Daily Detroit

On today's show, Jer and Norris talk about some of the topics of the day.

• The University of Michigan is building 313 apartments for faculty and staff in Downtown Detroit
• We discuss options for an upcoming redesign of the 8 Mile and I-75 interchange
• A trail that circles the entire shoreline of Belle Isle is getting finishing touches
• A new report in Bridge Detroit shows that voters over 60 have way outsized influence in Detroit ...

Norris Howard chats with award-winning Chef Marcus Samuelsson at Global Citizen Detroit about the global impact of food.

Some of the topics we hit:

Food Waste is a bigger problem than you think: Chef Samuelsson explains how food waste occurs at every level, from our own homes to massive industrialized food production. 

Global Food Insecurity: They discuss the crucial role of food distribution and access in the fight against hunger....

My guest today is Tina Kozak, the President and CEO of Franco Public Relations.

We get into a bunch of topics, from media and public relations, to feelings on Detroit's future, Artificial Intelligence and the role it plays in media and PR, how you build a team and of course, as her firm has been in the RenCen for many years - her thoughts from looking out on Detroit River for many years on a project that may change Detroit's skylin...

Today's show is in three parts. First, we talk about our experience in the new Hudson's Tower event space. It's beautiful. It's great. Except for one (very fixable) thing.

Then we talk about the Global Citizen:NOW conference that we attended Thursday and our takeaways - plus a tease ofr the interview that our Patreon members will watch first! 

And finally, a rundown of a crazy summer night out in the city with four stops and two ha...

Jer and Norris are in the studio sharing what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit!

Be sure to check out the video version of this (aloing with our listener mailbag livestream of additonal content) - https://youtu.be/gZaeYd7kUuM?si=SxZo_HbALUqbvVjI

00:08 - Where have we been? AM Buzz cafe opens in the Cambria Hotel in Detroit.

07:44 - Michigan's marijuana market is struggling to make a profit, and a major player is leaving the ...

The Berkley Street Art Fest transforms downtown Berkley into a vibrant celebration of creativity and community. This annual summer event features impressive chalk art competitions where artists create stunning 3D street murals. Visitors can enjoy a variety of food from local vendors and food trucks in the Culinary Corridor, shop from artisan vendors, and participate in family-friendly activities in the designated Fun Zone.

I talk w...

I've always been a boat nerd, even as a kid, but I never really understood how our port and port authority works. In the news are always the major ones on the ocean coasts, but what about what happens here?

Mark Schrupp of the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority breaks it all down - the history, the cargo, and its importance to our region.

Plus, we get into some exciting stuff, like the upcoming Tall Ships event hitting Detroit for...

Jer and Norris are here to send you into the holiday week!

00:08 - What are your favorite Fourth of July dishes? 

02:42 - The City of Detroit is suing a Florida crypto group for not maintaining over a thousand properties

07:41 - An old Episcopal church complex in Detroit is to be converted into residential

10:00 - Royal Oak is getting free public bathrooms

11:38 - Hot takes: Which is the more Detroit drink, Faygo or Vernors? Plus t...

Detroit's a special city to the world, from Motown, to motors, to techno, and more. But what about the city of today and tomorrow? What about making sure those making ideas happen in Detroit have the support and resources they need to go to the next level, sustainably? 

I had a compelling conversation with Simon Moss, the co-founder of Global Citizen. The Global Citizen Now conference is coming to town next week at Hudson's Detroit...

A big moment in Detroit's history happened today as the city is regaining a WNBA team as part of expansions happening in 2029. Norris and Jer break it down - including the impact on the city's development and east side thanks to their training facility, where the team will play and debate whether the team should be called the Detroit Shock again.

Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com or leave a voicemail 313-789-32...

On today's show, two examples of where we've been and new life for an old theatre facade.

We highlight the Marrow project underway in Eastern Market, Detroit Perk in Dearborn Heights, and how the facade of the historic National Theatre will go on a new Market Hall near Campus Martius in Detroit, just feet from its original location.

Show notes to come Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com or leave a voicemail 313-7...

Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City Democratic primary for mayor is a political earthquake. What are the lessons of his success than can be used locally? Whether it's tone, media, topics, or policies?

00:34 - Why does Zohran Mamdani's primary win in New York City matter to Detroit? Sure it can be about policy, but it's also about energy

04:49 - Norris' advice for running for office in 2025.

10:18 - Bridging the huge apathy gap...

Hello, and welcome back to your Daily Detroit Podcast.

On this show, we dive deep into the stories that shape Detroit and Michigan – from the future of the auto industry and fun places to find food, to the development happening around our region, transit, and the debates over how we're building our future.

Today, we're tackling a topic that intersects all much of this: environmental policy and its impact on our economy and quality ...

After a full house for a mayoral debate at the Eastside Community Network on Saturday, Jer and Norris are joined by Donna Givens Davidson of ECN and Orlando Bailey of Outlier Media who together do the Authentically Detroit podcast.

Watch the full debate, in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/live/swYXMhlbFIU

On the all-local podcast, we recap the substantive debate we moderated with a number of candidates for Detroit mayor...

One of the areas that Detroit is seeing more action and activity is investment.. from real estate to venture capital. It's have a real impact on the ground, but what is making it tick? What's good, and what still needs work? Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital joins us on the show, and brings decades of experience. He's seen the lows, and the rise up we're experiencing now and levels with us on the the good, the bad, and the...

Today, we answer a listener question that we got from more than a dozen of you.. What is an Unc? We've referenced the Unc on the show.

But what does it mean to be an Unc, beyond the AAVE or slang definition you can find online? 

Norris Howard shares his experience growing up in a Detroit neighborhood and the role Uncs play in the black community, from how to spot an Unc to some fun typical things and more.

If YOU are an Unc and wan...

After 36 years, the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News is dissolving at the end of the year.

While they have had competitive newsrooms, the JOA meant their back-end operations like sales and payroll were consolidated.

Now, they're breaking apart and we get into what it could mean and ways the papers could cut a path forward with Matt Friedman of Tanner-Friedman Public Relations.

If we're...