What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
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 …
PODCAST: IlitchVision? Pewabic Opens Expansion, Sanders And Kar’s Tie Up And NewsRead More
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 …
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 …
LISTEN: Here’s How We Could Fix Michigan’s High Auto Insurance PricesRead More
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 …
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 …
Spiffy New SMART Bus Stops Appear In Ferndale With Solar Panels, E-Ink DisplayRead More
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. …
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 …
Royal Oak To Vote On Its Own City Bus Service On November 6Read More
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 …
Infamous Motel At 8 Mile And Woodward Being Shopped For RedevelopmentRead More
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 …
So Far In 2018, Every Apartment Development In Metro Detroit Has Been LuxuryRead More
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 …
LISTEN: How To Do Pilates With Cats At Michigan’s First Cat Cafe In FerndaleRead More
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 …
Clarkston’s Union Woodshop To Get Mural From The DIARead More
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 …
Anti-Semitic Flyers Distrbuted in Ferndale, Royal OakRead More
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 …
New Coworking Space PatchWork Collective Opens In FerndaleRead More
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 …
Yes Brooks, Rebuilding Detroit Is A Righteous CauseRead More
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 …
$250,000 Grants Will Go To Detroit, Ferndale For Skate Parks From Tony Hawk FoundationRead More
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 …
LISTEN: Previewing The Savor Food and Wine Festival At The Detroit Zoo August 10 & 11Read More
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 …
PODCAST: Thoughts on Transit, Is South Ferndale SoFe? And More StoriesRead More
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 …
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 …
CONFIRMED: MoGo Bike Share Will Expand To Livernois ‘Avenue Of Fashion’ In DetroitRead More
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 …
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 …
New Study Says Homeownership For African Americans Has Declined In MichiganRead More
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 …
Bike Share Program In Detroit Is Expanding Into These 5 SuburbsRead More
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 …
Listen: Royal Oak. Restaurant Rumble, This Week In Detroit City FC With Fletcher SharpeRead More
The common story is that Detroit's suburbs have done great while the city fell apart and just now is coming back. And a common storyline I’ve heard is that Detroit wants a “free ride” off of the …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on June 27, 2018. It's often said Detroit's comeback isn't making it into the neighborhoods. On this episode of the Daily Detroit News Byte podcast, we …
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on June 26, 2018. - Detroit is becoming the first urban core in America with independent, self-driving commercial vehicles on public streets - …
Royal Oak, a city of nearly 60,000 people, is continuing to move forward with plans for its own bus system. Dubbed “ROGO,” the system would be contracted with the suburban SMART bus system. It …
Royal Oak Moves Forward On Its Plans For Its Own Bus SystemRead More
Here's your show for June 21, 2018: There’s been a lot of talk about rising housing prices in downtown Detroit, but prices are rising in many areas of the state — especially southeastern …
For the Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast, I sat down with Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner. We talked about the suburban case for regional transit, anxiety that some suburban leaders have of …
PODCAST: The Suburban Case For Regional Transit With Andy Meisner, Oakland County TreasurerRead More
