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Happy Hump Day. Today, Jer speaks with Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health Direct Primary Care all about Michigan State University’s announcement that it’s going 100% virtual instruction this fall and enc…

School’s about to be back in session, and for many students, the new school year begins from home. That’s frankly stressing the hell out of many parents, who must contend with supervising their child…

Back from the rolling Pennsylvania highlands, I join Jer again in our daily Starsky and Hutch routine to run down what’s happening around town. So what’s happening around town, you ask?

Well, Macomb …

Today on your Daily Detroit, we talk about voting. How to make your voice heard in the context of an election during a pandemic, while dealing with a shaky-at-best, defunded postal service.

Plus how …

On today’s Daily Detroit:

We gotta catch up on what’s happening with Coronavirus in the state. There’s a few stories, including a case spike.

Plus, planning on an autonomous vehicle corridor from Det…

A lawsuit seeks to end sales taxes on tampons and feminine products in Michigan. More: https://19thnews.org/2020/08/michigans-tampon-tax-challenged-lawsuit/

People have lost their jobs over the fall…

Our stories:

• Amazon is taking over a large part of the state fairgrounds for a new facility and we're getting a new transit center out of it
• A historic armory on the riverfront has plans for a new l…

On today’s show, Jefferson Chalmers has a new, community-driven plan to redevelop this historic corner of Detroit’s east side. We dive in.

Josh Elling of Jefferson East and Derric Scott of the East J…

We’re in the middle of a pandemic. But in many ways, it just exposed the weaknesses within the system we already have.

My feature conversation is with Abdul El-Sayed. His views on politics, health, a…

On today’s show, we run down some of the big headlines from the Primary Election on Tuesday, including freshman U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Democratic primary challenge, the Oakland County Executive ra…

Today on your Primary Election Day edition of your Daily Detroit, don’t forget to get out and exercise your freedom to vote, because Democracy hinges on it and also on robust participation. See, the …

Bill Shea of the Athletic joins us to talk about his piece in the Athletic covering the crowdfunding campaign Detroit City FC is doing, why they're doing it and how legendary Detroit musician Iggy Po…

Skymint, a Michigan-based cannabis retailer, has opened its newest location in Hazel Park, brightening a forlorn stretch of John R with a gleaming, state-of-the-art weed store that frankly wouldn’t l…

The Ford Bronco is back - and it turns out there are some really interesting stories behind it. Former NPR reporter and audio storyteller Sonari Glinton joins us to talk about “Bring Back Bronco.”

Th…

Today’s show is in two parts. We’ll talk about the unemployment cliff and the PPP bridge to nowhere with Laura Khalil.

Then, a Detroit City FC update on the men's and women's teams with Fletcher Shar…

We’ve reported several times about the state’s plan to rebuild Interstate 375 as a grade-level boulevard complete with bike lanes, sidewalks, streetscaping and new buildable real estate. Now, Crain’s…

Hamtramck is the most population-dense - and possibly the most ethnically diverse - city in Michigan. But in its history has never passed a bond to support their schools. Hamtramck Public Schools Sup…

Welp. Operation LeGend, the Trump administration’s name for sending federal troops to cities to impose law and order that aren’t asking for any help, will come to Detroit after all.

Sometime in the n…

Earlier this week, we told you about how President Trump casually mentioned the idea of sending in federal troops to cities including Detroit (“all run by liberal Democrats,” he sniffed), like he has…

Laura Khalil. She’s an experienced business coach and speaker who’s worked with brands big and small.

Plus, she’s the host of the Brave By Design podcast. You can that find here: https://podcasts.ap…