Norris Howard
On today’s Daily Detroit, we start with big news for Detroit City FC fans and the future of Corktown.
We recap our visit to the new Detroit City FC welcome center on Vernor and
Pine Hall is at the top of the Hudson’s building (the lower office block) and features the pseudo-mid century design that most of the entire compound follows.
It’s modern, clean and its patio wraps around the entire western side of the building, with city views to the west and south.
Since it was a busy opening night, I stuck to one cocktail and got the Silk Standard. A riff on an Air Mail, it’s a mix of Doctor Bird rum, lime, lager, and North African spices (specifically Ras el Hanout).
The drink list was more limited than I expected, but with a full suite of food as well, I think it evens out. Don’t expect a Sugar House level menu.
In terms of vibes, it felt distinctly younger and sexier than say Kamper’s or Monarch Club.
It positions itself as the most urbane of our lofted libation lounges. If Kamper’s is for the tourists, Monarch is for the older suburbanites and Godfrey or Cambria for the locals, then Pine Hall feels like the Happy Hour move for the key card warriors.
With hours clearly catering to those that will work and play downtown, they will have their doors open every day at 4 p.m., closing at midnight during the week, 1 a.m. on Saturday and 10 p.m. on Sunday.
Three stories we talk about today on your Daily Detroit, finished as finalist in Hour Detroit's Best of Detroit (thank you!)
Detroit's Dutch Girl Donuts is back in the headlines, and we start
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has abruptly ended his independent run for governor, blowing up Michigan's 2026 race less than six months before voters head to the polls.
In this emergency episode of Daily
Detroit’s parks, rivers, and wild pockets are far richer and more active than many people realize, and Ian “Ian Outside” John Solomon is on a mission to show Detroiters what they’ve been missing.
Detroit has posted population gains for the third consecutive year, adding more than 5,000 residents and leading the entire state in growth.
Two city residents and a former resident discuss the Census Bureau data
Lifelong Detroiter Jerrylyn Cope Howard joins us to share what it’s really been like to grow up, raise a family, and stay rooted in the city for decades.
From Hudson’s and Kresge’s
Detroit is having a week full of newness — and we've got all of it. PWHL Detroit is officially happening: the city's new Professional Women's Hockey League franchise will play at Little Caesar'
Filmmaker Hannah Fahoome of Now Listen Here Young Lady LLC joins Jer Staes and Norris Howard to talk about Arab Film Fest After Dark — an interactive afterparty she's been building around the Arab Film
We break down fresh polling data from the Detroit Regional Chamber and Glengariff on Michigan's August 2026 primaries.
With 36% of Democratic voters still undecided in the Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed, Haley
Ferndale is bucking the trend. While most of Detroit's inner-ring suburbs are losing people, Ferndale has grown 1.3% since 2020 — outpacing every municipality that touches Detroit's city limits.
We dig into
Detroit's downtown housing study is back, and the headline is clear: there's still a lot of runway to grow.
Norris and I dig into what so many potential new units really means and
On today’s Daily Detroit, we dig into a fresh Emerson College poll that shakes up the Michigan U.S. Senate race.
If their numbers are right, the Democratic primary is suddenly a two-person
On today's Daily Detroit, a fast-moving, food-and-development-heavy episode rooted in what's changing on the ground in metro Detroit.
Jer is joined by Devon O'Reilly and Norris Howard for
On today’s Daily Detroit, I’m joined by the Prince of Brightmoor himself, Norris Howard, for a conversation about what kind of city and community we actually want to build.
We start with the
Today I'm at the table at TechTown with Life Remodeled president and CEO Diallo Smith, along with Norris Howard.
We get into how this Detroit‑based nonprofit is transforming vacant school buildings into "opportunity
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield delivered her first State of the City at Mumford High School, and we're unpacking what it really means for everyday Detroiters. Host Jer Staes is joined by Norris Howard and
Welcome back from the weekend! Norris and Jer dig into:
- The names of three new lion cubs at the Detroit Zoo
- We unpack the quiet closure of Midtown's Jolly Pumpkin, what it meant to
Your Daily Detroit is here with Jer and Norris, talking all things Metro Detroit. The Rundown:
04:55 - ICE Facility Fight is hot in Romulus
12:30 - Jack in the Box coming to Metro Detroit,
On today's Daily Detroit, we're talking about what it really looks like when a public school system bets big on kids — and on the skies.
We were joined at the podcast table at
The rundown:
05:08 - So how do we say those Detroit street names? We react.
08:25 - City of Detroit Budget talk: More sidewalk repairs, more money for transit, and a property tax cut
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Today's story rundown:
00:56 - Travel and Leasure names Detroit the most underrated city who everyone should visit at least once
05:41 - Rail survey says: More trains!
09:22 - Eastside news: City will
Hop in for a wide ranging talk about food, faith, politics, and Detroit's future.
What we talk about:
- Devon went to Dearborn for Mayor Abdullah Hammoud's Unity Iftar dinner during Ramadan and talks
Today's Daily Detroit is about being real with each other and with this city we love.
Norris and I start with the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, what he meant to Detroit, and how
On today's show with Devon, Norris and Jer talking all things Detroit:
01:04 - Where we've been: Empire in Midtown Detroit
03:21 - Where we've been: Mother Handsome in Oak Park
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