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# PODCAST: Aretha Franklin gravely ill, Ossian Sweet House update with Karen Dybis & more
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast-aretha-franklin-gravely-ill-ossian-sweet-house-update-with-karen-dybis-more/
- Published: 2018-08-13T17:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-27T19:50:13.000Z
- Author: Jer Staes
- Tags: #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12, #daily-detroit-staff

Here’s our show on August 13, 2018.

– The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is said to be “gravely ill.” That’s according to multiple reports and family friend Evrod Cassimy, a WDIV anchor and reporter.

> BREAKING NEWS: I am so saddened to report that the Queen of Soul and my good friend, Aretha Franklin is gravely ill. I spoke with her family members this morning. She is asking for your prayers at this time. I’ll have more details as I’m allowed to release.
> 
> — Evrod Cassimy (@EvrodCassimy) [August 13, 2018](https://twitter.com/EvrodCassimy/status/1028965209648582656?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=dailydetroit.com)

– Legendary Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris had his number 47 retired over the weekend.

– The historic David Stott tower in Capitol Park will soon reopen as luxury housing and office space. [According to the Freep, asking prices for the apartments could set a new record for price-per-square-foot in downtown Detroit.](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/08/13/david-stott-building-bedrock-detroit/974737002/?ref=dailydetroit.com)

– Karen Dybis ([writer of these books](https://www.amazon.com/Karen-Dybis/e/B00NLY4LRA?ref=dailydetroit.com)) joins us on the show to share what’s happening to the historic Ossian Sweet House, and the story behind the important building.

> Big day for Detroit and history. The city received $500k to expand the historical district here at the Ossian Seeet home. City, state and national recognition will become a Civil Rights mainstay. Congrats, Baxter family, Detroit and [@MayorMikeDuggan](https://twitter.com/MayorMikeDuggan?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=dailydetroit.com). [pic.twitter.com/1NpKH7zKRM](https://t.co/1NpKH7zKRM?ref=dailydetroit.com)
> 
> — Karen Dybis (@KarenDybis) [August 13, 2018](https://twitter.com/KarenDybis/status/1029031271027105792?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=dailydetroit.com)

– Sven was out of town last week, so we saved our discussion about the primary election and news of the week for when he came back from the woods.

– A legal analysis by Detroit’s Law Department says that City Council President Jones may be able to keep her local seat while serving for a time in the U.S. Congress.

– On the Detroit side of Mack between Outer Drive and Cadieux sits East English Village, a neighborhood built between the 1920s and 1950s. It’s a neighborhood that doesn’t always get much press attention. But maybe now it will.

– Sunoco stations across Detroit are being sued in Federal court. They’re accused of selling Viagra without a prescription as an “all-natural” male enhancement pill.

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