What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
So let's be clear. I don't like toll roads. The idea feels strange in the state that put the world on wheels. But we need to get real about what's facing us when it comes to road funding, and everything should be on the table. Our Detroit region is sprawling. The other week while reporting on a story in Macomb, I realized looking at Google Maps that the driving time from my …
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 Zoo to close. On today's episode, we run down some of the knock-on effects of the dangerously cold weather, which is expected to produce subzero temperatures and dangerously …
Greetings, fellow snow-bound Detroiters. We didn't let the weather interfere with our podcast plans today and delivered this show from the Royal Oak studio of Podcast Detroit. On today's show, newly Detroit-based Chemical Bank is merging with Minnesota-based TCF Bank in an all-stock merger of equals. The deal will see TCF vacate its suburban Minneapolis headquarters and …
Remember that building that had that brouhaha about the giant, 125-foot rainbow mural on the side of it by Katie Craig? Well, it's seeing new life. And the mural is staying. The nine-story 75,000 square foot building on East Grand Boulevard near New Center (technically, it's in the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood) will become a food hall and co-working space called Chroma. …
On Wednesday, the Packard Plant's bridge collapsed onto East Grand Boulevard. On today's show, we talk about that and what we know about why it happened. And we use it as a jumping-off point to discuss the plant's colorful past and ambitious — some might say quixotic — future plans. In its heyday, the Packard Plant was the largest automotive factory in the world, built …
February is quickly approaching, which means it is time to start thinking about what to get your Valentine. What if I told you that you could get your sweetie something delicious and have a portion of the proceeds go to a great cause? Avalon International Bakery is partnering with Alternatives for Girls (AFG) during the entire …
