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The Belle Isle Nature Center is back (and better) ft. Amy Greene

The COVID hiatus gave the Belle Isle Nature Center to come back with a new look and new exhibits. Amy Greene, the nature centers director for the Detroit Zoological Society joins me to talk about it outside the center that has had $2.5 million in improvements. Today's show sponsor: Your Metro Detroit Edward Jones financial advisors. Call 866-975-8655 or click https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/jerry-mangona Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- g...

The Belle Isle Nature Center is back (and better) ft. Amy Greene

The COVID hiatus gave the Belle Isle Nature Center to come back with a new look and new exhibits. Amy Greene, the nature centers director for the Detroit Zoological Society joins me to talk about it outside the center that has had $2.5 million in improvements. Today’s show sponsor: Your Metro Detroit Edward Jones financial advisors. Call 866-975-8655 or click https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/jerry-mangona Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A...

Midtown Target update; Pink Aquavit; Wyandotte's Iron Gate + trying a pizza robot

Today's fun Friday has Randy Walker in for Devon who will be back next week. - Norden Aquavit's Pink strawberry is out, and we have a sip. Each year is different, and this has a great flavor. We also talk a bit about what Aquavit is in case you don't know. - Randy went to Wyandotte's Iron Gate for a Tiki cocktail experience - Everyone's talking about the ZaBot Pizza Robot, but few are saying what it's like. We went with our own money and give it a spin with feedback - There's progress on Targ...

DCFC Talk: What's ahead; Rowdies controversy; Playoff positioning

Welcome back from the holiday weekend. We're talking Detroit City FC as the regular season wraps up and a little mailbag on the Lions. - A quick look back at the Louisville City FC game - Fletcher Sharpe unpacks what happened with Monterey Bay, Laurence Wyke, The Tampa Bay Rowdies, the appealed suspension and the controversy. This could impact DCFC on the pitch because if the season ended right now Le Rouge would be headed to Tampa Bay. - Stephen Carroll playing impacts who Fletcher picks to...

DCFC Talk: What's ahead; Rowdies controversy; Playoff positioning

Welcome back from the holiday weekend. We’re talking Detroit City FC as the regular season wraps up and a little mailbag on the Lions. – A quick look back at the Louisville City FC game – Fletcher Sharpe unpacks what happened with Monterey Bay, Laurence Wyke, The Tampa Bay Rowdies, the appealed suspension and the controversy. This could impact DCFC on the pitch because if the season ended right now Le Rouge would be headed to Tampa Bay. – Stephen Carroll playing impacts who...

Where's the good beef? Plus 7 Things around Metro Detroit

We cover a lot of ground on the Friday podcast. 00:40 - Visiting the newish Fairway Packing Steak Shop and found some good beef 03:28 - Devon highlights that Downtown Detroit's Plum Market is a busy place and we discuss why 07:02 The historic United Artists Theater is coming down for a parking lot. Differing views here. 07:57 Beer Exchange in downtown Detroit is no longer a stock market of beer but an event space 11:04 The Charlotte is complete, affordable housing in midtown near the Detroi...

DCFC Talk: So you're telling me there's a chance

Detroit City FC is in the final stretch of the regular season and making a push into the playoffs. Fletcher Sharpe is in studio to talk about... The match against Loudoun and Maxi's hat trick The importance of winning or at least drawing the Louisville City match to help our home playoff chances that stand at 17% as of this recording according to 538 The USL Championship's largest ever Hadji Barry deal to Future FC and the players teams might want from Le Rouge's roster in the offseason Black...

Detroit's the catalyst of everything cool (ft. Marcus Lewis)

"Detroit to me has always been the catalyst of cool, everything that's dope." Marcus Lewis is a Detroit native and founder of Full View Productions based in the city. He joins me today to talk about the benefits of making national level media right here — and how this Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year built his business on the third coast. Full view productions: https://fullviewpro.com/ Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com...

Will the Hudson's tower strangle the RenCen?

A failed back-to-the office push by General Motors (and some other stories) brings back into question the future of the RenCen and raises other concerns about Downtown Detroit. Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com...

DCFC Talk: Who do you wanna face in the playoffs?; Bring out the press; Goddard + Foster surprises

Welcome to our weekly Detroit City FC talk! On today's episode, soccer journalist Fletcher Sharpe discusses: 00:30 The tie against FC Tulsa that should really have been a win 02:03 The tie gainst New Red Bulls II that should have been a win 03:46 Coach Trevor James changes things up and brought out the press against Tulsa, and it's exciting to watch 06:08 Ways Le Rouge is a different team since the beginning of the season 09:23 Dario Suarez and some City history 13:48 Previewing next weeke...

The power of porches + exterior design ft. Matt Mosher, DZINLY

One of my favorite spaces is the porch, front or back. Well, really, for me, front. We talk with Co-Founder of Dzinly Matt Mosher about front porches, why they're important, and how to improve them. DZINLY: https://dzinly.com/ Then we share three stories to know around town. The Lucky Duck in Clawson suddenly closed after just a year; Gratiot in Detroit as the most dangerous for car crashes; and GM is pushing their white collar employees back to work three days a week. Feedback: https://forms...

Taco tales, new buildings, and Dearborn signs up for the Imagination Library

Big show today, hitting a lot of topics with Friday co-host Devon O'Reilly. 01:16 - We discuss what we're drinking, including an easy fall cocktail that's a turn on an old fashioned 02:08 - Where we've been and Devon does a mini M Cantina review 04:29 - Speaking of tacos, word is the popular Taqueria El Rey is reopening but in Lincoln Park (More: https://detroit.eater.com/2022/9/13/23350747/taqueria-el-rey-food-truck-new-location-downriver) 05:48 - While they've been partially gone (they're...

Detroit's suing the Census; SW Detroit restaurant week is coming; Bye, Dad's Bar; Taking the bus to the auto show

Busy show today! The city of Detroit is suing the census Southwest Detroit restaurant week is coming Dad's Bar shuts down on the Grosse Pointe / Detroit border ahead of a new development in an area seeing a lot of investment Plus, David Gifford of Transit Guide Detroit shares multiple ways to get to the Detroit auto show that don't involve a personal vehicle. Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com...

DCFC Talk and Yazeed love; Lions win; Emoni Bates mess; Scott Harris is new Tigers president

Fletcher Sharpe is back to talk about the Detroit Lions win against the Commanders; the mess that's now the Emoni Bates situation; Guarded optimism about the Tigers adding Scott Harris to their front office. Then, of course, Detroit City FC talk. Yazeed Matthews has shown some new skills in recent games; we break down the Tampa Bay win and look ahead to NY Red Bulls II and FC Tulsa as Le Rouge has clinched a playoff spot. Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A Or dailydetroit -at- gmai...

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