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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 1725
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Defending Detroit's Air + Detroit's New Startup Fund (ft. Darren Riley, Justin Onwenu)
Today's show cover a couple of topics in one conversation, both important for the future of the city.
Darren Riley, founder and CEO of JustAir, and Justin Onwenu, the director of entrepreneurship for…
Sheffield Runs The Table On Detroit Primary Night
After four hours of live streaming, we recorded a reaction episode to Mary Sheffield's commanding primary election performance, garnering the top stop.
Second place was Solomon Kinloch. We also get i…
AfroFuture Detroit Preview (ft. Abdul Karim Abdullah)
AfroFuture Detroit is coming this August 15-16 to the Bedrock Douglass site!
Norris Howard is joined by Abdul Karim Adullah to preview the weekend of music and cultural connection.
AfroFuture tickets…
From Oakland County to Washington (ft. Rep. Haley Stevens)
Today’s show features a conversation with U.S. Representative and Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senat Haley Stevens. Representing the 11th District since 2019, her district includes Ferndale,…
Should Kid Rock's Restaurant Return To Detroit? Dearborn's Huge Festival (and more)
Welcome to the weekend! We've got some fun and fascinating stories for you on this Friday in the Motor City.
01:55 - Dearborn Homecoming is this weekend! It's a huge festival that started while Devon…
Cash For People Over Corporations; Sweetgreen Coming; Apple Invests In Detroit
Jer's back from Chicago and has big thoughts on some false arguments we're making back home in Detroit on transit... to making sure we're investing in projects for the people to the importance of eve…
Top Tater Tots; Cars vs. People; Duggan leads Detroit in Gov Race
Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.
00:45 - Where have Devon and Jer been in sunny metro Detroit? We discuss the pPwer of the Tater T…
New Tattoo Spot; Batman (at the DSO); New Mayoral Poll; Chinatown Block Party
Jer and Norris talk about what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit!
The links:
00:30 - The new Dainty Tattoo shop in Detroit's Avenue of Fashion
06:00 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra will have the…
Willis Show Bar Pauses And New Apartments Are A Go
Show notes to come
Reminders: Birthday Bash the afternoon of Saturday, August 9 at the Old Miami, and livestream on our Daily Detroit YouTube channel tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30p
Feedback as always …
A Soccer Stadium Dream Is Becoming Reality (ft. Sean Mann, Detroit City FC)
There's been a lot of buzz since plans were announced for a new soccer stadium in Detroit, to be located by Michigan Avenue on the border of Corktown and Southwest Detroit.
Detroit City FC co-owner a…
Cheap and Cheerful Coffee, Not The Shock?, Statewide Races Heat Up
Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.
First, we'll start with where we've been:
02:04 - Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
07:12 - The Common…
313 New Apartments, I-75/8 Mile Redo, Belle Isle Progress, Detroit's Young Voters Sit Out
On today's show, Jer and Norris talk about some of the topics of the day.
- The University of Michigan is building 313 apartments for faculty and staff in Downtown Detroit
- We discuss options for an up…
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Food Waste, Food Insecurity, and Global Food Culture in Detroit
Norris Howard chats with award-winning Chef Marcus Samuelsson at Global Citizen Detroit about the global impact of food.
Some of the topics we hit:
Food Waste is a bigger problem than you think: Chef…
Beyond The Headlines on Detroit's Future, Public Relations, AI, and the RenCen
My guest today is Tina Kozak, the President and CEO of Franco Public Relations.
We get into a bunch of topics, from media and public relations, to feelings on Detroit's future, Artificial Intelligenc…
A Night Out In The City (Plus Inside The New Hudson's Event Space)
Today's show is in three parts. First, we talk about our experience in the new Hudson's Tower event space. It's beautiful. It's great. Except for one (very fixable) thing.
Then we talk about the Glob…
Park Progress, Coffee Shop Buzz, Stadium Architect Chosen (and more)
Jer and Norris are in the studio sharing what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit!
Be sure to check out the video version of this (aloing with our listener mailbag livestream of additonal conten…
The Berkley Street Art Fest Returns!
The Berkley Street Art Fest transforms downtown Berkley into a vibrant celebration of creativity and community. This annual summer event features impressive chalk art competitions where artists creat…
What is Detroit's Port Authority? (And Tall Ships Are Coming Back!)
I've always been a boat nerd, even as a kid, but I never really understood how our port and port authority works. In the news are always the major ones on the ocean coasts, but what about what happen…
Is Faygo or Vernors the more "Detroit" pop? + Stories Around Town
Jer and Norris are here to send you into the holiday week!
00:08 - What are your favorite Fourth of July dishes?
02:42 - The City of Detroit is suing a Florida crypto group for not maintaining over …
The eyes of the world are on Detroit (ft. Simon Moss, Global Citizen)
Detroit's a special city to the world, from Motown, to motors, to techno, and more. But what about the city of today and tomorrow? What about making sure those making ideas happen in Detroit have the…