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Saturday, August 11, 2018 show: The Detroit Grand Prix is, in fact, returning to Belle Isle. That's thanks to an agreement announced Friday between race organizers and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Speaking of cars.. I-696 construction in Macomb and Oakland counties is about 30 percent complete, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Earlier, we brought you a story...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for August 9, 2018: Will she or won't she? That's the question facing Detroit city council president Brenda Jones who has the chance to be a U.S. Congressperson for a couple months. Bus service in Macomb County may not be out of the woods yet. The narrow 23 vote victory - out of more than 150,000 votes cast - for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Tra...

From the studios of Podcast Detroit in the Cass Corridor, this is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on Wednesday, August 8th.  We have primary election results, headlines, and today's deep dive is about P-FAS. The chemical, used in firefighting and a bunch of consumer and industrial applications, has caused a lot of environmental concern. Sven Gustafson talks with MLIVE and Grand Rapids Press...

This is your August 2, 2018 show. Our feature interview today is with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer. As a note, we've now interviewed all three Democratic candidates and you can find their interviews in our podcast feed. - One of Michigan's most prominent tech companies is the subject of a massive buyout. Tech titan Cisco plans to buy Ann Arbor-based Duo Security for $2.35 bi...

On our show recorded on August 1, 2018: - There's a Savor Food and Wine Festival coming to the Detroit Zoo you'll want to check out. HOUR Detroit's Lauren Mohan joins us to talk about the event with all you can eat samples and tastings of beer and whiskey. - The Michigan Supreme Court has struck down a challenge to a voter referendum to create an independent redistricting commission. The 4-3 rulin...

Next week is the primary election in Michigan, and many voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties will be weighing the issue of transit. And Sven and Jer weigh in with their opinions. Janitors that take care of some of Detroit's most iconic buildings - as well as the Detroit Public Schools Community District and Detroit Metro Airport - have signed a contract for a $15 an hour minimum wage. The...

On your show recorded on July 30, 2018: Our feature? At the end of the show, about the 8:52 mark, at the "office" Nuri Gocay, Sven Gustafson, Shianne Nocerini and Jer Staes do a taste test of the new Little Caesars 5 Meat Pizza launched today. Also: Residents of Detroit's historic block of West Canfield Street dealt with a 30-inch water main break over the weekend. The break flooded more than a bl...

Recorded on July 27, 2018: Our featured guest is Christianne Sims. She's the founder of Detroit City Lacrosse, and she talks about the new program and how it'll impact the youth of Detroit. Our headlines: - Signs are pointing to the Grand Prix returning to Belle Isle next year. With the last contract expired, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it wants to move forward on a plan to k...

We made it to 100 episodes of sharing what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. Wheee! There are a few major development projects in downtown we break down, as well as rising rents. A woman who had a baby in the Macomb County Jail is suing as guards apparently ignored her pleas to go to the hospital. The Rosa Parks home is for sale in an auction. And, Forman Mills is opening in Dearborn. 

Happy 317th Birthday, Detroit! We're having an informal happy hour at our Detroit studio to celebrate 100 episodes Thursday. Link on our Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1882753571790877/ Phil Lewis, Front Page editor of the Huffington Post, joins us to talk about Detroit, the influence of the city, and the upcoming National Association of Black Journalists conference in Detroit.  http:/...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for July 23, 2018. Welcome back from the weekend. We hope that it was eventful and dry. Sven is off and in the woods, literally. He'll be back later in the week. Let's get on with today's show. Detroit's Auto Show will be moving to the week of June 8th in 2020 Metro Detroit's shot for regional transit in 2018 is truly dead This week the Michigan State Police wi...

This is your Daily Detroit for Thursday, June 19th, 2018. The Detroit Police Department has its first new patrol boat since 1986, and it's named after fallen Detroit officer Kenneth "Shark" Steil. A vacant Detroit elementary school in the Old Redford neighborhood will become 32 affordable units for seniors and a new park. Who knew - Hazel Park is now seen as Oakland County's new real estate hot sp...

On the show recorded on July 18, 2018: It's the fifth anniversary of the city of Detroit declaring bankruptcy, so we have a special episode. Nathan Bomey, author of "Detroit Resurrected," a book on Detroit's bankruptcy, reflects on the events five years later and looks to the future. Lisa Ludwinski from Sister Pie joins us to talk about her new book and her West Village store that's beloved all ov...

Blame it on the bollards: We've got bikes on the brain here today at Daily Detroit.  A quick weekend trip to Columbus, Ohio, plus this feature in the Los Angeles Times about what LeBron James' new bike commute might be like , also make us realize that we have it better than many other cities. Detroit's bicycling infrastructure, nearly non-existent just a decade ago, is now legitimately something t...

In today's show recorded on July 16, 2018, we discuss: Ford Field's future retractable roof? The future of the Belle Isle Grand Prix Detroit misses out on hosting the NCAA Final Four The Gordie Howe International Bridge groundbreaking Detroit's skyrocketing housing prices The Detroit Institute of Bagel's bagels A new production by "Hamilton" playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda comes to Detroit And, we h...

Today, we dive into the new Cass-Henry Historic District, and what it means for two Ilitch-owned buildings threatened with demolition, with Eric Kehoe of Preservation Detroit; MoGo will expand bike sharing to five suburbs and more Detroit neighborhoods; Red Bull Arts Detroit announces a new artists residency program for 2019; and Amazon is hiring 1,500 full-timers for its Romulus fulfillment cente...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on July 10, 2018. - Right under the deadline for finishing the show, we got word that the Detroit City Council has unanimously voted for a new Cass-Henry Historic District. - The Detroit auto show is moving dates, and now we have a good idea as to when. Multiple media reports say that the show will move from January to June in 2020. - Detroit's histori...

And we're back from the summer holiday week... and right into a rumble among Royal Oak restaurants in regard to parking and the future of the city. We also dive into some recent closings (Fist of Curry) and openings (Detroit Shipping Company).  Also, should rangers at Michigan State Parks carry guns? In other state park news - specifically Belle Isle - The Grand Prix is going to present their prop...

This is your show for July 2nd, 2018. Our feature guests: Alan Mallach is the author of "The Divided City: Poverty and Prosperity in Urban America." He joins Sven to talk about Detroit's nascent and unequal comeback. Book link here:  https://www.amazon.com/Divided-City-Poverty-Prosperity-America/dp/1610917812 Fletcher Sharpe also bring us his weekly wrap-up of Detroit City FC and he talks World Cu...

Wendell Brown, a Detroiter who went to King High School, loved football so much that he ended up going to China to teach the sport. Now he's in jail over a controversial incident. #FreeWendellBrown Greg Migliore from Autoblog joins us to talk all things cars. President Trump's tariffs and their impact on the Detroit industry and why Greg thinks they're not a great idea. The North American Internat...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for June 27, 2018. - Some say Detroit's comeback isn't making it into the neighborhoods. So we went to the Fitzgerald neighborhood in Detroit today to check on a new development happening that not only has historic houses, but urban gardens and community involvement. - A funding proposal that aimed to be on the 2018 ballot for the Regional Transit Authority is...

- Detroit is about to becoming the first urban core in America with independent, self-driving commercial vehicles on public streets - A Country Fresh dairy plant in the Detroit suburb of Livonia is closing its doors due to losing business from Walmart. More than 100 people will be laid off at the facility that has roots back to the old Melody Farms brand. - DogSpot, a company that promises, quote,...

This is your show for June 25, 2018: - The Detroit Department of Transportation plans a series of public meetings to share details and gather feedback about changes it plans to make to DDOT bus service starting in September. That's when DDOT says it plans to start rolling out improvements to its 10 24-hour bus routes including Wi-Fi service, upgrades to bus stops, improved buses and easier fare pa...

June 21, 2018:  There's been a lot of talk about rising housing prices in downtown Detroit, but prices are rising in many areas of the state — especially southeastern Michigan. - Detroit's Third Man Records is offering up a free vinyl record to customers who've donated to an aid group helping immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. - There's a report out there th...

On our June 20, 2018 show: Hot on the heels of the big celebration for Michigan Central Station, Moroun-controlled entities are pushing for President Donald J. Trump to stop the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project with a TV ad aimed at the President on "Fox and Friends." We dive into the claims. Royal Oak - a city of nearly 60,000 people - is continuing to move forward with plans for its own...