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COVID 'Motoring Along At A Level Of Suck' In Michigan, Ford Layoffs & Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Rumors are swirling that high-school football could once again be on this fall, now that the Michigan High School Athletic Association has said they’ll follow other states’ examples if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer amends an executive order. Plus, President Trump said he spoke with the B1G commissioner about “immediately” starting the fall football season, because a) of course he did and b) there’s nothing else really going on right now that’s worthy of the attention of the president of the Unite...

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PODCAST: Pontiac Reconsiders The Woodward Loop, Plus 7 Things To Know

Today we’re catching you up on some things happening around town. First up, Amazon has released a new video and some details about the battery-electric Prime delivery vans that Plymouth-based Rivian will build for it. The online retailer has ordered 100,000 vans from Rivian, which has designed the vehicle and will supply the skateboard electric-vehicle platform it will ride on. They’ll come in three different sizes, offer different battery configurations and feature things like d...

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10 Things To Know In Metro Detroit Plus Sven Goes To Belarus

On today’s show (yes, we’re moving to mornings! Finally!) – A film focusing in part on a Detroit automaker, “Ford V. Ferrari,” takes the top spot at the box office – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Israel – A Metro Detroit gas price update from AAA – Taxpayers are on the hook for free health care for Warren’s elected officials for life. In-depth here: https://www.macombdaily.com/news/local/new-perk-for-warren-elected-officials-free-health-insurance-for/art...

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Hamburgers, Chick-fil-A And Fitness, Oh My: Three Openings In Macomb County

A truth I’ve learned here living most of my life is that Metro Detroiters love their chains. There are three of them opening in Macomb County. One’s a burger joint, the other a fitness place and the third the popular Chick-ail-A. Let’s start with the one that’s getting the most attention first, the Chick-fil-A. It’s reportedly going to be in Shelby Township where they’re doing double the drive through lanes for the increased expected demand. Many of the Chick-fil-A locations ar...

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We Try Coney Pasties Plus 5 Things To Know Around Detroit

On today’s episode, hear firsthand what it’s like to bite into a coney pasty. That’s a pasty, the traditional U.P. pastry, filled with a Detroit-style coney that’s meant to dip into yellow mustard. They’re from Ackroyd’s Scottish Bakery in Redford Township and are available for the month of April. In other news, Amtrak wants to restore passenger rail service between Detroit and Toronto in 2020. That hasn’t been available since the pre-Amtrak late ’60s. [Curbed]...

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Hotel-A-Palooza Comes To Detroit Plus 3 Things To Know

At least three boutique hotels are coming to Detroit, bringing a dose of luxury to still-gritty parts of the city. The Mid will take shape next to the old hammer-and-nail building on Woodward, while the West Elm Hotel will incorporate the old Bonstelle Theater several blocks south. And downtown, there plans for a new 154-room hotel at 600 West Lafayette, plus the old Park Hotel downtown just sold to a hospitality company, suggesting yet more hotel rooms could be possible. Most of...

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LISTEN: Detroit Restaurant Week And 7 Other Things To Know

It was an especially bad start to the week for many salaried employees at General Motors, as the automaker started handing out pink slip in a bid to eliminate 4,000 white-collar employees over the next two weeks. It’s part of plans GM announced in November and discussed on our podcast to slash 14,000 jobs and save $6 billion by 2020. In other news, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shakes up state government, restructuring and renaming the Department of Environmental Quality as the Departmen...

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$98 Million In Federal Funds Coming To Fix Mound Road In Macomb County

Nearly $98 million in federal money, pending congressional approval, will be coming to help fix Mound Road. The main artery in Macomb County serves 40,000 vehicles a day and currently resembles the surface of the moon. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will be targeted to Mound from I-696 to M-59, or about nine miles. All told, the project will cost $184.6 million. Macomb County and the cities of Sterling Heights and Warren are throwing in the rest of the money. Beyond just...

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FlashFoodBox Launches in Detroit, Marijuana Ordinance Proposed in Detroit, Como's Bought & More News

You Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast (subscribe free here!) recorded on June 7, 2018. – Members of Detroit City Council will debate a new proposal to regulate medical marijuana businesses in the city. – The Republican-controlled state House and Senate have adopted a citizen petition to pull the prevailing wage law off the books. – City councils in two of Oakland County’s largest cities, Troy and Novi, say voters should be allowed to decide the fate of a regional transit tax in November....

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Play Bocce Ball With The Capuchin Brothers On Friday At Villa Penna

The Capuchin Ministries do a lot of good around metro Detroit between the work at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Children’s Program, and On the Rise Bakery. On Friday, January 26 Shelving, Inc. will be hosting the sixth annual Bocce with the Brothers benefit to raise money for the Capuchin Brothers. The benefit will be held at Villa Penna in Sterling Heights. The event will have a buffet dinner, unlimited bocce ball, live music and entertainment and silent auction. Speed painter Dave Santia wi...

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Festa Italiana 2017 Brings Three Days Of Italy To Freedom Hill This Weekend

If you in any way feel a connection to Italian food or culture, the three days of Festa Italiana may be for you. This family-friendly event aims to bring the sights, sounds and tastes of Italy to Metro Detroit. More than 30 food vendors serve Italian food and there will be Italian wines, beer and cocktails. Annual contest favorites are back, like the Cannoli Eating or Meatball Tasting. You can also take in the sounds of national and local performers presented on the Lucido Family Stage. Th...

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Macomb County Puts Three Larger Plots Of Land Up For Sale

The three properties, located in Macomb Township, Sterling Heights and Chesterfield Township just might make all of your suburban dreams come true. According to county public works officials, the properties may be worth “several million dollars,” and were deemed excess after a review by Candice Miller, the former U.S. House Representative turned Macomb County Drain Commissioner. The properties include: 8.89 acres  at the northwest corner of M-59 and Garfield. That property is current...

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Macomb County: No money for regional transit, but pushing $150 million rebuild and widening of Mound Road

Leaders in this part of metro Detroit are betting on wider roads as the way of the future. According to multiple reports, Macomb officials including County Executive Mark Hackel are going to actively push for a $150 million rebuild of Mound Road called “Innovate Mound” to create a “Mound Innovation Corridor.” For economic growth, business leaders in the city of Detroit have been focused on density, with projects like QLINE and the efforts for bike sharing. But business leaders and governme...

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Southern Macomb County Has Lost Its Trees. Green Macomb Is Working To Help Bring Them Back.

According to SEMCOG (The Southeast Michigan Council Of Governments), large parts of Macomb County are a lot less green that they used to be. That’s due to, according to the organization, decades of loss from Dutch Elm Disease, the devastation created by the emerald ash borer, and efforts to improve in-ground infrastructure and roadways. Trees have a lot of benefits. They include reducing water runoff from storms, absorbing carbon dioxide, as well as being a natural air conditioner and sou...

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Sterling Heights To Get A Dickey's Barbecue Pit This Thursday

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is coming to Sterling Heights. The new location will open on Thursday. This is the second Dickey’s location for owners Ed and Carrie Wenzel. Their first location is in Macomb Township. They also hope to add a third location in Auburn Hills in the future. “We are excited to offer delicious Texas-style barbecue to these communities,” Carrie says. “We believe in Dickey’s family-owned brand and look forward to expanding our family business with it.” There will be loads of...

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You're Going To Need An Inhaler For This Weekend Festival

That’s right, folks, Chill on the Hill is back at Freedom Hill September 12-13, with the one and only Weezer set to headline the bill. If that shot of nostalgia isn’t enough to draw you in, the impressive lineup will also include hometown heroes Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Cold War Kids, Coheed and Cambria, Cage the Elephant, and many more. You can view the full line up here. Pre-sale tickets are available here and are available through this Friday at 9:50 p.m. Starting at around $30, this is a...

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Have The Next Big Tech Idea? Mac-OU INC Is Giving Away $20K in Cash and Prizes

The Macomb-Oakland University INCubator, based in Sterling Heights, is offering up a variety of cash and prize incentives for entrepreneurs in the high-growth technology space. If there’s one thing that it’s pretty obvious Detroit area entrepreneurs need, it’s cash and support. The “Macomb Pitch: A Competition For Small Businesses” is a panel-judged competition for Michigan-based businesses with revenue of less than or equal to $2.5 million have been in business less than or equal to three yea...