Meet CuriosiD - a series for the inquisitive. Our news team works with listeners like you to find answers to great questions about Detroit and the region. Are you curious about the Detroit region or the people who live here? Leave us a voicemail at 313-327-2565 stating your name and your question. Or submit your question here.

Who are the deciding parties when it comes to choosing Renaissance Zones (in Detroit), and what criteria do they use to choose them? What is the history of Renaissance Zones?

Listener Paul wants to know - who chooses Detroit's Renaissance Zones and what criteria do they use?

“I moved from Washington, D.C. to Detroit in the mid-’90. And I’ve always loved the root beer float and people said, ‘You have to try the Boston Cooler.’ So, I tried it and was like, ‘What’s the deal here? Why’s it called a Boston Cooler and not a ginger ale cooler or something like that? I’m just curious.”

Why do Detroiters call Vernors ginger ale and vanilla ice cream a Boston Cooler?

Meet CuriosiD - a series for the inquisitive. Our news team works with listeners like you to find answers to great questions about Detroit and the region. Are you curious about the Detroit region or the people who live here? Leave us a voicemail at 313-327-2565 stating your name and your question. Or submit your question here.

A listener wonders if Detroit ever had a gay neighborhood.

How did the International Ambassador Bridge become privately held? It just seems that, like, two sovereign countries should be in charge of an international crossing, a really large international crossing?

How have pheasants survived and thrived in the urban setting of Detroit, and have they always been here?

Listener Jenni wants to know how pheasants can survive in Detroit and where they came from. And we go on a hunt for one.