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.
Today’s episode is about a condition that has stayed in the shadows, and a filmmaker looking to bring it into the light.
Hidradenitis Suppurtiva Foundation - or HS for short - is one of the most sev…
On today’s episode, we wrap up 2019 auto sales with Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Autotrader. The industry finished the year above 17 million cars and trucks for the fifth straight year, the f…
Here's what to know and where to go around Southeast Michigan:
An update on the green ooze that spilled onto I-696 just east of I-75 in Madison Heights
Target is the target of thieves, with four stor…
Today's episode is from the vault in April.
The automobile is synonymous with Detroit. It is, after all, the Motor City.
But what if there was a different way forward than a vehicle for every man, wo…
On today's episode, we hit the vault to re-tell a story originally aired in May.
We’re taking a look at a company that’s making high-end leather goods right here in the city of Detroit, putting Detr…
Happy New Year!
On today's show:
Yes, it looks like we're getting a Robocop statue in 2020. Here's more: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/imaginationstation/detroit-needs-a-statue-of-robocop/pos…
On today's show, we re-release a conversation from July with Sarosh Irani.
He's a transit advocate and Wayne State student who came up with a plan that got national attention by shifting existing bus…
Cynthia Canty has a long and storied career, and we were honored to have her as a guest in mid-July. Well, her retirement is now actually a thing, so figured it'd be a great time to re-share this con…
Plymouth-based Rivian has a neat new trick to make it turn like a tank
Allee Willis has died
Not one, but two donut incidents in Detroit - and Detroit Police has a suspect
Royal Oak delays the sale o…
We sit by the fire with the dog and talk all things Detroit - the year in review, the year ahead, some of our favorite stories and of course, well wishes and thanks for quite the year.
If you’re looking for a bar that mixes Detroit iconography with midcentury modern (along with a dash of west coast garnish) you’ve found it in Hammer & Nail.
Located in the old Carpenter’s Union buil…
On your Daily Detroit for Friday, December 20, 2019:
46 people have been arrested in Warren as part of a major sting operation.
The U.S. Steel plant on Zug Island is laying off more than 1,500 people…
Episode 400! W00t!
On today's show we do a big roundup of the things happening around town.
Some highlights:
There's a new Trump Administration program that aims to fight violent crime in the city, c…
You know, we spend a lot of time in the city. but more and more - mostly by popular demand - we’re venturing into the suburbs.
It’s a running gag among my friends that once I cross 8 Mile or west of …
Today we’re discussing the news that Ford will invest $1.45 billion into plants in Wayne and Dearborn to build the new 2020 Bronco and the Ranger small pickup truck. Both are resuscitations of belove…
On today’s episode of Daily Detroit, we’re taking a look at the new and interesting things happening in Detroit’s dining and drinks scene.
There’s been so much going on it’s hard to keep up, so join …
There's a new taproom and brewery in Detroit's Islandview Neighborhood - Brewery FaisAn.
The space - with tables made of reclaimed wood from the Packard Plant, a big roll-up door, and a wide selectio…
On today's show:
The Conners Creek Power Plant (what's left of it) is coming down Friday.
Detroit City FC joins a pro league!
Bobcat Bonnie's is opening a new outpost for their local empire, at Partr…
From our state’s major teacher shortage to large numbers of long-term substitutes, to students not making it to school (let alone the political challenges in Lansing). Michigan’s education system is …
Jer here. I have a lot of personal connection to the east side of Detroit. My grandmother lived just blocks from where this new pop-up bookstore, 27th Letter Books, just opened.
They're the winners o…