Today, Norris Howard joins us to talk about the hot stories of the day and your big feedback about rental housing in Detroit and Metro Detroit. 01:02 - Six Mile or McNichols? 03:12 - Canadians are pissed off. Norris went to Toronto and felt it first hand. We think this has direct implications for Detroit from tourism to infrastructure projects like a possible train line between Chicago, Detroit and Toronto. 11:44 - Why Santa Ono Left. We discuss an enlightening piece in the Detroit News: https:/...
May 06, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1661
Today: University of Michigan president Santa Ono is unexpectedly leaving for the University of Florida. We talk about it. Plus, Javier Báez' play rebounds this season as the Tigers soar to the top of the American League. And we talk about how the Detroit Pistons could have won that series against the Knicks, and what to build on for next season. Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/...
May 05, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1660
On today's Daily Detroit (with Norris Howard): 00:40 - What car should Norris buy next? 03:07 - Detroit's new apartments are among the smallest apartments in America, even smaller than Manhattan 05:45 - Selfridge gets new jets and a new lease on life, while Whitmer gets criticism for working with Trump 10:48 - Rep. Shri Thanedar tries to impeach President Trump, while a primary challenge mounts up 15:10 - A new Greek restaurant coming to Woodbridge Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to ...
May 01, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1659
Today's episode Producer Shianne and Devon O'Reilly join Jer to talk about things around town. We're going back to the Mackinac Policy Conference this year. We talk about why we do it and how we've found it benefits listeners and readers Devon's got a new job! We talk about why he's making a change after a decade We get into things to do this weekend as Cinco De Mayo and Derby Day are almost here Plus, Jer talks about why you NEED seersucker in your wardrobe if you run hot Daily Detroit shares w...
Apr 30, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1658
Ferndale Pride 2025 is May 31, 2025! Learn about everything happening on the day and events leading up that will be a lot of fun. Also, be sure to stop by our Daily Detroit booth! https://ferndalepride.com/ Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or sign up for our newsletter: https://www.dailydetroit.com/newsletter/...
Apr 29, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1657
Fletcher Sharpe and Jer Staes hit some of the stories you might have missed and talk about the heartbreaking loss by the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon. The rundown: 01:00 - Detroit Basketball playoffs talk 07:28 - Detroit Canada border confusion (and consequences) 13:11 - Detroit Riverfront CFO gets 19 years in the slammer 16:31 - Overrated foods and toppings Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...
Apr 28, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1656
One of the most common pieces of listener feedback we get is why are we often positive about Detroit? Why don't we generally cover mayhem? And how can we think Detroit and Metro Detroit is a place to live? Often times, the criticism is strongest from the people who are here. Devon, Norris and Jer talk ask instead, why wouldn't you want to be optimistic about where things are headed? If you're looking for reasons to feel good about the region, or just want to hear us hash out why we do what we do...
Apr 24, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1657
How do organizations with deep roots and old traditions handle the challenges of today's communities? Especially in a city like Detroit, which has such a unique and sometimes difficult story. The Solanus Casey Center on Detroit's East Side is a solid example. It honors the memory of a respected figure, Father Solanus Casey, but it's also very involved in the neighborhood today, offering real help like food and counseling. So, how does a place like this keep going? How does it balance its spiritu...
Apr 23, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1656
Fletcher and Jer talk Detroit stuff: 02:06 - Fletcher and Jer discuss Mayor Mike Duggan's recent comment about courting Tesla at the auto show. More: https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/carol-cain/2025/04/19/mike-duggan-auto-show-wishes-breakfast-club-takeaways/83131734007/ 07:14 - DDOT bus service to see expansion after city increases budget by $20 million. More: https://www.dailydetroit.com/detroit-announces-city-bus-service-expansions/ 09:12 - Councilwoman Santiago Romero ha...
Apr 22, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1655
In the third in our series of conversations with candidates for Mayor of the City of Detroit, I sit down with current Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield on a number of issues from entrepreneurship to transit to much more. So you know, my plan and hope is to talk with every candidate at least once ahead of the primary about the important things facing the city in the next few years, to help you make the best choice. A lightly edited transcript is to come on our website. As always, if y...
Apr 21, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1644
Devon, Norris, and Jer respond to your listener feedback on recent stories - specifically around Michigan Central seeming to be very quiet, and the prospects for improved transit in the city and area - and get hyped about the Tigers and Pistons. Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or sign up for our newsletter: https://www.dailydetroit.com/newsletter/...
Apr 17, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1643
Pull up a chair, and listen to two old friends talk about Metro Detroit. I recently was a guest on the IT in the D podcast a bit back with Bob Waltenspiel. As always, we don’t agree on everything - but we’ve known each other through the podcasting world for many years. Bob, through IT in the D events, they’ve gotten countless people jobs; thrown a bunch of networking events, and more. He went to Wayne State in Detroit, is often in the city and works in the city.. but lives in the suburbs. His po...
Apr 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 1642
Shianne, Randy and Jer sit down at the studio at TechTown and rank Michigan-made Hudsonville Ice Cream flavors against eachother to decide which flavor reigns supreme in our very unofficial taste test. The entrants: Traverse City Cherry Fudge, Brownie Batter Cookie Dough, Mint Deer Traxx, Tropical Twist, Coffee Chip, and Peach Cobbler. Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot com and 313-789-3211, leave us a voicemail for the podcast Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go ...
Apr 15, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1641
There's a story we often tell ourselves about the American economy, particularly when we talk about trade, manufacturing, and small business. It is often simplified in political debates – one focused on bringing jobs back, on buying American, on protecting local industries through measures like tariffs. But the reality, as lived by the people actually making things, sourcing ingredients, and meeting payroll, is often far more complex, tangled in global supply chains and buffeted by forces far be...
Apr 14, 2025•40 min•Ep. 1640
A superstitious sign tied to the Tigers re-appears in Corktown, a major downtown Detroit development plan scales way back, and a new bagel spot is coming to Core City. More show notes to come. Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or sign up for our newsletter: https://www.dailydetroit.com/newsletter/...
Apr 10, 2025•28 min•Ep. 1639
Creative communities, on one hand, offer spaces for connection, self-expression, and profound meaning-making – all awesome things. But on the other, particularly in scenes built around music and nightlife, they can become entwined with cultures of substance use, creating environments that are difficult, even dangerous, for those navigating addiction or seeking recovery. So how do you build support within those communities? How can the very tools of culture – the music, the art, the shared experi...
Apr 09, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1638
On today's show, we talk about what makes a great comedy night on Detroit's west side, to the Pistons making the playoffs — to Daily Detroit over the weekend being the top local daily news podcast in America on Apple. Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot com and 313-789-3211, leave us a voicemail for the podcast. Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or si...
Apr 08, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1637
Locally, the Hands Off protests filled the sidewalks of Woodward Avenue with thousands of people, running from the DIA to Little Caesars Arena and back on Saturday, April 5. They also popped up across Metro Detroit - from Ferndale to Wyandotte - and in many cities across the country. Not only did we go, we talked to people on the streets of Detroit. We discuss the wider things that are happening that are directly impacting Metro Detroit, Michigan and the nation at this crucial time. We get into ...
Apr 07, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1636
On today's show... Where we've been: Sepia Coffee and Four Vagabonds Responding to listener feedback and sobering talk on the reality of big projects that need Federal money like transit, rail, and more the next few years How things do not feel stable in the wider world and we're gonna need one another more than ever Why Devon is glad the Lions practice facility is staying in Allen Park (well, mostly Dearborn) Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on App...
Apr 03, 2025•32 min•Ep. 1635
Norris Howard is in as we talk three interesting stories around metro Detroit: Ground officially broke on a project that will reimagine Greektown's streetscape in Detroit Warren approved an ordinance without limits on the number of Marijuana dispensaries, we discuss And we get into Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's final state of the city address, a vision for the RenCen and Riverfront, and a personal story on why home values going up means so much to Detroit residents. Duggan is also a master Powerpo...
Apr 02, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1634
Today begins our monthly series highlighting the best and most interesting things to do around Metro Detroit. From parties to clean-ups to to puppy yoga, we're committing to be your guide to the best Detroit and our region has to offer. So enjoy the listen with Jer and Fletcher, and we'll have a full text version in our newsletter. Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or...
Apr 01, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1633
On today's show, I sit down with Francis Grunow, the guy behind the Greater Detroit Windsor Project. We dive deep into thinking about a bigger future for our area – not just the city, not just the suburbs, but the whole metro region including our neighbors across the river in Windsor. Francis challenges us to ask "Why not?" Why do we sometimes limit our own thinking about what's possible here? How do we build a future where the entire region thrives? When you look down on Metro Detroit and Winds...
Mar 31, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1632
The Detroit Tigers home opener is a veritable holiday in Metro Detroit, with tens of thousands descending on Downtown Detroit to cheer on the city's oldest team. It's also a marker of spring. Today is a double Devon episode (as he was on yesterday, as well) where we get into events you might want to check out, places around town that are our favorites old and new, and some general pro tips if this is your first time going to the Detroit Tigers opening Day. Daily Detroit shares what to know and w...
Mar 28, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1631
On today's Daily Detroit: First we do a little "Where we've been" talking about a new coffee shop in Hazel Park and Devon's potty training technique. Then, tariff talk. It was announced Wednesday that there will be a 25% tariff on all imported vehicles to the US, with a tariff on parts coming May 3. The idea of getting more manufacturing in the US has merit, but the way it's being done? Probably will quickly rise prices on vehicles that already feel expensive to many Americans. We discuss. Of co...
Mar 27, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1630
The Jackson Home, originally in Selma, Alabama was a crucial place in the fight for true freedom for African-Americans. It's been moved here to Metro Detroit at Greenfield Village in The Henry Ford, so that it can be preserved, celebrated, and the story told. So I went to Dearborn and talked with the Curator of Black History at The Henry Ford, Amber Mitchell. Dr. Sullivan Jackson and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson offered their home as a sanctuary and strategic hub for Dr. Martin Luther King J...
Mar 26, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1629
On today's all-local Detroit podcast, three big topics: 01:36 - Understanding the direct impact of tariffs in a practical way 06:03 - Possible multisports complex coming to Uniroyal site on East Jefferson in Detroit 10:00 - Michigan and Michigan State are in the Sweet 16. Thoughts and predictions Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or sign up for our newsletter: https:/...
Mar 25, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1628
On today's all-local podcast focused on Metro Detroit: 02:54 - Corn on the Corner's wildly designed bathroom (and fun vibes) 05:18 - Dearborn Inn preview, previewing a conversation ahead on the Jackson house at The Henry Ford 09:59 - Devon's visit to Lansing and how people act in public vs. private 13:47 - Haraz Coffee Midtown closed Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 ...
Mar 21, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1627
On today's all-local daily podcast with Jer and Norris: New Area Code: 679 is getting added to the City of Detroit and nearby suburbs in Wayne County due to the exhaustion of numbers in the 313 code. Ren Cen Tower Auction Price: Turns out neither of us had the coin for the $9 million price tag on the 21-story tower off to the side of the Renaissance Center. More: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/renaissance-center-600-tower-lands-92m-high-bid-auction Wayne State Housing: Jer discusses a...
Mar 20, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1626
We discuss the rise of Pickleball in Metro Detroit, as well as the auto tariffs that look to be coming. Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day. Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or sign up for our newsletter: https://www.dailydetroit.com/newsletter/ ]...
Mar 19, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1625
We get into the minor irritations of life in the digital age and in Michigan... starting with a shared grievance about the overuse of the term "hidden gem" to describe anything slightly off the beaten path (or even if it isn't), wondering how context and definition have been lost in a world of fleeting content. We talk about politician's proposal to rename Lake Erie and their discussion about that leads into the challenges of misinformation and the media's role in its perpetuation. Plus, a previ...
Mar 18, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1624
