What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
As we’ve been teasing on social media and our podcast, Daily Detroit is branching out to your teevee set. Last night, our first segment aired on the Detroit Public Television program One Detroit. It’s a visit to the Plymouth headquarters of electric vehicle upstart Rivian, which rocketed out of obscurity when it debuted its eye-catching, zero-emissions SUV and pickup truck …
Detroit is still in many ways the home of the American auto industry. But a new report out by Bankrate.com shows that Metro Detroit is second to last when it comes to being able to actually afford those cars, compared to our incomes. Metro Detroit ranked 24 out of 25 regions across the nation when it comes to being able to afford a new car, according to a new affordability …
Mel Farr, NFL superstar and local businessman has died at his home at the age of 70. Farr was selected by the Detroit Lions as 7th pick in the first round of the 1967 draft and won rookie of the year honors in his first season. His impressive NFL career stretched 69 games, all with the Lions. During that time, he rushed for 3,072 yards and scored 26 touchdowns on the …
If there's something that's almost inextricably tied to car culture, it's the drive-in movie theatre. Detroit, being an epicenter of that, had some of the most amazing ones. Today, it's the Ford-Wyoming in Dearborn that still stands. Having just finished this book by Karen Dybis (you may have seen her byline before with the Detroit News or DetroitUnspun), instead of going …
This week Governor Rick Snyder signed into law House Bill 5606. It is legislation that has been commonly framed as a law to keep electric automaker Tesla and their direct-to-consumer model of selling cars out of the state. Some are wondering exactly why or how this law happened. Not only did it happen, House Bill 5606 sailed through the legislature (if you add both houses …
There’s a House of Cards-esque story out of Lansing this morning, as a high profile affair involving two Michigan State Representatives has surfaced thanks to this audio recording captured by his aide, and released by The Detroit News. The recording reveals that Republican State Representative, Todd Courser (R-Lapeer), had crafted and intended to release an email to …
