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Today's Daily Detroit News Byte is all about the most visible sign of Detroit's turnaround in the years, the fact that Michigan Central Station is coming back to life thanks to Ford Motor Company. On the show, we're joined by a variety of guests. We talk to Bill Ford Jr. about the station. We also catch up with  Roger Gaudette, executive director for Detroit development with Ford Land, the automak...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for June 18, 2018. - More details have been coming out over the weekend around Ford buying Michigan Central Station in Corktown. - The seating supplier Adient says it's decided to scrap plans to move its corporate headquarters and 500 employees into the Marquette Building on Congress Street over concerns about the cost of renovation. - The Detroit Greenways Coa...

Our stories for June 14, 2018: A SUPERIOR ENDING: If you want an Octopus for your next Red Wings game, you're going to have to find another place for next season. Word is that Superior Fish Company on 11 mile in downtown Royal Oak is shuttering this weekend. PROPERTY PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE IN CITY OF DETROIT:  The historic United Sound Studios - a converted home near I-94 in Midtown that was the...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Jun 13, 2018. -  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is accusing Oakland County of pushing discriminatory housing policies in how it divvies up federal housing money. - You know that big empty parcel just north of I-696 near Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak? Well, the city has just sold that 4-plus acre site to a private developer for $2.5 mill...

Our stories.... - Some of the things that many families would take for granted in another city  just aren't a thing in Detroit - even basics like a school bus.  To help fix this, 10 of Detroit's public schools and charter schools are teaming up on transportation for a test project called "The GOAL line." - City Modern is made up of just over 8 acres of land and 410 residential units in Brush Park....

It's a real thing. Ford Motor Company has bought Michigan Central Station in Corktown. Long a symbol of Detroit's decline, we're going to find out soon - June 19, in fact - what exactly the property is going to be. But in the meantime, this is big news and we went down to the press announcement and covered it. We also broke it down with Historic Detroit's Dan Austin. He's the preeminent expert in...

- Members of Detroit City Council will debate a new proposal to regulate medical marijuana businesses in the city. - The Republican-controlled state House and Senate have adopted a citizen petition to pull the prevailing wage law off the books. - City councils in two of Oakland County's largest cities, Troy and Novi, say voters should be allowed to decide the fate of a regional transit tax in Nove...

- A New DMC Sports Medicine Institute To Open Next To Little Caesars Arena - Detroit To Get Another Movie Theater, This One With 9 Screens - Pay Gap Between Men And Women In Metro Detroit Among Worst In Nation - Fisher Building's Food Truck Fridays To Return, This Time With Outdoor Seating - Belle Isle Bird Walk On June 15 - And our feature interview: City Of Royal Oak Economic Development Manager...

Our stories: Marijuana will be on the ballot in Michigan. Metro Detroit has the highest percentage of underwater mortgages in the country, says Zillow. Wells Fargo is pulling out of the Midwest and selling to Flagstar Bank. Food news, including The Eastern gets a patio, Good Cakes and Bakes gets a James Beard Foundation nod, and the Sugar House is named the best bar in America by Esquire. Why does...

This is your News Byte Podcast for June 4th, 2018. -Historic Albert Kahn Building bought -MGM Grand Detroit Is One Of The Most Valuable Pieces Of Land In America -Caesars Windsor Will Reopen Thursday -Gleaners Gets A Grant From The Morgan Stanley Foundation -We dive into this week in Detroit City FC with Soccer journalist Fletcher Sharpe -And we preview Barley, BBQ and Beats coming this weekend to...

From the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island at the Mackinac Policy Conference, this is your News Byte Podcast for May 31st, 2018.  -Employers band together for transit -The one-time Purple Gang hangout, the Leland Hotel, will see new life as apartments -The Detroit Zoo launches "Zoom to the Zoo" And two interviews... Jason Hall has left Slow Roll. He is one of the co-founders. He appears first on Dail...

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 30th, 2018 Today we kick of a series of one on one interviews with Michigan Gubernatorial candidates from both parties. Today's show has Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. More on that in a minute. - Detroit didn't get an MLS team. Why? - And Royal Oak is getting a new parking deck. - Up here at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Karen Dybis and Jer Staes discuss a panel about...

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 29th, 2018/ Here are your stories for today. - Mark Hackel says that the Regional Transit Authority proposal should be dead "forever." - Belle Isle gets shut down on Memorial Day Weekend - Developments on the east side of Detroit - TATA North America moves from Novi to Detroit - And we talk this week in Detroit City FC with Fletcher Sharpe.

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 25th, 2018 Here are your stories for today. - Detroit's population continues to slide, according to the U.S. Census - Ford starts moving employees into Corktown where they've renovated a former hosiery factory -Detroit City FC adds another international friendly match  - Sven Gustafson opines on mass transit developments in metro Detroit - And we're joined by...

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 24th, 2018 Here are your stories for today. - Detroit's bond rating has been upgraded by Moody's. We talk about how increased tax collections have improved Detroit's financial picture and how incentives come into play. - The crowdfunding dinner Detroit SOUP is coming to Ferndale - Karen Dybis saw a preview of Bedrock's Spring and Summer market in a couple of...

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 23rd, 2018. Here are your stories for today. - The plan for a four-county regional Transit Authority in southeastern Michigan are practically dead. And what's the truth about Amazon's HQ2 bid and regional transit? We try to figure it out. Someone's not telling the truth.  - Gilbert's development team gets hundreds of millions in incentives for major downtown...

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 21st, 2018 Here are your stories for today. - A new statue by Brooklyn based artist KAWS is creating quite a stir - Lions coach Matt Patricia and the Lions will not be disciplined by the NFL - Cadillac Place will get new tenants - The Heidelberg Project gets a new app - JR JR and SAINT MACON are playing Beacon Park - Bob Seger is going back on tour - Gleaners...

From sunny northwest Detroit, this is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Here are your stories for today. - There's a $500 million dollar settlement in between Michigan State University and victims of Larry Nassar - That house that's asking for millions of dollars by Little Caesars Arena? Well, the city may condemn it - Plans for a sushi restaurant on the Avenue of Fashion h...

From the bustling heart of Midtown over a couple Faygo pops, this is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Tuesday, May 15th. Here are your stories for today. -East Jefferson is getting smaller for cars... and bigger for bikes - Detroit's Bike sharing service MoGo gets new adaptive bikes - Facebook is funding more software training in Detroit - And Highland Park is laying plans for a new high school. I...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Byte for Monday, May 14, 2018. - Michigan has one of the worst drug problems in the country. We begin to dive in on a complex issue that we're going to cover more. - Cold water thrown on the idea of a downtown Detroit aquarium - Speaking of fish… Noble Fish is expanding in Clawson. And maybe into Novi. - $50,000 is available for retail business ideas in Det...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Byte for Friday May 11th, 2018. - Sven has a conversation with Greg Migliore, the editor in chief of AutoBlog. We're kicking off a new monthly segment talking auto industry news. Sven and Greg talk about how Ford's production disruption is a big deal.. And a lot more. - What do Detroiters think our city needs more of? A new report from the Kresge Foundation...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Byte for Wednesday, May 9, 2018. - Three Michigan cities are among the top 10 most violent in America - Homelessness is down for a third year in three core cities - Ridesharing service Lyft and Detroit's bus system partner up - Detroit kicks off $88 million in road repaving - Wayne State invests in a new partnership to find solutions for Detroit - And we ta...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Byte for Tuesday, May 8, 2018. -Soon, you'll be able to live on the old Tiger Stadium site -The PGA Tour is coming Detroit. Jer and I put on our finest plaid knickers and talk about it. -City Year and Gensler Detroit team up to improve a Detroit school -Comerica Park gets a Farm-to-table restaurant -And, we talk with Shuna Hayward about Growing Detroit's Yo...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Byte for Monday, May 7, 2018. - Detroit Neighborhoods Could See $130 million in investment - The DMC and Wayne State physicians sign a 6-month extension - The Detroit Pistons Change horses and fire their coach - Luxury apartment rents are rising across Detroit, according to RentCafe - Net neutrality and public broadband in Michigan comes back into the discu...

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. Here are your stories. Today's episode was recorded in the historic London Chop House in downtown Detroit. - The Detroit Medical Center is cutting ties with Wayne State University physicians - Part of a Detroit parking deck collapses - Your first chance to taste the new Stroh's session IPA is coming - See the city through a series o...