Daily Detroit

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

August 8, 2025 31 mins

Welcome to the weekend! Devon and Jer are back with what to know and where to go around town.

01:34 - Devon went to Bastille Bar in Downtown Detroit

05:05 - Trying Little Ghost in Ferndale

09:43 - Brick and Mortar restaurants vs. Food trucks... what's less expensive?

14:51 - More details on DCFC stadium are out

22:13 - Capitol Park's Redo feels like it's missing something

26:02 - Executive plaza update might mean more apartments

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Today's show cover a couple of topics in one conversation, both important for the future of the city.

Darren Riley, founder and CEO of JustAir, and Justin Onwenu, the director of entrepreneurship for the city of Detroit.

Darren discussed the inspiration behind JustAir, and idea that came from his own health c...

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After four hours of live streaming, we recorded a reaction episode to Mary Sheffield's commanding primary election performance, garnering the top stop.

Second place was Solomon Kinloch. We also get into some city council races and overall vibe shifts in the city.

Plus, if we were to make a cocktail for Mary Sheffield, what would it look like? Engineer of alcohol and audio Randy Walker has a suggetion.

(We don't have a runner-up ver...

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AfroFuture Detroit is coming this August 15-16 to the Bedrock Douglass site!

Norris Howard is joined by Abdul Karim Adullah to preview the weekend of music and cultural connection.

AfroFuture tickets: https://www.detroit.afrofuture.com/

Feedback as always, dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com.

Daily Detroit Birthday Bash, August 9: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1530285227309?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Today’s show features a conversation with U.S. Representative and Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senat Haley Stevens. Representing the 11th District since 2019, her district includes Ferndale, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Farmington Hills, Pontiac, Wixom, White Lake, Troy, Auburn Hills, and more.

Oakland County is one of the most powerful and economically important areas of the state and country. Plus, many of you, our listeners, ...

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Welcome to the weekend! We've got some fun and fascinating stories for you on this Friday in the Motor City.

01:55 - Dearborn Homecoming is this weekend! It's a huge festival that started while Devon's grandpa was mayor. We talk about the history, how big of a deal it is at Ford Field Park, and how he's been to more than 30 of them.

07:08 - There's a new CEO of Bedrock, we discuss

11:25 - We answer a few listener questions asking i...

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Jer's back from Chicago and has big thoughts on some false arguments we're making back home in Detroit on transit... to making sure we're investing in projects for the people to the importance of even some density (duplex and triplexes, not giant apartment buildings).

After all, if the government is going to give cash... shouldn't we be investing in infrastructure that benefits us all than direct to a multi-national's pocket book? 

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Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.

00:45 - Where have Devon and Jer been in sunny metro Detroit? We discuss the pPwer of the Tater Tot at Mercury Bar.

05:31 - The Detroit Athletic Club is one of Detroit's oldest elite spots, and has a cocktail all its own

13:05 - Northville's downtown walkabillity fight

18:52 - It's a poll-a-palooza for the governor's race! Duggan v...

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Jer and Norris talk about what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit!

The links: 

00:30 - The new Dainty Tattoo shop in Detroit's Avenue of Fashion

06:00 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra will have the music of Batman 1989 on Friday, showing bat signal on side of the building - https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/24-25-summer/batman-1989-in-concert

08:48 - Detroit Mayoral Poll, new holder of second place (and splits among ...

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Show notes to come

Reminders: Birthday Bash the afternoon of Saturday, August 9 at the Old Miami, and livestream on our Daily Detroit YouTube channel tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30p

Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com or leave a voicemail 313-789-3211.

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There's been a lot of buzz since plans were announced for a new soccer stadium in Detroit, to be located by Michigan Avenue on the border of Corktown and Southwest Detroit.

Detroit City FC co-owner and CEO Sean Mann steps into our studio at TechTown and we get an update on where progress is, the unique way (for American sports) project and funding is happening, the timeline, the challenges, and more.

If you're into Detroit's develo...

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Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.

First, we'll start with where we've been:

02:04 - Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

07:12 - The Commons coffee shop and Laundromat on Detroit's East Side

Topics: 

10:49 - If not the Detroit Shock, what would we call our WNBA team?

13:45 - Devon's thoughts on the University of Michigan Center for Innovation project and the impact

18:50 -...

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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 ...
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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....

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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July 8, 2025 13 mins

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...

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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...

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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...

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