What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: What does it take to make a startup work in Detroit? Our conversation today is with Andrew Landau. His Detroit-based e-commerce company, Jewel, was recently purchased by banking giant Capital One. They’re going to stay, grow and hire in Detroit, even after the acquisition. We also talk about why he’s …
Today on the podcast, an eight-and-a-half-mile section of I-75 that has been falling into third-world disrepair lately is set to see reconstruction soon. The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced details of the reconstruction project, which will zero in on the stretch between 13 Mile and Coolidge, including 18 bridges. There's no word on when exactly work will …
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 close to home this weekend, you’re in for a real treat. There are all types of events happening in and around Detroit this long weekend. I know that technically the City 5 is for …
Detroit Vegan Soul’s fish-free “catfish” platter has been named one of PETA’s Top 10 Vegan Seafood Dishes in the country. The organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, believes animals are not to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. The list is made up of dishes that quote -- “prove you can enjoy the taste of seafood …
This is your Daily Detroit for August 20, 2018. Your Detroit news: - Detroiter Garlin Gilchrist the second has been picked to be the running mate for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer. Sven and Jer discuss. - There has been some confusion around the funeral arrangements for the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who died last week at the age of 76. So here’s …
Lisa Ludwinski the owner of Sister Pie joins us on the News Byte to talk all things pie. During the conversation she talks about why she uses butter for her crusts, and the changes that have happened in West Village since she opened in 2015. Ludwinski has a new cookbook coming out called “Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit.” It comes …
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation has announced the 13 winners in Round 10 of its Motor City Match grant program. The winners were awarded matching grants between $10,000 and $65,000 — totaling $600,000. Eight of the 13 businesses approved for Motor City Match are located near other Match businesses, which funders say will aid in creating commercial clusters. …
The holidays are over, deep winter has set in and you need a strategy to survive the next few months of cold and dark. We get it, and we’re here for you. What you need — what we all need — is someplace dark and warm, cheery and cozy to indulge in what the Danish call hygge. So grab your drinking coat and let’s have a lot of fun around town with these 10 cozy drinking spots. 1. …
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 others who live near bus lines and use them (in the suburbs, too). When both opened earlier this year, we had multiple debates …
It's not hard to think that there is a concerted push for more QLINE routes, especially in Greater Downtown. It's important to watch because when they focus, what major funders want they often get in this town and money starts to appear. The latest hint of a new QLINE route would be from downtown to the old Michigan Central Train Station, as Matthew Maroun (the son of …
Metro Detroit has our fair share of restaurant weeks throughout the year. Restaurant weeks are used to give diners an opportunity to try restaurants that they might have thought to try, often with a reduced price or specials to bring folks in the door. The newest restaurant week is the Metro Detroit Black Restaurant Week is being organized by BlackMetroEats.com and …
Three nights of fun are ahead at a new wine bar in a cool building that was an old bank. Brix Wine & Charcuterie Boutique is having their soft opening this weekend, and there will celebrations for the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. An 1,100 square foot space that you enter from the back of the building, it adds yet another place to go in the quickly …
I don't know about you, but this week is dragging and flying by at the same time. We might not be leaving town this weekend, but I'm still looking forward to some fun events. Have a great weekend everyone. MotorCity Wine Recordings #1 Release Party Over the years MotorCity Wine has become one of the go to spots to check out house and disco DJ's as well as jazz musicians. …
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Detroit's bike sharing system has been a much-talked about addition to greater downtown Detroit's transportation options. We've walked through how to use the system before. It's a public bike sharing system where you pay by the half hour (a variety of other passes are available) to use a bike to get around the downtown area. Today the map went live ahead of the system's …
Bicycling is a pretty big business in the city of Detroit. There are numerous cycling shops popping up throughout the city. This week a new pop up shop will open on the east side of Detroit. Metropolis Cycles, with their first location in Corktown, will be opening a second location soon. While the work on the new storefront on the east side is being finished, they have …
Detroit's restaurant scene seems to be in an upswing, especially when it comes to critical acclaim. Although it's the long list of semifinalist nominees, multiple Detroit area chefs and restaurants were nominated for awards. If you're not familiar with the James Beard Awards, or the Beard Awards, it's one of the food industry's highest honors. There are a variety of …
If you live near downtown Detroit and it's on, you can't miss the glow. Our folks have seen it as far as Abick's in Southwest Detroit and east as West Village; and north as New Center. The source of what we jokingly call Aurora Fordealis, a Detroit play on the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights, is the glow from the LED lighting of Ford Field in downtown Detroit. It is …
If you like dining around Detroit now is the time to do it, because Detroit Restaurant Week starts today. Detroit Restaurant Week will run Friday, February 3 until Sunday, February 12. Last month we gave you all a heads up that DRW would be back in February. We didn't know much information about what restaurants would be involved, but now we do. This year there is a small …
Happy Tuesday, automatons! Today your Daily Detroit gets wonky and talks all about bike lanes and trail projects with Todd Scott of the Detroit Greenways Coalition. He put together an interesting (and lengthy!) list of bike and trail projects due to see action in 2019. They include groundbreaking at the long-delayed Uniroyal site near the …
