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Welcome back from the holiday weekend, comrades. Today's show is Episode 300 of your Daily Detroit, and for that we thank you, our listeners. We also dive into two pieces of Ilitch-related …
Another District Detroit Development Deadline Missed Plus 7 Stories Around TownRead More
The District Detroit has gotten a lot of critical media coverage. It's pretty clear that the renderings portrayed when the project launched haven't matched the reality. Instead of city-like streets …
The HBO show "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" last week turned its lens on the District Detroit, the Ilitch family's mostly unrealized plan to redevelop 50 blocks as a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood …
Breaking down HBO’s takedown of District Detroit plus the legacy of Judge Damon J. KeithRead More
The District Detroit was supposed to be a 50-block development that was going to change the landscape of downtown Detroit near Little Caesars Arena. Well, it has changed. It's now a sea of $40 …
HBO To Examine Empty Development Promises Of The District DetroitRead More
On today's show, we have some fun discussing the return of the WLLZ call letters to Detroit's FM airwaves, and by listener request we talk about the elephant in the room, the so-called District …
Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte for Monday, April 30th, 2018. We dig in to a bit of Detroit's refurbished point of origin with Secret Detroit author Karen Dybis... Detroit exits state …
Word came over the press wires that Olympia Development has begun construction of a new $30 million building on Temple Street in the District Detroit (or as we've always called it around the office, …
Olympia Announces Yet Another District Detroit Development: $30m With 730 Parking SpacesRead More
One of the biggest issues plaguing both Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills was the lack of quality options for eating and boozing before and after games. The Palace had well-documented …
6 Bars Of The District Detroit & Little Caesars Arena, RankedRead More
Detroit has some pretty impressive pieces of public art, like The Spirit of Detroit, Monument to Joe Louis, and the Alger Fountain just to name a few. By this summer there will be even more pieces …
CCS Students To Create Public Art Pieces For The District Detroit Near New ArenaRead More
The City of Detroit is building a temporary dam on the city's east side. With Great Lakes and river waters expected to be higher than last year, the dam, at a cost of $2 million, was deemed …
Students started the first day of classes in the Detroit Public Schools Community District with water coolers and bottled water in lieu of drinking fountains. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti ordered …
On today’s show, we dive into yesterday’s late-breaking news about Detroit City Council’s vote to establish the new Cass-Henry Historic District in the shadow of Little Caesars Arena. The district …
The Detroit school board Tuesday adopted a new, $7.1 million curriculum that Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says is a key part of his plan to bring Detroit schools up from the bottom of national …
Teachers and staff in Detroit’s main school district could soon have to tell their supervisors if they are supplementing their salaries with a side job. The school board’s policy committee last …
Detroit Teachers Working Second Jobs May Have To Begin Disclosing Them To DistrictRead More
The creation of a new school district last year gave Detroit schools a break from years of crippling debt, allowing the new district to report a healthy budget surplus going into its second …
The era of democratically elected school boards running Detroit’s schools officially returned Wednesday night with the swearing in of the seven new board members chosen by voters in November. “I do …
Eight months after hundreds of Detroit teachers made national headlines by calling in sick to draw attention to deplorable conditions like rodents and buckling floors in public schools, city officials …
Many of us carry our own little library with us. It’s called a Nook or a Kindle or one of the other e-readers. Mine’s a Nook. When I open it up sayings appear. One of them is a quote from Cicero, “A …
Detroit Could Get Another First: Little Free Libraries In Every School In A DistrictRead More
Education is important, but it's very clear that not all students are educated equally. The New York Times published an article based on a study that looked at the correlation between money race, and …
Metro Detroit’s 20 Largest School Districts, Ranked by Student AttainmentRead More
For the first time in a half century, the City of Detroit is doing a citywide reassessment of all residential, commercial and industrial properties, and that could mean big changes for your tax bill …
9 Of 10 Detroit Districts Expected To See Lower Property Tax BillsRead More
10Best, a project of USA Today, has highlighted one of the most talked about places in Detroit putting it in the running for "Best Art District" in the country. People from around the world come to …
Detroit’s Heidelberg Project In Running For “Best Art District”Read More
It's a busy news day for early January. Here's what we're covering today, with Devon O'Reilly joining Jer for the conversation. 0:25 - Michigan and Metro Detroit coronavirus update 9:33 - …
The city of Detroit has been watched closely by those interested and involved in the cannabis industry. Due to the city’s size and voters overwhelming approval of recreational marijuana - almost 70 …
Detroit’s Proposed Marijuana Ordinance Explained, w/ Councilman James TateRead More
Welp. Operation LeGend, the Trump administration's name for sending federal troops to cities to impose law and order that aren't asking for any help, will come to Detroit after all. Sometime in …
PODCAST: Detroit Will Get Federal Agents, WTF Is Happening In Warren? Plus 5 Things To KnowRead More
Donald Trump turns 74 on Sunday, and local supporters of the president plan a boat parade in celebration. No, that's not a joke. Meanwhile, I report on a big Black Lives Matter march that took …
A Trump MAGA Boat Parade Is Coming To Detroit, And Ferndale Hosts Its Own ProtestRead More
You might have heard of the Detroit Justice Center and The Bail Project on social media the last week or so. But what do they do? It turns out, quite a lot. Eric Williams and Erin Keith join us …
PODCAST: Should We Abolish Cash Bail? w/ The Detroit Justice Center and The Bail ProjectRead More
MoGo, the bike-share system that launched a network of stations in Detroit in 2017, will launch its expansion into five northern inner-ring suburbs and northwest Detroit on June 4, Daily Detroit has …
MoGo Bike Share To Launch Detroit And Suburban Expansion June 4Read More
The impact of the Coronavirus is going to go far beyond just those who get sick. State budgets across the country will be completely upended, and one of the many areas cuts will have to happen if …
On today's show (with timestamps! Thanks listener Amy for the suggestion). 1:02 An update on where we stand on the Coronavirus statewide 6:05 The City of Detroit is greatly expanding testing, …
At Rosa Parks and Atkinson in Detroit, an old church from the 1920s has been turned into a coffee shop and cocktail bar called The Congregation. It officially opens on March 5, 2020. So what does …
An Old Detroit Church Has Become A Coffee, Beer & Cocktail Spot Called The CongregationRead More
