Daily Detroit

On today's show: 

00:27 The State of the City address in Detroit was Tuesday night. Let's do a run through of the highlights.

02:26 The bandshell at the Michigan State Fairgrounds will be saved.

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Fletcher Sharpe (@saintfdw) is here to talk sports:

00:41 Blake Griffin is heading to New York to play for the Nets

04:06 The Detroit Lions are considering trading back up quarterback Chase Daniel 

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It's time for a pandemic update with Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Direct Primary Care.

Questions we get into:

The recent flap around COVID-19 vaccines and the city of Detroit. We discuss Moderna, Pfizer a…

On today's show, Jer and Devon run through stories around metro Detroit. Plus, Engineer Randy makes a special appearance.

00:31 - Pandemic update, including a discussion on bars and restaurants reope…

In a previous episode of the podcast, we talked about how metro Detroit’s economy is diversifying.

But the ways we get around town? We’ve been stuck in the same mode for a lifetime. And that’s almost…

On today's show, with timestamps:

00:24 Vaccinations expand to Michiganders 50 and older. Pandemic restrictions lift. We run down the gamut from bars and restaurants at now 50% to gyms and venues. Pl…

Today's topics with timestamps:

00:38 U.S. Soccer Federation repeals former policy barring players from kneeling during anthem, discussion on Seth Jahn and local impact.

05:46 Detroit City FC has som…

On today's show:

Should we pay people to move to Detroit? Detroit native Monica Williams posed the idea in a recent Detroit Free Press op-ed. We discuss it. 

Background reading: https://www.freep.co…

Show notes:

00:45 The Hate Has No Home Here rally supporting Black Lives Matter happened, in part, outside of Fletcher's front door. We were going to cover this on the show in a different way, but we…

Our feature conversation is with Karen Dybis talking about the new Portillo's in Sterling Heights. She went to the media preview and spills the details.

Show notes w/ timestamps:

00:30 COVID-19 updat…

On your Daily Detroit for Friday, February 19, 2021:

00:37 Michigan's marijuana industry has skyrocketed, with more people employed in the cannabis industry than police; and roughly as many as there …

Today, Fletcher Sharpe joins us to talk:

00:46 Blake Griffin's benching until the Pistons find a place to trade him or something else.

07:11 Michigan is doing very well in the AP College Basketball r…