On November 8, 2018: Ford made news today by buying Spin, an e-scooter mobility company. Jer head to the Ford World Headquarters to talk with the VP of Ford X, Sunny Madra, about the purchase and what they plan to do with the service. And...
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 contract. GM has rolled out e-bikes as part of its focus...
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...
Your stories for October 17, 2018: – Detroit’s riverfront just took another major step forward. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is making a $50 million grant to redevelop West Riverfront Park. – Keeping with the theme, here’s a...
Detroit’s riverfront just took another major step forward. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation — in honor of what would be Ralph C. Wilson’s 100th birthday — is making a $50 million grant to redevelop West Riverfront Park. Who gets what: $40 Million...
Friends! We have nearly made it to the weekend, and (temporary) salvation is nigh. Here’s the rundown of what you’ll find on the Daily Detroit podcast recorded on Thursday, Oct. 11: Newly released surveillance video contradicts the...
This is your Daily Detroit podcast recorded on October 9, 2018. Our guest for the show is Detroit City Councilman James Tate, to talk about the upcoming “Cash Flash” in Detroit’s District 1. Your Detroit stories: – Detroit’s...
One of the Detroit area’s most infamous motels is being shopped as a redevelopment opportunity. The Motorama Motel on Eight Mile Road at Woodward in Ferndale is for sale for a little over $1.5 million. The 21,000-square-foot, two-story building is...
[podcast src=”; height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]On the Daily Detroit Podcast today: – Flex N Gate opens on the east side of Detroit, hiring 50% Detroit residents...
Today we had the chance to check out the renovation progress being made on the Checker Building in Corktown. The building is part of the first phase in the Elton Park development by the Soave Real Estate Group. It is located right across the street...
Every single large-scale apartment development built in Detroit this year has been a luxury development. That’s according to new data by compiled by RentCafe. In 2017, 76% of developments in Metro Detroit were luxury; and this year so far, every...
Crews have been spotted installing plexiglass windows at Lee Plaza. That’s the 15-story Art Deco former luxury apartment building on West Grand Boulevard that dates to 1927. The news comes from the Historical Detroit Area Architecture Facebook group...
The beautiful Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle is about to get a $1.9 million facelift starting in October. The conservatory, built in 1904, is one of the park’s most popular attractions. It has some great exotic and rare plants from...
On Monday, a groundbreaking was held for the new Atwater Beach project on the Detroit Riverfront. The 3.2 acre project, on a former Coast Guard buoy storage site (and former site of a couple cement companies) promises to be one of Detroit’s...
Our show for August 15, 2018: Ford expects to spend a lot of money — $738 million — to renovate the abandoned train station Measles cases are on the rise in Michigan Free showings of the film ‘Black Panther” at the Detroit Film Theater We try the...
