The old Motorama Motel at 8 Mile and Woodward in Ferndale is going to see redevelopment. The 21,000 square foot building will become an Urbane apartment building, with a coffee shop planned on the first floor. The deal closed Tuesday. The...
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: What does it take to make a startup work in Detroit? Our conversation today is with Andrew Landau. His Detroit-based e-commerce company, Jewel, was recently purchased by banking giant...
Cleveland. It’s a city that is often compared to Detroit, and not always for their positive attributes. And nothing against our Rust Belt cousin, but it turns out it’s one of the prime destinations for renters around metro Detroit who...
Hey there everyone! How has your week been so far? Things have been going pretty good over here. Father’s Day is this Sunday, so if you’re a dad I hope that you have a great day. Let’s get on with the round up of things to do in...
Midtown Detroit, Inc. and the Detroit Institute of Arts have announced the winner of its DIA Plaza | Midtown Cultural Connections international design competition, first launched in 2017. Detroit Square is a proposal from an international consortium...
Oak Park is a diverse inner-ring suburb of more than 29,000 people nestled between Ferndale, Detroit, Berkley and Southfield. It’s in a great location, minutes from a variety of job centers. It’s seeing a lot more action as nearby cities...
In honor of National Donut Day, we at the Daily Detroit podcast are sharing our favorite five donut spots. We know there’s more out there, so if you have a favorite be sure to share this post and tag that spot on Facebook. Dutch Girl Donuts A...
Here are some fun events to check out this weekend in Oakland County. It’s turning out to be pretty packed with all sorts of art fairs. It is market season, after all. Have a great weekend everyone! A Longman and Eagle Gastropub Takeover Want...
Welcome to an al fresco edition of your Daily Detroit, recorded au natural in a park near downtown Royal Oak. We were there to cover a press event to discuss some of the things in store for Arts, Beats & Eats, which returns for its 22nd edition...
Oak Park was a suburb known for years as a “dry” city, not allowing restaurants or bars to serve alcohol. Measure after measure to change that since the 1950s met defeat at the polls. That ban was recently lifted in two stages — and now the city is...
New Order Coffee is in the midst of building out their second location on Woodward in Royal Oak, and the custom roaster and retailer said Monday it plans a larger expansion that includes locations in Birmingham, Ferndale and Troy. New Order’s...
Welcome to a Car-a-Palooza edition of your Daily Detroit. Today, we dive into the news that Dan “Dantroit” Gilbert is lining up a petition drive effort to force the issue of reforming Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance system. If...
Drifter Coffee at 770 Woodward Heights in Ferndale was burglarized overnight Saturday. A social media post says money from a cash drawer and an iPad were taken after a hole was punched through a wall that led to a locked closet. The shop opened in...
Welcome to the all new Oakland 5. We love our weekly round up of all the fun things to do within the City of Detroit, but we also realize that sometimes people just want to hang out close to home. Which brings us to our newest round up. We hope you...
Welcome back to the week! There’s a lot in our latest episode. Let’s dive in. – The Ilitch organization will receive another $74 million dollars in taxpayer subsidies for the District Detroit. – John Beilein...
