Daily Detroit

On today's show: 

- "Sweeping" changes are coming to Detroit's Animal Care and Control, including more people and money

- Detroit's darling watch and luxury goods maker, Shinola, is doing layoffs and…

So what exactly is the state of our Detroit region as we head in 2020?

It’s important to look at, as regardless of what angry people on the internet might think, our region is economically and cultur…

On today’s show:

At some point over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a portion of the riverbank near Fort Wayne collapsed into the Detroit River. 

That riverbank is believed to contain material left…

Detroit-based pizza purveyor Buddy’s is on the way to opening their second Detroit location and first downtown. So Sven and Jer stopped in to check it out, try some pizzas and chat with their new-ish…

Now that we’re in December, we’re in the holiday season. And one of my favorite events in Detroit is Noel Night.

Now in its 47th year, it has swung the doors of Midtown open to crowds and revelry, ch…

Welcome back to the week! On today’s podcast:

• The UAW and Fiat Chrysler have a tentative deal, meaning 7,900 more jobs and an additional $4.5 billion in investment.
• The Palace of Auburn Hills is bei…

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! What's the big thing that happens around town this weekend? Sports!

So first Jer talks about the Lions 24-20 loss to the Bears and wonders if getting rid of Jim Caldwell w…

Greetings, comrades! I’m back from my week-long visit to Minsk, Belarus, halfway around the globe and a world away, as a guest of the good people at Press Club Belarus and the U.S. Embassy Minsk.

It’…

On today’s podcast, we visit the new Viola flagship cannabis retail operation near the old Boblo Boat docks.

Viola, owned by NBA veteran Al Harrington, is a national cannabis company that’s going to …

Today’s episode is a first taste, if you will, of a new set of dining and drinking concepts that are to open today at the very top of Detroit’s most iconic building, the GM RENCEN.

They’re called the…

Our guest on the podcast today is Steve Gursten.

He’s the head of Michigan Auto Law and has been named one of Michigan’s top lawyers by multiple publications.

Today’s episode is a response to many li…

On today's podcast:

- We share details on what happened on Wyoming Street in Detroit that resulted in the death of Detroit officer Rasheen McClain. It's the 239th in the department's history.

- UAW P…

On today's show:

Our feature conversation is a deep dive into the proposed $250 million demolition bond that was denied by Detroit City Council this week. What was it? Why did it fail? And what's nex…

On today’s show for Tuesday, November 19, 2019: Two big stories.

More mass transit may be moving ahead in Southeast Michigan - minus Macomb County. Shianne went to Royal Oak to learn more.

And Greg M…

On today's show (yes, we're moving to mornings! Finally!)

- A film focusing in part on a Detroit automaker, "Ford V. Ferrari," takes the top spot at the box office

- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitme…

Michigan is the Great Lakes State. Detroit is literally named the city of the strait - our river.

And one of the most important assets we have, and resources to protect, is our water and our environm…

On today's show:

Internationally acclaimed photographer and Detroit resident Kenny Karpov joins us to talk about his upcoming photo exhibit, "Despite It All, We Never Learn." T

he photos take you on …

Happy snowmageddon, Detroit! Hope you’re all staying nice and warm. On today’s episode, we dig out of the early and record-breaking November snowstorm and dig into a few of the things that aren’t wor…

It might surprise you that the 2.1 square miles of Hamtramck is the densest, as far as residents per square mile, of any in the state.

With roots to before 1800, the city has seen a succession of imm…

That’s the voice of Rob Paulsen.

Born in Detroit, raised in Michigan and now with a voice known to millions, the singer and actor is the kind of person that can light up a room with just a few words.