Daily Detroit
What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! Keep up on what matters and what's happening around town. What's that new thing being built? What's the best food in town? Who are the most interesting people? What are the best stories? Our all-local independent podcast talks about what pushes Detroit and Southeast Michigan forward. Produced by your neighbors in the city, serving the region. Posts every weekday in time for your commute home.
Episodes
Jer and Norris are in with hot takes and hot stories around Metro Detroit!
03:12 - Sweetgreens opening day annoucement
05:32 - Belle Isle news: Zoo to be demolished and the historic Boat House will be leased to developer
11:41 - David Whitney Building converting existing apartment units to condos
15:07 - DTE Energy trying to fast track approval for data center
20:27 - Sinclair media trying to buy EW Scripps - which includes WXYZ Ch...
What do you think of the new "Nasty Dogs" Pistons nickname? Plus, Cade's getting his flowers with a new show; the Lions look kinda lacking and need to step their game up if they're gonna make the playoffs.
PLUS - Eminem and Paul Rosenberg are producing the halftime shows for Thanksgiving Day for the next three years. First up? Jack White.
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Me and photographer Ryan Southen reflect on Ford's new glass-clad headquarters across from The Henry Ford in Dearborn. We get into the design elements, the thoughts behind the campus, and details we noticed from the tour.
It shows an organization that's looking not only to the future, but to having a campus that top talent from around the country would want to work at.
Ford's new World Headquarters isn't just glass and steel. It's ...
Welcome to Friday! This is your Daily Detroit sharing What's Next, What's Now and What Matters in the Motor City. Devon O'Reilly and Jer are your hosts and toda...
And we're back! Jer and Fletcher are in to talk about all things Detroit on this Veteran's Day.
Also, thanks for the HUGE effort by you, our community, on our Gleaners virtual food drive! Support it here: https://fooddrives.gcfb.org/event/2025-daily-detroit-virtual-food-drive/
Your show rundown:
03:47 - RoboCop Statue in Eastern Market: Jer and Fletcher discuss long-awaited completion and location of Detroit's RoboCop statue; imp...
Devon O'Reilly is back — now as a councilman-elect of the great city of Dearborn!
After talking about the race and the experience, we get back into the groove on where we've been for coffee... plus:
- React to news that the owner of a giant downtown Detroit building has declared bankruptcy. Our worry? Buyers who don't actually have the access to cash to fix these places up, so they get stuck for years.
- Speculation on future use ...
Welcome to Daily Detroit — your guide to what's next, what's now, and what matters in the Motor City.
Today, we're diving deep into one of Detroit's biggest challenges and, possibly, its greatest opportunity: what to do with our city's vast tracts of vacant land.
Since 1950, Detroit has lost 65% of its population, creating more than 100,000 vacant lots and 18 square miles of unused land.
Right now, the city spends more than $1.3 mi...
The 2025 Detroit mayoral election saw a historic victory with Mary Sheffield becoming the first female mayor of the city. Join Jer and Norris as we unpack the results, analyze the political landscape, and discuss what this means for the future of the Motor City.
Here's what y...
On this episode of Daily Detroit, host Jer talks with Mike Burton, co-founder and CEO of Lockstop, to discuss an innovative solution for bike security now available in Detroit.
Learn how this technology is making cycling more accessible and secure in Corktown's Transportation Innovation Zone, and how data from bike locks could help shape the future of urban mobility.
Episode highlights
- Lockstop's Innovation: A retrofi...
Welcome to the week! We've got five things we're talking about on this Monday with Fletcher Sharpe and Jer:
01:09 - Waymo self-driving taxis are coming to Detroit
08:57 - Fletcher's SNAP Thoughts
14:00 - Pistons win in Mexico
15:09 - Are we worried about the Lions after the loss to the Vikings?
18:17 - Detroit City FC upset win in playoff match
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I had a different episode planned for today, as it's Halloween. I wanted to talk about ghosts and ghouls and vampires. Instead, due to the ongoing government shutdown and SNAP funds running out, 1.4 Michiganders are scared about where their next meal will come from.
When the news is scary, Fred Rogers said "Look for the helpers," and I found some in the Fair Food Network.
My guests are Holly Parker, Chief Strategy and Program Offi...
On today's show we talk about the 50th anniversary coming up of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior.
Plus a bit about Little Free Pantries and the sitation we're heading into with food assistance coming up short soon.
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We have a big roundup fo new things opening up around Detroit! Jer and Norris get into the latest developments:
01:18 - There are new owners for the Inn on Ferry Street, meaning new amenities and upgrades
04:06 - Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park opened, reactions from visiting
07:07 - Marrow in the Market opening November 13th
09:10 - Arthur Murray apartments rehab on East Warren
10:45 - Two new businesses opening in the Viillages ...
Today is a conversation on the future of Downtown Detroit that involves cross-border collaborations, parks, possible freeway caps and much more.
Our guest is Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership - the nonprofit that helps a multitude of projects in the greater downtown area happen.
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A craft cocktail bar with a ton of accolades (and appreciative fans) in Detroit's Midtown is closing.
In this in-depth conversation with one of the founding partners, Dr. Kevin Peterson, we get into why it's good to embrace new chapters.
Also, Peterson lines out how much time you have to come enjoy a final drink at what has been one of Michigan's best "garden level" bars.
It's important, if you can, to try and give long-standing ...
A huge new park is opening on Detroit's riverfront this weekend! Here's whart you need to know, talking with a Park Ambassador, Christina Brainard.
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Norris and Jer are in... here's the set list of stories around Metro Detroit:
03:35 - General Motors comes in with strong results
08:07 - Hunter House is moving down Woodward
09:13 - Andiamo on Riverfront moving to Water Square
13:22 - A new Timberland retail store coming to Downtown Detroit
18:10 - Another RenCen tenant moving
18:45 - Will the new luxury residential units at the Hudson's Tower be too expensive?
Feedback as always ...
Fletcher Sharpe joins me with details behing a story that's gone viral and to get into where the Lions are heading into the bye week.
00:36 - Metro Detroiter and Cannabis Entrepreneur Mark Savaya was named Special Envoy to Iraq this week. But there's more than just Cannabis marketing involved, Fletcher looks a bit under the hood.
07:27 - Lions win, lookig strong going into the bye week. Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail ...
The future of rail and buses to and from other cities and Detroit may be here.
Detroit's new multi-modal transit hub plans to include Amtrak service, with an expanded Wolverine Line connecting to Windsor and Toronto; as well as consolidate both the Amtrak station in Detroit's New Center and the intercity bus terminal on Howard in Detroit.
$40 million has been allocated for the project, and site evaluation and design work is beginni...
Longtime show contributor Devon O'Reilly is running for Dearborn city council.. and I caught up to talk about why, what his priorities are for his hometown, what he loves about Dearborn, and more.
More: https://oreillyfordearborn.com/
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