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News Byte Podcast: Getting Detroiters Into Jobs, Bike Lane Rollout Bumps w/ Todd Scott, The Platform Buys Another Building & Riverdays

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Wednesday, April 25th.  * Real estate outfit The Platform buys another big New Center building * A school that aims to get Detroiters into jobs gets a million dollar donation * We have details on the Riverdays festival this summer * And Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s getting complaints about all the bike lanes sprouting up around Detroit. Sven talks with Todd Scott of the Detroit Greenways Coalition for the inside scoop about why both motorists and...

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LISTEN: The Grand Prix & Belle Isle w/ Bud Denker, MoGo Biking Classes, No Booze At Taco Bell & More

Here’s your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, April 24th, 2018. * 13 Truckers do a good deed on a metro Detroit area freeway * Royal Oak denies a boozy Taco Bell Cantina * Homes in our region are selling faster * You might be able to get your next Amazon order delivered to your car * Detroit’s bike share service is offering classes And the Detroit Grand Prix is just around the corner. We talked to Race Chairman Bud Denker about setup times for the race – a contentious topic, impro...

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Minor Earthquake Shakes Detroit

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook Detroit on Thursday night. The earthquake was centered near Amherstburg, Ontario according to the United States Geological Service. Although rare, minor earthquakes do hit our region from time to time. According to Earthquaketrack.com, a couple very minor earthquakes have happened over in Canada just over the river in the past few years. Here’s a shake map from the USGS:   As of this writing, there have been no reports of damage. On Twitter, we s...

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Event Space, "Taco Tuesdays" Planned For Six Mile In Detroit: "The Wildemere" Event Space To Open In May

A lot of attention is paid to the Greater Downtown area of the city of Detroit, but here’s more development news out of the neighborhoods. There is a new development news on West McNichols (otherwise known as 6 Mile) and Wildemere Street on the border of the University District and Martin Park neighborhoods. I spoke with Corey Williams who is one of the owners of Strategic Business Development, the group who bought the building in 2016.   According to Williams, they began renovating the...

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RENDERINGS: Baltimore Station Projects In Detroit Make Progress

If you’ve driven through Detroit’s New Center on Woodward Avenue you probably noticed a major new renovation project. It involves two buildings on the east side of the street… and it was spawned by graduate students at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. It’s called the Baltimore Station 1 and it’ll be a three-story residential and retail building from the Platform, the development team that also owns the nearby Fisher Building. They’ve also broken ground on...

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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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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Meetups: Your Networking 5 For The Week Of March 21-27

Hey there! Welcome to the Networking 5, you place to go to find the places to make things happen. This week is filled with different events from all types of professions, there is something for everyone. I’m probably most interested in the free workshop that will help you create a top notch elevator pitch for yourself. You can find out more about that below. Anyway, I hope that your first day of Spring wasn’t too chilly. Let’s get out there and do good work. Spring 2018 Michigan Who’s W...

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31.3 Photos That Captured The Spirit Of Detroit On #313Day

Happy 313 Day everyone! Today the social media universe has been filled with love letters to the City of Detroit by using the hashtag #313Day. I picked out our favorite 31.3 posts that celebrate the city of Detroit from Twitter and Instagram. 1. Detroit has always been known for our spirit, with or without the statue.  https://www.instagram.com/p/BgRQQsMFS3l/?taken-by=cityofdetroit 2. Are you proud to be a Detroiter? I’m pretty sure we all are.  Happy #313Day from Detroit's publ...

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Local Young Professionals Are Sleeping Outside To Raise Money For Detroit's Homeless Youth

Thousands of young Detroiters are homeless on an ongoing basis, and more than 15,000 people in total are estimated to be homeless in the city. On March 23, young professionals will spend one night outside to raise money to help the cause. And what they’re looking to raise is not pocket change, either. The second annual Sleep Out: Young Professional Edition for Covenant House of Michigan is part of a nationwide event taking place that night in 10 cities across North America. Each sleep...

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Craft Burger and Sandwich Joint Lovers Only Opens In Capitol Park

After months of anticipation, the restaurant Lovers Only is open in the ground level of the 28Grand building in Capitol Park. The restaurant was opened by Eli Boyer along with Co-Executive Chefs Jennifer Jackson and Justin Tootla. This is their second restaurant. They opened Voyager in Ferndale last year. The menu at Lovers Only is made up mostly of hamburgers and sandwiches. There are a couple salads on the menu, but let’s face it the burgers are the main focus here. Lovers Only a...

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LISTEN: Big Sean And Emagine Building A Movie Theatre, 140+ More Detroit Cops, Pothole Ice Cream, New Factory Opens & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast for February 27, 2018. Our Detroit news stories today: * Detroit has a new budget and that could mean more officers on the streets * All of Detroit’s election day poll workers are to be re-tested * A long time Detroit politician, Burton Leland, has died. * You can get some ice cream to soothe your pothole woes. * A new factory opens in Detroit. * Big Sean and and Emagine team up to open a movie theatre in the city. * A steel factory open...

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LISTEN: Fostering Civility + Collaboration At The Detroit Policy Conference With Marlowe Stoudamire, Detroit 67 & Butterfly Effect Detroit

This year’s Detroit Policy Conference takes place March 1 at MotorCity Casino Hotel, and the agenda is all about civility and putting aside our differences to help move Detroit forward. On this episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, we talk with two people closely involved in putting the conference together. * Marlowe Stoudamire is the owner of Butterfly Effect Detroit, a business consultancy, the founder of the MASH Detroit neighborhood business incubator and the project director...

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LISTEN: How Indianapolis Funded Mass Transit, Stayed Alive In Amazon HQ2 Sweepstakes

If you listened to our recent episode on Amazon’s snub of Detroit (and you totally should), you’ll recall that the inclusion of Indianapolis among the 20 finalists for its HQ2 project was the topic of some surprise. Well, one of the reasons they made it was their efforts to develop 50 miles of Bus Rapid Transit and other improvements. So we sent our correspondent Shianne Nocerini down to Indiana’s capital city to talk with Brian Luellen, vice president of public relations for IndyGo, the ci...