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On today's show: A mover and shaker is helping fund a campaign for equal rights for LGBTQ MichigandersSpeaking of which, a new housing development will be built to support youth in that community (read more in the Detroit News)Beaumont Hospital is expanding in Grosse PointeThe Detroit People Mover is changing direction And then a conversation with developer David Alade, …
The big beer news in town was that Atwater Brewery sold to a subsidiary of Molson Coors, Tenth and Blake. But why? And what's next? To take a look behind the deal, I talk with Atwater owner Mark Rieth. That conversation is at 7 minutes in. I also round up a few things happening around Michigan and Detroit: Tesla can now sell cars easier in Michigan, and service them …
On today's show: Detroit's Strategic Neighborhood Fund gets a $35 million infusion from seven companies in what's said to be the largest corporate donation to Detroit neighborhoods, ever. The city will splash the cash in seven new east- and westside neighborhoods to strengthen housing and commercial districts. It's part of Mayor Duggan's "20-minute neighborhoods" …
One of the popular narratives of Detroit’s comeback is that it doesn’t include the neighborhoods. But a program, Fitz Forward, is over by McNichols (Six Mile) and Livernois is solidly in the Detroit neighborhoods and there are big plans in motion. You can listen to the story in the player above and there's a map, pictures, and renderings below. There will be …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on June 27, 2018. It's often said Detroit's comeback isn't making it into the neighborhoods. On this episode of the Daily Detroit News Byte podcast, we went to the Fitzgerald neighborhood in Detroit today to check on a new development happening with The Platform and Century Partners that not only has historic houses, but urban …
On McNichols at the border of the Bagley and Fitzgerald neighborhoods is a new entrant to Detroit's coffee game, Detroit Sip. It joins an area that's quickly gaining new spots for java. For instance, earlier this week we first reported a Biggby coming less than a mile away on Livernois. Narrow Way Cafe opened earlier this year, as well. The Detroit Sip shop is owned by …
Marygrove College, which has been facing a steep enrollment decline over the last three years, announced today that beginning in January of 2018, it will offer Master’s degree programs and close their undergraduate programs. According to the college, Marygrove enrollment peaked in 2013 with more than 1,850 graduate and undergraduate students. In Fall 2016, total enrollment …
A two year project was announced by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday to help revitalize the Fitzgerald neighborhood in the city of Detroit. We talked about it before when foundations set up a $4 million matching grant. Now, the project is in motion. It’s the latest in a series of developments in Detroit’s neighborhoods that are worth paying attention to. This is …
Foundations are getting are continuing to be a financial catalyst in Detroit's neighborhoods. The latest announcement comes today that Mayor Mike Duggan will be traveling to Philadelphia to receive a grant of at least $4 million (that the city has matched for a total $8 million) that will be targeted to the Fitzgerald Neighborhood in northwest Detroit, roughly between …
“After the show it’s the after party, and after the party it’s the hotel lobby, and…” Well, you know the rest. We here at Daily Detroit love Movement, and as any of our veterans will tell you, the only thing that tops this one of a kind festival is what goes down once final beat of the night echoes out …
