Our guest on the Happy Hour this week could be considered Detroit cultural royalty, if there is such a thing. Around the Daily Detroit office, we often joke that the shirts that say “Detroit Hustles Harder,” to be more accurate, should...
Here’s what we’re covering today on your Daily Detroit News Byte. Prison food will no longer be privatized in the state of Michigan MoGo, Detroit’s bike share, gets some love General Motors employees getting large bonus What are...
Here’s what happening on your Daily Detroit News Byte for February 1, 2018. Greektown goes Project Greenlight Comcast takes over cable & internet services in Highland Park The Belle Isle Grand Prix might not come back to the island A new...
New Hudson might not be the first place you think of for a pop-up shop, but hear me out. A local candle and sign business, Motor City Creations has started their own monthly pop up. I took the drive out to New Hudson in Oakland County to check out...
In a national contest of beards, metro Detroit’s Jason Heien beat out the competition by a whisker to receive a national honor and become Wahl’s Man of the Year. If you remember, Wahl’s mobile barbershop made the rounds through the...
He may only have one wing, but he’s 100% awesome. A male bald eagle named Mr. America is now in his permanent habitat at the Detroit Zoo after recovering from an injury that prevented him from being released back into the wild. One of the...
Alright, friends. Let’s say you’ve picked up a new boo just in time for Christmas, or you both have swiped right on your dating app du jour and need some decent date ideas. Well, I have your back. Here’s the thing about this...
Do you love ugly Christmas or holiday sweaters? Have you ever wanted to be part of a World Record attempt? Here’s your chance. Here’s the plan. On Saturday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Beacon Park in downtown Detroit the hope is to get...
Here’s an interesting topic to try to describe with data. Can you quantify sinfulness? Well, someone tried. According to some data shared by Wallethub.com, Detroit is America’s 7th most sinful city. Wallethub tried to quantify (one can...
Are you ready to get into the holiday spirit yet? Because I’m not. Personally I see this weekend as my final weekend before I jump head first into the pool of all things Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are plenty of great things to do this...
After months of anticipation the newest blow out salon Detroit Blows has opened for business. I took a tour of the new space this week speaking to co-owners Nia Batts and Katy Cockrel about their new business. My initial reaction to walking in to...
When it comes to Halloween candy, what is Michigan’s favorite? A new “study” using data from the bulk online sweets retailer CandyStore.com highlights all fifty states, and what the most popular candies are in each state sold in...
The Motown Mansion is one of Detroit’s iconic buildings. Home to Barry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, the mansion was built in 1917 for lumber baron Nels Michelson. Every part of the mansion is, in a word, sumptuous. It was purchased by...
We’ve been following the story of Henry The Hatter since he was unexpectedly booted out of his long-time location in downtown Detroit. If you want to get nerdy, we have a neat episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast with an in-depth...
A music legend has passed away. According to his Manager, Tom Petty has died. According to reports, he was found Sunday night unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home. He died Monday night at 8:40 p.m. Petty was 66. Petty kept playing all...
