What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Today we have a special narrative edition of the show for you. We take you out of your coronavirus confines to Minsk, the capital of Belarus in far eastern Europe. It's where I recently traveled …
Minsk, Belarus: Detroit’s Sister City Living Under Russia’s ShadowRead More
On today’s show: Sven and Jer talk about falling sales for the auto industry (including Ford, FCA and GM) and how Ford is making respirators out of repurposed car parts. Also: The most recent …
PODCAST: Detroit Coronavirus News, Auto Sales Down, Ford Making RespiratorsRead More
It's Tuesday, in the decent chance you need a reminder of what day it is today, and we've got another full episode worth of coronavirus updates. I also speak with Anson Smuts, a senior economist at …
The coronavirus pandemic is intensifying in Michigan on multiple fronts. The state reported a jump of 801 new cases, Detroit Police Chief James Craig has now tested positive for COVID-19, and Ford and …
PODCAST: Detroit Police Chief James Craig Has Coronavirus, And Ventilators Get Political AFRead More
As the coronavirus outbreak worsens, doctors on the front lines are learning some surprising new things about symptoms and who's susceptible to the contagion. Dr. Joel Fishbain, an infectious disease …
Coronavirus Wreaking Havoc On Middle-Aged Patients, Causing ‘Robust Diarrhea,’ Doctor SaysRead More
Dr. Joel Fishbain, an infectious disease specialist with Beaumont, Grosse Pointe, joins the show today and tells us about what's happening on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus. …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday issued a stay-at-home order to all Michigan residents, ordering non-essential businesses and work places closed and outlawing all public or private gatherings between …
PODCAST: COVID-19 Updates And What The Governor’s Shelter-In-Place Coronavirus Order MeansRead More
On this special Sunday edition of Daily Detroit, we've got more updates on the fast-evolving COVID-19 outbreak, plus an interview with Dr. Joel Young, founder of the Rochester Center for Behavioral …
Tips For Maintaining Good Mental Health During The Coronavirus ShutdownRead More
We're gonna need a new hashtag to keep track of all these false starts on expanding transit in Detroit. Maybe #TransitFailDET? On today's show, we dissect the latest blow to hopes that the Detroit …
PODCAST: Regional Transit Plans Die On The Vine Plus Detroit City FC NewsRead More
If you like listening to people eating telling stories over a box of paczki, this episode is for you. Because it's Fat Tuesday, and that can only mean two things here in Detroit: jelly-filled paczki …
Paczki, Pot And Passenger Trains: A Daily Detroit Mardi Gras Edition PodcastRead More
Philip Kafka has made a big splash since arriving in Detroit during the last decade. He’s helped open two of the city’s most celebrated restaurants, Takoi and Magnet, and he’s the developer behind the …
City officials today unveiled their sweeping vision to boost support for arts and culture with a multi-faceted plan that envisions it as a tool to attract talent and use the arts as a catalyst for …
On today’s podcast, we discuss: Sven dove deep into the muck that is the DOT parking garage project in Ferndale. He’s got an in-depth story and we talk about it. Detroit’s city council wants action …
PODCAST: Ferndale Garage Project Problems Plus 6 Things To Know In Metro DetroitRead More
On today's show: Our feature conversation is with Glenn Stevens. He's the executive director of MICHAUTO, and an interesting voice to talk with Sven Gustafson about the future of electrification, …
On Electrification, Change in Autos w/ Glenn Stevens plus Bonstelle Theatre to get New LifeRead More
Our guest today is Kara Swisher, one of the foremost tech and business journalists in the country. Beyond her work at Vox and her column at the New York Times, she’s found success with her podcasts …
Kara Swisher on what’s next for autos, tech in Metro DetroitRead More
Today we're catching you up on some things happening around town. First up, Amazon has released a new video and some details about the battery-electric Prime delivery vans that Plymouth-based …
PODCAST: Pontiac Reconsiders The Woodward Loop, Plus 7 Things To KnowRead More
"If you open up a building next to a Dan Gilbert development that's a good thing. There's more people on the sidewalk, more crowd, more buzz, more Instagram pictures — If you open up a development …
On today's episode, we wrap up 2019 auto sales with Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Autotrader. The industry finished the year above 17 million cars and trucks for the fifth straight year, the …
Auto Sales Continued A Tear in 2019, Plus Blake Griffin News And Recycling In DetroitRead More
Today we're discussing the news that Ford will invest $1.45 billion into plants in Wayne and Dearborn to build the new 2020 Bronco and the Ranger small pickup truck. Both are resuscitations of beloved …
Ford Invests $1.45B, Inside The New Rocket Fiber Pistons Studio, And Lowly Lions TalkRead More
Greetings, comrades! I'm back from my week-long visit to Minsk, Belarus, halfway around the globe and a world away, as a guest of the good people at Press Club Belarus and the U.S. Embassy Minsk. (In …
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 …
Hello friends. Today we're covering StateBudgetPalooza, in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed all 16 budget bills sent at the 11th hour by Republicans, but only after making 147 line-item vetoes …
The ‘Best Crime Of 2019,’ Detroit City FC Launches A Women’s Team, Plus 3 Things To KnowRead More
Lester Graham is a journalist at Michigan Radio, where he hosts "The Environment Report" and the news magazine "Stateside." Tammy Coxen is the host of Tammy's Tastings, a series of food and drink …
New Book ‘Cheers to Michigan’ Explores State’s Cocktail Culture, Booze LegacyRead More
The now-defunct Axle Brewing said it hoped to find a like-minded brewer to take over their gleaming Livernois Tap when it announced it was ceasing operations in June, and it appears to have found one …
Eastern Market Brewing Co. Buys Axle’s Livernois Tap, Plus 3 Things To KnowRead More
Nearly 50,000 UAW workers have gone on strike at General Motors, the first time the union has gone on strike in 12 years, after the last four-year agreement expired without an agreement over a new …
UAW’s Strike Against GM ‘Doesn’t Look Good For Anyone,” Analyst SaysRead More
The nonprofit Jefferson East Inc. has been working since the 1990s to redevelop Detroit's hard-bitten Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood and business district, located on the far east end of Jefferson …
Doing Development Differently By Putting The Neighborhood FirstRead More
Over on Marlborough and Kercheval is an old post office from the 1940s that you might consider an unlikely spot for a Detroit retail and maker success story. After all, it's a few blocks from …
How An Old Post Office On Detroit’s East Side Found A New, Crafty ChapterRead More
Large projects like the new Fiat Chrysler America plant on Detroit's east side that are part of Detroit's comeback - and a lot of economic development in Michigan - almost always come with incentives …
Oakland County is under new leadership — and Democratic control — after former Ferndale Mayor David Coulter was sworn in Friday as new county executive. Coulter will serve out the remainder of the …
What Will Change In Oakland County Under New Executive David Coulter?Read More
On today's show, we go to the Two Way Inn to talk about celebrating the 198th birthday this weekend of Colonel Philetus Norris. The civil war veteran who fought on the Union side built a place now …
Celebrate The 198th Birthday Of A Colonel Plus 4 Things To Know Around DetroitRead More
