On today's show: Detroit's Strategic Neighborhood Fund gets a $35 million infusion from seven companies in what's said to be the largest corporate donation to Detroit neighborhoods, ever. The …
Let’s Taco ‘Bout The Top 10 Taco Joints In Metro Detroit
There is something satisfying about a street taco. Just a few warm corn tortillas filled with the meat of your choice (for me, it's usually carne asada) topped with onion, cilantro and a squeeze of …
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PODCAST: Behind Downtown Royal Oak’s New Ad Campaign With Mark Lantz
There's a lot of competition between Metro Detroit area downtowns lately. Detroit, Ferndale, Royal Oak and others are aiming for shoppers, diners and residents as urban centers and more dense living …
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PODCAST: 4 Things To Know And 3 Places To Go In Detroit
Welcome to the work week, automatons! On today's episode, we talk about the report Moody's Investors Services released on Detroit, which essentially asks where's the love (and money) for the …
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PODCAST: Ford’s Sunny Madra Talks About Buying Spin, Karen Dybis Is Chronicling Detroit’s Delray & More
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 …
PODCAST: Election Day, I-696 Construction May Not Be Finished By Christmas, Amazon HQ2 Splits In Two & Mable Gray
Happy Election Day, Detroit! If you haven't already, go out and exert your privilege as a resident of the world's greatest democracy. The polls are open until 8 p.m. On today's show, we run …
PODCAST: IlitchVision? Pewabic Opens Expansion, Sanders And Kar’s Tie Up And News
Your Detroit stories: The Ilitch organization is talking about launching its own regional sports network (and we discuss other sportsy news, including soccer in Detroit). First reported …
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PODCAST: Strike Pushes CityLab Conference To Move, Substitute Teachers Left Out And Royal Oak Parking Woes
It's a sunny, crisp fall day in Detroit, and here's the rundown of our show recorded on Tuesday, Oct. 23: The ongoing strike by workers at the Westin Book Cadillac has prompted organizers …
LISTEN: Here’s How We Could Fix Michigan’s High Auto Insurance Prices
Michigan's auto insurance costs consistently rank the highest in the nation. Same for the city of Detroit, which can cost double the state's already high average. How to fix this madness that's …
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PODCAST: Video Shows White Man Shooting At Black Teenager, Detroit’s Tallest Skyscraper Gets Taller & Ammunition For Weekend Warriors
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 …
Spiffy New SMART Bus Stops Appear In Ferndale With Solar Panels, E-Ink Display
Solar Panels and an e-Ink display might be something you associate with the newest tech gadget, but today, we’re talking about a bus stop. Ferndale has received what is surely one of the fanciest …
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PODCAST: Tigers TV Broadcasters Out, Belle Isle Aquarium Grant, Solar-Powered Bus Stop & Your News
In today’s episode of your Daily Detroit podcast: Federal law enforcement officials rounded up more than 120 missing children in Michigan as part of a giant sweep for sex trafficking victims. …
Royal Oak To Vote On Its Own City Bus Service On November 6
Voters in Royal Oak will be asked whether the city should establish its own bus system called Royal Oak Go, or ROGO for short. A proposal on the November 6th ballot will ask voters to approve a …
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Infamous Motel At 8 Mile And Woodward Being Shopped For Redevelopment
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 …
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Behind The Strike At The Book Cadillac Hotel, Flex-N-Gate Opens, Motorama Motel Price Update, Palmer Park & Your News
So Far In 2018, Every Apartment Development In Metro Detroit Has Been Luxury
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 …
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LISTEN: How To Do Pilates With Cats At Michigan’s First Cat Cafe In Ferndale
Miranda Mayuiers from The Catfé Lounge in Ferndale joins Sven Gustafson on the Daily Detroit podcast to talk about the first cat cafe to open in Michigan. The Catfé allows cat lovers to come and …
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Clarkston’s Union Woodshop To Get Mural From The DIA
The popular Union Woodshop barbecue restaurant in Clarkston is getting an outdoor mural courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The 16-by-12-foot mural is titled “The Village of Clarkston” and …
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Anti-Semitic Flyers Distrbuted in Ferndale, Royal Oak
Anti-semitic flyers were found taped to a church door on Sunday morning. The Ferndale First United Methodist Church on Woodward found the fliers that include caricatures of Jewish men. The flier …
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New Coworking Space PatchWork Collective Opens In Ferndale
Wednesday marked the grand opening of PatchWork Collective, a new coworking space just outside of downtown Ferndale. Located on Woodward at the intersection of West Marshall, PatchWork Collective …
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Yes Brooks, Rebuilding Detroit Is A Righteous Cause
In his latest divisive missive, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson sounds like an emperor yelling at the thunder clouds in the sky, ordering it not to rain. According to the letter, some …
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$250,000 Grants Will Go To Detroit, Ferndale For Skate Parks From Tony Hawk Foundation
Ferndale and Detroit got some good news when they learned they were the recipients of $250,000 matching grants from the Tony Hawk Foundation and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to build free public …
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LISTEN: Previewing The Savor Food and Wine Festival At The Detroit Zoo August 10 & 11
The Food and Wine Festival will have more than 60 food and drink vendors. There will be plenty of wine, beer and drink choices during the event. Each ticket will receive 12 sampling tickets. If …
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PODCAST: Thoughts on Transit, Is South Ferndale SoFe? And More Stories
Here are the show notes for the Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast recorded on July 31, 2018. Next week is the primary election in Michigan, and many voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties will …
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On Aug. 7, Vote ‘Yes’ To Support SMART Bus Service
The Detroit region already squandered the latest, best opportunity to invest in our region and sharpen our economic competitiveness, thanks to the intransigence of Oakland and Macomb Counties in …
CONFIRMED: MoGo Bike Share Will Expand To Livernois ‘Avenue Of Fashion’ In Detroit
As we reported last week, Detroit’s MoGo bike share program plans to expand next spring to new Detroit neighborhoods and five inner-ring suburbs. And we can now confirm that that Detroit neighborhood …
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LISTEN: New Cass-Henry Historic District With Eric Kehoe, MoGo Expansion, Red Bull Arts Detroit, & Amazon Hiring
On today’s show, we dive into yesterday’s late-breaking news about Detroit City Council’s vote to establish the new Cass-Henry Historic District in the shadow of Little Caesars Arena. The district …
New Study Says Homeownership For African Americans Has Declined In Michigan
It used to be that Detroit and Michigan were places where black families made progress on home ownership compared to the rest of the country. That’s no longer the case. A new report from the Urban …
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Bike Share Program In Detroit Is Expanding Into These 5 Suburbs
Bike sharing is rockin’ the suburbs (with all apologies to Ben Folds). One year into a successful launch in greater downtown Detroit, the nonprofit MoGo is expanding into more Detroit neighborhoods …
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Listen: Royal Oak. Restaurant Rumble, This Week In Detroit City FC With Fletcher Sharpe
And we're back from the summer holiday week... and right into a rumble among Royal Oak, Michigan restaurants in regard to parking and the future of the city. We also dive into some recent closings …
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