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PODCAST: Affordable Home Prices, Pizza News, A Marvel Mortgage Cameo, Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Monday, April 2. Here are our stories: * Wayne County is among the most affordable places in the nation to buy a home. * Detroit Bus Service changes are coming * Fuel economy standards may be changing * Detroiters line up for free pizza…. and the pizza bots are coming * A locally based company is going to be front and center in an upcoming Marvel Studios movie * International Dark Sky week is coming * And Sven caught up with the CEO of...

International Dark Sky Week Returns! Here's Where You Can Stargaze In Michigan

When was the last time you got a really good look at the night sky? Like, a really good look. Where you saw more than a handful of stars. I’m talking Milky Way realness. If you live in the city or suburbs I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it has been a while. Unless you took a little drive out to the middle of nowhere for some late night stargazing. Skyglow and light pollution have put a damper on our ability to see the stars and planets in the night sky. There is currently so m...

Meetups: Your Networking 5 For The Week Of April 3-10

Hey there all you awesome go getters. This week is kind of crazy out there in the land of networking. We’ve got all sorts of events, from basketball games to throwing axes. It really breaks you out of your comfort zone. Anyway, let’s get on with the round up. Network After Work at Detroit Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers Like the Pistons but find that networking gets in the way to going to a weeknight game? Well, you’re in luck because now you can do both. This week the networking o...

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PODCAST: Detroit Nonprofit Day, Warren Wants To Create A Downtown, Detroit Councilman Sued & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Saturday, March 31, 2018. -The suburb of Warren is trying to create a downtown -A Detroit councilman is being sued -Local furniture maker Floyd is opening up a retail shop in Eastern Market -The State of Michigan adds 21 more schools to their possible closure list. Three, all charters, are in Detroit. -The Michigan Science Center is hosting a week long spring break camp -I talk to Amanda Lewan about Detroit Nonprofit Day -And sinc...

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PODCAST: Talking "The Leisure Seeker" With Author Michael Zadoorian

Detroit has gone Tinseltown … sort of. “The Leisure Seeker,” the new movie starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland that opened in theaters earlier this month, is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Michael Zadoorian, who lives in Ferndale. Zadoorian stopped by the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast to talk about the film, how it differs from his novel, and his forthcoming book “Beautiful Music,” due May 1. “The Leisure Seeker” focuses on two long-married retirees named Ella and...

PODCAST: Detroit Man Exonerated After 45 Years In Prison, Vehicle Sales Up, Quicken Loans Demo Day, Events This Weekend & The Internet Of Things

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Wednesday, March 28, 2018. * A Detroit man wrongly spent 45 years in jail * Vehicle sales are up -We break down new data on parking rates in the city * Quicken Loans is going to award a million bucks to entrepreneurs * Stephen Clark comes out of a short retirement * Boxed Water benefiting Belle Isle * We talk weekend plans with our 5 picks for things to do in the city of Detroit this weekend * And we talk with Mike Brennan from MITechNews.com...

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Your City 5: Fun Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of March 30-April 1

Hello, to all you lovely readers. I hope that all of you that celebrate Passover and Easter have a wonderful weekend. If you are still around town this weekend there are some pretty cool events happening. Eastern Promises at The Schvitz How about a nice long steam at the historic Schvitz before seeing a movie? That’s exactly what The Schivtz has planned for Friday evening. They will be showing the 2007 movie Eastern Promises which was directed by David Cronenberg. This thriller star...

Stephen Clark Returns To Airwaves, This Time With A Morning Radio Show

Stephen Clark, the recently retired WXYZ anchor, has decided to come back into the Detroit media fray. A press announcement says that the popular former evening news host will be moving his act to a morning show on 104.3 WOMC. The “104.3 WOMC Mornings with Stephen Clark and … ” show will air from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays. It debuts on Monday, April 2. That “…” is noticeable as a co-host hasn’t been named yet. “Stephen is an integral part of the fabric of Detroit and we are thrilled...

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Looking To Get Home After Tigers Opening Day? Here's A Half-Off Ride

Although the weather is looking a little questionable for tomorrow’s opening day game where our Detroit Tigers are taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates, here’s a deal for you to get home safely. Wallside Windows has partnered with ride-sharing company Lyft to provide half-off rides home. The deal is extended for rides up to $30 (where Wallside will pay half). If your Lyft ride costs more than $30, they’ll throw in $15 toward the bill. “At Wallside Windows, we love the Tigers,” said Chief of St...

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News Byte: Macomb County Clerk Is Out, Gov Talks Transit & Roads, Belle Isle Boat Launch? And More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast for Tuesday, March 27th, 2018. * Macomb County’s Clerk is out the door, thanks to a judge’s ruling * Governor Rick Snyder talks transit and roads with Sven * Belle Isle might get a public boat launch and is studying it * Wayne State University is expanding the footprint of a theatre and moving a historic building * Carhartt has some new Detroit Tigers swag * Comerica Bank and Hope Closet are looking to help low-income families get prom dres...

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Meetups: Your Networking 5 For The Week Of March 27- April 3

Hey there, all you movers and shakers. It seems hard to believe that we are already almost finished with March. We’ve had a lot of great networking events throughout the month, and this month is no different. Let’s get to the round up. Workshop: Building Powerful Connections The Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs will be holding a workshop on building powerful connections on Tuesday, March 27. The workshop will go over how you can not only communicate but connect with peopl...

A Photo Tour Inside The New Amazon Fulfillment Center In Livonia

Friday morning we had the opportunity to go on a tour of the new Amazon Fulfillment Center in Livonia. The facility is huge, at over 1 million square feet. To put that in perspective it is roughly the size of 28 football fields. Below is a narrative audio piece from our News Byte podcast for the tour and has the rest of the story. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgrL6sBFKCQ/?taken-by=dailydetroit...

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Podcast: Inside Amazon's New Detroit Facility, BMW Pulls Out Of The Auto Show, Bike Lanes & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Saturday, March 24, 2018. We take you on a narrative audio tour of the new Amazon.com facility in Livonia that’s the size of 28 football fields. We also have am Amazon Livonia facility gallery here. Other stories: – BMW isn’t going to be at the North American International Auto Show – Suburban updates, including bike lanes – The Detroit Jazz Festival is looking to bring concerts to city neighborhoods – Ford Motor Company‘s marketing head leave...

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Michigan's Schools Are In Deep Trouble But There Is Hope To Fix Them With Ron French, Bridge Magazine

Michigan’s schools are in trouble. Although many parents believe their school and their teacher are fine, compared to the rest of the nation the state ranks very poorly. It wasn’t always this way. Over the years, other states like Tennessee and Florida have surpassed Michigan. Fighting between factions has locked progress in Michigan’s schools in place. The status quo – for instance, Michigan is one of only five states in which reading skills declined between 2003 and 2015 – isn’t going t...

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PODCAST: Michigan State Fairgrounds May Become A Mass Transit Hub & Bring 1000+ Jobs, New Life For The Conner Plant, Happy Birthday Albert Kahn & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Wednesday, March 21st, 2018. * The State Fairgrounds site is to be bought by the city and could become a regional transit hub and job-focused development. We have words from Detroit mayor Mike Duggan and break it down. * The Conner Assembly Plant will find new life as a museum and meeting space. * Contractors for Little Caesars Arena come up short on hiring Detroit residents. * A proposed law would allow Detroit bars to stay open until 4 a.m. *...

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LISTEN: New Life For The Old Train Station? Eastern Market Micro-Grants, Dan Carmody, Macomb's Terrible Roads & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, March 20th, 2018. * Ford may breathe new life into the long-empty Michigan central station * Michigan gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer locks up a big union endorsement * Macomb County’s road situation is in dire straits * Eastern market is offering micro-grants to boost local businesses * Three of Detroit’s Golf Courses won’t close after all * Baseball will be played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull again * You’ll be abl...

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Your City 5: Fun Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of March 23-25

Happy Spring everyone! I know I’m not the only person who was counting down the days until the Spring Equinox. This weekend is filled with all sorts of fun events. I’m trying to figure out how I can go to most of them. Let’s get on with the list. Sprung with Bale Defoe & So Vague Spring is here and the Whiskey Disco will be celebrating with performances from Bale Defoe and So Vague. Come out on Friday night and listen to some awesome sets. This event is 21 and over. There is a...

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Eastern Market Micro-Grant Program Kicks Off To Support Local Food, Local Businesses

Everyone knows about Flower Day, or going to Eastern Market on Saturdays to pick up some fresh, local food. But there’s a lot more to the market than just farmers and stalls. One of their many programs is the Eastern Market Growing Communities initiative. Over the last five years the project, in partnership with crowd-funder IOBY.org, has invested more than half a million dollars into small businesses. Those small businesses invest in the city and hire people. In the podcast above, we tal...

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