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On Michigan's big blue election wave
Plus Detroit cops get their pay raise and a local bar is trying a sober drinking party on the biggest bar night of the year
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Michigan's favorite Muppet; Historic mansion sells; Beaver moon; New things
Plus the Porter Burks case, explained; and election day is almost here
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Narrow Way Cafe takes a nap; New downtown for Sterling Heights; Public restaurant inspection cards aren't happening in Detroit
Plus the Amazon facility in Detroit delays hiring, a pollercoaster and Harry Houdini's final stop was Detroit
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Self-driving car venture sputters out & 15 stories to know around town
...and I'm back from Memphis after a heartbreaking DCFC loss
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Hello from Memphis
Detroit City FC is in their first USL Championship playoff match (plus some things to know around our town)
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15+ Things to know around Metro Detroit
Construction starts, the sordid tale of a free house, the Belle Isle Nature Center reopens, and a pro Detroit sports team makes the playoffs
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Luck runs out for Lucky Duck; ShotSpotter delayed again; GM's Back to office plan hits a wall
Plus the Wayne County Jail is over budget and Royal Oak is getting an ice rink
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Why I'm on board with deleting I-375
Plus My Dad's Bar is closing to make way for new development; And 13 other things to know around Metro Detroit
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Clawson spot named one of 50 best new restaurants in US; Your thoughts on health inspection results in windows
Plus Dally in the Alley, a historic home tour, and a block party
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Health Department shuts down Lafayette Coney Island; New Motown Museum renderings; 12 Things to know
Plus locally-loved restaurants expanding with new locations
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Dearborn eyes tower for demo; Diesel leaked into Detroit River; Stuff to do this weekend
Plus checking out The Roost and Bakalikon on the Daily Detroit podcast
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Historic stone eagle to return; Church near Michigan Central for sale; New city buses
Plus riverfront improvements and a whole lot more around town
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Erosion threatens I-94 in Roseville; Holdout house burns; Detroit warns of delayed trash pickup
Plus what we've been talking about on the podcast this week
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Exclusive: Peterboro restaurant in Detroit closing today
Plus Detroit ID program for non-citizens may have shared data with ICE, and I-94 downtown closed for a week
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Gas prices soar; Nicole Curtis rehab for sale; Belle Isle zoo revamp?; Fires + more
Plus ESPN to showcase Hamtramck & Detroit with Saturday's Detroit City FC match
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Mayor pushes back on report he outed informant; Iconic Traffic Jam & Snug restaurant burns; Detroit's dock issue
Plus DDOT gets electric buses and the Mackinac Policy Conference is this week
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Court suspends Michigan's 1931 abortion ban; Man falls through worn-out bridge; Power shortage ahead?
Plus DCFC wins; a new (to us) food truck; and love for a man-made mound
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Losing Pistons legend Bob Lanier; Hudson's tower progress updates; Plan could lower tax rates for city residents
Plus the new, wetter reality; Detroit City FC loses in a heartbreaker, and Flower Day is here
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Roe v. Wade fallout in Michigan; River otters return for first time in a century; Generator scam
Plus a west side weed vending machine, building from the top down, and Le Rouge win again
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Mortgage industry cuts; Auto show shares plans; Royal Oak approves marijuana licenses
Plus Ford starts F-150 Lightning production; Warren Transmission redevelopment takes a step forward; Greektown Casino gets a new name
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Oxford Schools sued; Hamtramck bakery closes; Historic market reconstructed
Plus a local BBQ Entrepreneur dies; New taco fest coming; DCFC plays MLS squad and a Goose Cam
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Road rebuilding issues; Sala Thai closes; MLS club comes to town Tuesday
Plus a bakery in Grosse Pointe Park is making progress, a Ferndale radio station gets their streaming wings and more