Daily Detroit

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 b...

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

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...

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. More: https://www.detroitriverfront.org/events/calendar/2025/10/25/ralph-c-wilson-jr-centennial-park-grand-opening Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com or leave a voicemail 313-789-3211. Follow Daily Detroit on Apple Podcasts: https:/...

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...

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 a...

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 ev...

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/ Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com or leave a voicemail... 313-789-3211. Follow Daily Detroit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/p...

Your all-local daily podcast on Detroit and Southeast Michigan is back with anothe one! Jer and Norris get into everything... The Set List: 01:24 - New intercity transit station for Detroit.. even more details: https://youtu.be/UxWMbsrrZDE?si=P5bdzA3uTYSyDF0O 05:14 - Michigan may freeze new Marijuana licenses 09:00 -Stellantis investing in Metro Detroit 11:57 -Noel Night on Pause 15:44 - Detroit M...

The Set List: 01:42 - Norris went to the new club, Ora - and the Detroit Free Press Marathon is this weekend. We also discuss the likely closure of One Mic Comedy Club. 12:24 - Has Michigan's marijuana industry lived up to expectations?  We discuss jobs, access, business, and price on the heels of a topic thats hot with our listeners - increasing the wholesale tax on weed. 26:26 - The Gordie Howe...

Jer and Fletcher talk about some feelings after staying up to watch the Tigers lose in 15 innings while continuing to be unable to hit a baseball to save their lives (or season)... and the Detroit Lions never really found the vibe in their loss to the Chiefs. We end with a discussion on whether Detroit sports fans need to ask more of our owners to go for titles. The Set List: 00:42 - Lions lose to...

Jam-packed show for you today, as Annalise Frank from Axios Detroit joins us to talk about hot stories around town... and what might be your new favorite horror film shot in Detroit from the 1970s, Death Bed: The Bed That Eats. The Set List: 00:58 - Cannabis wholesale tax, maybe? A lawsuit on this important deal to fund roads is underway 04:11 - Inside the New Hudson's office tower 09:10 - The Sis...

Hello and welcome back to your Daily Detroit. On today's show we talk about everything from the new area code (679) to new retail opening this weekend (Tecovas) to a listener question about Michigan's future prospects. Links: Toast of the Town fundraiser: https://toastofthetowndet.com/  Tecovas Opening Weekend stuff: https://www.tecovas.com/events/detroit-grand-opening_detroit Bridge Michigan arti...

It's a beautiful Monday in the Motor City. On today's all-local daily podcast, three main topics with Jer and Fletcher:  02:29 - Fifth Third buying Comerica Bank, with all kinds of local impacts (plus maybe a stadium name change?) 06:34 - Detroit Tigers Series 1-1 with the Seattle Mariners, gotta find those bats 10:34 - Lions Beat Bengals, Get Ready for Kansas City. Lions are ready for this fight....

On a special Friday edition of the show, I'm joined by Robin Runyan and Fletcher Sharpe to talk about a couple things in Detroit development and the Detroit Tigers playoff run! The set list: 03:09 - Discussing the disappointment of the scaled back Gratiot Life Science project Downtown Detroit development. The I-375/Gratiot site has had a series of setbacks over the last decade plus. Here's our sto...

We've covered the news of Ford moving their headquarters to a shiny new facility… and demolishing the Glass House on Michigan avenue from a couple of angles. First, economic development and the business reasons. Second, the history of Ford's impact on Dearborn, going back a century. Now, in the third and final installment of the series, we're getting into the history of the Glass House itself. The...

On your Daily Detroit, we talk about how the Belle Isle Alligator is lucky City Slicker didn't get ahold of it. Your Show Set List: 01:22 - CAVA in Detroit is now open, they were out of stuff 02:28 - Fun last weekend: Black Tech Saturdays Digital Empowerment Summit, Detroit Month of Design Closing, Bonobo and Norm Talley 08:25 - Alligators might need to watch out for Detroit, not the other way aro...

Fletcher Sharpe is in on the eve of the Detroit Tigers wildcard playoff round to discuss what the team needs to do to win and how he's feeling about the series. Plus, we get into the Lions seeming to get their season back on track as they soundly beat the Cleveland Browns, taking advantage of their mistakes. And we acknowledge the terrible shooting over the weekend in Grand Blanc that's the nation...

Devon O'Reilly is in on this Friday for a fun epsiode covering where we've been, a fun thing to do the next week, and development news in Detroit. Your Show Set List: 01:43 - Where we've been: The new QARGO Coffee in West Dearborn: https://www.qargocoffee.com/stores/dearborn-michigan-av 05:52 - Where we've been: Saffron De Twa in Detroit:  https://saffron-de-twah.square.site/ 09:48 - Dearborn Coff...

Fletcher Sharpe is in and we're sharing Detorit memories and sports stories Your Show Set List: 01:05 - Metropolitan is moving out and needs to find a new spot... we both talk about our personal connections to that space in West Village as Fletcher's uncle ran a spot there.. and get into recent quality places that have had to pause operations and how to fix that in one of Detroit's up and coming n...

Today's an action packed episode of your Daily Detroit, the best all local news and culture podcast in the world that is produced at latitude 42.365191996134264 and longitude -83.0729420582006.  Since we made it through the supposed rapture, here's your show set list: 01:30 - There's a looming possible double government budget shutdown- both state and federal - that could have massive impacts and...

For a quarter century, Transportation Riders United (or TRU) has been advocating for better and more transit and transportation options for Detroiters, Metro Detroiters, and Michiganders. Their 25th anniversary gala is coming up this week, so I thought I'd check in with TRU Executive Director Megan Owens on eveyrthing from the history of the nonprofit organization, to the accomplishments, to the c...

What were our first impressions of the new Apple Store in Downtown Detroit? We got a sneak peek this morning on Woodward Avenue. Norris Howard joins Jer and Randy Walker to discuss the store and it's possible impact on the area, as well as how it could help draw others to shop and enjoy the city. Daily Detroit is Metro Detroit's all-local podcast sharing what to know and where to go in Southeast M...

With the news of the new Ford Headquarters, we're looking at the impact of the Glass House and the new campus from various angles. Today, historical land and development that helped shape the Dearborn we know today. Mason Christenson of the Dearborn Historical Museum joins me to talk about how Ford impact Dearborn's history from a land and development perspective over more than a century of shared...

The Apple store in Downtown Detroit is opening Friday. So if you're going to the opening - or frankly, on any Friday night - where should you get dinner or go out downtown? Get a bite to eat? Have a fun time? Norris and Jer have some thoughts. Plus, Jer went out to Belle Isle to get an idea of what's happening with the Belle Isle Commons project that's ahead. It's still in early stages and looking...