Happy Friday, friends! On today’s show, we run down the new proposal by Lansing Republicans to fix the damn roads in Michigan. They want to borrow $10 billion against teacher pensions. What could go wrong? Also, Jer tells us about his recent...
Are you all ready for Mother’s Day this year? It’s this Sunday after all. If you haven’t gotten your stuff together for the special mom’s in your life, I’m going to say get your stuff together. You’re running out...
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...
Here’s our show on August 13, 2018. – The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is said to be “gravely ill.” That’s according to multiple reports and family friend Evrod Cassimy, a WDIV anchor and reporter. BREAKING NEWS: I am so saddened to...
The city of Detroit has begun work on a one million-dollar project to redesign East Jefferson Avenue. The goal is to make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. The project centers on a nearly 5-and-a-half-mile stretch of East Jefferson from...
Seven Detroit neighborhoods would see $130 million in investment as part of a major, coordinated campaign with the Kresge Foundation. They’re going to do it through expanding the Strategic Neighborhood Fund. The first round was a $42 million...
When you look across the Detroit River from Belle Isle, you’re going to see a new building that may be as many as ten stories tall come the summer of 2020. That’s the plan according to The Platform, a development group that’s behind some iconic...
When it comes to programs that help kids, it’s difficult to match the determination and results of the Downtown Boxing Gym on the near east side of the city. Khali Sweeney (we’ve had him as a guest on our Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast)...
The Heidelberg Project since 1986 has been standing on the near east side of Detroit. It has survived antagonistic mayoral administrations, arson, and more — and they’re working on their next chapter. It’s also drawn people from around the world to...
When it comes to practicality, the QLINE streetcar has been a disappointment. Our team is pretty bike- and walk- friendly, and will take the bus if the timing makes sense. We have contributors who live near the QLINE and the MoGo stations, and...
Development news broke at the Crain’s Homecoming IV event that three entities – The Platform, a development company that’s been very busy as of late, Detroit native Stephen Ross (who owns the Miami Dolphins), and the Ford...
There will be a new farmers market every week located across Jefferson from the entrance to the Belle Isle bridge. The Platform and GenesisHOPE have partnered to bring a weekly marketplace to the parking lot of the former Big Boy Restaurant on...
The investment and activity on the east side of the city of Detroit along Jefferson continues to heat up. The latest is that the Big Boy at the corner of East Jefferson and East Grand Boulevard at the foot of the bridge to Belle Isle has been...
