What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Welcome to the Hump Day edition of your Daily Detroit, in which we run down the news that businessman Roger Penske is pouring $5 million into the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood on Detroit's east side. It's part of the city's Strategic Neighborhood Fund. Here are a couple pictures from the event: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (left), Roger Penske (center) and Councilman Andre …
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 …
A Hollywood film director makes a giant splash at the Oscar Awards when he says Shinola is "saving Detroit" and the interweb asplodes. We talk about what that ridiculous, off-the-cuff comment means about the city and its nascent comeback. There's a lot more news to be had on today's episode. We also discuss that Medium blog post announcing a new bodega — that's …
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. All I could tell him was that I'm glad it's not Christmas yet, because I have nothing ready yet. One year I'll have my stuff together, but this year it is not it. Let's look at …
There is something satisfying about a street taco. Just a few warm corn tortillas filled with the meat of your choice (for me, it's usually carne asada) topped with onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. So, we got the podcast team together to talk about tacos. We debated and picked out top ten places around metro Detroit to grab some tacos. Let's get on with the …
The State Fairgrounds in Detroit have sat still for a decade. Today, news comes that is a good indicator things are about to happen. According to a press statement, a group with backing by former NBA legend Magic Johnson and led by Joel Ferguson called Magic Plus LLC has closed on 16 acres of the …
