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Abdul El-Sayed Pitches Proposal For Net Neutrality, Michigan Public Broadband Called "Mi-Fi"

The race for governor is heating up. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is currently polling third on the Democratic ticket is wading into the waters of net neutrality. Net neutrality is a concept that aims to maintain a level playing field on the Internet between all users and publicly-owned internet. His idea, in pre-event materials obtained by Daily Detroit, is that “MI-Fi is our solution; publicly owned broadband infrastructure can ensure that every household in rural and urban Michigan has th...

News Byte Podcast: $130 Million For Detroit's Neighborhoods, Bringing Back Detroit's Cornices & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Monday, May 7, 2018. Here are your stories for today: Detroit’s neighborhoods could see $130 million in investment… The DMC and Wayne State physicians sign a 6-month extension… The Detroit Pistons change horses and fire their coach… High-end apartment rents are rising across metro Detroit… Net neutrality and public broadband in Michigan comes back into the discussion with a new proposal… A Detroit bakery has shut its doors after 95 years…...

The DMC and Wayne State University Sign A 6 Month Extension

The Detroit Medical Center and the Wayne State University Physician Group have signed a six-month extension contract to keep clinical and administrative services going. The two sides announced last week that they were cutting ties effective May 15 and not renewing their contract after at least a hundred years. They’ve been at odds in recent years over financial terms and other issues, including Wayne State’s ability to seek outside partnerships with other medical systems. During the ext...

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Detroit Neighborhoods Could See $130 Million In New Investment

Seven Detroit neighborhoods would see $130 million in investment as part of a major, coordinated campaign with the Kresge Foundation. They’re going to do it through expanding the Strategic Neighborhood Fund. The first round was a $42 million campaign focused on three Detroit neighborhoods. The so-called 2.0 will also expand its scope to include streetscapes, park improvements, commercial development and housing. The Kresge Foundation has committed $15 million to kick off the capital campa...

PODCAST: Tour An Historic House Renovation In Detroit With The 'Between 6 & 7' Bloggers

On this episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, we channel our inner “This Old House” and talk about a big, old house in Detroit’s University District. Between 6 and 7 is the name of a blog written by Miranda Steinhauser. She and her partner, Brandon Suman, bought a 1927 house in Detroit’s University District — and yes, it’s located between 6 and 7 Mile. The two Ohio natives have been chronicling their efforts to fix up the place over the last year and a half. On the blog, t...

Detroit Medical Center Cuts Ties With Wayne State University Physician Group

The longstanding relationship between the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University’s medical school appears to be ending. Reports say the DMC is not renewing its contract with the Wayne State University Physician Group, which is the employer of doctors who teach and do research at the university while practicing at the DMC. Wayne State and the DMC have been partners for least a century, but they’ve been at odds in recent years over financial terms and other contract issues. In a...

Skip Rush Hour With The Detroit Symphony Orchestra At The Skip & Two Other Places This Year

Sitting in rush hour traffic can be downright awful, if you leave five minutes too late it is like you’re stuck in gridlock. If you dread the thought of getting stuck in traffic again, you should check out one of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Rush Hour Recitals that are coming up. This free chamber music performance by DSO musicians will not only help you chill out after work but by the time it is over you have missed rush hour. There will be three DSO Rush Hour Recitals in May and J...

How To Get $10,000 For Your Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park-Based Small Business With Matthew J. Lewis

One of the biggest challenges for Detroit business is access to capital. After all, in a community that faces large amounts of institutional poverty, it’s not like there’s family to lean on for a few thousand dollars to get to the next level. There have been a lot of businesses that have been forever stuck because they don’t have access to the most basic of capital needs. So we talked with Matthew J. Lewis from the New Economy Initiative about their program to award 26 businesses $10,000 eac...

Get A First Taste Of "Perseverance" IPA Next Week

Remember when we told you about the new session IPA coming from Stroh’s? Well now comes word that contract brewer Brew Detroit will host a symbolic first pour of “Perseverance,” a Detroit Session IPA from Stroh Brewery Company. It’ll take place Wednesday, May 9th at 6 p.m. at Brew Detroit’s Corktown HQ. “Perseverance” is the first product launched by Stroh’s since the reintroduction of the classic Bohemian-Style Pilsner two years ago. It’ll be sold exclusively in Michigan and use “The Chi...

News Byte Podcast: DMC Cuts Ties With WSU Docs, The Auto Show Could Move & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. Today’s episode was recorded in the historic London Chop House in downtown Detroit. – The Detroit Medical Center is cutting ties with Wayne State University physicians – Part of a Detroit parking deck collapses – Your first chance to taste the new Stroh’s session IPA is coming – See the city through a series of Jane Jacobs walks – Learn how you can beat the grind with the DSO – The Detroit auto show could move to Oc...

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Check Out Detroit By Going On One Of These 7 Jane's Walks

Every year thousands of people around the world take to streets to learn a bit more about a particular neighborhood. These events are known as Jane’s Walk in honor of Jane Jacobs who was an urbanist and writer. She believed that cities were complex and needed a good population density to succeed. Cities need to be walkable and have public spaces for people who lived there. She also believed that mixed use planning was important. If these words sound familiar, they should. If you have been pa...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of May 4-6

Whoa buddy, this weekend is popping! I guess that is what happens now that the weather is beautiful. Saturday is not only Cinco de Mayo but it’s also the Kentucky Derby. Since the City 5 only covers Detroit, I can’t tell you to go to Northville Downs to bet on the race. But I mean, it’s The Derby … so just go put down a $2 exacta box on a three horses and see how it goes. I had a really hard trying to narrowing down the events for this weekend. I couldn’t cut any of them, because they are al...

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Giant RoboCop Statue Will Be Installed At The Michigan Science Center

It’s been a project that’s been teased for years – since 2011, in fact. A giant RoboCop statue in the city of Detroit. We gave an in-depth update quite awhile ago, but we have new news to share. According to an update posted to the project’s Kickstarter page, RoboCop will call the Michigan Science Center in Detroit’s Midtown home. A deal was signed Wednesday and an unveiling date will be given this spring, and parts of RoboCop will be shown off at a private event this spring. …throu...

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Plans Emerge For The New Girl Scouts Of Southeastern Michigan's Headquarters In Detroit

Now that cookie season is over, you might not think much about the Girl Scouts…unless you have a kid involved in a troop. But there are 32,000 girls and adult volunteers involved with the Girl Scouts in and around metro Detroit. Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan is the council that oversees this region. They have a new headquarters in Eastern Market. The new 16,000 square feet of new office space is located just off of Gratiot Avenue and I375. The office was built to be a collabor...

WATCH: Cop On A Horse Pulls Over A Car In Detroit

You just can’t escape the long arm — or gallop — of the law. Apparently, getting pulled over by an officer on a horse is a thing. Detroit has a storied Mounted Unit that was founded in 1893. As part of the arrangement between Wayne State University Police and the Detroit Police Department, there’s a mounted horse as part of WSUPD. Last year, Wayne State took the opportunity to add a mounted component as the Detroit Police had more horses than officers to ride them. A video making the rou...

18 Townhouses May Be Coming Soon To Detroit's Corktown

A local developer is looking to construct 18 new townhouses over on 11th street in Corktown, according to a public hearing notice. The notice to neighbors from the city’s Buildings, Safety, Engineering and Environmental department outlines that the new development by the Ferlito group would go on nearly 18,000 square feet of empty land at 2037 11th Street. That’s behind a Firestone Auto Repair center and near the very desirable residential streets of Church and Leverette. Those streets ar...

PODCAST: A Streetcar With Much To Be Desired, Giant Star Wars Photo & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Tuesday, May 1. Here’s what we’re talking about today. * New data shows struggles for the QLINE (LINK: Bridge Michigan). The team talks about the missed opportunities, how it should have ran down the center lane and a winter story of beating the streetcar in the snow. * 18 New Townhouses are coming to Corktown * May the Fourth be with you at the Detroit Institute of Arts * You can own a piece of history from the old Joe Louis Arena * And the Gir...

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Free Chicken, Fish & Fries At Upcoming Thrift Store Reopening

In Thifty news, The Salvation Army Family Thrift Store and Donation Center at on Ten Mile near Van Dyke in Centerline will close on Friday, May 11 and reopen on Saturday, May 12, 2018. They’re moving to a new building about 1,000 feet away at 25152 Van Dyke Road. There will be a ribbon cutting that the public is invited to attend… and we’re putting it on your radar for the free food. Following the ceremony at 9 a.m. on May 12, the Salvation Army ARC will provide donuts and coffee until...

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