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Caribbean Restaurant Norma G's Opens Brick And Mortar Location In Jefferson-Chalmers

Norma G’s Cuisine is opening its first brick and mortar location in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood on Tuesday. Owner and chef Lester Gouvia started Norma G’s as a food truck in 2015. The Caribbean restaurant is the first sit-down, full service restaurant to open in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood in 30 years. The menu has dishes that reflect the different cultures that make up Caribbean cuisine like; chicken pelau, jerk chicken, curry goat, macaroni and cheese, and Trinidad-sty...

LISTEN: Atwater Beach Breaks Ground, Norma G's To Open & Your News

Here’s your show, recorded on August 27, 2018: The new Atwater Beach broke ground today on the Detroit Riverfront. We give you the details and talk with their President & CEO, Mark Wallace, about the plans. Also… A man has died after being hit by a car on the Belle Isle bridge. – Norma G’s Detroit is coming to life in the Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit Michigan area. – A 275 year old tree was cut down in Ferndale. More pics that you’ll want to check out here. – A local man won half a m...

LISTEN: Detroit City FC's Ambitions & Fieldhouse Updates With Sean Mann, CEO

If you’re a regular listener of the Daily Detroit podcast, you know that Detroit City FC recently completed its 2018 season on a bit of a disappointing note, missing the NPSL playoffs after going all the way to the semifinals last year. Now the team’s owners are renewing their push to join a professional soccer league, possibly forming a new league with several other teams. I recently spoke with Sean Mann, the team’s CEO and a co-owner, to find out more. BTW, Here’s a video of the constru...

LISTEN: Duggan sues over high car insurance rates, lots of Detroit bus updates and your news

On your Daily Detroit podcast show recorded on August 26, 2018: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a group of Detroit-area residents have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law is unconstitutional and is unfairly expensive for drivers. – The internet is ablaze with speculation that it might just be the end of Hockeytown for the Detroit Red Wings. – Work is set to start Monday to build Detroit’s newest beach. – A couple of changes are on the horizon for b...

Your City 5 Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit: August 24-26

Are you ready for the final weekend of August? I know I’m not. I think I need to take a quick trip up north or something before summer is officially over. There are a lot of fun things happening around town this weekend. Much Ado Para Nada This weekend is the final free show for the season for Shakespeare in Detroit. The theatre group will be performing their version of the Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing in Campus Martius on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Don’t forget...

53 Finalists Named In Knight Arts Challenge, Final Prize Is Share Of $3 Million

53 finalists were named on Thursday for the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge. They are all in the running for a share of $3 million. The the grant contest is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It’s a matching grant, so the artist will have to find a way to raise the money to match the amount provided by the foundation. The idea of the program is that it funds ideas that engage and enrich Detroit through the arts. The foundation funds the arts, it says, because of “their abili...

PODCAST: Detroit City FC Might Go Pro, Food News, Detroit's Getting A Floating Bar Of Light

Our August 22, 2018 show features an interview with Sean Mann, CEO of Detroit City FC. The season may be over, but there’s still a lot of activity with the organization, including efforts to go professional and to roll out their sports complex and bar on the east side of the city. Our stories: – Ford Motor Company has added another piece to its emerging Corktown campus. – Detroit is about to get a giant floating bar of light. The new art will connect two historic downtown buildings: One...

Detroit Barbers Goes To The Dogs This Sunday For Bulldogs, Brews and Beards

Detroit Barbers in Corktown will be celebrating National Dog Day this Sunday by hosting Bulldogs, Brews and Beards. The event aims to raise money for the Detroit Bulldog Rescue. The family friendly event will have a bulldog kissing booth, coffee from Lucky Detroit, and a bulldog pampering station. While you’re there, be sure to check out the new limited edition line of pet products that Detroit Barbers have created. They have shampoos and conditioners and pet friendly moisturizers. Th...

Detroit Restaurant Gets Nod For Having One Of Top 10 Vegan Seafood Dishes In Country

Detroit Vegan Soul’s fish-free “catfish” platter has been named one of PETA’s Top 10 Vegan Seafood Dishes in the country. The organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, believes animals are not to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. The list is made up of dishes that quote — “prove you can enjoy the taste of seafood while sparing intelligent, sensitive fish—who can use tools and show affection—immense pain” — end quote. The dish ha...

Documentary On Legendary Detroit Bar, The Lindell AC, Airs Thursday

Fans of Detroit watering holes of yore, take note: A documentary about the legendary Lindell AC sports bar makes its TV debut Thursday night on Detroit Public Television. It’s called “Meet Me At the Lindell: The Story of America’s First Sports Bar.” The 44-minute documentary from director Jason Danieliwicz first screened in 2017 at the Freep Film Festival. The Lindell AC was famous for many reasons, including for being a place where professional athletes showed up and mingled with common...

PODCAST: Lindell AC Documentary Is Coming To TV, Wayne State Developments & Your Detroit News

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on August 21, 2018. Our stories: – It’s been a tough year for Detroit police and first responders. There have been three deaths on the police force in the line of duty in 2018, and numerous incidents off-duty. – There’s been an uptick in hit-and-runs in Metro Detroit, with four in the last month. – The New Mike Ilitch School of Business is set to open on Woodward. Wayne State University and Olympia Development hosted a tour of the building today, and...

PODCAST: Garlin Gilchrist Gets The Democratic Lt. Gov Nod, Hatch Detroit Finalists & Your News

This is your Daily Detroit for August 20, 2018. Your Detroit news: – Detroiter Garlin Gilchrist the second has been picked to be the running mate for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer. Sven and Jer discuss. – There has been some confusion around the funeral arrangements for the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who died last week at the age of 76. So here’s what you need to know. – One of the last remaining members of the Motown studio band known as the Funk Brothers has...

Detroit Institute Of Arts To Hold Their First Adoption Event Sunday

Dogs and Degas apparently do go together. The Detroit Institute of Arts is holding their first-ever animal adoption event. The event is with the Michigan Humane Society on the DIA’s north lawn on Sunday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until all the animals are adopted. “Meet Your Best Friend at the Museum featuring Kitties and Pitties!” will have 20–25 cats and dogs, including pit bulls and pit bull mixes, up for adoption. The animals have had all their age-appropriate vaccinations...

LISTEN: Get To Know Your 4 Hatch Detroit Finalists Before You Vote

The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest Presented by Bedrock is down to its four finalists: * Neighborhood Grocery * Paradise Natural Foods * Slyde * Toma Detroit They’re competing for a $50,000 prize from Comerica Bank and $200,000 worth of pro-bono services from Hatch Detroit and its partners. Representatives from each of the four startup business finalists joined Sven Gustafson today in the studio to talk about their proposals alongside Vittoria Katanski, Hatch Detroit’s executive direc...

Is There An Auto Bubble Coming? A Conversation With Joe Berish, Analyst

Is there a bubble brewing in the car business? Sven’s guest — Joe Berish, an analyst with the automotive consulting firm Oliver Wyman — says that rising subprime auto loans, rising interest rates and increasing prices for car parts add up to spell warning signs. That’s even before we start talking about President Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported cars. Listen to the conversation from our Daily Detroit podcast in the player above. Don’t miss another episode and subscribe free in your po...

Aretha FrankinHistory Remembrances

Remembering Aretha Franklin With Evrod Cassimy, Marsha Music, Dan Austin & Detroiters

The Queen of Soul dies, and a city mourns

Ford's Corktown Campus Price Tag Near Three Quarters Of A Billion Dollars

Some firmer numbers are coming out about the investment Ford Motor Company plans to make for its new Corktown Campus. Ford will spend an estimated $738 million to renovate the Michigan Central Station and other sites in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. Back in June, Ford announced it had bought the land — including the old train station — for a new tech campus that would focus on mobility and self-driving vehicles. The campus will be made up of five major sites. That purchase is partly...

Your City 5 Things To Do This Weekend In Detroit: August 17-19

Hello, hello, hello! I’m back from my little trip to New England. I had a really good time, and I loved exploring so many different places in Maine and Massachusetts. But, I’m so glad to be home now. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way. Let’s look forward to this weekend. It is pretty darn busy if I do say so myself. It seems like every event on City 5 this weekend is some sort of festival, which is kind of neat. Oh, also I just want to say that these are all of the things you could...

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