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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Joe Louis Greenway (ft. Leona Medley)
The Joe Louis Greenway has gotten a lot of buzz locally and nationally. But what's the bigger vision? What's ahead? How will this integrate with the communities it serves? Joe Louis Greenway Partnership Executive Director Leona Medley joins us to discus the formation and goals of the newly formed nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Joe Louis Greenway project in Detroit. The partnership focuses on community engagement, ongoing beautification, programming, and maintaining the greenway to ensur...
This Video Game was Made in — and Inspired by — Detroit
Meet Aerial_Knight, behind "We Never Yield"
Two RenCen Towers to be demolished? Inside a new distillery, and more around Metro Detroit
Welcome to the Friday edition of your Daily Detroit, sharing what to know and where to go in Southeast Michigan. Have a watch: Today: We talk about a visit to the Shankar Distillery, making the Varchas brand, a new spot blending Indian and American whiskey traditions. Learn about their unique offerings, including a Reserve 102 bourbon whiskey and the cultural significance behind their eagle branding. Jer and Devon discuss his favorite twist on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail, featuring me...
What do Detroiters really think? New survey sheds light on top concerns, voter engagement, and more
Crime and safety, blight and vacancy, housing affordability are the top 3 issues, say Detroiters
What will it take to grow Michigan? (ft. Hilary Doe)
As long as we’ve done this show, growing Michigan, and getting it into gear to be competitive against the rest of the country has been a topic. Honestly, it sometimes feels like I'm screaming down into the void as someone who is usually pushing for things to be better. Because as much as we love our city, region and state, there's much to be proud of… There is work to do. There has been for years. After all, Michigan is second to last in the nation for attracting people from other states. Mix...
PODCAST: Local TV (and news) is changing a lot. Let's talk about why (ft. Matt Friedman)
"If you want to watch, to listen, to read something that has value to you, be prepared to pay for it." - Matt Friedman
Detroit Can Handle It
(now, let's think even bigger)
Inside the new Adelina with Chef Fabio Viviani & friends
There's a bunch of new spots opening in Detroit ahead of the NFL Draft, and one of the latest - and capturing the most buzz - is Adelina on Woodward Avenue. Across from the massive Hudson's site tower and a block from Campus Martius Park, it's location is second to none. But also adding to the mix is celebrity chef Fabio Viviani, who you might know from Top Chef or his many other restaurants. In a special conversation in the restaurant, Jer sat down with Fabio and Chefs Marco Dalla Fontana and...
Black Tech Saturdays and Growing Detroit's Social Media
Black Tech Saturdays is making quite the splash in bridging digital divides and being a platform to lift up Detroit in technology. Plus, it’s a total vibe. Far different (in a good way) than what you’re used to for “tech events.” Joining me on the show is Alex and Johnnie Turnage, co-founders – as well as Ethan Lloyd, Social Media Manager for the city of Detroit and he runs the city of Detroit’s social media accounts that have been growing quickly and engaging residents. It’s cheesy to...
The Introvert Economy // Michigan Central hotel // Olga's Westland closes
Four Daily Detroit contributors around one table? The dream is realized at the new studio in TechTown. Norris Howard, Shianne Nocerini, Devon O’Reilly and Jer talk three of today’s stories that impact Metro Detroit. 00:51 – There’s a hotel proposed for the top of the Michigan Central project in Corktown on the old train station. Is that the best use? Will it be a great way to show off the city? 06:32 – We wax nostalgic about Olga’s, who abruptly closed their Westland location after more...
On the future of Metro Detroit's suburban transit (ft. Tiffany Gunter, SMART)
Although a lot of attention is paid to buses and transit in the city of Detroit, the reality is the vast majority of people in Metro Detroit do not live within the city limits. Although some do, many of their trips to get around don’t involve the city at all. They’re served by SMART – The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation – and any conversation about transit and linking southeast Michigan together involves their work. In this conversation with Tiffany Gunter, Depu...
Lessons learned running a bar in Detroit since 2005
What does it take to run a bar and restaurant? When Owen Burke and his business partner Tony Piraino first ran a bar called Pulse in 2005, the building they were leasing got demolished by the city for future progress. So they changed concepts, got a hold of a historic building in Greektown, and opened Firebird Tavern in 2013. A decade in one concept is quite the accomplishment in their industry. And recently, they expanded with a second location in Troy, Michigan. In this honest con...
In-depth: America's first wireless electric charging road
The first wireless electric charging road in the United States – where, with the right equipment, you can drive on it and charge while moving – has opened in Detroit’s Corktown. Using technology by Electreon and deployed at Michigan Central, it seems only appropriate for this first quarter mile to be here. Me and Norris Howard discuss the technology, the implications, the possibilities, the challenges and more in this single-topic episode of your Daily Detroit. We’re not sure if this w...
Putting The "City" Back In The Motor City By Supporting Small Developers w/ Brian Mulloy
Our deep-dive conversation is with Brian Mulloy. He’s doing small-scale development in the city of Detroit through his Ballet Real Estate, but with a focus on building restoration and urban spaces. His transformation of a building at Bagley and Trumbull (and subsequent development of a property few thought could be built on it behind it) not only has caught attention for its looks but the amount of hassle he had to go through to get it done. So how can Detroit support smaller devel...
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Tour de Troit Returns For A Remarkable 15th Year - And You Could Win A Shinola Bike
There promises to be a caravan or convocation of cyclists there. (We’re not sure what you would call the more than 7,500 people expected to ride in this year’s Tour de Troit on Saturday, September 17, but we know it’s not a gaggle because that is an unorganized group doing nothing.) That certainly won’t be the case at the 15th year for this annual ride. Those participating will ride 30 miles – the very energetic will do 62 – and raise money for a great cause. Tour de Troit has raised more than...
Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of September 9-11
If you are looking for some fun things to do this weekend, we’ve got you covered. Whether you are trying to hold on to the last bits of summer, or have welcomed all things fall there is something to do in metro Detroit. Dally In The Alley – Detroit It is hard to believe, but Dally in the Alley has been around for 39 years. If you’re unfamiliar with Dally, it is a community street fair that celebrates life in the Cass Corridor. It is the big event in the city this weekend. It will be fille...
Look Inside The Delightful Tiny House That Could Be A "Game Changer" For Detroit
After less than a year of planning the first Cass tiny home was recently completed on Elmhurst Street on Detroit’s west side. Today, we got to tour it. Tiny homes for everyone! Ok, that might be an exaggeration, and Oprah wasn’t in town. But in all seriousness, the plan is to have 25 tiny homes for people who qualify for the program. Reverend Faith Fowler came up with the idea to build tiny homes in the area by the Cass Community campus near Elmhurst and the Lodge freeway to give people t...
A Principal And His Staff Have Just One Year to Prove Their School Should Survive
It was the first day of school at the Mumford Academy high school and principal Nir Saar was working the hallways, shaking hands, introducing himself to new students. “There’s the football star!” he said as he greeted a returning 10th-grader. “How you doing, Mr. Varsity?” He high-fived a girl as she walked by. “I missed you, Zakiya!” he exclaimed. “How you been?” “I missed you too,” she answered. It was a scene similar to ones that played out in schools across Detroit and the nation in...
Fitzgerald Neighborhood To Receive $4 Million Matching Grant From Foundations
Foundations are getting are continuing to be a financial catalyst in Detroit’s neighborhoods. The latest announcement comes today that Mayor Mike Duggan will be traveling to Philadelphia to receive a grant of at least $4 million (that the city has matched for a total $8 million) that will be targeted to the Fitzgerald Neighborhood in northwest Detroit, roughly between Marygrove College and U of D Mercy. The funding is through a national initiative called “Reimagining the Civic Commons.” it a...
Detroit’s Surveillance Program Expands, Partners With Comcast To Lower Costs
When it comes to reducing crime in the city of Detroit, the Duggan administration is banking on the idea that better technology is going to help. The city announced today that at a Valero gas station on Telegraph in Detroit that Project Green Light is now partnering with Comcast to make the camera systems more affordable. Initially, the program cost $6,000 up front to join and connect to the city’s real time crime center. Now, the technology giant Comcast is offering eligible businesses the...
25 Pictures Inside The Last Of Detroit's Amazing Ballrooms
Grande. Graystone. Arcade. Crystal. Vanity. Names of Detroit’s dancing past, when the city had beautiful ballrooms to house the big band and Motown sounds that were created with the musical heart and soul of Detroit. Of the above, the last built before the Great Depression was the Vanity in 1929. The east side Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood has been recently designated a National Historic Treasure, and a structural and environmental survey has been funded to see how this amazing structure tha...
Detroit's Historic East Side Jefferson-Chalmers Neighborhood Gets National Treasure Status
Today was a good day in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit. The east side neighborhood, situated just before the Grosse Pointe Border, the Detroit river, and Jefferson Avenue, was named one of the United States National Treasures from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is the first National Treasure site in Detroit and in the state of Michigan. It is also the first time that an entire neighborhood has been given this status. The National Trust has also announced a...
Need A Job? Pink Slip Party Returns To Detroit's Majestic Sept. 15
Imagine a networking event that’s also actually fun. It’s a rarity, right? If you’re in the I.T. (information technology) or other tech-related space – and looking for a job – then this may be the event for you. The IT in the D Pink Slip Party is returning to the Majestic Theatre on Thursday, September 15 starting at 5 p.m. As many as a thousand people have shown up in the past for what could be Detroit’s largest regular networking event. The organization has been doing networking events s...
Labor Day Traffic Fatalities Down This Year In Michigan
The preliminary reports are in and this Labor Day was safer on the roads than last year across the state of Michigan. According to Michigan State Police, traffic fatalities decreased this Labor Day holiday weekend. There were nine traffic deaths in nine separate traffic crashes during the 2016 Labor Day holiday weekend, compared to 12 traffic crashes and 15 deaths during the 2015 Labor Day holiday weekend. “These numbers are preliminary and only reflect those fatalities reported to the MSP...
Survey Says Detroit Area Companies Having Trouble Finding People With The Right Skills
Although Detroit area CFOs (Chief Financial Officers) are optimistic about their companies – with 15 percent planing to add jobs in the next six months and 66 percent hiring for open roles, there’s a cloud hanging over the success of many Detroit area businesses, and that cloud is finding talent. According to a Robert Half survey of 200 CFOs of companies with twenty or more employees, 58 percent of Detroit CFOs surveyed said it’s somewhat or very challenging to find skilled candidates for prof...
Love Comedy And Theater? Love Hamtramck? Planet Ant Is In Home Stretch Of Fundraiser To Finish Hall
Have you ever driven down Caniff in Hamtramck and wondered what that purple house with the giant white ant painted on the side of it was? Welcome to The Planet Ant Theater. The Planet Ant has some pretty cool history. It was originally a coffee shop that had poetry nights, musical performances and art shows. Then one day in 1996 Keegan Michael Key talked the owner into turning it into a theater. For years members of the Planet Ant have been performing improv, sketch, and plays in the small...
Gold Ribbon Expo Honoring Childhood Cancer Awareness
Come visit with organizations who help brave fighters & their families in various supporting ways. This event is possible thanks to Presenting Sponsor-Alisha Baker Farmers Insurance Agency & Host Salon Bliss & Spa of Shelby Twp. Charities taking part in the event are: Rockin’ For A Match (will be doing bone marrow registry), St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Kids Kicking Cancer, Children With Hair Loss and Operation Little Princess. Local businesses who will be part as well are: Angel of Grace Aw...
Detroit's Public Schools, Teachers Union Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Details are sparse as they’ll be revealed to Detroit Federation of Teachers members later this week, but a tentative agreement has been reached between the new district that controls Detroit’s public schools and the 2,900 or so unionized teachers and staff who work there. Any deal not only must be approved by both parties, but also the Financial Review Commission overseeing the finances of the district. The DFT has called a special meeting of membership for after the first day of school Tuesda...
Ambassador Bridge Ordered To Make Immediate Safety Repairs By Canadian Government
The Ambassador Bridge is not only an unmistakable part of Detroit’s skyline, it’s also the busiest port of entry in terms of commercial vehicles to Canada. In short – it’s crucial for trade between the United States and Canada. The 86 year old span has been cited by Transport Canada as having unsafe railings and curbs. The Direction concerns safety deficiencies found in a section of the bridge’s railings and curbs on the Canadian side. The deficiencies were observed during a Transport Canada...
9 Labor Day Facts That Might Surprise You
We all know that Labor Day happens on the first Monday in September. For many of us, it’s a break from work or school and a last chance to squeeze in a vacation before the fall work grind arrives – but the holiday has a lot of meaning. The history of Labor Day is, not surprisingly, influenced by organized labor in more ways than one. From its murky beginnings to its lasting legacy, check out these nine cool facts about Labor Day. 1. The founder of Labor Day is disputed There’s a disput...
All This Was Trees, And Now It May Be Again – Apple Trees, That Is
A few years ago, famous street artist Banksy painted at the Packard Plant on the east side of Detroit a piece that said, “I Remember When All This Was Trees.” Banksy was right. At one point, that’s what this area was before industrial production filled Detroit’s landscape, for a time, with factories and smokestacks. The area also had fertile soil that the French farmers in the early 1800s said was so good they didn’t even have to work to raise crops. Well, the trees may well be here again. D...
Detroit Area Has Two Of The Top 25 Museums In America, Says BI
Detroit has amazing museums that we often don’t give enough praise to. Some may forget them because they’re always here, or not even realize they’re just a short drive away. Two of our great Detroit area museums were listed in Business Insider’s “The 25 best museums in America, RANKED” this week – and we’d have to agree, they’re pretty amazing and do stand out among the 35,000 or so museums in the country. Ranked at 16, Greenfield Village/The Henry Ford in Dearborn. It’s really two museum...