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Welcome to the week! We've got five things we're talking about on this Monday with Fletcher Sharpe and Jer:

01:09 - Waymo self-driving taxis are coming to Detroit

08:57 - Fletcher's SNAP Thoughts

14:00 - Pistons win in Mexico

15:09 - Are we worried about the Lions after the loss to the Vikings?

18:17 - Detroit City FC upset win in playoff match

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I had a different episode planned for today, as it's Halloween. I wanted to talk about ghosts and ghouls and vampires. Instead, due to the ongoing government shutdown and SNAP funds running out, 1.4 Michiganders are scared about where their next meal will come from.

When the news is scary, Fred Rogers said "Look for the helpers," and I found some in the Fair Food Network.

My guests are Holly Parker, Chief Strategy and Program Officer, Fair Food Network and Alex Canepa, Director of Policy, Fair Food Network.

The Double Up Food Bucks program sits alongside your Bridge Card, and allows for bonus dollars for fresh fruits and vegetables.

They're also doing a temporary expansion of their program to help, how they can, get Michiganders access to more fresh produce when money is going to be tighter than ever.

More: https://doubleupfoodbucks.org/

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On today's show we talk about the 50th anniversary coming up of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior.

Plus a bit about Little Free Pantries and the sitation we're heading into with food assistance coming up short soon.

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We have a big roundup fo new things opening up around Detroit! Jer and Norris get into the latest developments:

01:18 - There are new owners for the Inn on Ferry Street, meaning new amenities and upgrades

04:06 - Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park opened, reactions from visiting

07:07 - Marrow in the Market opening November 13th

09:10 - Arthur Murray apartments rehab on East Warren

10:45 - Two new businesses opening in the Viillages - Washed Up Coffee (plus Gold and Grit studio)

13:15 - Pingree Detroit opening storefront downtown

14:22 - Frita Batidos expanding to Brooklyn and tips on Metropolitan parking if you're shopping downtown

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Today is a conversation on the future of Downtown Detroit that involves cross-border collaborations, parks, possible freeway caps and much more.

Our guest is Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership - the nonprofit that helps a multitude of projects in the greater downtown area happen.

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A craft cocktail bar with a ton of accolades (and appreciative fans) in Detroit's Midtown is closing.

In this in-depth conversation with one of the founding partners, Dr. Kevin Peterson, we get into why it's good to embrace new chapters.

Also, Peterson lines out how much time you have to come enjoy a final drink at what has been one of Michigan's best "garden level" bars.

It's important, if you can, to try and give long-standing patrons time to say goodbye to the space they also shared.

Kevin is also the author of "Cocktail Theory," A ssensory approach to transcendent drinks. https://sfumatofragrances.com/products/cocktail-theory

More on Castalia: https://www.castaliacocktails.com/

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A huge new park is opening on Detroit's riverfront this weekend! Here's whart you need to know, talking with a Park Ambassador, Christina Brainard.

More: https://www.detroitriverfront.org/events/calendar/2025/10/25/ralph-c-wilson-jr-centennial-park-grand-opening

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Norris and Jer are in... here's the set list of stories around Metro Detroit:

03:35 - General Motors comes in with strong results

08:07 - Hunter House is moving down Woodward

09:13 - Andiamo on Riverfront moving to Water Square

13:22 - A new Timberland retail store coming to Downtown Detroit

18:10 - Another RenCen tenant moving

18:45 - Will the new luxury residential units at the Hudson's Tower be too expensive?

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Fletcher Sharpe joins me with details behing a story that's gone viral and to get into where the Lions are heading into the bye week.

00:36 - Metro Detroiter and Cannabis Entrepreneur Mark Savaya was named Special Envoy to Iraq this week. But there's more than just Cannabis marketing involved, Fletcher looks a bit under the hood.

07:27 - Lions win, lookig strong going into the bye week. Feedback as always - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com or leave a voicemail 313-789-3211.

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The future of rail and buses to and from other cities and Detroit may be here.

Detroit's new multi-modal transit hub plans to include Amtrak service, with an expanded Wolverine Line connecting to Windsor and Toronto; as well as consolidate both the Amtrak station in Detroit's New Center and the intercity bus terminal on Howard in Detroit.

$40 million has been allocated for the project, and site evaluation and design work is beginning. Beth Kmetz from Michigan Central joins us for a segment of the Daily Detroit podcast, sharing all the details that are set so far from this important announcement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the Downtown Detroit Partnership Fall Forum.

You'll also learn why the new station is going next to the historic and redeveloped Michigan Central vs. right into the old hub.

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