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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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Brunch All The Time? Yes, Please. Meet Corktown's Newest Cafe, Folk

If you love brunch, look no further. Your dream place may arrived. FOLK, Corktown’s newest café and coffee shop will be opening to the general public on Wednesday, April 18. The café is owned by Kiki Louya and Rohani Foulkes. The are also the women behind The Farmer’s Hand. Both businesses are in the building on the corner of Trumbull and Bagley. We had a chance to take a look around and to try some of the dishes at FOLK before it opens to the public. The café is small with only 24 se...

Odds Are Bad For Horse Racing Fans As Hazel Park Raceway Officially Closes

After nearly 70 years of horse racing, the Hazel Park Raceway has closed its doors effective Thursday, April 5, 2018. There will be no more live horse races during the summer. No more watching simulcast horse races from around the country. No more old men handicapping every race in their Daily Racing Form while smoking a pack of cigarettes. When the news broke of the closure I was so sad. I spent so much time there when I was younger. My older sister was involved in the world of horse racing...

WATCH: Drew Philp On The Power Of Radical Neighborliness In Detroit At TEDNYC

Drew Philp is an author and Detroit resident who rose to a level of internet stardom for his BuzzFeed post in 2014 about his journey buying and fixing up a $500 house in Detroit. In the interim, he’s written a book (we talked to Philp about that book here on the Daily Detroit Happy Hour) and other creative projects. Last fall, Philp took the stage at TEDNYC to talk about what he learned in the process that he began in 2009. The almost 14 minute video has racked up more than 320,000 views and...

LISTEN: Dr. Paul Thomas Prescribes A New 'Direct Primary Care' Model Of Health Care In Detroit

Dealing with health insurance is few people’s idea of a good time — if you can afford it at all, that is. Now, a doctor operating out of an office in a former Detroit Police Department precinct headquarters? That’s flipping the script on the traditional model of health care. On this episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, we schedule an appointment with Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health in Southwest Detroit. He’s practicing a model known as direct primary care in which patients pay...

Supergroup With MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer Commemorates 50th Anniversary Of Kick Out The Jams

This fall will mark the 50th anniversary of the recording of the MC5’s seminal live album, Kick Out the Jams, at Detroit’s famed Grande Ballroom. Now, a supergroup led by original MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer has announced a commemorative North American tour that will culminate with a show at Detroit’s Fillmore Theater. The MC50, as the band is called, will play 35 dates in North America on its “Kick Out the Jams: The 50th Anniversary Tour.” Kramer is leading the project and has recruited a cast...

PODCAST: Interview With Muralist Hubert Massey, JoAnne Purtan, The Best Burger Joint & More

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Thursday, April 5th, 2018. * Michigan’s lone unicorn tech company is opening a Detroit office * Macomb County has a new plan to band-aid pockmarked roads * The Hazel Park Racetrack Has Closed * The hit musical Hamilton is coming to Detroit * There’s new developments for the Fail Jail * JoAnne Purtan returns to the airwaves * A vegan restaurant will open in Royal Oak * A new supergroup commemorates Detroit’s own MC5 * A Dearborn burger joint i...

JoAnne Purtan Returns To The Air Next To Stephen Clark At WOMC 104.3

Following in the footsteps of her father, JoAnne Purtan is coming to 104.3 WOMC on Monday Morning. It was probably the worst kept secret in Detroit media. The radio station announced Thursday that Purtan, a longtime on air personality at Channel 7 WXYZ, would be joining another former WXYZ host, Stephen Clark, to be a morning radio duo. “After 27 years in television news, I’m excited for this new adventure in radio. I listened to my dad on the radio for much of my life, and I’m truly humbled...

Michigan's Unicorn Tech Company, Duo Security, Expands Into Downtown Detroit

One of Michigan’s hottest tech companies is expanding into downtown Detroit. Ann Arbor-based Duo Security announced Wednesday that 30 people in the company’s engineering, information services and product teams would be moving to shared office space in Bamboo Detroit in the Madison Building on Washington Boulevard. More employees will be coming by the end of the year, as 9,000 square feet of exclusive space at Bamboo on the building’s sixth floor gets built out. Although based in Ann Arb...

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Vegan Fast-Casual Restaurant Opening In Royal Oak Next Week

A new vegan restaurant located in the Royal Oak/Birmingham area is opening on Monday, April 9. GreenSpace & Go is a fast-casual take on Ferndale’s GreenSpace Cafe. That means the menu is all plant-based, but this version of the concept is all about quick serve options. A press release says the eatery will have “fresh, healthy, portable cuisine” that “showcases veggies, fruits, grains and beans in creative bowls, wraps, salads, soups, smoothies, baked goods and more.” “It’s healthy in a hur...

Things to do in Detroit

Your City 5: Fun Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of April 6-8

I can’t be the only one who is feeling the effects of these April snow showers. I know the snow isn’t sticking down here, but in other parts of the state they are getting buried in snow. I’m ready for spring to really show up — and for Detroit Tigers games to stop getting postponed. Let’s look forward to the weekend. The Populace Unveiling inside the Siren Hotel The Wurlitzer Building has been given a new life as the Siren Hotel. I remember walking past the formerly crumbling structure...

These Baby Bunnies Have Moved In Next To The Carrots At A Detroit Urban Farm, And It's Adorable

In news to lift your blues, here’s an absolutely adorable picture of a litter of baby rabbits that found a home next to a carrot patch. The picture was shared by RecoveryPark, one of the most interesting urban farms in the city because of their mission and programming. [fb_pe url=”https://www.facebook.com/RecoveryParkDetroit/photos/a.508623295850158.1073741825.144701552242336/1690500727662403/?type=3&theater” bottom=”30″] The farm, based near Chene and Ferry on Detroit’s near east side, is...

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Fundraiser To Give Free Poo To First 1,000 Attendees

Want some free poop? The Detroit Zoological Society will be, in their words, “number one at giving away number two” when they host their sixth annual GreenFest at the Detroit Zoo next Saturday, April 14. The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., celebrates Earth Day. Here’s the deal. The first one thousand guests to visit the anaerobic digester educational display will receive a token for a 5-gallon bucket to be filled with free Detroit Zoo Poo. Zoo Poo, in case you’re wondering, is...

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PODCAST: Exporting Detroit's Products To The World, Zoo Poo, Brush Park, Buddy's Pizza Rumors & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018: * Brush Park could see another residential development * The Fillmore will go quiet for renovations * Detroit’s Project Greenlight safety program expands to a school * It’s getting more expensive to finance a car * A hot pizza rumor involving Buddy’s right near Comerica Park * The Detroit Zoo is giving away free poo in partnership with Detroit Dirt.. here’s how you get it * And a conversation with Sandra Choi from the...

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