I've always been a boat nerd, even as a kid, but I never really understood how our port and port authority works. In the news are always the major ones on the ocean coasts, but

Detroit's a special city to the world, from Motown, to motors, to techno, and more. But what about the city of today and tomorrow? What about making sure those making ideas happen in Detroit have

Today's episode of Daily Detroit was recorded on location at the facility of Grounded, an electric van builder.

Sam Shapiro, their Founder and CEO, tells the story of how the company was created during the

Jer and Norris are here to send you into the holiday week!

00:08 - What are your favorite Fourth of July dishes? 

02:42 - The City of Detroit is suing a Florida

A big moment in Detroit's history happened today as the city is regaining a WNBA team as part of expansions happening in 2029.

Norris and Jer break it down - including the impact on the

On today's show, two examples of where we've been and new life for an old theatre facade.

We highlight the Marrow project underway in Eastern Market, Detroit Perk in Dearborn Heights, and how the facade

Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City Democratic primary for mayor is a political earthquake. What are the lessons of his success than can be used locally? Whether it's tone, media, topics, or policies?

And

After a full house for a mayoral debate at the Eastside Community Network on Saturday, Jer and Norris are joined by Donna Givens Davidson of ECN and Orlando Bailey of Outlier Media who together do

One of the areas that Detroit is seeing more action and activity is investment.. from real estate to venture capital. It's have a real impact on the ground, but what is making it tick? What's

Today, we answer a listener question that we got from more than a dozen of you.. What is an Unc? We've referenced the Unc on the show.

But what does it mean to be an

After 36 years, the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News is dissolving at the end of the year.

While they have had competitive newsrooms, the JOA meant their back-end

Today's guest is the senior Senator from Michigan, Gary Peters.

With a record of being one of, if the not the most effective senator on the floor — we talked about Selfridge, the importance of university

Today on your Daily Detroit, a conversation about what happens when a state starts pushing back on one of its greatest challenges?

After decades of decline, Michigan is seeing some positive population growth — particularly among

Whether it's tips from Norris to Jer for his first Tigers game of 2025, the most Detroit accident ever where a truck of oil to make Better Made potato chips spilled (which leads us to

On your Daily Detroit, we're talking about:

• There's news on plans for I-375 and what's going to happen with replacing it with a two-lane boulevard
• An update on the progress of the long-awaited Robocop statue

On today's Daily Detroit, we're thinking about green spaces and trails.

J.J. Tighe, who is in charge of parks and trails at the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, talks about what they're doing. It's

On today's show, Jer and Norris catch you up on the latest development news, where we've been, and polls.

00:00 - Where we've been, talking Mackinac, Movement, Pride, and Grand Prix

07:03 -

Belle Isle State Park is one of my favorite places, and judging from so many listener comments over the years, one of yours, too. 

So when I had the opportunity to talk to Dr.

Today, we go to the Mackinac Policy Conference to talk with members of the Rethink I-375 coalition to understand the nuances of the proposed I-375 redesign project and community concerns as a meeting is coming

From the porch of the Grand Hotel at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Jer Staes and Devon O'Reilly talk about a new poll released Tuesday by the Detroit Regional Chamber and the Glengariff Group about Michigan's

Jer and Devon are back with a packed episode of Daily Detroit.

Where we've been: Let's kick things off with a glowing review of a special Club sandwich at Rocco's Italian Deli; plus talk about

Today, Norris and Jer open up the Daily Detroit mailbag and answer your listener questions.

• The status (as we know it) of Fisher Body 21
• Frustrations with there not being enough resources spent on the

Today's all-local daily podcast is in three parts:

First, we spent the morning at the Automate conference in Downtown Detroit. Bringing thousands to the city, the conference touches on the best in industrial and machine

Hey Detroit! We are back in our TechTown studio for your Daily Detroit, and on this Thursday, May 15th, 2025, the city is absolutely buzzing with news – from delicious new spots, to political shifts, to

The next Mayor of Detroit, whoever they are, will have some really big challenges from their budget to figuring out how to continue to draw investment, to trying to rebuild the city's middle class.

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