Food and Drink
Fletcher Sharpe and Jer Staes hit some of the stories you might have missed and talk about the heartbreaking loss by the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon.
The rundown:
01:00 - Detroit Basketball playoffs
The free festival this year is the weekend of May 3rd and 4th. It's been running since 1966.
You can get all the details here but I'm looking forward to the traditional Polish food and the strawberry pies. Since I can eat there or take it home, I'll grab an extra pie for the road.
I'm Polish, but you don't need to be to attend.
Both days. there will be live music from local bands like the Polish Muslims, Kamerton, and the Kielbasa Kings. And don't miss the folk dances Sunday.
If you didn't know, St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters. To honor that, on Saturday there's a firefighters march at 3:30p from the Hamtramck fire station to the church — followed by a mass at 4p.
St. Florian is at 2026 Poland Street in Hamtramck.
According to press materials, it'll open on April 24, 2025 and will be in the old Andiamo spot on Main Street in downtown Royal Oak.
This will be the 71st location for the chain that was founded in 2010. They offer broths simmered for 20 hours, traditional Japanese rice bowls, handcrafted noodles, craft cocktails, craft beer, and more.
They also have what they call "premium" toppings like tender pork chashu, shrimp wonton and seasoned eggs.
The Royal Oak location will be open Sunday through Wednesday from 11a to 10p and Thursday through Saturday from 11a to 11p.
Producer Shianne, Engineer Randy, and Jer sat down at the studio at TechTown and rank Michigan-made Hudsonville Ice Cream flavors against eachother to decide which flavor reigns supreme in our very unofficial taste test.
The
There's a story we often tell ourselves about the American economy, particularly when we talk about trade, manufacturing, and small business.
It is often simplified in political debates. One focused on bringing jobs back, on
Join me and Devon O'Reilly on your Daily Detroit for a packed episode covering everything from hopeful superstitions to major downtown developments and exciting new food spots!
Recorded live from TechTown, there's also a video
As Opening Day faded into the night, I noticed a vacant commercial space in Downtown Detroit come back alive as the new High Spirits bar soft opened.
Located in the old Garden Pub space (also known as St. Brigid's Bathtub Pub) between Lafayette Gardens and Lafayette Coney Island, the interior of the space has chic vibes without being overly dapper.
Owner Nick Kefallinos told me the grand opening is aimed for the middle of April.
Because of the limitations of the building — High Spirits will be drinks only, and might partner with others for food.
Located at 125 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, they have an Instagram you can follow.
