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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
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- 1732
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Detroit Coronavirus News, No Auto Show This Year, Lullabies From Detroit
On today’s show for Monday, March 30, 2020:
As of this recording the state numbers for confirmed Coronavirus cases in the state is 6,498 with 184 deaths. The city of Detroit is a major center, with O…
Tips To Help Your Small Business Make It Through The Coronavirus Pandemic
On today's show: Matt Roling from Wayne State's Office of Business Innovation joins us to talk about tips to help make sure your business stays afloat or pivots to adapt to the Coronavirus today and …
Detroit Police Chief James Craig Has Coronavirus, And Ventilators Get Political AF
The coronavirus pandemic is intensifying in Michigan on multiple fronts. The state reported a jump of 801 new cases, Detroit Police Chief James Craig has now tested positive for COVID-19, and Ford an…
8 Local Coronavirus Updates, Detroit's Building A Dam, Plus Recess At Home Tips
On today's show:
Guest Angela Rogensues from Playworks Michigan joins us to talk about play-at-home tips while you're cooped up. https://www.playworks.org/michigan/
Also:
A ton of local Coronavirus-r…
Checking In On Michigan's Food Supplies, Detroit To Start Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing And More
On today’s show:
We update the top-line Coronavirus case numbers across the state.
Drive-thru testing is going to start Friday at the State Fairground in Detroit. We have the details on this bold pro…
What We’re Learning About Coronavirus From Infected Patients, According To A Beaumont Doctor
Dr. Joel Fishbain, an infectious disease specialist with Beaumont, Grosse Pointe, joins the show today and tells us about what’s happening on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus. Fi…
How A Bus Company Started Making Hand Sanitizer, What The Governor’s Stay-At-Home Coronavirus Order Means
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday issued a stay-at-home order to all Michigan residents, ordering non-essential businesses and workplaces closed and outlawing all public or private gatherings between p…
Detroit Area COVID-19 Updates Plus Tips To Get Through This Mentally w/ Dr. Joel Young
We're doing seven days a week through the COVID-19 crisis.
Our featured guest is Dr. Joel Young of the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine. He's a psychiatrist and has tips on how to get throug…
Local COVID-19 Updates And Things To Know In Metro Detroit
A socially-distanced version of your Daily Detroit, from Detroit and Sven's basement in Ferndale.
First, top-line numbers around COVID-19 in Michigan. There are now 787 cases.
Our guest is Charyn Hai…
Board Game Recommendations For When You're Cooped Up Plus DPD Hit Hard By COVID-19
There are now 549 confirmed cases, according to the state of Michigan at 3 p.m. Friday. That’s up 215 cases since yesterday.
Detroit’s Police Department is suffering a wave of possible COVID-19 case…
Learning About Birding Plus COVID-19 Updates
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases here in Michigan is now up to 336, with at least three deaths. More labs have come on board to help work through all of the tests coming in.
We have more infor…
Ford, FCA and GM Shut Down The Line Plus Local COVID-19 Updates
On today's show:
The number of COVID-19 Coronavirus cases in Michigan is up to 146, and the first death in the state occurred.
4 out of 5 deaths so far are those 65 and older, according to a new CDC …
Local Brewery Tries To Persevere In Corona Crisis Plus News Updates
On today’s show, more on what’s happening with this extraordinary and still-unfolding situation involving the Coronavirus.
The Detroit Department of Transportation had to shut down bus service Tuesda…
Governor Closes Bars, Plus How Does The COVID-19 Shutdown Impact Schools?
On today's show:
Michigan's bars have been shut down to help blunt the spread of the Coronavirus, along with sit-down service at restaurants and a host of other places. We dive in.
Unemployment bene…
Detroit's New Plan To Preserve Affordable Housing Plus 4 Things To Know Around Town
On today’s episode of the Daily Detroit Podcast for Friday, March 13, 2020.
More closures tied to the Coronavirus response, from all of the schools in the state to cultural institutions like the Detr…
How Is COVID-19 Worse Than The Flu? With Dr. Paul Thomas
Our guest on the show today is Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health. We deep dive into why there is so much attention and effort being paid to COVID-19 and this Coronavirus compared to other diseases out t…
COVID-19 Is Here, Amazon Four Star Opens, Michigan Primary And DIA Results Breakdown
On today’s episode of your Daily Detroit for Wednesday, March 11, 2020:
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that two cases of Covid-19 had been identified in the State of Michigan. We have u…
The Coronavirus Is Coming To Michigan. Here Are Some Practical Tips.
Michigan still has no confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, as we record this. But it’s inevitable it will come to our state.
And frankly, there’s good information out there around it. But…
Detroit Turning On Water To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19, New Sneaker Concept Opening On Livernois
On today's show:
The city of Detroit, DWSD and the State of Michigan have a new plan to turn on the water for Detroiters that's been shut off or prevent shutoffs to help keep COVID-19, or the Novel C…
Fun Things To Do In March Plus Restaurant Openings And Closings Around Metro Detroit
The weekend is here and that means the fun lane is open here at Daily Detroit. Joining Jer and Sven Gustafson in the studio is our “man about town,” who drinks and eats all the things, Devon O’Reilly…