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 have Brad Touchette, the owner of the new Clutch and Throttle on to talk about his motorcycle accesso...
Jul 17, 2018•18 min•Ep. 94
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 center. Like our show? Tell a friend. Or better yet, subscribe to the Daily Detroit News Byte wherever yo...
Jul 11, 2018•10 min•Ep. 93
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 historic Bonstelle Theatre on Woodward Avenue is being decommissioned. - It used to be that Detroit and Mic...
Jul 11, 2018•15 min•Ep. 92
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 proposal to bring the race back to the the island next year. Olympia Development, residents and the city ...
Jul 10, 2018•32 min•Ep. 91
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 Cup. And our headlines: Detroit’s Lafayette Park neighborhood will be seeing yet another new developmen...
Jul 03, 2018•31 min•Ep. 90
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 International Auto Show will be moving to a warmer month - either the summer or fall, and have new outdoor e...
Jun 28, 2018•14 min•Ep. 89
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 officially dead. - The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a big blow to public-sector labor unions on Wednesda...
Jun 28, 2018•16 min•Ep. 88
- 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, “No Mo FoMo Fo Yo Doggo” (the letter r has been omitted in their website text) has set up two air-c...
Jun 27, 2018•13 min•Ep. 87
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 payment. - A number of Detroit businesses won grants or interest-free loans totaling $1.2 million doll...
Jun 25, 2018•23 min•Ep. 86
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 that Michigan Central Station might get a movie theatre. And that movie theater might.. Just might… be ...
Jun 21, 2018•25 min•Ep. 85
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 bus system. Slows BBQ is getting into the pop-up hotdog stand business. On Wednesdays this summer, t...
Jun 20, 2018•16 min•Ep. 84
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 automaker’s real estate arm about what the next few years look like. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans als...
Jun 20, 2018•21 min•Ep. 83
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 Coalition will hold a group bike ride Sunday to create awareness and raise money to build a 26-mile rai...
Jun 19, 2018•19 min•Ep. 82
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 place where a bunch of legendary acts like Parliament Funkadelic, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Marvin G...
Jun 14, 2018•14 min•Ep. 81
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 million. - The Detroit Public Schools Community District is looking to hire more teachers, but it’s not a...
Jun 13, 2018•15 min•Ep. 80
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. Shianne dives in on the project. - This week in Detroit City FC with Fletcher Sharpe, along with othe...
Jun 13, 2018•18 min•Ep. 79
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 all things historic and, well, Detroit. An author of multiple books and curator of a popular online ...
Jun 11, 2018•31 min•Ep. 78
- 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 November. - It’s one of the Detroit area’s hottest and most closely watched pieces of real estate. And n...
Jun 07, 2018•19 min•Ep. 77
- 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 Todd Fenton Discusses Rethink Royal Oak Project
Jun 06, 2018•24 min•Ep. 76
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 transit matter to attracting companies to Detroit? Our feature interview is with Kevin Bopp. He's t...
Jun 05, 2018•19 min•Ep. 75
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 the Novi Showplace. It looks to be a fun event bringing whiskey, music and barbecue for a good caus...
Jun 04, 2018•17 min•Ep. 74
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 Daily Detroit to talk about his future projects. And, a special one on one with Democratic candidate for ...
May 31, 2018•27 min•Ep. 73
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 cities called "Not open for business," and then dive into a discussion on Michigan's growing opioid...
May 31, 2018•35 min•Ep. 72
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.
May 29, 2018•13 min•Ep. 71
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 Vivian Host. She's the host of Peak Time on Redbull Radio and we talk all things electronic music an...
May 24, 2018•28 min•Ep. 70
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 parks in downtown Detroit. She comes on the show to share her thoughts and favorite businesses. - Tr...
May 23, 2018•13 min•Ep. 69
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 Detroit projects - Nonprofits are getting pushed out of their downtown offices due to rising rental r...
May 23, 2018•15 min•Ep. 68
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 Women's Happy Hour is Tuesday - Falling Down Beer Company expands in Oxford - And we catch up with ...
May 22, 2018•18 min•Ep. 67
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 have collapsed - Heard of Detroit Rock City? Well, now it’s Detroit Vegan City. - Mackinac Island get...
May 17, 2018•11 min•Ep. 66
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 talked to their school board president.
May 15, 2018•16 min•Ep. 65
