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# Detroit's first Urban Agriculture Director // DSO season preview // Stories around town
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/detroits-first-urban-agriculture-director-dso-season-preview-stories-around-town/
- Published: 2023-09-12T14:33:41.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-07T11:10:49.000Z
- Author: Jer Staes
- Tags: Urban Agriculture, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Tepfirah Rushdan, Erik Rönmark

Today’s show has six stories.

00:51 – First, to Eastern Market. Detroit has a new Director of Urban Agriculture. We’ll meet Tepfirah Rushdan.

03:20 – Then, to Campus Martius. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra rolled out their season schedule. We do a preview with their president and CEO. Erik Rönmark.

08:42 – Then we hit four stories around town.

The UAW is on the verge of a strike, and predictions are that it’s going to happen. Deadline is in a couple days. There’s a historic apartment rehab with affordable rents planned just west of Woodward. I’m including it as I see this one often – [ https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2023/09/11/plans-unveiled-clairwood-apartments-detroit/70821668007/](https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2023/09/11/plans-unveiled-clairwood-apartments-detroit/70821668007/?ref=dailydetroit.com)

Dearborn is rolling out grants to lower the cost of SMART Flex Rides. – [https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/09/08/dearborn-partners-with-smart-flex-rideshare-to-offer-rides-for-1/70796707007/](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/09/08/dearborn-partners-with-smart-flex-rideshare-to-offer-rides-for-1/70796707007/?ref=dailydetroit.com)

And some housekeeping on the Mel Tucker story as there have been a few developments and clarifications since we talked about it yesterday. 

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