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Detroit City FC is in the playoffs! We recap the last game of the regular season against The Miami FC.  Nate Steinwascher gets the Black Arrow award as DCFC's most valuable player What Le Rouge will need to win against Memphis 901 Plus our predictions for the match Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com

The COVID hiatus gave the Belle Isle Nature Center to come back with a new look and new exhibits. Amy Greene, the nature centers director for the Detroit Zoological Society joins me to talk about it outside the center that has had $2.5 million in improvements. Today's show sponsor: Your Metro Detroit Edward Jones financial advisors. Call 866-975-8655 or click https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/fina...

Today's fun Friday has Randy Walker in for Devon who will be back next week. - Norden Aquavit's Pink strawberry is out, and we have a sip. Each year is different, and this has a great flavor. We also talk a bit about what Aquavit is in case you don't know. - Randy went to Wyandotte's Iron Gate for a Tiki cocktail experience - Everyone's talking about the ZaBot Pizza Robot, but few are saying what...

Welcome back from the holiday weekend. We're talking Detroit City FC as the regular season wraps up and a little mailbag on the Lions. - A quick look back at the Louisville City FC game - Fletcher Sharpe unpacks what happened with Monterey Bay, Laurence Wyke, The Tampa Bay Rowdies, the appealed suspension and the controversy. This could impact DCFC on the pitch because if the season ended right no...

We cover a lot of ground on the Friday podcast. 00:40 - Visiting the newish Fairway Packing Steak Shop and found some good beef 03:28 - Devon highlights that downtown Detroit's Plum Market is a busy place and we discus why 07:02 The historic United Artists Theater is coming down for a parking lot. Differing views here. 07:57 Beer Exchange in downtown Detroit is no longer a stock market of beer but...

Detroit City FC is in the final stretch of the regular season and making a push into the playoffs. Fletcher Sharpe is in studio to talk about The match against Loudoun and Maxi's hat trick The importance of winning or at least drawing the Louisville City match to help our home playoff chances that stand at 17% as of this recording according to 538 The USL Championship's largest ever Hadji Barry de...

"Detroit to me has always been the catalyst of cool, everything that's dope." Marcus Lewis is a Detroit native and founder of Full View Productions based in the city. He joins me today to talk about the benefits of making national level media right here — and how this Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year built his business on the third coast. Full view productions: https://fullviewpro.com/ Fee...

A failed back-to-the office push by General Motors (and some other stories) brings back into question the future of the RenCen and raises other concerns about Downtown Detroit.  Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com

Where we go on the Boblo Boat St. Claire to learn about what's ahead for the historic steamship; Plus a documentary out "Boblo Boats: A Ferry Tale" that connects the history of these boats to today. Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEtpyG9m2A or dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com

Welcome to our weekly Detroit City FC talk! On today's episode, soccer journalist Fletcher Sharpe discusses: 00:30 The tie against FC Tulsa that should really have been a win 02:03 The tie gainst New Red Bulls II that should have been a win 03:46 Coach Trevor James changes things up and brought out the press against Tulsa, and it's exciting to watch 06:08 Ways Le Rouge is a different team since th...

One of my favorite spaces is the porch, front or back. Well, really, for me, front. We talk with Co-Founder of Dzinly Matt Mosher about front porches, why they're important, and how to improve them. DZINLY: https://dzinly.com/ Then we share three stories to know around town. The Lucky Duck in Clawson suddenly closed after just a year; Gratiot in Detroit as the most dangerous for car crashes; and G...

Big show today, hitting a lot of topics with Friday co-host Devon O'Reilly. 01:16 - We discuss what we're drinking, including an easy fall cocktail that's a turn on an old fashioned 02:08 - Where we've been and Devon does a mini M Cantina review  04:29 - Speaking of tacos, word is the popular Taqueria El Rey is reopening but in Lincoln Park (More: https://detroit.eater.com/2022/9/13/23350747/taque...

Busy show today! The city of Detroit is suing the census Southwest Detroit restaurant week is coming Dad's Bar shuts down on the Grosse Pointe / Detroit border ahead of a new development in an area seeing a lot of investment Plus, David Gifford of Transit Guide Detroit shares multiple ways to get to the Detroit auto show that don't involve a personal vehicle. Feedback: https://forms.gle/MnwUf8uJEt...

Fletcher Sharpe is back to talk about the Detroit Lions win against the Commanders; the mess that's now the Emoni Bates situation; Guarded optimism about the Tigers adding Scott Harris to their front office. Then, of course, Detroit City FC talk. Yazeed Matthews has shown some new skills in recent games; we break down the Tampa Bay win and look ahead to NY Red Bulls II and FC Tulsa as Le Rouge hs...

On today's show: 00:48 What are we drinking? It's Negroni Week. Many local bars are participating. https://www.negroniweek.com/find/ 03:20 Checked out the home tour in University District and ate at Beppe in Royal Oak. https://eatbeppe.com/ Devon went to Bar Pigalle. 05:36 Eric went to the Detroit Auto Show's media day and reports back on the cars, the scene, and what's different this year as it's...

All things Detroit sports. First, despite the hype of the HBO Hard Knocks special, Fletcher Sharpe talks about how the Lions are still the Lions and he has a low opinion on their season. Second, we talk about Michigan on the podcast (Michigan State, too) and whether we should be playing teams we can blow out, and instead teams that matter. Plus, should we bet on college sports at all? Finally, Det...

Today's show is a conversation with Craig Fahle. His voice, if you've been following the Detroit conversation for awhile, should sound familiar to you. He's a long-time radio host and now communications professional. His newest thing for your ears is the VVK podcast, an occasional show that does deep dives into important and interesting issues. Me and Craig have talked without microphones around a...

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Most of today's podcast is a Detroit City FC super show, catching up on where the team is at right now, Fletcher's take on a couple of signings, and our home playoff game hopes. Plus, we talk about Tim Robinson getting an Emmy and Fletcher's stellar Hamtramck Yacht Race performance - plus a little history on what it is. Feedback - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or https://forms.gle/ZW42N1aF...

Today's show is in three parts. Detroit could get public restaurant grades in windows, whether it's a letter grade like some cities or a color scale. Should we? What do you think? The Detroit Unity Bell is being officially unveiled this week. A cool piece of Detroit history, restored. Plus, Buick wants its dealers to go all-EV. Some dealers are hesitant, and GM is offering to buy them out. Feedbac...

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Attorney Todd Berg from Michigan Auto Law joins me to talk about the impact of the Michigan Court of Appeals ruling last week that part of the massive no-fault auto insurance reform passed in 2019 was deemed unconstitutional. So what's next? What about catastrophic claims? Did we misguidedly give away too much from the claims fund? What about when crash victims who have been getting services since...

Today's show is full of fun stuff around town. We tried the returned to market Faygo Jazzin' Bluesberry plus came up with a cocktial for it, the Bluesberry Cobbler. J er tried out The Roost in Woodbridge: https://www.instagram.com/theroostdetroit/?hl=en Devon went to Bakalikon in Greektown: http://greektownmarket.com/ Devon spotted a reincarnation of 24Grille, and we discuss the future spots on th...

Today's feature conversation is with Doug Atkinson of the Great Lakes Water Authority, talking about the work being done to restore the Hurlbut Gate on East Jefferson outside Waterworks Park. Then, we get into some stories around town and things to do in Metro Detroit. You can become a monthly member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DailyDetroit  

Today, we start with a little Detroit City FC coverage. Le Rouge lost 1-0 to Louisville over the weekend. There's a recap and then some words from Coach Trevor James and Goalkeeper Nate Steinwascher. Plus - Highland Park is ruled against, saying they owe millions in water-related debt. It could financially crush the small enclave city. The Giant Slide on Belle Isle is open after some adjustments a...