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Devon, Norris, and Jer tackle three topics live at the Detroit Policy Conference. First, we get into lunch spots we like and are disappointed by recently.

Then, there's a proposal to provide transit to

The rundown:

02:07 - Michigan's population is growing, we discuss

05:13 - Amazon Fresh fizzles out in Metro Detroit, leaving a number of empty potential storefronts

09:11 - MOCAD is reopening in April after

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Detroit's Papers Push Together, Major I-94 Work Starts Soon, Happy Birthday Michigan 🎂 and more

Today's podcast conversation is in two parts.

First, we dig into USA Today (formerly Gannett) buying the Detroit News - just a month after a joint operating agreement ended between the two papers and bringing

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Detroit's residential streets will get plowed tonight.

Private contractors will begin clearing 1,884 miles of residential streets in the city of Detroit at midnight, giving them 24 hours to plow a 16-foot-wide path through each of the city's seven council districts.

City crews are already working 12-hour shifts to salt and plow 673 miles of major roads.

East Warren at McDougall on Sunday afternoon.

In a release, DPW Director Ron Brundidge is asking residents to move their cars off the streets before midnight to give plows room to work and prevent vehicles from getting blocked in by snow.

Detroit's snow removal policy kicks in automatically when more than six inches of snow falls, triggering the deployment of contractors across all districts.

Seven different companies will handle the residential plowing: Jordan Landscaping covers Districts 1 and 2, Payne Landscaping takes Districts 3 and 4, while Fontenot Services, Gibraltar Construction, and A-Team Snow & Ice Control handle Districts 5, 6, and 7 respectively.

In case you didn't know, the city's snow removal setup is a bit complicated.

DPW handles local streets, but the Wayne County Road Commission maintains the freeways, the state manages major roads like Woodward and Gratiot, and the county takes care of roads like Outer Drive.

Bike lanes on major roads will be cleared after the regular travel lanes, with snow pushed to intersections and hauled away.

Residents can report snow removal problems through the Improve Detroit app or by calling 313-224-0033.

What was Detroit like 10 years ago? 

On today’s Daily Detroit, inspired by the trend on social media, we’re taking a warm walk through a very specific era: Detroit in 2016 and

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Sicilian flavors shine at Midtown’s newest restaurant.

On today's all-local podcast with Jer and Norris:

00:28 - Dittrich Furs ran out, but found more furs: Norris asks... is fur a cultural garb of Detroit?

03:20 - China is about to

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The influential WEF annual meeting has been held for more than half a century in Switzerland, but a key leader is now considering moving it to cities like Detroit.

Coming to you from the studio at TechTown after a long weekend, today's show is all about what's happening in Detroit's food and drink world — the good, the bad, and the "wait,

Today's show is a trifecta where we get Norris, Devon, and Jer all in the studio at once talking local stuff.

Here's the rundown:

01:43 - Shout out to Northern Lights

02:35

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A collection of interests and oddities at Huntington Place
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The Belle Isle Conservancy unveils a new brand identity, a longtime Detroit spot is going on pause after three decades, what might be next for Detroit's media landscape (and more)

On today’s Daily Detroit, our conversations is with Joanna Whaley, a Democrat running in the primary for State House District 2, covering Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale and Southgate.

Whaley is not a typical

What should we expect at the 2026 Detroit Auto Show? Sam Klemet, the Executive Director of the event, joins me to walk through what's happening at Huntington Place.

From cars, to interactive experiences, to

On a weekend edition of your Daily Detroit, we unpack how national news has pushed its way into local conversations, why we're limiting our social media lately and why it's more important than

Local media across America is in its most tumultuous moment in decades, and Detroit is at the center of it.

From the end of the joint operating agreement between the Free Press and the News,

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Plus 100,000 coats, time is running out to see the Motown Museum (for now).. and more.

Jer and Norris talk Detroit nightlife nostalgia and a viral TGI Fridays "club" promo, a wild DDOT discipline case, where auto trends are really heading in 2026, and Jer's feature in Hour Detroit on

Today, a conversation about what happens when a clever design school project turns into something much bigger.

From a 20‑pound prototype stitched in a grandparents' bedroom to a 21,000‑square‑foot facility on

Today’s episode is all about Detroit sandwich culture, community, and the power of sharing good food with good people.

I’m joined in studio by Carlos Parisi, the mind behind Sandwich Week, for a