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Daily Detroit
What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.
Episodes
Daily DetroitCarl Levin remembered; Cade to Detroit; College vaccine mandates; New DHOP
Carl Levin has passed at the age of 87. Jer has thoughts from interviewing him and his memoir, "To the Heart of the Matter." Jer also penned this piece in…
Daily Detroit7 Things To Know Around Metro Detroit
We cover seven stories to know around town from rising COVID cases to new developments to things to go check out in the next few days. - COVID cases are on the…
Daily DetroitDetroit Councilman charged; Water authority CEO resigns, but what next? Plus, what if the Pistons don't take Cade?
Three stories: 1) Detroit City Council member Andre Spivey has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery over an alleged $35,000 accepted between him and…
Daily DetroitThe Underground Tunnels Time Forgot
What do you do to handle traffic before there were traffic signals everywhere? Build a tunnel to safely get people across the street, of course! That's what…
Daily DetroitNFL COVID Memo thoughts, Tigers win 7 in a row; MLS drawbacks w/ Fletcher Sharpe
On today's podcast, Fletcher Sharpe is in studio. We talk about the COVID memo outlining punishments for teams that forfeit games to due to unvaccinated…
Daily Detroit4 Stories To Know; Plus Robert Courtney's Post-COVID Business + Marketing Tips
Robert Courtney is our guest today as we talk about business and marketing tips for the world after COVID as the pandemic recedes. More on Robert here…
Daily DetroitDiscussing Warren's Proposed New Downtown; Royal Oak Drinking District Opens; Archer Greenway
Today's feature conversation is about a proposed downtown Warren concept, that would transform land next to Warren's city hall into a hotel, 500 apartments…
Daily DetroitMeet Crème Brûlée Detroit; UM Innovation Speculation; Major Disaster Declared
Our feature conversation is with Katrina Wilson, owner of Crème Brûlée Detroit, a new three-story luxury salon in New Center. We have a wide-ranging…
Daily DetroitEchoes Of The Pandemic Are Changing Plans In Detroit
Today: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talks about the changes the pandemic has brought, especially with projects that were offices possibly becoming residential…
Daily Detroit7 Things to Know Around Metro Detroit; Previewing the Detroit Policy Conference
Seven stories to know around town, plus Devon stops by to preview what he's been working on at the Detroit Policy Conference. - There's a new contract between…
Daily DetroitThe Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Gets A Major Upgrade
Edsel Ford is one of my favorite characters from Detroit's history, and I often wonder what would have happened if he hadn't died early of stomach cancer in…
Daily DetroitDetroit City FC Wins Title; Flooding Closes Main Library; 4 Stories Around Town
On today's show: Flooding closes Detroit's Main Branch to close until at least Labor Day The DNR Outdoor Adventure Center reopens July 16th A Detroit…
Daily DetroitDetroit City FC News; Cabrera Closer to 500 Homers; Pistons get first pick
Today's show focuses on sports. 00:48 Previewing the semi-final between Chattanooga and Los Angeles, the winner who will play Detroit City FC in the final at…
Daily DetroitDetroit Flood City and the Impact of Climate Change
Parts of Metro Detroit got as much rain in five hours as they'd normally get in two months, overwhelming our aging sewer and drainage system. I-94, as of this…
Daily DetroitRemembering a Civil Rights hero from Detroit w/ Desiree Cooper
More than three quarters of a century ago, Sarah Elizabeth Ray was kicked off the Boblo Boat for being African American, as it was a segregated attraction. Her…
Daily DetroitDetroit City FC Plays LA Force + Sports w/ Fletcher Sharpe
01:05 – Fletcher Sharpe (@saintfdw on Twitter) previews the LA Force Men's Detroit City FC match on Wednesday night at Keyworth Stadium 05:37 – The DCFC…
Daily DetroitMeet the Sapphire Sun cocktail; Diner Demolition; Plus stories around town
It's a Friday edition of your Daily Detroit and Devon O'Reilly joins Jer to send us out to the holiday weekend. 00:20 First up, we talk about our cocktails of…
Daily DetroitDetroit's property tax system is broken. Could a split rate help fix it? w/ Matthew X. Roling
Detroit is only second to New York City when it comes to overall tax burden, according to some estimates. And when it comes to property taxes, due to the…
Daily DetroitPreviewing the Ford F-150 Lightning w/ Eric Trykto; Nicole Curtis wins; Venues reopening
Housekeeping: We're getting a lot of requests for t-shirts. Do you want one? Are you willing to meet us in the middle and cover the cost of yours, or become a…
Daily DetroitMasks off? River Place sold; DCFC News + The dramatic Michigan Stars; Ferndale Radio fundraising to stream
OMGWTFBBQ what an episode. We literally scrapped it three times and then everything happened. First, Devon O'Reilly joins us to talk about the change in mask…
Daily DetroitThe Complex Line 5 Pipeline Situation, Explained
The whole Line 5 pipeline situation under the straits of Mackinac, as I uncover more and more, seems to be a symptom to a larger, bi-national problem and lack…
Daily DetroitPolice Chief James Craig retires, may run for Governor; Ford HQ changes; Belle Isle Newsboy Shelter demolished
Detroit Police Chief James Craig retires, and word is he's eyeing running for Michigan Governor as a Republican. But there's a hard reality that the violent…
Daily DetroitCan employers make employees get vaccinated? And will they? w/ Terry Bonnette
Today's show is driven by a listener question we've gotten a lot over the last couple of months. Can employers mandate their employees get vaccines? Should…
Daily Detroit5 Things to know plus DCFC news + Lions picks w/ Fletcher Sharpe
On today's show, Fletcher Sharpe joins us to talk about Detroit City FC's win over the Maryland Bobcats and his thoughts on the Detroit Lions draft picks. That…
Daily DetroitHow the global chip shortage impacts Detroit automakers w/ Bloomberg's Gabrielle Coppola
The global silicon chip shortage has made computers and graphics cards more expensive and harder to find. But so many popular products are driven by chips…
Daily DetroitSpring update on Detroit's growing greenways w/ Todd Scott
It's now spring so it's a great time to catch up on what's happening with Detroit's growing greenway infrastructure. Detroit Greenways Coalition Executive…
Daily Detroit1100 Cars for people who need them; New Ford Ion Park; Flower Day Details and more
Today's show features a conversation with Bob Schwartz of the Here to Help Foundation. They've provided or helped with 1,100 cars for working people in Wayne…
Daily DetroitDonut talk; Floyd funding; Plus 5 things to know around Metro Detroit
It's Friday funday at the podcast and we run down stories around town as well as our favorite donuts. 01:11 - Devon and Jer share their drinks and their…
Daily DetroitCan we lower Detroit's high property tax rates and not gut services? Here's how we might do it.
Could we lower the city of Detroit's property tax rates - they are among the highest in the nation - while not gutting services? This would be a benefit for…