What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
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 around the region and discuss what they say about those cities, from Ferndale to Flint and Eastpointe to Livonia. Finally, we …
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 more people working in the city and paying the city income tax. So we ask: Can Detroit's recovery continue even if …
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 are looking to get out of town. And apparently there are a lot of people in that category. A new "Renter Migration Report" from Apartment List …
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 Oakland County, shall we? Drag Queen Bingo I’m not sure if you know this, but I have a giant soft spot for drag queens. I also love …
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 led by Paris-based Agence Ter and including Detroit-based Akoaki, rootoftwo, and Harley Etienne. The proposal reimagines …
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 a taste of Chicago, but without the four hour drive to the Windy City? I’ve got the answer for you. This Friday …
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 with a new sponsor Aug. 30-Sept. 2. We also cover the details of the newest historic building rehab in Detroit. It's called the …
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 second coffee shop location will open later this year in the Woodward Corners project near the corner of Woodward and 13 Mile, …
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 successful, it could allow Republican lawmakers, who already have passed essentially the same proposal, to approve it with simple majority …
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 like it. If you have any cool events going on around Oakland County don't be afraid to shoot me a line at …
Welcome to your Tuesday edition of Daily Detroit, where we deliver two pieces of big news: Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says he has stage four pancreatic cancer and won't seek an eighth term in 2020.DTE Energy says it expects to sign a deal with the city to swap a decommissioned power plant on the east riverfront so it can be used to store Jeeps built at a …
Greetings, fellow snow-bound Detroiters. We didn't let the weather interfere with our podcast plans today and delivered this show from the Royal Oak studio of Podcast Detroit. On today's show, newly Detroit-based Chemical Bank is merging with Minnesota-based TCF Bank in an all-stock merger of equals. The deal will see TCF vacate its suburban Minneapolis headquarters and …
It's a sad day for Detroiters who were fan of the TV show of the same name. Comedy Central today opted against bringing the buddy comedy "Detroiters" back for a third season, co-star Sam Richardson announced via Twitter. Sadly, @Detroiters won’t be picked up for a season 3 at Comedy Central. I want to thank everyone who watched and supported the show. It was a dream to make …
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 city will splash the cash in seven new east- and westside neighborhoods to strengthen housing and commercial districts. It's part of Mayor Duggan's "20-minute neighborhoods" …
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 lime. So, we got the podcast team together to talk about tacos. We debated and picked out top ten places around metro Detroit to grab some tacos. Let's get on with the …
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 and shopping are now the hot thing not just here but across America. For a time, Royal Oak was one of few downtown destinations in our area. Now, they've launched an ad and …
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 what they plan to do with the service. And, it's beginning service in Detroit. Ford also has chosen an architect and construction manager for their massive Michigan Central …
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 here: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/10/25/ilitches-weigh-starting-own-sports-tv-network/1756233002/ and then everyone else in Detroit media got 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 of the CityLab 2018 conference to relocate to the Marriott at the RenCen. That's a place that striking Book Cadillac employees says pays their workers a living wage. A private …
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 five-year, 1.25-mill proposal to fund the program. That would equate to about $125 a year for the owner of a home with a $200,000 market value. Much about how ROGO would be run …
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 says that Jews are coming for your free speech. It also promotes the alt-right websites Infowars and Daily Stormer. The fliers, pictures of which were posted to social media, …
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 you're curious to learn more, Lauren Mohon from Hour Detroit joins me on the show to talk about the upcoming Savor Food and Wine Festival at the Detroit Zoo. Tickets for the event …
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 is the Livernois “Avenue of Fashion” district between McNichols and Eight Mile, where it will join up with Ferndale, another participating community. We had Lisa Nuszkowski, …
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 includes two buildings owned by the Ilitch family that they’ve proposed to demolish as part of the District Detroit project. We speak with Eric Kehoe, president of the board of …
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 and five suburban cities. The regional expansion includes the cities of Berkley, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Oak Park, and Royal Oak. “People’s transportation needs don’t stop …
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 around Detroit and openings... Also, should rangers at Michigan State Parks carry guns? In other state park news - specifically Belle Isle - The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix …
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 went to the Fitzgerald neighborhood in Detroit today to check on a new development happening with The Platform and Century Partners that not only has historic houses, but urban …
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 would entail 14 dedicated buses for the nearly 12 square mile city. Service could start as early as next summer, if the City Commission accepts the recommendation by Royal Oak’s …
If you’ve been to downtown Royal Oak recently, you’ve probably noticed lots of construction, as the city grows upward, with several mixed-use, mid-rise buildings under way. One of the newer projects, located just east of Main Street, is actually being steered mostly by the city government itself. Rethink Royal Oak is the name of a project that encompasses several individual …
Workers will soon begin construction on a 581-space parking garage in downtown Royal Oak. It’s part of a larger development project dubbed Rethinking Royal Oak. It includes a new public park, police station, city hall, and a six-story office building. The project kicked off earlier this month with the groundbreaking for the six-story Royal Oak City Center in front of the …
The historic Albert Kahn Building in Detroit’s New Center has a new owner. The new owners are Adam Lutz, of Lutz Real Estate Investments and Matthew Sosin of Northern Equities Group. They plan to convert it into more than 200 apartments. They purchased the building from a joint venture including Detroit-based The Platform, which is …
