Daily Detroit

Detroit City FC News; Cabrera Closer to 500 Homers; Pistons get first pick 29.06.2021 19:59 ↓

Today's show focuses on sports. 00:48 Previewing the semi-final between Chattanooga and Los Angeles, the winner who will play Detroit City FC in the final at Keyworth this Saturday. 04:33 Golden Nugget Online Gaming is becoming the training kit sponsor (among other things) for DCFC. But NISA betting in Michigan isn't a thing. Should NISA – not a development league, but not a premier league – be al...

Detroit Flood City and the Impact of Climate Change 28.06.2021 21:53 ↓

Parts of Metro Detroit got as much rain in five hours as they'd normally get in two months, overwhelming our aging sewer and drainage system. I-94, as of this recording, is still flooded. The Fisher Building sits dark without power due to a substation being out. Thousands of basements were filled with water, and countless personal items lost across Detroit, Dearborn, the Grosse Pointes, and elsewh...

Remembering a Civil Rights hero from Detroit w/ Desiree Cooper 10.06.2021 17:10 ↓

More than three quarters of a century ago, Sarah Elizabeth Ray was kicked off the Boblo Boat for being African American, as it was a segregated attraction. Her lesser-known case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court and laid the groundwork for later cases involving Rosa Park ands and Brown v. Board of Education. Now Ray's home is on the list of 11 most endangered historic places, and there's an amazin...

Meet Detroit's augmented reality mural festival 09.06.2021 13:36 ↓

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Detroit City FC Plays LA Force + Sports w/ Fletcher Sharpe 01.06.2021 19:37 ↓

01:05 – Fletcher Sharpe ( @saintfdw  on Twitter) previews the LA Force Men's Detroit City FC match on Wednesday night at Keyworth Stadium 05:37 – The DCFC Women's team had their first loss against the Chicago Mustangs. Fletch breaks it down and looks forward. 10:51 – Fans across the country have been acting up between dumping popcorn on Russell Westbrook to spitting to a fan running on the Sixers...

Meet the Sapphire Sun cocktail; Diner Demolition; Plus stories around town 28.05.2021 28:40 ↓

It's a Friday edition of your Daily Detroit and Devon O'Reilly joins Jer to send us out to the holiday weekend. 00:20 First up, we talk about our cocktails of choice. Jer talks about what he dubs the "Sapphire Sun," meaning Faygo Arctic Sun and Bombay Sapphire gin. All that's needed is your local party store to pull this one off.  Devon's drinking an Americano with a touch of booze. The stories: 0...

Detroit's property tax system is broken. Could a split rate help fix it? w/ Matthew X. Roling 24.05.2021 20:58 ↓

Detroit is only second to New York City when it comes to overall tax burden, according to some estimates. And when it comes to property taxes, due to the systems of incentives, breaks, Neighborhood Enterprise Zones and other financial tools, it's very possible a loft downtown with a higher value can have a far lower tax rate than a neighborhood house. Matthew X. Roling shares with us on this episo...

Previewing the Ford F-150 Lightning w/ Eric Trykto; Nicole Curtis wins; Venues reopening 21.05.2021 25:25 ↓

Housekeeping: We're getting a lot of requests for t-shirts. Do you want one? Are you willing to meet us in the middle and cover the cost of yours, or become a member? Listen to the end for more.  On today's show, Eric Trytko joins us to break down the Ford F-150 Lightning. How will it stand up to competition? Is there a market for this? What is there to look forward to, and what are the reservatio...