Today's podcast seems to be brought to you by the letter "B." Producer Shianne is in the co-host chair and we cover everything from a favorite old White Stripes show being available online - to new supersized gas station speculation - to a new spot in Berkley - to a little love for the People Mover in light of the Draft street closures. 00:58 - White Stripes old show at the Magic Stick from 20+ years ago is available online 03:17 - Bucc-ee's speculation with a new billboard popping up in West Michigan. Jer's been, so he talks about it. Here's an article on the Bucc-ee's speculation. 11:02 ..read more

Devon O'Reilly is in on a Friday and we're talking about what's new and notable around town, with a focus on the tasty. Here's the show rundown: 02:02 - The Astro egg sandwich recipe has been released into the wild. A life-changing sandwich, you can get the recipe here. https://stilllifewithlemon.substack.com/p/astro-egg-sandwich 05:01 - Jer and Devon go to Gilly's and have their first impressions on Detroit's newest sports bar 13:18 - New boardwalk connecting to West Riverfront Park underway 14:58 - Edition Hotel coming to Detroit, Devon's RenCen take Also, if you're interested in meet ..read more

On Wednesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his eleventh State of the City address. It was a rapid-fire list of wins, and areas where he wants to focus on the next year. But what is the state of our city, from a different perspective? What if we take a minute, or an hour in this case, and unpack what's happening in Michigan's largest city with a different lens?  Chase Cantrell - he heads up Building Community Value, lectures at the University of Michigan and is an active developer - brings that lens, and we work through different angles of the topics in the speech. Chase Cantr ..read more

We have a jam-packed episode for you today! Our feature conversation is with Rich Miller, Jr.  He's a NFL Draft prospect that went to Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Detroit. It's a fascinating conversation on his story. And Fletcher Sharpe has even more for you. Here's the rundown: 01:05 - The Pistons are looking for a new Head of Basketball Operations, but Troy Weaver is staying 03:00 - NFL Draft prospect Rich Miller Jr. joins us to talk about his time at MLK high School. Here are time stamps in the conversation portion:  04:37 - What made him choose to go to Buffalo for co ..read more

In a move that's got the whole Detroit region talking, General Motors is leaving the RenCen in 2025 to take up the upper floors of the office space at Hudson's Detroit.  But that leaves one of Detroit's most iconic buildings without a clear path. Bedrock and GM are going to work over the next year to think about what it looks like going forward, but we take a first take at it, and talk about some of the amenities we'd like to see - and what the city might need.  As always, feedback - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com. Or 313-789-3211.  The rundown: 01:46 - General Motors w ..read more

The spirit of entrepreneurship is strong in Detroit, but also - it takes resources to really get going. That's where, since 2011, the Hatch Detroit contest has come in. One of these 10 businesses we talk to today will walk away with $100,000 in cash from Comerica Bank to make their dreams happen in Detroit, Highland Park or Hamtramck. Today, I talk to all of them in elevator pitch format. And then you get to decide by going to https://www.hatchdetroit.com/vote and picking up to four you think are worthy, each day through noon on April 18. Here's the rundown: 01:34 - Amarra Products ..read more

Hey friends, Jer here. Thanks for opening the newsletter today, and welcome to the weekend. Detroit is buzzing with new things ahead of the NFL Draft (and we'll get to more of those in a minute), but I have new details on something underway that'll open in the next three or four months. Qargo Coffee is coming to the corner of Mack and Woodward in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood. How the soon to be opened Qargo Coffee looked recently at 3760 Woodward, Detroit. As I first reported, the spot that had spent years as a Starbucks closed in February of last year. Qargo is a Florida-based chain that s ..read more

The new Detroit sign on I-94 is the talk of the town, and Robin Runyan with Fletcher Sharpe is here joining Jer to do just that. Plus we get into a new trash robot on Belle Isle, and do kinda in-depth breakdown on what we think about the Detroit Tigers early in the season.  The rundown: 00:54 - New Detroit sign on 94, how are we feeling? How are you feeling? And it's stopping traffic 06:49 - Will the Belle Isle trash robot be welcomed? More on Urbanize Detroit: https://detroit.urbanize.city/post/robot-will-pick-trash-belle-isle-summer 08:57 - Detroit Tigers early season thoughts As alwa ..read more

Michigan has a problem with whippets. Brought to the front of the collective mind after that gigantic fire and explosion in Clinton Township - Michigan has passed new laws to begin to deal with the personal dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide, as well as to the community by those who sell them. This is an important issue in the city of Detroit, the Metro Detroit region, and the state. On your Daily Detroit, we unpack it a bit. The dangers. The misconceptions, and what a local group is trying to do get tens of thousands of left behind empty canisters off the streets. Joining us is Laura Chavez ..read more

Detroit pride is a huge thing. Over the years, Detroit has been the punching bag of national media. Our sports teams (until a recent run by the Lions) haven't been great. And our population as a state, as a region, and as a city has been either staying the same or shrinking. This means — and I'm speaking for myself here, but maybe you, too — sometimes, there's the urge to fight a little extra harder. That yes, Detroit has good things going on (and it does!). So when this image started sharing on social media awhile back about a giant "Hollywood-style" sign, people got excited. Screenshot of t ..read more