On today’s podcast, we discuss: Sven dove deep into the muck that is the DOT parking garage project in Ferndale. He’s got an in-depth story and we talk about it. Detroit’s city council wants action on water shutoffs (DETNEWS) [0]=68...
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story mischaracterized Council member Greg Pawlica’s remarks. It has been corrected. The Ferndale City Council authorized spending up to $1 million more on the mixed-use parking deck under...
On today’s podcast: A new report from the University of Michigan is forecasting that the city of Detroit will have faster growth than the rest of Michigan. Read the report here. The Sears at Middlebelt and Seven Mile in Livonia will...
On today’s podcast: Last week on this show we told you how a capitol reporter in Lansing alleged that state Senator Peter Lucido of Shelby Township made a sexist remark to her while she tried to interview him. Now, a fellow state senator of...
After four years, plant-based vegan restaurant Greenspace Cafe in downtown Ferndale is closing on February 1, 2020. According to a message sent in a press release and echoed on their social media, the cafe owned by nationally-renowned Dr. Joel Kahn...
Despite a steady trickle of leaked recordings of him being horrible, Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was re-elected to a fourth term on Tuesday. On today’s show, we talk about and what it says about Warren. Then, we highlight some other races from...
Recently, we wrote about the end of MiChigo Pizza in downtown Ferndale. Now, another restaurant on West 9 Mile is closing. M.C. ‘Wiches serves what they call “Detroit-style” subs. That meant as they described, less lettuce and more...
Hello friends. Today we’re covering StateBudgetPalooza, in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed all 16 budget bills sent at the 11th hour by Republicans, but only after making 147 line-item vetoes totaling nearly $1 billion, unleashing hilarity...
The now-defunct Axle Brewing said it hoped to find a like-minded brewer to take over their gleaming Livernois Tap when it announced it was ceasing operations in June, and it appears to have found one in Eastern Market Brewing Co., which announced it...
It’s not too often places make it more than three decades. But for the last 31 years, Moose Winooski’s has been the saloon for many near 14 Mile and Main in the Oakland County suburb of Clawson. Owner Larry Johnson sold it and it closed...
Oakland County is under new leadership — and Democratic control — after former Ferndale Mayor David Coulter was sworn in Friday as new county executive. Coulter will serve out the remainder of the term of longtime boss and Republican, L. Brooks...
L. Brooks Patterson, who died Saturday at age 80 at his home in Independence Township, was one of the Detroit area’s most consequential and controversial figures in local politics. To some, he represents the ascendancy of an economic...
The RISK! Podcast lives in a unique place in the podcasting world. If you’re not familiar, the show is a series of short stories by the known and unknown that are true and boldly told. What does that mean? It means the topics are very real...
Welcome back from the holiday weekend, comrades. Today’s show is Episode 300 of your Daily Detroit, and for that we thank you, our listeners. We also dive into two pieces of Ilitch-related news: First, that Olympia Development has missed a...
You can listen to the show in your favorite podcast app of choice, or the player below. New Census estimates are out that show Detroit lost 1,526 residents between 2017 and 2018 to 672,622, yet the city’s tax revenues are up, thanks mostly to...
