more than a dozen of you.. What is an Unc? We've referenced the Unc on the show.
But what does it mean to be an
After 36 years, the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News is dissolving at the end of the year.
While they have had competitive newsrooms, the JOA meant their back-end
Today's guest is the senior Senator from Michigan, Gary Peters.
With a record of being one of, if the not the most effective senator on the floor — we talked about Selfridge, the importance of university
Today on your Daily Detroit, a conversation about what happens when a state starts pushing back on one of its greatest challenges?
After decades of decline, Michigan is seeing some positive population growth — particularly among
Whether it's tips from Norris to Jer for his first Tigers game of 2025, the most Detroit accident ever where a truck of oil to make Better Made potato chips spilled (which leads us to
On your Daily Detroit, we're talking about:
- There's news on plans for I-375 and what's going to happen with replacing it with a two-lane boulevard
- An update on the progress of the long-awaited Robocop statue
On today's Daily Detroit, we're thinking about green spaces and trails.
J.J. Tighe, who is in charge of parks and trails at the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, talks about what they're doing. It's
On today's show, Jer and Norris catch you up on the latest development news, where we've been, and polls.
00:00 - Where we've been, talking Mackinac, Movement, Pride, and Grand Prix
07:03 -
Belle Isle State Park is one of my favorite places, and judging from so many listener comments over the years, one of yours, too.
So when I had the opportunity to talk to Dr.
Today, we go to the Mackinac Policy Conference to talk with members of the Rethink I-375 coalition to understand the nuances of the proposed I-375 redesign project and community concerns as a meeting is coming
From the porch of the Grand Hotel at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Jer Staes and Devon O'Reilly talk about a new poll released Tuesday by the Detroit Regional Chamber and the Glengariff Group about Michigan's
Jer and Devon are back with a packed episode of Daily Detroit.
Where we've been: Let's kick things off with a glowing review of a special Club sandwich at Rocco's Italian Deli; plus talk about
Today, Norris and Jer open up the Daily Detroit mailbag and answer your listener questions.
- The status (as we know it) of Fisher Body 21
- Frustrations with there not being enough resources spent on the
I had a chance to check out Spritz Bar at San Morello. It's open in the evenings Thursdays through Sundays through Negroni Week (think end of September) on the ground floor of the Shinola Hotel.
The patio is on Woodward and the cityscape views are great. On a nice day, the vibes, as some might say, are immaculate.
If you’ve never had an Aperol Spritz, I suggest you try it.
As I know it, it’s Aperol, Prosecco, and a splash of club soda over ice. Light and refreshing, good warm weather drink. Not too boozy.
As you can guess by the colors, orange flavor is the vibe. But not overly sweet (which I like).
Today's all-local daily podcast is in three parts:
First, we spent the morning at the Automate conference in Downtown Detroit. Bringing thousands to the city, the conference touches on the best in industrial and machine