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NEWS BYTE PODCAST: 400 Detroit Jobs, Burns Night, Antietam, The RenCen, And Detroit Rental Enforcement

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018! On the show: * Enforcement of rental regulations is becoming more stringent in the city * 400 jobs are coming thanks to Flex’N’Gate * Three fun happenings: Boogie Fever reopens, Antietam closes, and the top of the RenCen gets a James Beard chef * Burns Night celebrating all things Scottish is happening at Urbanrest Brewery with Ackroyd’s Scottish Bakery: https://www.facebook.com/events/838131263040408/ * Don’t forget to c...

Burns Night Is A Scottish Party This Thursday You Won't Want To Miss

Want to celebrate being a Scot, or Scottish culture? Into some literary libations to honor Robert Burns, the Scottish poet and lyricist who is widely-regarded as the national poet of Scotland? Here’s the ticket you need this Thursday night. Every January 25, Scotland and Scots around the world come together to celebrate the life and works of the beloved “Rabbie” Burns, considered to be a pioneer of the Romantic movement (and also the author of “Auld Lang Syne”). Metro Detroit is no diff...

Michigan Science Center Makes It To Top 15 In The US2020 STEM Coalition Challenge

The Michigan Science Center has been named on of the finalists in the US2020 STEM Coalition Challenge. Judges for the competition looked at how each organization incorporated science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to underrepresented students. They were also evaluated on their potential impact, approach to partnership building, creative engagement strategies, and sustainability planning. There were 92 communities from across the United States participated in the competition in Oc...

Your Networking 5 For The Week Of January 23-29

There is no shortage of opportunities to meet new contacts around town this week. It is hopping with networking events. Have a great week! Retail Boot Camp Info Session Are you a retail entrepreneur but need help getting launched? TechTown has a Retail Boot Camp that is coming up and they will be hosting a Retail Boot Camp Info Session on Tuesday night. The program will not only help entrepreneurs by giving training but will provide access to start-up capital, affordable space and ong...

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Old Coach Insignia Space At Top Of RenCen To Be Taken Over By James Beard Award Winning Chef Shawn McClain

An iconic space in Detroit restaurant history – the top of the Renaissance Center – is about to get a new chapter. James Beard Award winning chef Shawn McClain will be opening a restaurant in Detroit. This time in the Renaissance Center, home to the headquarters of General Motors. His restaurant will go in the former Coach Insignia space on the 71st and 72nd floors. The restaurant is expected to be open the fall of 2018. This is the first restaurant to be opened by McClain and the res...

Time To Dust Off Those Dancing Shoes Because Ferndale's Boogie Fever Is Coming Back

It looks like the owners of Ferndale’s Twisted Tavern want to turn back time and go back to the 70’s and 80’s dance club concept. People have missed the club so much that Boogie Fever Cafe and Disco will be reopening on the evening of Saturday, January 20. “After Boogie Fever closed its doors and we opened Twisted Tavern, people still talked about Boogie Fever,” said Mark McConnell, owner of Boogie Fever. “ The nightclub was open for 15 years and was a big part of people’s lives.” Most...

Elite Detroit High Schools Like Cass Tech & Renaissance Move Beyond Test Scores For Admittance

Detroit’s main school district is changing the way it decides which students gain entry to the city’s elite high schools. Students applying to Cass Technical High School, Renaissance High School and two other selective high schools will no longer be judged primarily on the results of a single exam. Instead, an admissions team comprised of teachers and staff from the schools, as well as administrators in the district’s central office, will use a score card that gives students points in variou...

Motor City Creations Brings Popular Faygo Candles & More To Monthly Pop-Up In New Hudson

New Hudson might not be the first place you think of for a pop-up shop, but hear me out. A local candle and sign business, Motor City Creations has started their own monthly pop up. I took the drive out to New Hudson in Oakland County to check out the new store. We first featured Motor City Creations in 2016 because we saw their Faygo candles and wax melts at the Detroit Bike Company. The candles are great. I gifted the Faygo wax melts to my siblings this year and everyone loved th...

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A Look In The Mirror: 5 Smart People On Detroit’s Amazon HQ2 Disappointment

Detroit’s failure to make the list of 20 finalists for Amazon’s $5 billion HQ2 project and its 50,000 jobs has been the talk of the town. Especially after the all-hands-on-deck effort to produce a joint Detroit-Windsor bid that had many people believing the Motor City, once considered strictly a longshot, had a serious chance. In our latest episode, we talk to five local experts from a variety of backgrounds for their perspectives on what the failure says about our region and where we go fr...

NEWS BYTE: School Funding Changes To Benefit Charters, Royal Oak City Buses, Belle Isle Draft Plans & Attracting Mobility Companies

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte for Friday, January 19. On the docket today: * The State of Michigan is on the verge of changing public school funding to benefit charters * Detroit didn’t get Amazon HQ2 (We have a full episode on the topic over on the Daily Detroit Happy Hour): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-detroit-happy-hour/id1168444594?mt=2 * The city of Royal Oak is looking at their own bus system: http://www.dailydetroit.com/2018/01/18/survey-royal-oak-will-gau...

Survey In Royal Oak Will Gauge Interest In City-Operated Buses

Royal Oak plans to survey residents and organizations to gauge interest in funding a city-operated transit system to connect residents who aren’t served by SMART buses to downtown and other attractions. Proponents also hope such a system would ease chronic parking shortages. Talks are in an early stage to design a system that would complement but not eliminate SMART, the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation that operates buses outside of the city. A seven-member transit ta...

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Detroit Will Not Get Amazon HQ2, Gilbert And Duggan React

Detroit is not getting the Amazon HQ2 project. 238 proposals were submitted from across North America the company’s second headquarters in North America. The HQ2 project is a plan to invest over $5 billion and hire as many as 50,000 people in high-paying jobs. The company says that construction and ongoing operation of Amazon HQ2 is expected to create tens of thousands of additional jobs and tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the surrounding community. Metro Detroit di...

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Your City 5: Things To Do In Detroit For The Weekend Of January 19-21

Greetings to all of you. We’ve made it through another week of winter! I say that deserves a drink. I know that the North American International Auto Show has pretty much taken over the airwaves here in metro Detroit. But you’re not going to find that on this weekends City 5. I know, I know we’re the Motor City and this stuff is important. However, there are some other great events happening this weekend. Have a great weekend everyone! On the Rocks Opening Reception, Lecture, and Pewa...

All Things Detroit Returns To Eastern Market For Three Dates In 2018

Get your calendars out because it’s time to start making plans. The popular vendor market and food truck rally, All Things Detroit will be returning to Eastern Market for three markets in 2018. The 2018 dates will be: Sunday, March 25 Sunday, May 6 Sunday, November 4 This is the sixth year that Jennyfer Crawford of Ask Jennyfer has organized All Things Detroit. Since the beginning it has been a great way for shoppers to get to know small businesses. All Things Detroit has grown so...

Royal Oak Is Looking At Starting Their Own City Bus Service. Is This A Good Idea?

There is currently a task force studying whether or not Royal Oak should create it’s own bus system. Yes, you read that right. Royal Oak Mayor Michael Fournier has appointed a seven person task force to see if Royal Oak should create a stand alone bus service. According to an article on the Daily Tribune there will be a public meeting on Wednesday, January 17 to discuss the transportation needs of Royal Oak residents. When I first read this my eye twitch returned. Do we not already hav...

Life Size Battleship And Beer Pong At MiSci After Dark This Thursday Night

Calling all you board game fanatics. The Michigan Science Center is partnering with The Loaded Die and The Vault of Midnight to throw the ultimate game night this Thursday. The monthly MiSci After Dark event has returned for 2018, and this time the theme is game night. If you have never been to MiSci After Dark you are missing out, it’s the one night a month that the Michigan Science Center is strictly for adults. I’m a huge fan of the Michigan Science Center, it’s a great resource for chi...

Your Networking 5 For The Week Of January 16-22

Hey there all you go getters! This week is bustling with events and there are plenty of options for you to choose from. Detroit Women in Digital Women in Digital will be holding a Detroit meet up at Bamboo Detroit this Wednesday, January 17. The event is for women who work in digital, marketing, advertising or communication. Unlike past events this meeting is for members only. You can join Women in Digital for $25 a month or $250 for a yearly membership. This month the special guest...

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Book Gives Tips On How Not To Be A Dumb Criminal

Krystal Banks got into the bail bonds business eighteen years ago, right out of high school. Since then, she’s learned how the courts work in Southeastern Michigan, and began giving her clients tips on how to protect their rights and better deal with the system. Banks said, “I found that, oh, just giving them a little bit of knowledge changed their outcomes. It was really helping them.” Now Banks is an author with Don’t Be a Dumb Criminal. The book breaks down the workings of the police...

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