Daily Detroit

There are three ballot proposals - E, R, and S. One deals with Entheogenic plants; another, to create a reparations task force, and finally, allow for voters to have initiatives that include a financial appropriation (money) to make them happen. To unpack what they actually do, Eric Lupher from the non-partisan Citizens Research Council joins us. Also, they have a report on the three initiatives h...

There's a lot on today's show: Operation Northern Hook snares two Detroit Police officers accusing them of accepting bribes. One of them that's the focus of the corruption investigation was in charge of investigating corruption in the department and city employees. Oof. James Oliver Coffee opens in Corktown. David Shock joins us for a few minutes. The Black Star Initiative is connected soccer with...

On today's show: Detroit City FC is on the brink of winning the regular season. We recap the Stumptown AC match and preview the California United Strikers match. Look for us at Keyworth! Also, Jer went to hist first in-person MLS game, the Columbus Crew v NY Red Bulls. What was it like? Plus... Fletcher calls Red Wings' Bertuzzi goofy for not getting his vaccination and being the last NHL player n...

In our listener survey, many said we should throw in some more discussion and analysis episodes.  Automotive writer Eric Trytko joins me to talk about Rivian's intentions to go public, what it would really take to make the goal of all new cars being electric by 2030, the need for a U.S. industrial policy, the hurdles to dealing with climate change and net zero emissions, plus getting Michiganders...

Brad Williams is the Vice President of Government Relations for the Detroit Regional Chamber and one of the wonkiest people I know as far as public policy. And to be clear, I mean that as a compliment. One of my favorite podcasts is The Weeds - where policy issues get talked about in-depth - and today, to be clear, we are getting into the weeds around policy in metro Detroit and Michigan. What's a...

Hector Santiago is a candidate for Detroit City Council to represent District 6. Sprawling from most of the west of greater downtown Detroit, down the riverfront to Fort and Outer Drive, and up again to Oakman Boulevard and Grand River. It's probably one of Detroit's most diverse districts, with approximately 40 percent Latino, 40 percent African American and 20 percent white residents. From skysc...

There are a lot of openings and closings in the food and drink world to talk about. First, cheers to Brooklyn Street Local. Nine plus years is a heck of a run, and they say in a heartfelt Facebook post that there are going to be new chapters ahead here for the pair from Toronto. https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynStreetLocal/posts/4409536882415444 -Detroit Axe is opening up in Corktown today. It's i...

Our feature conversation with with Kelli Dobner of Samaritas. He organization is looking to raise funds to help 350 Afghan refugees in Metro Detroit and Grand Rapids get a footing while they restart their lives. More: https://www.samaritas.org/refugee-crisis Also, I share a quick thing to know and two places to go. - Bally Sports Detroit has renewed their deal to broadcast Tigers and Wings games....

Apple has opened a new iOS and App developer academy here in Detroit with the goal of bringing in a thousand students a year across their programs. It's part of their Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, with the goal to help address systemic racism and expand opportunities for communities of color across the country. To learn more, our feature conversation is with Apple's Alisha Johnson. She lea...

It is a busy show today! 01:13 - The Pensole Lewis School of Business and Design will be Michigan's only HBCU. The school is the brainchild of Dr. D'Wayne Edwards and we caught up for a few minutes and tell the story of how this project that not only teaches design as a career, but offers free tuition, comes together. 08:18 - Towing has been a source of controversy and corruption in metro Detroit....

Today, we start in Dearborn. We discuss the news that Miller's is for sale, and what tweaks might need to happen next. Plus, there's a new food hall opening up on Michigan Avenue near another development we talked about recently.  Devon ranks his top three Dearborn burgers, honoring a place that's gone and a place Jer hadn't heard of but needs to try. Plus, a couple of affordable housing projects...

Today's show is in two parts. First, someone from the insurance company side who's willing to come on air and talk in detail about insurance rates in Detroit and how they might come down. Eric Poe heads up Cure auto insurance, a not-for-profit carrier that's entered the Detroit market and says they can signficantly reduce car insurance rates. I'm interested to see what you think when you kick the...

Today, Fletcher Sharpe talks all the things Detroit City FC. From the drubbing Le Rouge gave to New Amsterdam (and their goalie situation), to a 0-0 draw, we cover the on the field play. Then we get into a piece in Sports Illustrated focusing on the club and giving it some national press. There's also the new smoke jerseys and a community initiative to help raise up soccer in the Detroit Public Sc...

Today's conversation is with Anthony Adams, candidate for mayor of the city of Detroit. He has a long career in public service, and we dive into the issues the city of Detroit faces and how he'd approach them. Some of the topics we touch on include education, policing, flooding, transit, mobility, lowering (or maybe eliminating) Detroit's residential property tax, campaign finance, and universal b...

Today's feature conversation is with sculptor Austen Brantley.  Website: https://www.austenbrantleysculpture.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austenbrantley/ Also in the back few minutes, I share a couple quick things to know around town: - Local officials are worried about the city's low (43.9%) vaccination rate and a November/.December COVID-19 surge in the region. So far, Metro Detroit...

The Detroit Grand Prix could be moving downtown. It's big news, as many Detroiters have had a mixed view of the race. Many are supportive of the race as it's the Motor City, but also not too pleased about the impact to Belle Isle. To look at the pros, the cons, the racing angles of taking the race back downtown after 32 years - Eric Trytko. He's got 30+ years of experience as a motorsports announc...

Today's show: -Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey pleads guilty as part of a widening corruption probe - A Detroit Firefighters union official is alleged to have taken $220k in union funds - Mom's Spaghetti is opening permanently in downtown Detroit And our feature conversation is with Fletcher Sharpe. We talk Detroit City FC's 1-0 win over the Force and preview upcoming games and against New Am...

As we run up to the November Detroit election, we're doing some candidate interviews. One of them is M.L. Elrick. He's running for District 4 on Detroit's east side. We talk about his ideas around keeping flood waters out of basements, ethics, his plan to remove the perk of a city-provided car for council members, development, Detroit's bus problems, and more. His website: https://ml4detroit.com/...