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.
My mom was in her 20s in the 1960s, and Motown - be it Marvin Gaye, Tammy Terrell, Stevie Wonder or you name it - that was the music she’d have on the radio in the Detroit flower shop where she worke…
Along Jefferson from I-375 to the Grosse Pointe border, one of the organizations that’s undoubtedly making an impact is Jefferson East Inc., or JEI.
It’s not just with flashy projects, but in very pe…
Today:
00:23 Contact high school sports can resume under a new MDHSS order.
03:18 Free community college is now available in Michigan for those 25 years or older. Additional background on Metro Detro…
On today's show:
00:34 Unemployment is among the highest in the nation in Metro Detroit, only behind Las Vegas
03:24 A new report shows Black Michiganders had worse outcomes with COVID-19. More: htt…
Today:
01:02 Vaccines are now available to people who work with food and beverage, including employees at restaurants, grocery stories, meatpacking facilities, and more. Janitors and security guards …
There was a lot of news last week around GameStop, Reddit, Robinhood, hedge funds and more.
But what should people actually do about it? To get some ideas and a reset on what's actually happening, Ma…
On today's show:
00:25 Detroit's Condo market is oversaturated. We discuss why and the fundamental problem with new construction that's going to make this a hard problem to fix, plus, "Bananapants" r…
Today's show is in two parts:
01:08 - Southwest Detroit is lighting up with new Luminarias, providing a beautiful option for dining not only during the pandemic but also afterward. It took a lot of c…
On today's show, we cover a few things to know around town.
00:34 There's a pandemic update, including vaccination rates in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
01:33 A number of well-known Detroit re…
Fletcher Sharpe is in today and we talk:
00:30 University of Michigan sports are postponed for two weeks due to the new Coronavirus variant and new cases
03:43 High school parents and students frustr…
On today's show:
00:19 Indoor dining can resume at 25% capacity starting February 1, along with some other things. What are the details? And is it enough to keep restaurants going?
07:49 Detroit prop…
Today's show is in two parts:
00:25 First, Kwame Kilpatrick, the former Mayor of Detroit, will be a free man due to a presidential commutation. We'll get into the difference between a pardon and a co…
Detroit headlines:
The city of Detroit and surrounding counties are having to slow their COVID-19 vaccine rollout due to supply problems from the Federal government.
Rivian gets $2.65B in investment,…
Today is an update on the COVID-19 pandemic locally in Detroit and Southeast Michigan. Considering the situation, we're relatively a national bright spot.
Dr. Paul Thomas joins us to walk through th…
Automotive industry expert Eric Trytko - who also creates content as Rumblestrip - joins us to break down the coming changes in Detroit's North American International Auto Show and the marketing worl…