What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Our coverage of the Mackinac Policy Conference put on by the Detroit Regional Chamber from Mackinac Island.
The Daily Detroit crew of Jer Staes, Karen Dybis and Shianne Nocerini broke down the panel that focused on opioids in the workplace and how it affects Michigan businesses while at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Topics included lookin at the stark reality of the opioid epidemic and it's effect on the citizens of Michigan. It also went over how business leaders can help …
Karen Dybis joins us on the Daily Detroit News Byte to fill us in on what she learned at the Not Open for Business: Why Disinvestment in Michigan Cities Is Hampering Economic Opportunity panel at the Mackinac Policy Conference. The panel discussed how the state needs to fix Michigan's municipal financing system to help attract talent to the state. The state has continually …
Regional transit is one of the big issues overshadowing this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference, with a panel discussion slated for Thursday and the issue atop the wish list of many business and civic leaders in attendance. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans on Tuesday posted a video he made about the difficulties in using a bus to go from downtown Detroit to Novi. Evans is a …
Crossing the bridge nicknamed the Mighty Mac, you can be rest assured that in the Upper Peninsula that if you want a good burger you will not have to settle for a McDonald's Big Mac. That's because just west of the bridge you'll find a magically retro place that harkens to another time. That place is Clyde's. The one we visited after three days of the Mackinac …
When you mention Detroit and retail, one name quickly comes to mind: Rachel Lutz, the proprietress of two of the city’s most influential stores: The Peacock Room and Frida. Lutz stole the show (again) this week at the Mackinac Policy Conference when she made news in announcing the opening of her third retail location. Lutz, who is attending the conference on Mackinac …
We are used to seeing Justin Verlander and his Tiger teammates take the field for games, while the wives cheer them on. However, today the tables were turned when Verlander’s fiancé Kate Upton did a full Marine workout next to the football field at Wayne State University, with Verlander and their dog Harley, watching. Upton …
