Happy Friday. On today’s show, Jer speaks with Detroit muralist Sheefy McFly — he’s the one who was arrested while doing a city-commissioned mural on a Detroit viaduct. He’s got a new mural that will be unveiled this weekend at the Mo Pop music festival on Detroit’s riverfront.
We also run down a few news stories from the past week:
- New affordable housing units are being planned in North Corktown aimed at “middle-income” residents. [Crain’s]
- A shooting at a west-side gas station over stolen potato chips has sparked protests urging residents to support black-owned businesses. [Warrendale Blog]
- Raccoons are terrorizing a neighborhood near Rouge Park! [WXYZ]
- And Wine Spectator spotlights dozens of Detroit-area restaurants for their wine lists as part of its 2019 Restaurant Awards.
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