What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Today we're taking a look at a company that's making high-end leather goods right here in the city of Detroit, putting Detroiters and veterans to work. We're talking about Pingree Detroit, based just about a block away from the well-known Shinola. Pingree is a worker-owned company formed as an L3C — a special type of company that puts both the bottom line and the social …
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 of time. Sven wrote up a nice little round up of places to go for Mother's Day. There's a few great options for brunches and such. To all of the moms out …
Last week a new statue was unveiled in New Center Park. The piece is called Divergence and was created by artist Adriana Ohar. The sculpture was commissioned by Broder and Sachse Real Estate to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Earlier this year they held a sculpture competition at the College for Creative Studies called “Influence of Innovation." Ohar had the winning …
Welcome to the work week, automatons! On today's episode, we talk about the report Moody's Investors Services released on Detroit, which essentially asks where's the love (and money) for the neighborhoods. Some development news: In Ferndale, craft beer retailer 8 Degrees Plato says it will close it store on Nine Mile by the end of the year. The beer will continue to flow …
This is your Daily Detroit recorded on October 30, 2018. On today’s show, more than 200 medical marijuana businesses face closure in Michigan. Golden Tate is no longer a Detroit Lion. Brenda Jones wants to be a congressperson for more than a few weeks. Chef Godwin Ihentuge stops by to talk about his upcoming brick and mortar African and Caribbean eatery in Detroit’s New Center. …
For an 11th straight year, the Detroit Zoo’s attendance has surpassed one million guests. In fact, they smashed that number. According to Zoo officials, the Royal Oak-based attraction netted 1,698,053 visitors in 2016, exceeding their projected goal of 1.5 million. The big story this year was the 33,000 square foot Polk Penguin Conservation Center. It’s …
