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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
