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Happy Election Day, Detroit! On today's show, we run down some news about long lines and voting machine hiccups across the region. Reports of long lines are widespread. Elsewhere, Amazon HQ2 is said to be headed to the New York City and Washington D.C. areas as a split second headquarters. That's given critics plenty of fodder, as we discuss. Remember when Detroit and Windsor joined forces to bid on HQ2? We had a great Happy Hour episode breaking down our fair city's failure to crack the top 20. It's so worth a listen. Officials from the Michigan Department of Transportation are hedging on an end date to the never-ending I-696 construction project. An upcoming fundraiser dinner at the DIA celebrates the food and art of Italy. And our own Shianne Nocerini gives us the lowdown on a delicious private dinner created by chef James Rigato at Mabel Gray. Find Daily Detroit wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Welcome to Monday, friends. Here's your Daily Detroit for Nov. 5: The workers strike at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel is over, as the Unite Here union announces a settlement and a new contract. GM has rolled out e-bikes as part of its focus on mobility and cracking urban mobility markets. But it wants help from the public in coming up with a brand name. Beaumont Health and Universal Health Services will open a $40 million, 150-bed inpatient mental health hospital in Dearborn. An oil spill fouls the Red Run in Macomb County. Once a small network of rivers, the Red Run is now mostly used for sanitary and storm sewer runoff into the Clinton River. The Detroit Institute of Arts has opened an expanded gallery of Asian art, courtesy of the founders of Buddy's Pizza. Detroit gets a new bike signal on the edge of Palmer Park. And speaking of pizza, Melody Baetens at The Detroit News has the details about the new Detroit-style pizza being cooked up by the new owners of Como's in Ferndale. The place doesn't open until spring, but it inspired Jer and I to discuss pizza and the finer (and less fine) points of Detroit-style pie. Tomorrow is Election Day, so GET OUT THERE AND CAST YOUR VOTE! We offer you three ways to arrange transport, if you need it, to your local ballot box. Lastly, Brian McCollum at the Freep reports that a long-delayed Aretha Franklin performance documentary called "Amazing Grace" is finally set to see the light of day after more than four decades. Don't forget two things: Vote tomorrow. Subscribe to Daily Detroit wherever you download podcasts. Peace.

On today's edition of your Daily Detroit podcast, the team goes deep on the major statewide races and ballot issues that will appear on next week's Nov. 6 ballot. We're not making newspaper-style "endorsements," just breaking down each race and, yes, divulging who we're voting for. And agree or disagree all you want — just so long as you get out and cast your vote. It's the best way to preserve our fragile democracy. Also on today's show: The John and James L. Knight Foundation drops another $20 million in grant funding on Detroit to support art institutions and programs. Art matters, y'all! The as-yet unnamed regional group that aims to ramp up business attraction to southeast Michigan has named its new CEO. This is the same group L. Brooks Patterson accused of trying to persuade businesses to leave Oakland County for the city. Yay, regionalism. Nike has released the new "City Edition" version of alternate uniform for the Detroit Pistons. We have some thoughts on the alt-uni craze that is sweeping sports. Madonna announces a $100,000 matching grant challenge for a progressive Detroit charter school. Project Green Light expands to Michigan Avenue in Corktown. And save your hunger for Sunday, when organizers will try to break the Guinness World Record for largest food truck rally on Belle Isle, starting at noon. This episode was recorded on November 1, 2018.

This is your Daily Detroit for October 31, 2018. Happy Halloween! A few of the stories on today's show. GM is offering buyouts to 18,000 workers. An update to the ongoing Michigan marijuana saga. Devil's night is no longer a thing in Detroit. Detroit's going to get significantly warmer by 2050. Bill Schuette's campaign might be out of (or low on) cash. The Ballmer Foundation makes their first investment here. HTI Cybernetics expands in Sterling Heights. And Shianne has a tasty preview of a new restaurant in Birmingham that's the talk of the town. Like to show? Don't forget to leave a review in Apple Podcasts.

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on October 30, 2018. On today's show, more than 200 medical marijuana businesses face closure in Michigan. Golden Tate is no longer a Detroit Lion. Brenda Jones wants to be a congressperson for more than a few weeks. Chef Godwin Ihentuge stops by to talk about his upcoming brick and mortar African and Caribbean eatery in Detroit's New Center. Here's a link to his Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yumvillage/yumvillage-launches-brick-and-mortar-in-new-center And media and Public Relations expert Matt Friedman chats with Sven Gustafson about the possibility of a new regional sports network owned by the Ilitch family. http://tannerfriedman.com/ Like the show? Leave a review in Apple Podcasts or even better, tell a friend about the podcast. Thanks to our episode sponsor, Milo Digital.

From the CityLab Detroit conference, this is your Daily Detroit podcast for October 29, 2018. We have four major components of our show today: First, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. He teased a new universal Pre-K program here at CityLab Detroit. Although we couldn't get him to talk more about that, we did talk to him about the skills gap in Detroit (he says there are only 50-60 licensed plumbers in the city of Detroit) and what he's doing to address it. Sven Gustafson also got into bike lanes with Mayor, who said that "he's designing a city for residents," and not Grosse Pointers who want to speed down Jefferson through it. Second, Richard Florida. He's a leading voice about urbanism and cities with his daily blog. Florida and Jer talk about what's surprised him about Detroit's progress and what challenges lie ahead. Spoiler? Metro Detroit has to deal with transit and get over the suburban/city divide. Third, Sven talks about what Mary Barra said around autonomous vehicles. One thing? Barra has an eye to the future, mentioning in her panel today that there are 3 parking spots for every car and that the car is going to fit into cities very differently in the future than it does now. And finally, Sven and Jer talk about the renderings of the new skyscraper being built on the Hudson's site. We'll be back at CityLab tomorrow. Like the Daily Detroit podcast? Subscribe free in Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite podcasts.

Your Detroit stories: The Ilitch organization is talking about launching its own regional sports network (and we discuss other sportsy news, including soccer in Detroit). First reported here: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/10/25/ilitches-weigh-starting-own-sports-tv-network/1756233002/ and then everyone else in Detroit media got more info. Detroit's historic Pewabic pottery studio unveiled its new Maxine and Stuart Frankel Pewabic Tile Studio today. Two Detroit brands that taste great together. That's what the companies behind beloved hometown brands Kar's Nuts and Sanders chocolate are hoping after a deal that sees the two snack makers merge. Columbia Street in downtown Detroit is getting yet another new restaurant. Sahara Restaurant is opening up a 4,500 square foot spot where they will serve Iraqi and Chaldean cuisine. The site of the old village hall on Jos. Campau at Grayling Street is now the location of Hamtramck's first-ever full archeological dig. Saturday Night Live cast member Colin Jost (who co-hosts the very funny "Weekend Update" skit) Colin Jost is going to be in Pontiac on Saturday night. Tix: http://flagstarstrandtheatrepontiac.com/iwe-event/the-infamous-stringdusters-2-3-3 Two Royal Oak bars are backing a proposal that would allow downtown establishments that don't have kitchens to host food trucks without a special-event permit. (Extra info here) This episode was recorded on October 25, 2018 at the Podcast Detroit studios in the Detroit Shipping Company. If you like the show, be sure to leave us a review in Apple Podcasts

This is your Daily Detroit for October 24, 2018 from the Podcast Detroit studios at the Detroit Shipping Company. If you're anything like us, then you're a huge fan of PBS, and you also love food. And if you check both of those boxes, then you're probably familiar with our guest on today's podcast. Pati Jinich https://patijinich.com/ is the host of the James Beard Award-winning, Emmy-nominated PBS television series "Pati's Mexican Table," which combines travel to explore the cuisine of her native Mexico and how-to guides of her cooking up delicious recipes. She's also the author of two cookbooks — "Pati's Mexican Table" from 2013 and "Mexican Today," which came out in 2016. Jinich tells Sven she is in Detroit all week as part of a series tracing the evolution of Mexican food in the United States. So far during her trip here, she's sampled Detroit-style pizza at Buddy's, pastries at Mexicantown Bakery, and she goes deep on Detroit Coneys, with a pretty nuanced take on comparing the competing offerings from Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island. She also says Mexican cuisine has never been as big — nor attracted as much interest — as it does now. Your stories: - A pair of Monday raids by the Detroit Police Department resulted in the seizure of nearly 80 pounds of drugs… with a street value estimated at nearly $17 million. - A plot to steal Fiat Chrysler vehicles off of a factory storage lot (again) has failed. - The City of Detroit continues to go crazy for scooters … this time in the neighborhoods. Hundreds more Lime and Bird scooters are coming. - The city of Detroit has a new website. It has a cleaner look and officials say information is easier find with an enhanced search feature. We dive in. - Two Michigan dive bars, including one in Detroit, made a list of the best dive bars in America. - UFO Factory and Laika Dog are opening back up in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood this weekend after a long hiatus. We have the details. - We tried the new -320 Coffee and Creamery - And, today is the 20th anniversary of the implosion of the 32-story Hudson's department store on Woodward in downtown Detroit.

Your Daily Detroit podcast sharing what to know and where to go in Detroit recorded on October 23, 2018: The ongoing strike by workers at the Westin Book Cadillac has prompted organizers of the CityLab 2018 conference to relocate to the Marriott at the RenCen. That's a place that striking Book Cadillac employees says pays their workers a living wage. A private company that arranges substitute teachers for more than 100 districts across Michigan has abruptly closed up shop, without warning to school districts. Jer and I say it's another example of the sorry state of public education in Michigan. Personal-injury legal titan Mike Morse is in hot water, accused by State Farm of bribing police officers to give him unofficial accident reports that he can then use to gain clients and run up medical and rehab treatment bills. The Detroit News reports he's also the subject of an investigation by the FBI and a grand jury. Owners of the new Detroit City Fieldhouse cut the ribbon on Monday on the 75,000 square-foot facility, which features an indoor open field and indoor boarded field. A Detroit City FC-themed restaurant is expected to open in the coming weeks, pending approvals from inspections and a liquor license. The grand opening is Saturday. The State of Michigan is awarding a $1.5 million grant to support a $3.6 million project by Coyote Logistics in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. The UPS subsidiary will add 300 jobs. The Shinola Hotel on Tuesday named a pair of people to lead the highly anticipated property in downtown Detroit. One is local, a veteran of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and one is an import from New York City. Beirut Palace has been sold after 21 years in business in downtown Royal Oak. It's the latest example of a business shutting down over a perceived shortage of parking. And it's more illustration of the tension that has arisen as Royal Oak sees a wave of urbanization. Local runners, take note: The Run of the Dead is back. It's a 5k/10k through southwest Detroit that takes in two historic cemeteries and a neat old compact neighborhood. Register here. Thanks as always for listening, and don't forget to tell a friend about our little podcast. It's the best way to help us grow and keep the lights on. Here's a link to subscribe to the show in Apple Podcasts.

Here's your Daily Detroit podcast recorded in the Paris of the Midwest on Monday Oct. 22: Two Detroit funeral homes are under investigation after police found the remains of fetuses and a dead infant. One of the businesses — Perry Funeral Home — was closed by the state, with its mortuary license revoked. Sven reports to us about his trip from Las Vegas, where Ford briefed dealers on its plans to make 75 percent of its product lineup all-new by 2020 and unleashed the new "Built Ford Proud" ad campaign starring Bryan Cranston, perhaps best known as Walter White from "Breaking Bad." Ford was trying to calm the nerves of a dealer base rattled by criticisms from Wall Street and auto analysts over a lack of clarity on new products and how exactly it intends to turn around its money-losing operations in foreign markets. Across town, General Motors was named No. 1 for gender equity in a new ranking of publicly traded companies by Equileap, which monitors and gathers data on gender equality in companies. GM is led by a female CEO, Mary Barra, and recently promoted a woman to be chief financial officer. The Tower Center, an often-overlooked shopping mall at Grand River and Greenfield on Detroit's west side, is getting a new anchor tenant. Forman Mills will celebrate its grand opening next month. It takes over the space last occupied by Montgomery Ward, which closed in 1986. The mall has seen a number of small, black-owned businesses open for business, thanks to low rents. Corktown is in line to get another new coffee shop. Lucky Detroit will open on the second floor above Detroit Barbers. Local favorite Bucharest Grill is reopening downtown. The popular purveyor of shawarma will open at 436 W. Columbia Street with 130 seats and 24 beer taps. You can now pay those painfully expensive parking tickets on the city's free Park Detroit mobile app. And in giant pizza organization that owns two of our four professional sports teams news, Little Caesars has unveiled its new thin crust pizza nationwide. They'll go for $6 between 4 and 8 p.m. As we did with the 5-Meat Pizza back in the summer, plan on a live-on-the-pod taste test from your crack Daily Detroit team. Don't forget to subscribe to Daily Detroit for free wherever fine podcasts are found. http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast

Our feature interview today is with Amy Latawiec. She's the founder of a new body positive indoor cycling (or spin) studio on the east side of the city called Rebel Cycle Studio. More: https://www.facebook.com/RebelCycleStudioDetroit/ Our stories: - Officers in the Detroit Police Department are getting raises as part of a new union contract. - The old Joe Louis Arena seats are being sold starting at $50 for the next two weeks. - Auto supplier Lear Corporation has sold a seven-story building in the recently renamed Paradise Valley and Cultural District, which is targeted for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment. - If you catch a Lyft anywhere in Metro Detroit, you'll have the option of rounding up your fare and donating it to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. - Sven and Jer talk about Greektown, their memories and what maybe should go there upon the news that New Parthenon has been bought by the people who own Pegasus Taverna - In downtown Ferndale, there's word that Bobcat Bonnies will open this weekend. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to the Daily Detroit Podcast wherever you download your favorite shows. Link here. Thanks to Milo Digital for their support. We're welcoming a new sponsor to the show next week! Recorded on October 18, 2018.

Your stories for October 17, 2018: - Detroit's riverfront just took another major step forward. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is making a $50 million grant to redevelop West Riverfront Park. - Keeping with the theme, here's a second story about foundations making an impact. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced $20 million in grants to a variety of local organizations. - During a search for drugs in a house in 2015, Detroit Police officers killed three pet dogs. What has ensued since then has been a legal battle that has been raising questions around pets and property and police power. - Corktown is getting a new MoGo bike sharing station thanks to help from the Ford Motor Company. - Michigan ranks highly for something I'm pretty sure we'd rather not. Our state is in the top ten for states most vulnerable to identity theft & fraud. Nuri Gocay joins us from the IT in the D podcast to share what you can do to protect yourself. Supporting link: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/ - Could one of Greektown's mainstay Greek restaurants be closing? Maybe so. More: https://detroit.eater.com/2018/10/16/17983944/new-parthenon-restaurant-greektown-closed-temporarily Thanks to our sponsor for today, Milo Digital. Like the show? Don't forget to subscribe to the Daily Detroit podcast wherever fine podcasts are found.

Big show for you today. Our feature interview is with Steve Gursten. He's an auto law attorney and breaks down the breakdown in Michigan's insurance system. After all, it's the most expensive in the nation to get your car insured in this state.. and the most expensive city is Detroit. You can find him here: https://www.michiganautolaw.com/blog/ Your stories: - Detroit radio legend Mike Clark has died at the age of 63. - Davenport University is moving its Livonia campus to the city of Detroit, and they're doing it in the New Center One Building. - Over the weekend, the Church of Scientology officially opened their Church they had been working on at Griswold and Jefferson. - Kroger is looking to open a new store in the Detroit inner ring suburb of Oak Park. - Quicken Loans is opening a Windsor office. - If you haven't been to Detroit's own Sweetwater Tavern... here's another reason to go. The wings joint at Congress and Brush made Thrillist's list of 21 best chicken wings in America. More: https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/the-21-best-chicken-wing-restaurants-in-america# - Detroit Mini Donut has launched their crowdfunding campaign to move into a space on East Grand River in downtown Detroit. More: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brick-and-mortar-time-in-downtown-detroit#/ - There's some news out of the nearby Green Acres neighborhood of what's not happening. The Metro Times writes that the city of Detroit's Zoning Board of Appeals denied Asian Corned Beef - a popular mini-chain serving corned beef eggrolls - a zoning variance. more: https://www.metrotimes.com/table-and-bar/archives/2018/10/16/greenacres-neighborhood-thwarts-asian-corned-beef-egg-roll-threat-classism - The upscale clothing retailer Madewell has opened up a new store in the newly redeveloped Shinola Block in downtown Detroit. That's on Woodward in a row of historic buildings where the new Shinola Hotel is going in. - A visa denial has stymied plans for Windsor- based Bread Meats Bread to come to Detroit. Want to take the space? Here's a link to apply: https://www.detroitshippingcompany.com/vendorapp Thanks for listening to the show! If you like the Daily Detroit Podcast, don't forget to tell a friend about it. We're in all major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2

As we hit the fall season, we thought it appropriate to check in with Michele Hodges about Detroit's beloved Belle Isle State Park. She heads the Belle Isle Conservancy, the non-profit devoted to supporting the park. The non-profit is working to keep everything running on Belle Isle State Park, while dealing with the effects of decades of disinvestment and very old buildings. A few of the things Sven Gustafson and Michele talk about include.. what the Conservancy actually does… the price tag for what it would take to properly fix up Belle Isle, as a lot of capital resources are being used to fix emergency repairs.… the new Piet Oudolf garden… if there are plans for the old zoo on the island… and more.

Your show for October 11th, 2018: Newly released surveillance video contradicts the claims of a white, former Detroit Fire Department lieutenant that he tripped and accidentally discharged a gunshot at a 14-year-old black student who had knocked on his door, seeking directions. Dan Gilbert already wanted to build Detroit's tallest skyscraper on the former site of the J.L. Hudson's department store on Woodward Avenue. The latest site plans, obtained by Crain's, show it getting even taller. Eastland Mall has been purchased! An unexpected bidding war produced a $3.125 million sale price. A report by WXYZ says it took Detroit Police four days to respond to a 9-1-1 call about a domestic abuse emergency. Wasn't improved response times supposed to be one of the department's new crowning achievements? Ann Arbor, Detroit, East Lansing and Ferndale received perfect scores in a ranking of municipal protections and equality measures for LGBT employees that go beyond state laws. Construction work is behind schedule on I-696 because of a labor dispute, but the freeway might reopen before winter weather arrives, even if the work isn't technically done. You know how expensive it is to use another bank's ATM? Well, a new study finds that Detroit has the highest average ATM fees in the nation. Yay? Residents of a historic building in downtown Detroit that is known as an affordable living option for low-income residents have received notices that they have 30 days to move out and find a new place to live. It's the latest in gentrification growing pains for Detroit. The Freep has the story. Kid Rock visits the Trump White House again, and Kanye West returns to Detroit for some sushi. And we have all the ammunition a weekend warrior needs about upcoming new restaurants and bars in the region.

Your stories for October 10, 2018: Federal law enforcement officials rounded up more than 120 missing children in Michigan as part of a giant sweep for sex trafficking victims. - The Detroit Tigers will have a new team calling games from the broadcast booth next season. Unsurprisingly, Fox Sports Detroit opted not to renew the contracts of Mario Impemba and Rod Allen after long-simmering tensions between the longtime broadcasters simmered over last month in Chicago. Here's a link to Lynn Henning's Detroit News story about what is believed to have happened. - The historic Belle Isle Aquarium gets a $1.7 million grant, adding to a string of recent good news for the island park. - Ferndale gets a solar-powered, modern bus stop for the SMART FAST bus on Woodward near Nine Mile Road. - There are two new events coming to the Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon race weekend, which runs Oct. 19-21. More information and registration is here. Online registration runs through Oct. 15. - Jer delivers an impassioned public service announcement about political ads on TV. Here's where to find a sample ballot from your neck of the woods to review your choices ahead of the Nov. 6 election. - Jack White sang the Polish version of "Happy Birthday" to his 88-year-old mom at a gig in Warsaw. - We talk about some changes Berkley, Oak Park and Huntington Woods are working on to liven up a moribund industrial strip of 11 Mile Road. - And remember that luxury development along the riverfront we told you about yesterday? Well here are some of the early conceptual renderings for it. It doesn't look like Q-Bert at all, as it turns out.

This is your Daily Detroit podcast recorded on October 9, 2018. Our guest for the show is Detroit City Councilman James Tate, to talk about the upcoming "Cash Flash" in Detroit's District 1. Your Detroit stories: - Detroit's getting yet another luxury apartment building, with rents in the $2,500 a month range for 1,000 square feet. And it's going to be designed by a company, ODA, known for what they call their "Tetris-inspired boxy designs that build a sense of community in urban cores." - Ilitch Holdings, the company behind Little Caesars Arena, has made the decision to replace their boldly colored red stadium seats with black seats. Turns out the arena looks rather empty with all of the empty seats… and the red seats make it worse on TV. - Former Detroit City Councilwoman Sharon McPhail has been fired from her post leading a struggling charter school on the city's west side, but she's refusing to leave. - It looks like the permanent fix for the bad water situation in Detroit's public schools will be provided by the business and philanthropic community, covering most of the $3 million dollar cost to install water hydration stations. - Voters in Royal Oak will be asked whether the city should establish its own bus system called Royal Oak Go, or ROGO for short. - If you're looking to get out and see the world on a Wednesday after work, the Trumbull & Porter Hotel in Corktown has 4,000 square feet of custom murals and artwork made by more than 50 local artists they'd like to show you. - And in a final note, Detroit is now home to the world's largest linear friction welder after it was delivered on Tuesday to Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a public-private advanced-manufacturing partnership down on Rosa Parks Boulevard in Corktown. Thanks to today's sponsor, Milo Digital.

On the Daily Detroit Podcast today: - Flex N Gate opens on the east side of Detroit, hiring 50% Detroit residents into jobs. Looking for a job yourself? Here's a link to job training at Detroit At Work. - We hit the streets to talk to folks on both sides at a strike at one of Detroit's iconic hotels, the Westin Book Cadillac, owned by Marriott. At issue? Wages, of course. But also the idea that workers shouldn't have to work two jobs to afford to live in the city. - One of the Detroit area's most infamous motels is being shopped as a redevelopment opportunity. The Motorama Motel on Eight Mile Road at Woodward in Ferndale is for sale, and we have the purchase price. - Southfield has joined the ranks of Detroit-area cities to celebrate the holiday instead as Indigenous Peoples Day. - Detroit's Palmer Park is getting some badly needed new tennis courts. Crews recently demolished the old courts, which sit along Woodward Avenue between McNichols and Seven Mile Roads and have hosted a popular youth Tennis Academy for the past five years. - And Nuri Gocay from IT in the D joins us to talk about tech and the recent security breach from a big tech company. Thanks to our episode sponsors: Milo Digital and Falling Down Beer Company. This episode of the Daily Detroit podcast was recorded on Monday, October 8. Subscribe to one of America's best local news podcasts here for free.

Our feature interview is with Detroit artist Olayami Dabls about his new exhibit in the Fisher Building lobby that examines the Civil Rights era. Everard Findlay, the exhibit's curator, also joins Sven Gustafson. Your stories: The long and storied history of Detroit politicians getting in trouble with the law gets another chapter today. Detroit city councilman Gabe Leland has been federally indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and two counts of bribery. - The Michigan Strategic Fund has awarded performance-based grants for five business expansion projects in metro Detroit worth a combined $33.5 million in investment and 444 new jobs... including one for a company owned by Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson - We have a beer roundup.Royal Oak-based Roak Brewing is planning to acquire Traverse City's Right Brain Brewing Company. Up in Oxford, HomeGrown Brewing Company says it's started a new canning line. Detroit's own Atwater Brewery has release a new brown ale called First Brown ale. Brew Detroit is hosting a six-week indoor bocce ball tournament. - This Sunday is the Southwest edition of Open Streets Detroit.

- The rollout of Detroit's new ConnecTen bus program has hit some bumps in the road. Signage held up with masking tape, confused riders, and the state of the State Fair Transit Center signage was a mess. Jer looked into it and the city now promises action. - In a piece of late-breaking news as we record this podcast, the Detroit News reports that a campaign staffer for City Councilman Gabe Leland was charged in federal court Wednesday with joining a conspiracy to bribe an unnamed politician with thousands of dollars in cash and other valuable items. - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer is proposing to set up a state-run reinsurance program and raise the age to buy tobacco to 21 as part of her newly released health care plan. - The current Enbridge Line 5 pipeline that runs, in part, under the Straits of Mackinac, will be shut down and the petroleum pipeline re-routed into a new protective, multi-use tunnel. - Buddy's Pizza… one of the pantheon of Detroit pizza parlors… is opening a location in the Detroit Zoo. - Pop music star Alessia Cara is coming to town, but this event is for the musicians and those interested in the music industry. On Friday the Detroit Institute of Music Education will be hosting a discussion called "The Pains of Growing: A Discussion With Grammy Award-winning "Best New Artist" Alessia Cara." The show was recorded on October 3, 2018.

Your stories: - A battle is intensifying between Mayor Mike Duggan, Attorney General Bill Schuette and lawyers representing automobile accident victims. - In a national story that impacts many people here in Metro Detroit, Amazon is raising the minimum wage of all of its workers in the United States to $15. - In a story that was developing as we recorded today's show, former gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and expected future U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib were among at least 18 people arrested during a rally in Midtown Detroit this afternoon. - Jemele Hill, a national journalist from Detroit, has found a new gig after leaving ESPN. She's going to the Atlantic. - The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle will see some changes in 2019. Most notably, access to the famous Scott Fountain will now be available for racegoers. - For those out in the suburbs of Oakland county, here's a fun thing to do on on Thursday evening. It's called Ladies Night Out and it's in downtown Milford. - Lovers of cheese and chocolate will have a new place to satiate their cravings in Midtown. Mongers' Provisions, a store by the folks who own Provisions in Ferndale, plans to open in November. - Antique and bargain hunters will find collectibles and a variety of arts and crafts at the annual Historic Fort Wayne Flea Market, taking place next Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th at Historic Fort Wayne. - Elton Park and a building that formerly housed Checker Cab are starting to take shape in Corktown. We toured the space and discuss what we saw.

Your stories: - President Trump is celebrating a deal over a revised North American trade deal with Canada and Mexico as returning the U.S. to a "manufacturing powerhouse." - Monday was the first day of a new work requirement for recipients of food stamps. About 67,000 recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who are considered able-bodied received a letter from the state informing them they have three months to find a job or lose those benefits. - The timeline for the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now clear. The new international span between the United States and Canada over the Detroit River aims to open in 2024. - A major law firm is announcing its plans to move to a satellite office in downtown Detroit. Warner Norcross + Judd will open a new office in the District Detroit on Woodward Avenue between Little Caesars Arena and the new Mike Ilitch School of Business. The firm will be the sole tenant of the building's third floor, occupying about 30,000 square feet. - A new analysis finds that legalizing marijuana could generate $130 million per year in new tax revenue. Voters on November 6th will weigh Proposal 1, which asks whether recreational marijuana should be legalized in Michigan. - It turns out the state of Michigan was running what a judge called "an unjustifiable protectionist regime." And that regime was denying out-of-state retailers from shipping wine to Michigan until a federal court ruling on Friday. - BIRD BEE, a popular local boutique in Detroit's Capitol Park that rose to prominence online, is opening up a sister store in the Scott apartment building in Brush Park. - Thanks to a pair of volunteer groups, American Handball is coming back to Palmer Park. There will be a grand reopening of the courts this Saturday, October 6th. - Crain Communications chairman Keith Crain has once again made waves with a column attacking that nefarious scourge of humanity, bike lanes. We discuss. Recorded on October 1, 2018.

- The weeks-long lockout of unionize road-construction workers and a group of contractors has come to a temporary end, meaning long-stalled road projects should finally recommence. - The school year is less than a month old, but parents and students at a Detroit charter high school learned Wednesday that their school will abruptly close next week. Sven has some opinions. - The Detroit Police Department will begin handling more vehicle towing on its own. Jer has some opinions. - There's a new state law aimed at protecting bicyclists from passing vehicles. - The Fort Street Galley food hall in downtown Detroit has announced the four chef teams and food vendors that will fill out the space when it makes its expected opening in November. - On Saturday, a park honoring a civil rights activist will officially open in Detroit. Viola Liuzzo, a Detroiter and mother of five, was shot and killed in March 1965 as she and fellow civil rights activists returned from a rally in Montgomery, Alabama. The City of Detroit dedicated Liuzzo Park in her honor in 1982. - On this day 19 years ago… September 27, 1999... the Detroit Tigers played their last game at the old Tiger Stadium. - In honor of International Podcast Day on Sunday, we share a few of our favorite podcasts, both national and local. Recorded September 27, 2018.

Detroit stories: Word comes today that the iconic Cadillac brand will again make the Detroit area its home after nearly four years in Manhattan. - Every single large-scale apartment development built in Detroit this year has been a luxury development. - Turns out that axe throwing and drinking might be a problem. Who knew? - Continuing with the theme of blundering mistakes, the Detroit City Council is considering revoking a demolition contract because of the use of the N-word. - Dan Gilbert is "110 Percent" interested in buying the Detroit Tigers - There will be a third dockless scooter service in Detroit. - Whole Foods delivery is coming to Detroit.] - The old DTE power plant at Conners Creek - once known as the "two Brothers" or the "Seven Sisters" - is about to be the site of an art installation. - Shianne Nocerini gives us her top picks for the performers and storytellers at TedXDetroit.

On the show: For our feature interview, U of M Ross School of Business Professor Emeritus Marina Whitman joins Sven Gustafson to talk about how tariffs will impact the auto industry and Michigan. Your Detroit News: - Road construction at a variety of major stalled projects is restarting around Metro Detroit. That's because the Michigan Infrastructure Transportation Association is bringing in non-union workers to replace those Operating Engineers Local 324 members who have been locked out for weeks. - Detroit is no longer the nation's most violent big city. We're now number 2. There is also some interesting data about Detroit's suburbs. - A new study says the Detroit region ranks 11th out of the top 50 U.S. metropolitan regions for clean-energy jobs. - The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved nearly $5.7 million in loans for a new hotel project in the lower Cass Corridor. - Former U.S. Representative John Dingell was released from the hospital on Tuesday, a little more than a week after being admitted for a heart attack. - Michigan breweries took home nine medals including one gold from the 32nd annual Great American Beer Festival last weekend in Denver. - There will be a one-day haunted house at Michigan Central Station, put on by the Ford Foundation. The date isn't set, but we do know it be free to attend. Like the show? Subscribe free in Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are found. Thank to Milo Digital for their support.

Recorded on September 24, 2018: After your headlines, Sven talks with Miranda Mayuiers about Purrlates at the Ferndale Catfe, the first cat cafe in Michigan. Detroit Stories: - A rookie Detroit police officer has been fired after an offensive Snapchat post. Sean Bostwick shared a Snap over the weekend that read, quote, "Another night to rangel up these zoo animals." - The Ambassador Bridge was closed in both directions for about an hour Monday morning to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge. - Crews have been spotted installing plexiglass windows at Lee Plaza. That's the 15-story Art Deco former luxury apartment building on West Grand Boulevard that dates to 1927. - The struggling Eastland Center shopping mall is hitting the auction block. Current owners CW Capital will auction off about 640,000 square feet of the mall's 1.4 million square feet of space in an auction on October 11th. - A bit of good health news for former Dean of the House of Representatives, John Dingell. - The men's clothing shop The Shirt Box and Kenny's Lakes Area Auto Experts are accepting donations of gently used bicycles in working condition now through Saturday, Oct. 20. - A locally produced sitcom is holding a viewing party for its pilot episode next month, and you're invited. "Vampartier" follows a a happy, nerdy, middle-aged workaholic with no kids and no social life. It all changes when he is visited by an ancient vampire who insists he's the "perfect candidate" to transform into a blood-sucking creature of the night. Like the show? Don't forget to subscribe wherever fine podcasts are found: http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast

Your Daily Detroit for September 20, 2018. Can there be such a thing as a "new" dive bar? For our feature conversation, Devon's Detroit columnist Devon O'Reilly stops by to talk about Second Best... and house-made Zima. Apparently that's a thing. Your Headlines: - Detroit's schools continue to have water woes. The Detroit Public Schools Community District said that at least 57 Detroit schools have tested positive so far for high levels of copper, lead or both in drinking water. - The beautiful Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle is about to get a $1.9 million facelift starting in October. - Henry Ford Health System will become the lone tenant in a new office tower taking shape in downtown Royal Oak. - Could we be looking at winter with an entire direction of I-696 remaining closed? - A major downtown Detroit hotel is facing a possible strike by its workers. - Detroit has lost one of its champions. David DiChiera, a man who has been a big part of getting Detroit's downtown renaissance in tune, has passed at the age of 83. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in April of 2017. - Rumors are swirling that Dan Gilbert is going to pick up a some big legacy nameplates in media. - The M Den is coming to Detroit. The University of Michigan-themed retail shop is opening its first location in the city of Detroit in the District Detroit. - In Warren, there's a new Greek fast casual restaurant opening up shop. - This Saturday, Pewabic will be unveiling a new stein during their Oktoberfest celebration. On top of that, Eastern Market Brewing will be at the pottery studio on Jefferson Avenue serving its small batch Kiln Bier, an ale-lager hybrid that was brewed specifically for Pewabic.

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on Wednesday, September 19th. This is a special two-part episode. First, Sven speaks with Washington Post reporter Wes Lowery about the paper's investigative report about overwhelmed homicide detectives in Detroit, and how they compare to the rest of the nation. His complete article is here: https://wapo.st/2NFbWbr Then the conversation moves City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield about her ideas — called "The People's Bills" — on how to get more Detroit residents to benefit from revitalization efforts. Like the podcast? Subscribe free on Apple Podcasts, Overcast or wherever fine podcasts are found: http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast Thanks to Milo Digital for their support as a sponsor: http://www.milodetroit.com

Your Daily Detroit podcast for September 18, 2018: - Our feature interview is with Terry Bean and Shawn Lee, talking about TedXDetroit's 10th anniversary event happening at the Masonic Temple. The conference focuses on ideas worth spreading. http://www.tedxdetroit.com - What's the fate of the old Tigers site? Shianne Nocerini went down to "The Corner," a new modular development at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull to get an update on construction. - After 56 years of touring, Detroit's own Bob Seger will no longer be a Travelin' man. - Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts will open its 90th season next month with a tribute to Aretha Franklin. - Ford Motor Company has a new neighborhood wish list to go along with its newly purchased Michigan Central Station in Corktown. - Lakeside Mall could become a mixed-use town center called Lakeside Village. Sterling Heights city officials will unveil the new design plans at a public open house event next Thursday. The Macomb Daily reports they're trying to keep Lakeside viable amid a nationwide decline of brick-and-mortar indoor shopping malls. - A quick heads up… you can get into the Michigan Science Center free on Saturday. They're celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary. You need to register here. - Dig, a dating app aimed at dog lovers, is launching in Detroit on Thursday. They're throwing a kickoff party at WeWork Merchant's Row in downtown Detroit. Thanks to our sponsor today, Milo Digital. http://www.milodetroit.com

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on Monday, September 17. After your headlines, Sven Gustafson will chat about the anti-Gerrymandering proposal on this November's ballot with Jamie Lyons-Eddy of Voters Not Politicians. But first, let's dive into the stories. - The owners of the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown Detroit are withdrawing their plans to build a 28-story, 500-room tower after their latest attempt was blocked by the City Council. - Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell is in the hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack Monday. - After 15 years with the team, Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg is hanging up his skates. The team announced his retirement on Friday at the first day of training camp. - The Oakland County Health Division says someone with a confirmed case of hepatitis A attended the Michigan Renaissance Festival on Saturday, September 1st. - There's a proposal to overhaul rates for Detroit's parking tickets. The city has among the highest parking-ticket rates in the region, and Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield wants to change that. - Here's a story about sausage. Specifically, the Corridor Sausage Company. - The Detroit Institute of Arts says a record 73,239 students visited the museum on field trips last school year. Sponsors: Milo Digital: http://www.milodetroit.com Members like you: http://www.dailydetroit.com/become-a-member/ Like the show? Share it with a friend: http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast/

You show for September 13th, 2018 from the floor of Digital Summit Detroit. Our feature interview is with Eric Thomas, the founder of Saga Marketing. He recently had a piece in the Financial Times and is locally famous for his LinkedIn blog post, "Why I hate Detroit." - Detroit's getting a bit more of Silicon Valley's magic. StockX, the Detroit-based Stock Market of Things, just closed on a $44 million Series B funding round with GV, which was previously called Google Ventures. The company says it plans to hire more than 1,000 people in the next year. - How is Detroit's comeback doing? Well here's an interesting indicator. According to data provided by the U.S. Census, the city of Detroit's median household income rose 8% in 2017. That rate is four times the national average of 2%. - A new report suggests that the market for luxury vehicles is on track for a near-record year, thanks largely to the growth in high-end sport utility vehicles. - A pop-up Vespa dealer is opening in the Fisher Building. - The Salvation Army is doing a "Ring for Bling" campaign for those taking part in their annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign. The nonprofit Salvation Army provides a lot of services in Metro Detroit, including feeding the homeless, combating addiction, fighting poverty and working to stop human trafficking. For every two-hour Red Kettle volunteer shift, volunteers get an entry for a chance to win a diamond necklace from Lucido Fine Jewelry. The Gabriel NY piece is worth more than $6,000. - Michelle Obama is coming to Detroit as part of a 10-city tour to promote her new memoir, "Becoming." She'll be at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, December 11th.

From the floor our Daily Detroit podcast for September 12, 2018 - Public works employees in Macomb County have removed a quivering, gelatinous mass from the sewer system that they have affectionately dubbed a "fatberg." - Detroit Public Schools Community District will open a unique K-12 teaching academy next fall on the Marygrove College campus. - The owners of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Detroit have been dealt another setback in their efforts to build a second hotel tower. - Here's a snapshot into what Michiganders are thinking right now about a variety of issues thanks to a set of new polls that we'll walk through. - Popular fitness chain Orangetheory Fitness said today it plans to open its first Detroit location in 2019. - The Impossible Burger Slider is coming to Metro Detroit White Castles - And we talk about the opening keynote with Chelsea Handler, who had some interesting lessons to share about social and digital media that weren't from the perspective of a traditional marketer. She also talked about how marijuana could be the next big thing for Detroit.

This is your Daily Detroit podcast for September 11, 2018. Our feature interview today at the end of the show is with Nina Innsted. Her True Crime podcast, "Already Gone," hits 100 episodes this week and it's about a murder that happened on the site of what's now Oakland Mall. We talk about the show, what she's learned podcasting, and more. You can find her at http://www.alreadygonepodcast.com Your Detroit headlines: - Could Detroit Red Wings legend Stevie Yzerman be heading back to the Motor City? Maybe. Yzerman stepped down from his job as General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lighting Tuesday, a position he's held since 2010. - The Scott Fountain on Belle Isle is in line for a makeover.Officials on Tuesday announced that $400,000 of the money raised at the Grand Prixmere charity gala this year will be used to maintain and improve the 93-year-old fountain. - A quick update to yesterday's story about a deadline extension for medical marijuana businesses. - One of Hamtramck's legendary packzi palaces, New Palace Bakery, is getting a national nod of approval. - The end of one Ferndale restaurant is a new beginning for Bobcat Bonnie's. Zeke's Rock and Roll Barbecue is closing their doors on Wednesday. The restaurant on West Nine mile opened in 2015. - Karas Brothers and Capers Steakhouse are getting renovations - And, we honor the fallen and the heroes of 9/11. It's at the end of the show. That's your Daily Detroit podcast sharing what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. Like the show? Be sure to subscribe wherever fine shows are found: http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast

Welcome back to the work week! This is your Daily Detroit podcast for September 10, 2018. Here are your stories: - It might be the end of an era in Detroit. One of the legendary dueling coneys - Lafayette - will now let you pay for coneys with credit cards. - Miss Michigan, Emily Sioma, used the Miss America Beauty Pageant over the weekend to make a political statement on Michigan water. - We recently told you about how Ford scrapped its plans to import the Focus Active to the U.S. from China due to the steep cost tied to President Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. On Sunday, President Trump apparently caught wind of that announcement from a CNBC report and took to Twitter, suggesting "This car can now be BUILT IN THE U.S.A." where the company would pay no tariffs. - There's some news about one of the Detroit area's largest remaining abandoned shopping malls, Summit Place. - A key deadline in the granting of licenses to medical marijuana facilities looks set to be extended, meaning some facilities will be able to keep operating during the licensing process. - There's a big mural nearing completion in Hamtramck that pays tribute to Detroit City FC and its passionate fan base. - The city of Detroit has a new strategic transportation plan that they unveiled Friday. The plan focuses on improvements to Detroit's transportation system. It's not just updates to the bus system, which is getting 50 new bus shelters. The plan looks at projects that would slow down cars in neighborhoods, resurface more than 300 miles of roads, implement smart technology in signals…. and of course, lower the highest-in-the-nation car insurance rates in the city. - A taster of beer news for you. Falling Down Beer Company (also, an occasional sponsor of Daily Detroit) is opening their Detroit location in the Detroit Shipping Company tomorrow.. That's Tuesday.

This is your Daily Detroit podcast for September 6, 2018. Our feature conversation is with Greg Migliore of Autoblog, where we talk about Ford, Tesla, and what's happening in the car business after our headlines. - Tigers fans were surprised on Wednesday night to see neither Mario Impemba or Rod Allen calling the game against the Chicago White Sox. First-reported by the Athletic, the altercation between the two Fox Sports Detroit broadcasters happened immediately after the Tigers' 8-3 win in Chicago against the White Sox on Tuesday. An unnamed source who witnessed it said the incident was, quote, "severe." - Straight-ticket voting is no longer a thing in Michigan — at least for this November's election. That's where you have the option to check one box and have all of your votes go to candidates of that party down the ballot. - Bloomberg reports that Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert is looking to exit the casino business… including his Jack Casino in Detroit. He's already lined up two prominent banks - Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse - and Bloomberg says that Caesars Entertainment is among the possible bidders that have expressed interest in some of the properties. They recently completed a $1.7 billion deal in Indiana. - Late-breaking news for fans of 1970s cinema: Legendary actor Burt Reynolds has died. He was 82. - It's going to be 90 days in jail for Former state senator Bert Johnson. U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman handed down the sentence Thursday for stealing more than $23,000 from taxpayers through a ghost employee. That's where the employee gets paid for a job they don't have to show up for. - The popular Union Woodshop barbecue restaurant in Clarkston is getting an outdoor mural courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts. - An Ann Arbor favorite, Frita Batidos, is coming to Detroit. The cuban restaurant will open a 2,400 square foot location on Columbia street just west of Woodward. The Detroit menu will be the same as its Ann Arbor location, but with a twist… an express menu for game days. - The 3rd Annual City College Series to Benefit Detroit Public Schools K-5 is back. The University of Detroit Mercy men's and women's basketball team will host Wayne State in an exhibition charity game on November 3rd at Calihan Hall.

Your Daily Detroit podcast for September 5, 2018: - In order to have more influence on the final law, the Michigan Senate passed two ballot initiatives Wednesday to raise the minimum wage and mandate employers provide sick leave for employees. But they didn't pass them to make them into law; they passed them to change them and control them. - The man brought in to help stabilize Detroit's finances since shortly after the city declared bankruptcy is leaving his post. John Hill will leave his job as the city's chief financial officer at the end of the year. He was hired back in 2013 by former emergency manager Kevyn Orr during the city's bankruptcy. Mayor Mike Duggan later persuaded him to stay on longer. - A couple of gubernatorial endorsements among groups representing police officers have been announced. - Fiat Chrysler says it has invested more than $30 million in a new facility to develop and test autonomous vehicles and advanced safety technology at its Chelsea Proving Grounds west of Ann Arbor. - Meanwhile, General Motors is investing $28 million in a new project at its advanced-battery lab at its Tech Center in Warren. In a LinkedIn post, GM chief Mary Barra says the automaker plans to add new test chambers and advanced equipment to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries. - If you have late fees and warrant costs with tickets in 36th District Court downtown, you're in luck. - It's a sign — or pair of signs, if you will — of the glory days of the Pontiac Silverdome, and you could own them. The Michigan Department of Transportation is auctioning two 7 foot by 14 foot aluminum road signs that have the words "Pontiac Silverdome" on them. And, Sven and Jer share their favorite Silverdome memories. That's it for today's show. Thanks so much, and if you like the show, find the Daily Detroit podcast in Apple Podcasts or wherever fine shows are found.

Here's your Daily Detroit podcast for September 4, 2018. - On our show last week before the Labor Day weekend we told you about a lockout dispute affecting members of a labor union that represents road and bridge construction workers. Now, that lockout has put a freeze on dozens of road construction projects across Michigan. - Students started the first day of classes today in the Detroit Public Schools Community District with water coolers and bottled water in lieu of drinking fountains. - One of the city's "must see" pieces of street art has come down, along with the abandoned and badly blighted building it was on. "The African Amalgamation of Ubiquity" was painted in 1985 by Curtis Lewis on an old bank building at 9980 Gratiot, just west of the Better Made Potato Chip Plant. It was the former home of the neighborhood nonprofit "Operation Get Down," which moved across the street to a new location some time ago. - Anti-semitic flyers were found taped to a church door on Sunday morning. - Campbell Soup plans to sell off Ferndale-based Garden Fresh Gourmet as part of a broader turnaround plan that sees it getting rid of fresh foods. - Detroit is losing one of its most beloved bike shops. Motorless City Bicycle Company says it plans to permanently close its doors at the end of September after four seasons in business in Eastern Market. The store was closely involved with Slow Roll and announced the news on Facebook, saying the team had decided it was time to move on to new endeavors. - A bike sharing and a ride sharing service have teamed up in Detroit for a six-month pilot program to help connect users of the two. The program means discounts for MoGo bike sharing users when picked up or dropped off at bike-share stations by ridesharing company Lyft. - New York City's transit authority has relabeled two subway stations in honor of the Queen of Soul. Both the Franklin Street and Franklin Avenue stations have signage in the classic subway Helvetica font saying "Respect" along with the station name. - If you've driven through that crazy three-way intersection of Trumbull, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Grand River, you can't miss the giant mural of a giraffe that welcomes people to the Woodbridge neighborhood. It needs some help, and here's how you can pitch in (and get some beer).

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on August 31, 2018. - The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was scheduled to be laid to rest Friday. A little piece of news out of the funeral is that Chene Park is to be renamed in her honor. - Fellow hometown music star Eminem has dropped a new 13-track album at an unexpected time, titled "Kamikaze." In it, he takes no prisoners with verbal shots at Charlamagne Tha God, Harvey Weinstein; Tyler, the Creator; Lil Pump; Machine Gun Kelly and Donald Trump. - Ford Motor Company is planning to get rid of most of its cars for the American market in favor of more trucks, crossovers and SUVs. But the automaker on Friday said it's canceling one of the only remaining cars it did plan to offer due to costs associated with President Trump's trade war. - Headaches for drivers due to road projects in Michigan could go on longer, thanks to a dispute between road construction companies and one union. - Wayne State University is welcoming its largest full-time freshman class in its 150-year history this year. Enrollment jumped 15 percent to just under 3,000 freshmen. - A recount of the SMART bus millage vote in Macomb County is over. - A new coworking space has opened up shop in Ferndale. It's called PatchWork Collective, and it occupies a storefront on Woodward Avenue in a space formerly occupied by the InkAddict tattoo parlor. - Last night on the rooftop of the Madison Building, Toma Detroit, the aspiring tequila and mezcal bar and restaurant, won this years Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. Like the show? Don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or wherever you download your favorite shows.

Here's your show for August 29, 2018. - The saga of dangerous water in Michigan's urban centers continues, this time in Detroit schools. In an email sent out to teachers, Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti said that he's ordering the water to be shut off in all 106 schools in the district. - In a piece of news that's coming in just as we were about to record, Ford Motor Company's credit rating has been downgraded to one level above junk status. - There's news about the renegade street artist Shepard Fairey, who's best known for the Andre the Giant OBEY! meme and the "Hope" poster of then-presidential hopeful Barack Obama. On Tuesday, the Michigan appeals court dismissed the city of Detroit's attempt to reinstate charges against Fairey for vandalism. - Medical marijuana patients in Michigan could soon have the ability to order cannabis via home delivery. - Construction on a five-story mixed-use apartment building on Woodward Avenue in Detroit is now expected to start in October. - Henrik Zetterberg may have already played his last game in a Detroit Red Wings uniform. - Memorial ceremonies are taking place this week for Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer and composer who died August 16th at age 76. Bedrock Real Estate Services said Tuesday that it and several other downtown Detroit building owners are lighting up buildings in pink through Friday in tribute to the Queen of Soul. - A second fleet of adorably named scooters has hit the streets of downtown Detroit. Lime, a rival to shared mobility company Bird, has quietly launched here. - Word is that Ford is going to replace all of the windows as part of the rehab of Michigan Central station. Thanks for listening to the show! You can find us wherever fine podcasts are found.

This is your show for Tuesday, August 28th. - You can say goodbye to the familiar Green and Yellow stripes on Detroit buses. In a parking lot on Gratiot outside of Mike's Fresh Market, the city of Detroit today unveiled new buses, new services… and a new brand for the Detroit Department of Transportation. We talk to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. - The redevelopment of the shuttered Northland Mall is proceeding — if slowly. Fox 2 News reports that crews have demolished the old Firestone car service center on the 125-acre property. - A market research and consulting company, Gongos, formerly based in Auburn Hills opened its new headquarters today in downtown Royal Oak, where it is moving around 120 employees. - A unit of Subaru plans to expand its R&D operations in Wayne County after winning grants from the state. - Ferne Boutique, a contemporary women's clothing and accessory store, has opened in the New Center neighborhood of Detroit. Shianne Nocerini has the story. - An appearance by English industrial metal band Godflesh was enough to entice a couple to leave their 11-year-old daughter unattended at home in Houston while they made the roughly 1,300-mile drive to see the band at El Club last week in Southwest Detroit. Like the show? Don't forget to subscribe (it's free!) in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or your favorite podcast app of choice.

Your show for August 27, 2018: - Ground broke today near Chene Park on what promises to be - when it's complete - one of Detroit's hottest new public attractions. Sven Gustafson caught up with Mark Wallace of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy to get the details. - A 275 year old tree was cut down in Ferndale, says the Oakland County Times. More (including awesome pictures you gotta see) here. - A 28 year old bicyclist has died after being hit by a car on the bridge to Belle Isle State Park. - To many Metro Detroiters, a sushi event at Eastern Market has left a raw feeling. The Detroit Sushi Fest was on Friday evening and it is the current object of the Detroiternet's ire, with many bad reviews. - Norma G's Cuisine is opening its first brick and mortar location in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit on Tuesday. - Beginners luck seems to be a real thing for a 19 year old Macomb County man. That's because he won half a million dollars with the Platinum 7's instant game on his fourth ticket. - The King of pop - Michael Jackson - would be 60 years old on Wednesday, the 29th. For those of you who might need a little push to get over the hump day of Wednesday… to celebrate, the Joebar in Hazel Park is doing a party. That's it for the show today. Sven rejoins us tomorrow, where we dig into some buildings demolitions around town that have people talking because of the street art that went with it, as well as a large historic structure near Palmer Park. Be sure to subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favorite app of choice.

Your show for Thursday, August 23, 2018. - Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a group of Detroit-area residents have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Michigan's no-fault auto insurance law is unconstitutional and is unfairly expensive for drivers. - The internet is ablaze with speculation that it might just be the end of Hockeytown for the Detroit Red Wings. - Work is set to start Monday to build Detroit's newest beach. - A couple of changes are on the horizon for buses around town. The first is proposed, the second is happening. - The Detroit Knight Arts Challenge has named 53 finalists for its grant contest, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. - We now have more details on the Aretha Franklin tribute concert that will be free and open to the public. - Time Magazine has named the Detroit Foundation Hotel as one of the World's 100 greatest places. - The Weird Homes Tour is on Saturday, August 25th and runs from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. If you like the show, don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts, or even better, write a review!

Our August 22, 2018 features an interview with Sean Mann, CEO of Detroit City FC. The season may be over, but there's still a lot of activity with the organization, including efforts to go professional and to roll out their sports complex and bar on the east side of the city. Our stories: - Ford Motor Company has added another piece to its emerging Corktown campus. - Detroit is about to get a giant floating bar of light. The new art will connect two historic downtown buildings: One Woodward, designed by famed World Trade Center architect Minoru Yamasaki, and the Guardian Building, the famed Art Deco masterpiece designed by Wirt C. Rowland. - In Troy, the owners behind Berkley's Vinsetta Garage and Clarkston Union just opened a Latin American fusion eatery called Gran Castor, which is Spanish for "great beaver." - In Detroit, the owner of Supino Pizzeria is planning a new pizza joint on Woodward in the New Center. - And finally in Ferndale, a large sign recently went up on the roof of a vacant storefront along Woodward announcing the coming of Brooks Brewing, a microbrewery and pizza oven. - National coworking and remote office outfit WeWork is expanding in Detroit again. They're adding another floor in 1001 Woodward. - Detroit is known for its unique animals. For instance, it was just a year ago that there was a Kangaroo running around just a couple blocks from our University District digs. Then there was that whole Tiger thing in the Packard Plant. This one isn't as crazy, but it does involve a parrot that knows the theme to Game of Thrones and the Addams Family. Don't forget to subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app.

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on August 21, 2018. Our stories: - It's been a tough year for Detroit police and first responders. There have been three deaths on the police force in the line of duty in 2018, and numerous incidents off-duty. - There's been an uptick in hit-and-runs in Metro Detroit, with four in the last month. - The New Mike Ilitch School of Business is set to open on Woodward. Wayne State University and Olympia Development hosted a tour of the building today, and Curbed Detroit has some great photos [Link]. - Wayne State University is opening part of its new Anthony Wayne Drive Apartments on Saturday to new residents. The 11-story, 407-bed building is the first phase of the $111 million housing complex, the university's largest and priciest. - Speaking of pricey housing, rising rent prices and the coming expiration of federal tax credits meant to subsidize affordable housing are raising concerns about the fate of many of Detroit's low-income residents. Bridge magazine reports that tax credits for some 7,000 apartments and homes are set to end by 2022 [Link]. When they expire, owners can apply to stop setting aside units for low-income residents. - Fans of Detroit watering holes of yore, take note: A documentary about the legendary Lindell AC sports bar makes its TV debut Thursday night on Detroit Public Television. It's called "Meet Me At the Lindell: The Story of America's First Sports Bar." - Detroit Vegan Soul's fish-free "catfish" platter has been named one of PETA's Top 10 Vegan Seafood Dishes in the country. - A 12-year-old Detroit girl is in an intensive care unit due to severe burns on half of her body. On Friday, Timiyah Landers and two of her friends attempted to do the popular "fire challenge" that they had seen on YouTube. - Detroit Barbers in Corktown will be celebrating National Dog Day this Sunday by hosting Bulldogs, Brews and Beards. The event aims to raise money for the Detroit Bulldog Rescue. That's it for your Daily Detroit podcast today. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever fine podcasts are found. It really helps.

This is your Daily Detroit for August 20, 2018. Your Detroit news: - Detroiter Garlin Gilchrist the second has been picked to be the running mate for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer. Sven and Jer discuss. - There has been some confusion around the funeral arrangements for the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who died last week at the age of 76. So here's what you need to know. - One of the last remaining members of the Motown studio band known as the Funk Brothers has died. The Freep reports that guitarist Eddie Willis died Monday morning at his home in Mississippi following complications from a childhood bout with polio. He was 82. Link: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2018/08/20/eddie-willis-dead-funk-brothers/1044428002/ - Dogs and Degas apparently do go together. The Detroit Institute of Arts is holding their first-ever animal adoption event. - Brix Wine and Charcuterie Boutique will be closing its West Village location on the city's east side at the end of the month. - Atomic Chicken is calling it quits. - Certified results for the SMART bus millage are in and the final tally widened a bit to 39 votes, instead of 23 as initially thought. - The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest Presented by Bedrock is down to its four finalists: Neighborhood Grocery Paradise Natural Foods Slyde Toma Detroit They're competing for a $50,000 prize from Comerica Bank and $200,000 worth of pro-bono services from Hatch Detroit and its partners. Representatives from each of the four startup business finalists joined us today in the studio to talk about their proposals alongside Vittoria Katanski, Hatch Detroit's executive director. You can find out more and vote at http://www.hatchdetroit.com

Today, we devote the entire Daily Detroit podcast to Aretha Franklin. We talk to Detroiters you may know, and those you may not, about the Queen of soul. Guests include: Evrod Cassimy, a friend of Franklin and journalist at WDIV Local 4 TV. Marsha Battle Philpot, a.k.a. Marsha Music. Her father recorded the first record with Aretha. Dan Austin, Detroit's unofficial historian and a founder of the Motor City Soul Club. Like the show? Subscribe wherever podcasts are found.

Show for August 15, 2018: - Ford expects to spend a lot of money to renovate the abandoned train station. - Measles cases are on the rise in Michigan. - Free showings of the film 'Black Panther" at the Detroit Film Theater. - We try the new Vegan Coney joint, "Chili, Mustard, Onions" complete with delicious audio. - And we preview the upcoming Digital Summit Detroit in September. Here's what to know and where to go around Metro Detroit.

- Detroit Lions fans will be able to get their drink and eats on for cheaper. The team and its hospitality partner announced new all-day value pricing at Ford Field for game days. - Is there a car bubble brewing? Our next guest says that rising subprime auto loans, rising interest rates and increasing prices for car parts add up to spell warning signs, to say nothing of President Trump's proposed tariffs on imported cars. Sven Gustafson spoke with Joe Berish, an analyst with automotive consulting firm Oliver Wyman. - Justin Winslow, president and CEO of the Michigan Restaurant Association. He joined us by phone from his office in Lansing to discuss several issues and trends facing the restaurant industry. - According to Dan Austin's Greetings from Detroit: Historic Postcards from the Motor City, On this date seven years ago the giant Garland Stove was destroyed by fire at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds.

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. - 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. - Karen Dybis tells us what's happening to the historic Ossian Sweet House, and the story behind the important building. - 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.

Saturday, August 11, 2018 show: The Detroit Grand Prix is, in fact, returning to Belle Isle. That's thanks to an agreement announced Friday between race organizers and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Speaking of cars.. I-696 construction in Macomb and Oakland counties is about 30 percent complete, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Earlier, we brought you a story about heated words from Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, saying that Detroit CEOs are aligning against suburban interests. The annual Hatch Detroit contest announced their 10 semi-finalists on Thursday evening. The contest awards $50,000 in cash and a bunch of resources to folks opening a business in Detroit, Highland Park, or Hamtramck. Dan Hasty is the the new play-by-play voice of the Detroit Mercy men's basketball team this season on 910 AM. An improved park at the corner of Woodward and Warren on the Wayne State campus is a step closer to reality. A little update on the progress of a 26-mile trail loop called the Joe Louis Greenway. The travel service Expedia has named Detroit one of the most underrated cities in America to visit. And our feature interview is with Amanda Lewan of Bamboo Detroit, who is celebrating 5 years in business.