Mayor pushes back on report he outed informant; Iconic Traffic Jam & Snug restaurant burns; Detroit's dock issue
Plus DDOT gets electric buses and the Mackinac Policy Conference is this week
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Detroit City FC's June gauntlet; Prideraiser + more
Detroit City FC has an important June ahead to keep their position near the top of the USL Championship Eastern Conference standings. Fletcher Sharpe previews the Pittsburgh Riverhounds match and the keys to the next four games. Plus, a little love for promotion relegation as Jer's other team that wears red is Nottingham Forest. And of course, Prideraiser: https://www.prideraiser.org/campaigns/northern-guard-supporters-detroit-prideraiser-2022-ypoEeV1yez4dd/ If you want to support Daily Detroit...
Traffic Jam & Snug memories; District Detroit design thoughts + more
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Previewing "Wolf Hound" + making feature movies in Michigan (ft. Michael B. Chait)
Joining me - filmmaker and director Michael B. Chait. He's from the area and has a new feature film shot in large part right here in Michigan and Metro Detroit. There's a new film, Wolf Hound, due out June 3rd. It's an action-packed couple of hours, featuring James Maslow, Trever Donovan and others. Set in German-occupied France in 1944, It's inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses. I talk with Cha...
Detroit's historic Frederick Stearns House becomes a beautiful bed and breakfast (ft. Rachel Mitchell)
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Craig short on signatures; What was your first car?; New electric buses + more
Today producer Shianne is in the studio and we hit a round robin of stories. - Some Republican gubernatorial candidates, including former DPD chief James Craig, are short on signatures and really might not make the ballot. - DDOT has new electric buses, and long term this could work out well - Cars are on the road, on average, longer than ever because of supply shortages and inflation. But what was your first car? We share ours. - The Inn on Ferry Street in Midtown Detroit should see new life un...
Your Detroit City FC questions; Atlanta United 2 victory wrap-up
Detroit City FC beat Atlanta United 2 3-1 over the weekend. Fletcher has the highlights and something he's watching for. As the team embraces a much-needed bye week, we answer your listener questions about the club this year. What position would an upgrade best help the men's team for the 2nd half? If Fletcher Sharpe was GM, do you have any specific players you’d want us to go get? How are we going to hold on to Trevor James, Rhys, and some of the other top players in the off-season? Devin Amo...
What's the future of the People Mover?; Immersive Van Gogh; Pricey plates; Startups feel pinch and more
We talk about a ton of things around Metro Detroit: Devon tried Brazen Bagels; Jer talks up Cafe 1923. Jer previewed the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in a historic building. The Detroit People Mover is reopening with limited stations. Should there be fewer? And what about the future of the elevated rail loop, considering $100m will need to be spent soon? Unemployment is low, but investors are tightening their belts and businesses are taking a hit. We talk about how to navigate, and how Detroit's...
Ferndale Pride is back June 4 (ft. Julia Music)
Ferndale Pride is June 4, 2022. Their Executive Director Julia Music joins us to talk about everything ahead for an even that'll be bigger and better than ever in Downtown Ferndale. The event is one of the biggest spaces for celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in Metro Detroit. Also, be sure to check out our Daily Detroit booth at the event and say hi! If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. https:/...
Transit's density problem in metro Detroit; Are rides at fairs going away?; Crash Detroit ends; Who wants Pepsi-roni?
A judge has interceded in the debate on Auburn Hills leaving SMART for their own service, keeping them in service for now. But an election is looming; and there's an underlying issue with transit in metro Detroit. IT's population density and distance, as the sprawled region in many places is below the 3,000 people per square mile some studies say is needed to support regular bus service. This applies to other services, too. We discuss. 3,000 per square mile supports bus service: https://kinder....
Court suspends Michigan's 1931 abortion ban; Man falls through worn-out bridge; Power shortage ahead?
Plus DCFC wins; a new (to us) food truck; and love for a man-made mound
POPnology brings R2-D2, ET, Hal 9000 and a Delorean to the Michigan Science Center (ft. Dr. Christian Greer)
The Michigan Science Center is bringing some great icons of pop culture and science fiction to Detroit's midtown for an exhibit, POPnology, you won't want to miss. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows....
91% Chance of playoffs for Detroit City; Miami + Atlanta previews; Remembering Pistons legend Bob Lanier
Detroit City FC is proving to the entire USL Championship they're here to stay, and a new rating from USL Tactics puts them at a 91% chance of making the playoffs. https://twitter.com/USLTactics/status/1526148070186143744/photo/3 We go over the win against Loudoun 4-2. Plus, we look ahead to a Wednesday road match against The Miami FC and then back home on Saturday against Atlanta United 2. Then Fletcher shares thoughts on the passing of the Pistons legend Bob Lanier. If this is your first t...
Losing Pistons legend Bob Lanier; Hudson's tower progress updates; Plan could lower tax rates for city residents
Plus the new, wetter reality; Detroit City FC loses in a heartbreaker, and Flower Day is here
Trying the new Ex-Wife's Famous Chicken; Hudson's tower talk; 1,000 episode party soon
What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. Show notes to come. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows....
Going beyond the credit score to fund Black business (ft. Nimaj Driscoll)
The reality is there's a lot of inequity in our American system. It's been there since our founding. Sure, improvements have been made, but we're nowhere near there yet. And you can see it in our region, too. Short of a massive federal program to truly begin to level out the metaphorical playing field on a number of levels for African Americans and other groups, to help get wealth into communities, start businesses, and more — the work has to be done where it can. One of those areas is with a...
Plan to lower Detroit's high property taxes gains steam (ft. Nick Allen)
Long time listeners might remember the words split property taxes. The idea being - the city of Detroit's tax burden is only second only to New York City. But, I don't know if you've looked around. We don't have the household incomes, the commerce, or the number of people to support that. We were closer to that many decades ago. But no more. So the idea is to change the code to make it so land speculators and others would get punished, and those who are taking care of and improving their lan...
7 Development stories around Detroit (ft. Robin Runyan)
From buildings built from the top down in Greekton; to park work on Detroit's west riverfront; to different kinds of housing, Detroit has a number of big projects underway. To talk about some of the key ones and get you up to speed, Robin Runyan from Urbanize is in the studio. More: https://detroit.urbanize.city/ Robin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobinRunyan8 If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite sh...