Following in the footsteps of her father, JoAnne Purtan is coming to 104.3 WOMC on Monday Morning. It was probably the worst kept secret in Detroit media. The radio station announced Thursday that Purtan, a longtime on air personality at Channel 7...
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Monday, April 2. Here are our stories: Wayne County is among the most affordable places in the nation to buy a home. Detroit Bus Service changes are coming Fuel economy standards may be changing...
Hey there, all you movers and shakers. It seems hard to believe that we are already almost finished with March. We’ve had a lot of great networking events throughout the month, and this month is no different. Let’s get to the round up...
Friday morning we had the opportunity to go on a tour of the new Amazon Fulfillment Center in Livonia. The facility is huge, at over 1 million square feet. To put that in perspective it is roughly the size of 28 football fields. Below is a narrative...
This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Saturday, March 24, 2018. We take you on a narrative audio tour of the new Amazon.com facility in Livonia that’s the size of 28 football fields. We also have am Amazon Livonia facility gallery here...
Michigan’s schools are in trouble. Although many parents believe their school and their teacher are fine, compared to the rest of the nation the state ranks very poorly. It wasn’t always this way. Over the years, other states like...
On this week’s Daily Detroit Happy Hour with Sven Gustafson, we talk mass transit. A new plan called “Connect Southeast Michigan” has been put forth by Wayne County Executive Warren Evans (more here)… but does it even have a...
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans unveiled a new plan today to improve regional transit. The draft plan is called “Connect Southeast Michigan.” It comes as the region’s leaders struggle to advance a transit plan in the wake of Detroit’s failed...
Hello! I hope your week has been going well. To be honest, I have kind of been riding the struggle bus this week. What can I say, Daylight Saving has kicked by butt. Anyway, it looks like it should be a little bit warmer this weekend. It’s...
This is you Daily Detroit News Byte for Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Our stories: A new plan emerges for the fail jail Detroit City FC will be broadcast on Fox Sports Detroit for the first time Mexicantown in Detroit is getting support to grow its...
Here it is. The weekend. Finally! Although for some folks it’s been a short week (if you’re one of those few bank or government employees who actually take President’s Day off – outside of those folks, none of my friends had...
A local legend as far as business and philanthropy, Art Van Elslander, has died. He was 87. The founder of Art Van’s in 1959, he grew a store where he was the only employee into a furniture powerhouse based in Warren, Michigan. Born in 1930 in...
Our guest on the Happy Hour this week could be considered Detroit cultural royalty, if there is such a thing. Around the Daily Detroit office, we often joke that the shirts that say “Detroit Hustles Harder,” to be more accurate, should...
Hey there everyone! I hear we are about to be buried in snow this weekend. Which really stinks because there are some really great events happening this weekend. So I guess I’m going to say to stay safe out there, but if you find a break...
It’s not very often that you see the words paczek and run together in a sentence. It only happens one day a year in Hamtramck during the Annual 5K Paczki Run. This year the Paczki Run will take place on Saturday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m. This...
