Daily Detroit

Today's show is two-fer for topics.

First, the big news in town is that Art Van is closing their company stores. We covered a bit on the site here, but joining us in studio to break it down is busine…

We’re gonna need a new hashtag to keep track of all these false starts on expanding transit in Detroit. Maybe #TransitFailDET?

On today’s show, we dissect the latest blow to hopes that the Detroit re…

Most people in our region live in the suburbs, and we’ve found many want to know about their — and their neighbors — communities. so today’s conversation is a continuation of our occasional series vi…

On today’s Daily Detroit podcast: 

A Detroiter known the world over, James Lipton, has died. We talk about his career and childhood home.

A new law aims to help keep low income residents in their hom…

Happy Friday everyone! 

On today’s food-focused episode of Daily Detroit for Friday, February 28, 2020. 

Fort Street Galley is no more after today, after being open for only 14 months. 

Alley Taco in…

On today’s episode:

• A state representative is planning on personally delivering a letter to President Trump asking for him to free Kwame Kilpatrick. Shianne argues there are plenty more wronged peop…

On today’s episode of the podcast:

Mayor Mike Duggan’s State of the City Address took place on Tuesday night. One of the big topics? Auto insurance. We’ve covered the topic a lot, here is our intervi…

If you like listening to people eating telling stories over a box of paczki, this episode is for you. Because it’s Fat Tuesday, and that can only mean two things here in Detroit: jelly-filled paczki …

On today’s episode of Daily Detroit for February 24, 2020

• A new study shows that sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among senior citizens both nationally and here in Michigan.
• Hate waitin…

Philip Kafka has made a big splash since arriving in Detroit during the last decade.

He’s helped open two of the city’s most celebrated restaurants, Takoi and Magnet, and he’s the developer behind th…

City officials today unveiled their sweeping vision to boost support for arts and culture with a multi-faceted plan that envisions it as a tool to attract talent and use the arts as a catalyst for ec…

Australian-style coffee in the Motor City? It's going to become a thing. We talk about it with owner of the forthcoming Coffee Down Under going into Detroit's Financial District, Tarun Kajeepeta.

It'…

On today's show, we look at a group making a garden grow on the east side of the city, Eden Gardens; as well as a non-profit that's helping more than 100 organizations grow in Detroit, Michigan Commu…

On today's podcast:

General Motors is pulling out of three countries.

Art Van Furniture may be for sale or file for bankruptcy protection.

Eastern Market Seafood has been serving patrons for 45 years…

Ferndale Author Michael Zadoorian joins us to talk about his new book "The Narcissism of Small Differences," that beyond being a good book also has lots of little nods to Metro Detroit. 

Pre-order he…

On today’s podcast, we discuss:

• Sven dove deep into the muck that is the DOT parking garage project in Ferndale. He’s got an in-depth story and we talk about it.
• Detroit’s city council wants action …

On today's show:

Our feature conversation is with Glenn Stevens. He's the executive director of MICHAUTO, and an interesting voice to talk with Sven Gustafson about the future of electrification, whe…

On today's podcast:

• A new report from the University of Michigan is forecasting that the city of Detroit will have faster growth than the rest of Michigan. Read the report here. 
• The Sears at Middl…

On today's show:

SMART bus ridership is up, led by the growth of their FAST Service on Woodward, Michigan and Gratiot. Go figure, you do a frequent service that shows up on time and people use it?

Th…