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# Checker Bar returns, Kalshi controversy, Should first floor offices be in downtowns?
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/checker-bar-returns-kalshi-controversy-should-first-floor-offices-be-in-downtowns/
- Published: 2026-03-05T20:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-12T19:51:23.000Z
- Author: Devon O'Reilly
- Tags: Podcast

Welcome back! Jer and Devon are highlighting places we've been and stories around Metro Detroit...

01:29 - Checker Bar in downtown Detroit is back!

03:14 - Devon is a fan of Mint 29 in Dearborn

04:59 - Remembering long gone Dearborn establishments like Dearborn Music, Wonderland Music, and Hewitt's

08:26 - Devon's obsessed with his Ninja Luxe coffee machine. What local roaster beans should he get?

12:36 - Bonus where we've been: Dessert Oasis in Ferndale

14:24 - Michigan is suing Kalshi to keep their sports product out. Is it gambling like the AG says? We discuss our opinions

20:35 - Should first floor offices be allowed in downtowns? Northville may ban them.

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