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Gleaners Women's Power Breakfast Kicks Off Million Meals Match Campaign On Thursday, April 19

Currently one in five Michigan children face hunger. Nearly 300,000 school aged children who live in southeast Michigan are at risk of not having enough food to eat. That number is staggering and honestly heartbreaking. Most of these school aged children are eligible for free or reduced meals during the week. However, once the weekend and summer vacation hits they often have very little to eat. On Thursday, April 19 the Gleaners Community Food Bank will be hosting the 25th Annual Women’s Pow...

Happy Hour Podcast: Fighting Hunger In Metro Detroit With Gleaners

Hunger is a real challenge throughout metro Detroit, and an organization at the front of dealing with that challenge is Gleaners. Sven Gustafson has Children’s Hospital of Michigan CEO Luann Thomas Ewald and Bridget Brown from Gleaners on the show to talk about the upcoming Women’s Power Breakfast, Women’s Power Happy Hour, and their Million Meal Match Campaign. Of course, if you want to know more, you can visit Gleaners here. Don’t forget to subscribe wherever fine podcasts are found here...

Meet Detroit's Mortuary Science Museum: Excerpt From "Secret Detroit: A Guide To The Weird, Wonderful, And Obscure"

Do you love learning about all of the interesting places around the city of Detroit? Maybe you’ve driven by the Psychedelic Healing Shack right off of Woodward just south of 7 Mile and wondered what in the heck was inside. Well, author Karen Dybis has done all of the work for you and has put it in a handy book called Secret Detroit: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. The book comes out Monday, April 16. You can order it at your favorite bookstore or here on Amazon. Sven sat do...

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Metro Detroit Has A "Those People" Problem

The news out of Rochester Hills is sickening. If you didn’t know, a 14 year old teenage boy got lost. His mom had taken away his phone, according to Channel 4, and was looking for directions. So Brennan Walker did what any sensible kid would do, and knocked on a door of a home with a neighborhood watch sign for help. According to Fox 2, this is how Brennan describes what happened: “Then she [the wife] started yelling at me and she was like, ‘Why are you trying to break into my house?’ I wa...

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PODCAST: Moroun Wants Trump To Stop The Howe Bridge To Canada, I-696, Detroit Champions Week and Hope Closet

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Thursday, April 12th, 2018. * The Moroun family asks Donald Trump to stop the Gordie Howe International Bridge * I-696 work to begin Monday, and Warren Mayor Jim Fouts is worred about rats. * Love sports? Celebrate the victories of yesteryear as Detroit Champions Week is almost here * And Shianne Nocerini tells us about a special boutique where anyone, no matter how much money they make, can get a prom dress Like the show? Get back episodes and...

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Your City 5: Fun Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of April 13-15

The weekend is almost here, and I can’t wait. For some reason this week has been ultra draining, and I really just want to check out for a bit. There is a ton of things to do this weekend, and I had a hard time culling the list. But I did it, and these are my TOP picks. I have a feeling I’ll be checking out at least one of the films at the Freep Film Festival starting Friday night. Let’s get on to the list. I Hope you all have a great weekend. Freep Film Festival The Freep Film Festiv...

Facing Dead-Last National Test Scores, Detroit's Public School District Approves New Teaching Materials

The Detroit school board Tuesday adopted a new, $7.1 million curriculum that Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says is a key part of his plan to bring Detroit schools up from the bottom of national rankings. Earlier Tuesday morning Detroit was ranked last — for the fifth time — among urban school districts on a national test known as the Nation’s Report Card. Vitti’s former school district, Duval County Schools in Jacksonville, Florida, showed significant gains in fourth-grade math and posted th...

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RENDERINGS: Baltimore Station Projects In Detroit Make Progress

If you’ve driven through Detroit’s New Center on Woodward Avenue you probably noticed a major new renovation project. It involves two buildings on the east side of the street… and it was spawned by graduate students at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. It’s called the Baltimore Station 1 and it’ll be a three-story residential and retail building from the Platform, the development team that also owns the nearby Fisher Building. They’ve also broken ground on...

Ferndale’s Police Chief Is Out As City Launches Investigation

Ferndale Police Chief Timothy Collins is on the way out as the city launches an investigation into the department in the wake of a string of incidents involving officers that have given the department a black eye. The news first emerged Monday at the City Council meeting and was echoed Tuesday as part of Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter’s state of the city address at the Rust Belt Market. Coulter told attendees that Collins announced his intention to retire effective Friday, April 13 after 40 ye...

Detroit City FC Picks Up Lyft As Jersey Sponsors

Detroit’s top soccer team is getting a sponsorship lift — or should I say, Lyft? The Detroit City Football Club (known as DCFC) announced Wednesday that the ridesharing company Lyft has become their title sponsor for the 2018 season, as well as their official rideshare partner. It’s Lyft’s first sports team jersey sponsorship. The Lyft logo will appear on the front of all jerseys worn by Detroit City FC players in 2018 and a designated Lyft drop-off and pickup zone will be established at Key...

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PODCAST: The State Of Ferndale, Baltimore Station, and Secret Detroit Author Karen Dybis

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. Let’s dive in on these stories today: * Ferndale’s police chief is out, and the mayor delivers the state of the city * New development updates near New Center/Milwaukee Junction neighborhood * The editor and publisher of Crain’s Detroit Business, Ron Fournier, is hopping to a big name public relations firm * And do you want to explore the Secret Detroit? Sven talked to Karen Dybis about her new book Love the show?...

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You Can Own Your Own Piece Of The Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge opened in 1957. Beyond the important job of connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of our state, it’s also pretty cool looking. The steel grating that is the road deck of much of the bridge has been replaced. Because of that, seven pieces of the original steel grating from the 1950s that weigh two tons each are now up for auction. The prices as of this writing range in price from $195-$465. Here are more specifics from the listing. Pieces are approximatel...

Meetups: Your Networking 5 For The Week Of April 11-17

Hello, hello, hello. This week there are some pretty interesting events going on. I know we have been really looking forward to Detroit Nonprofit Day, which is this Saturday. Have a great week everyone! Tax & Legal Update; NAFTA Panel; Currency Overview The United States–Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Great Lakes Chapter (USMCOC-GL) will be holding a currency overview on Thursday, April 12. It will cover all of the hot topics like the changes to the tax law, what is happening with NAFT...

News Byte Podcast: New West Riverfront Designer, East Jefferson Bike Lanes & More

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, April 10th, 2018. Here’s what’s happening: * Detroit’s West Riverfront Park will be reimagined * Detroit’s public school district tests at the bottom of the barrel * Bike lanes are coming to East Jefferson & A New Joe Louis Greenway * A Ferndale restaurant is named one of the best in the country * An ice cream shop famous for their pothole special is, for now, shutting its doors * Belle Isle and Milliken State Park are hiring summer w...

Want To Work On Belle Isle Or At Milliken State Park This Summer? Here's Your Chance

Ever wanted to work on Belle Isle? Or, Milliken State Park on the Detroit River isn’t a bad place to spend a summer and get paid, either. On top of that, for the season, they’re full time jobs. There’s word from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources that they’re hiring seasonal workers. Here are the details, pasted below: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for summer seasonal workers at Belle Isle Park and Milliken State Park and Harbor in downtown...

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Ferndale's "Voyager" Gets Restaurant Of The Year Honors From Food & Wine Magazine

There’s high national praise for one of Ferndale’s best dining spots, Voyager. Food & Wine Magazine has named them one of the top 10 restaurants of the year. Eli Boyer, along with Co-Executive Chefs Jennifer Jackson and Justin Tootla opened Voyager in 2017, and it’s been a hit from the get-go. Located just off of downtown Ferndale’s main strip, the seafood restaurant features a menu with creative dishes using a variety of proteins, but has “an oyster obsession.” Food & Wine writes: Voyag...

News Byte Podcast: Michael Bolton Loves Detroit, The Folk Cafe To Open, Masonic Temple Fixup & Jobs Report

What’s happening in metro Detroit? The Daily Detroit News Byte has you covered for the stories beyond traffic and weather. Here’s what’s on the show for April 9, 2018. Here’s what’s happening: * A new movie about Detroit from Michael Bolton — yes, that Michael Bolton * The Detroit Zoo announces new admission and membership prices * The Masonic Temple gets its first major renovation since 1990 * We run the numbers on a monthly labor report on Detroit * And a conversation with the owne...

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When A Michael Bolton Loves Detroit, He Makes A Movie

Grammy award-winning singer Michael Bolton has made a new documentary film that is all about showering Detroit with love. “American Dream: Detroit” will screen in theaters May 15th as a special one-time event. The former be-mulleted balladeer and current humanitarian activist traces the film to visiting the city for his 2013 album of Motown covers. He describes the film to People Magazine as a “long overdue love letter to Detroit.” Says Bolton, “For about five years, we started followi...

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