"If you open up a building next to a Dan Gilbert development that's a good thing. There's more people on the sidewalk, more crowd, more buzz, more Instagram pictures — If you open up a development …
Your DIY 14 Stop Cass Corridor Detroit Bar Crawl
Your Daily Detroit team spends a lot of time these days in Midtown the Cass Corridor, which remains one of few neighborhoods in the city where it's easy to walk to and from things. Specifically, bars. …
The Ilitches Own Even More Vacant Property Than We Realized — Plus Food, Fun & Detroit City FC Playoff Action
There's been a ton of scrutiny, including from this podcast, about the Ilitch family's failure to follow through on its promises to develop the District Detroit. Now, The Detroit News reports that the …
One Year In At The Detroit Shipping Company
The Detroit Shipping Company is a recent business success story on Peterboro, just west of Cass. The "shipping company" part, if you didn’t know, doesn’t refer to logistics and freight but to the …
Detroit-Area Renters Are Eager To Leave. Even For Cleveland
Cleveland. It's a city that is often compared to Detroit, and not always for their positive attributes. And nothing against our Rust Belt cousin, but it turns out it's one of the prime destinations …
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The New Rooftop Monarch Club, Livonia May Get A New Microbrewery And More
Welcome back to the week! There's a lot in our latest episode. Let's dive in. - The Ilitch organization will receive another $74 million dollars in taxpayer subsidies for the District …
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Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend: Your City 5 For May 10-12
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. …
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5 Ideas For Mother’s Day 2019 Around Metro Detroit
Moms, ammirite? They're the best. With Mother's Day coming up this Sunday, May 12, we're offering a hand-picked, artisanal, fair-trade organic list of ideas for how to show your favorite mom that …
Is Shinola’s $695 ‘Cass Hobo’ Handbag A Sign Of The Times In Detroit?
Shinola likes to tout itself as a made-in-Detroit success story, with the words “Built in Detroit” engraved on its watches and the city’s name featuring prominently on its bikes and other products. …
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Le Petit Zinc Closing Sunday
Le Petit Zinc has been one of the cuter places in greater downtown Detroit. Focused on breakfast, brunch and lunch, the French-inspired and themed restaurant announced that it was closing tomorrow …
Patient Steals Ambulance In Detroit Plus 5 Things To Know
Welcome to Monday, April 8, 2019. The weekend is over, that girl is totally not gonna call you, and your dreams are crushed. On today's show, Consumers Energy has issued a report into why its …
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PICS: Shield’s Pizza Opens In Midtown
Greater downtown Detroit has been a virtual Detroit-style pizza desert for awhile. It’s been ironic that it has been much easier as of late to get a slice of New York- or Chicago-style pizza than …
Hotel-A-Palooza Comes To Detroit Plus 3 Things To Know
At least three boutique hotels are coming to Detroit, bringing a dose of luxury to still-gritty parts of the city. The Mid will take shape next to the old hammer-and-nail building on Woodward, while …
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Spring Restaurant Forecast Features Plenty Of Detroit-Style Pizza
Though it's still technically winter, it's never too early to look ahead to springtime. And in Detroit, the pace of restaurant openings is continuing apace. On this episode, Daily Detroit's Man …
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LISTEN: Arctic Temps, PFAS And 4 Other Things To Know Around Detroit
A new polar vortex is bearing down on Michigan and the upper Midwest, forcing widespread school closures, forcing Wayne State University and Michigan State University to cancel classes and the Detroit …
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PODCAST: New Report Indicts Michigan’s Inadequate School Funding, Plus DIA Campus To Be Redesigned
Greetings from Detroit, which today looks like a snowglobe-turned-dismal outdoor slushie amid a brief thaw. On today's show, we discuss a new report from the Michigan State University College of …
Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend: Your City 5 For December 7 – 9
If you're not in the holiday spirit yet, I have just the events to get you in the mood to rock those tacky holiday sweaters. My four year old was crying this morning because today wasn't Christmas. …
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Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend: Your City 5 For Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
Greetings and salutations everyone! This weekend is crazy busy. I can't believe that it is going to be December on Saturday. I swear, I blinked and November came and went. I don't know about …
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Report: Avalon Packs Up Their Pop Up At The Mike Ilitch School Of Business
Pop-ups sometimes don't work. Avalon, the well-known local purveyor of many breads, sweets and other tasty goods, had opened a spot in the Mike Ilitch School of Business. The announcement was in June, …
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Your City 5 Things To Do In Detroit This Weekend: November 16-18
Hey there everyone! If your house is anything like mine, we've been counting down the days until Sunday. Mainly because it's someone's birthday. But you can still count down the days until the …
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PODCAST: Election Day, I-696 Construction May Not Be Finished By Christmas, Amazon HQ2 Splits In Two & Mable Gray
Happy Election Day, Detroit! If you haven't already, go out and exert your privilege as a resident of the world's greatest democracy. The polls are open until 8 p.m. On today's show, we run …
LISTEN: Hotel Strike Ends, New DIA Asian Art, Detroit-Style Pizza & More
Welcome to Monday, friends. Here's your Daily Detroit for Nov. 5: The workers strike at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel is over, as the Unite Here union announces a settlement and a new …
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Your City 5 Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit: November 2-4
Am I the only one who is in disbelief that it is November? I swear I'm going to blink and it is going to be 2019. Anyway, I am pretty excited for this weekend because there are so many fun things …
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Canadian-Based Bread Meats Bread Won’t Be Opening In Detroit Due To Visa Issues
A visa denial has stymied plans for Windsor-based Bread Meats Bread. The owners were planning on locating their sandwich shop in the Detroit Shipping Company. A social media post says that …
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Mongers’ Provisions To Open A Second Cheese And Chocolate Shop In Midtown This November
This story originally appeared in the Daily Detroit podcast. Lovers of cheese and chocolate will have a new place to satiate their cravings in Midtown. Mongers’ Provisions, a store by the folks …
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Your City 5 Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit: October 5-7
Hey there all you cool cats, how is it hanging? I'm sure most of you are going to be busy hitting up the apple orchards or picking out pumpkins, just don't forget that there are a ton of great …
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Your City 5 Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit: September 21-23
It seems like everyone else is already for fall to be here. People keep talking about Pumpkin Spice Lattes and sweater weather. But I have held out on getting anything autumnal until the actual …
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Your City 5 Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit: September 7-9
Hey there everyone! I hope that your short workweek has been easy breezy. I'm currently in denial that it is September. Sure the kids are now back in school and the sun is setting earlier. But I'm …
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Tequila-Mezcal Bar Toma Detroit Wins $50,000 Hatch Prize
Last night on the rooftop of the Madison Building, Toma Detroit, the aspiring tequila and mezcal bar and restaurant, won this year's Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. The owners will receive $50,000 …
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Things To Do This Labor Day Weekend In Detroit: Your City 5 For Aug 31-Sept 3
Hey, hey, hey! Happy Labor Day Weekend. It’s the unofficial end of summertime, so you better get outside to soak up all the Vitamin D you can before Autumn rolls around. If you decided to stay …
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