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Your stories:

- A battle is intensifying between Mayor Mike Duggan, Attorney General Bill Schuette and lawyers representing automobile accident victims.

- In a national story that impacts many people here in Metro Detroit, Amazon is raising the minimum wage of all of its workers in the United States to $15.

- In a story that was developing as we recorded today's show, former gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and expected future U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib were among at least 18 people arrested during a rally in Midtown Detroit this afternoon.

- Jemele Hill, a national journalist from Detroit, has found a new gig after leaving ESPN. She's going to the Atlantic.

- The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle will see some changes in 2019. Most notably, access to the famous Scott Fountain will now be available for racegoers.

- For those out in the suburbs of Oakland county, here's a fun thing to do on on Thursday evening. It's called Ladies Night Out and it's in downtown Milford.

- Lovers of cheese and chocolate will have a new place to satiate their cravings in Midtown. Mongers' Provisions, a store by the folks who own Provisions in Ferndale, plans to open in November.

- Antique and bargain hunters will find collectibles and a variety of arts and crafts at the annual Historic Fort Wayne Flea Market, taking place next Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th at Historic Fort Wayne.

- Elton Park and a building that formerly housed Checker Cab are starting to take shape in Corktown. We toured the space and discuss what we saw.

Your stories:

- President Trump is celebrating a deal over a revised North American trade deal with Canada and Mexico as returning the U.S. to a "manufacturing powerhouse."

- Monday was the first day of a new work requirement for recipients of food stamps. About 67,000 recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who are considered able-bodied received a letter from the state informing them they have three months to find a job or lose those benefits.

- The timeline for the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now clear. The new international span between the United States and Canada over the Detroit River aims to open in 2024.

- A major law firm is announcing its plans to move to a satellite office in downtown Detroit. Warner Norcross + Judd will open a new office in the District Detroit on Woodward Avenue between Little Caesars Arena and the new Mike Ilitch School of Business. The firm will be the sole tenant of the building's third floor, occupying about 30,000 square feet.

- A new analysis finds that legalizing marijuana could generate $130 million per year in new tax revenue. Voters on November 6th will weigh Proposal 1, which asks whether recreational marijuana should be legalized in Michigan.

- It turns out the state of Michigan was running what a judge called "an unjustifiable protectionist regime." And that regime was denying out-of-state retailers from shipping wine to Michigan until a federal court ruling on Friday.

- BIRD BEE, a popular local boutique in Detroit's Capitol Park that rose to prominence online, is opening up a sister store in the Scott apartment building in Brush Park.

- Thanks to a pair of volunteer groups, American Handball is coming back to Palmer Park. There will be a grand reopening of the courts this Saturday, October 6th.

- Crain Communications chairman Keith Crain has once again made waves with a column attacking that nefarious scourge of humanity, bike lanes. We discuss.

Recorded on October 1, 2018.

- The weeks-long lockout of unionize road-construction workers and a group of contractors has come to a temporary end, meaning long-stalled road projects should finally recommence.

- The school year is less than a month old, but parents and students at a Detroit charter high school learned Wednesday that their school will abruptly close next week. Sven has some opinions.

- The Detroit Police Department will begin handling more vehicle towing on its own. Jer has some opinions.

- There's a new state law aimed at protecting bicyclists from passing vehicles.

- The Fort Street Galley food hall in downtown Detroit has announced the four chef teams and food vendors that will fill out the space when it makes its expected opening in November.

- On Saturday, a park honoring a civil rights activist will officially open in Detroit. Viola Liuzzo, a Detroiter and mother of five, was shot and killed in March 1965 as she and fellow civil rights activists returned from a rally in Montgomery, Alabama. The City of Detroit dedicated Liuzzo Park in her honor in 1982.

- On this day 19 years ago… September 27, 1999... the Detroit Tigers played their last game at the old Tiger Stadium.

- In honor of International Podcast Day on Sunday, we share a few of our favorite podcasts, both national and local.

Recorded September 27, 2018.

Detroit stories: Word comes today that the iconic Cadillac brand will again make the Detroit area its home after nearly four years in Manhattan.

- Every single large-scale apartment development built in Detroit this year has been a luxury development.

- Turns out that axe throwing and drinking might be a problem. Who knew?

- Continuing with the theme of blundering mistakes, the Detroit City Council is considering revoking a demolition contract because of the use of the N-word.

- Dan Gilbert is "110 Percent" interested in buying the Detroit Tigers

- There will be a third dockless scooter service in Detroit.

- Whole Foods delivery is coming to Detroit.]

- The old DTE power plant at Conners Creek - once known as the "two Brothers" or the "Seven Sisters" - is about to be the site of an art installation.

- Shianne Nocerini gives us her top picks for the performers and storytellers at TedXDetroit.

On the show: For our feature interview, U of M Ross School of Business Professor Emeritus Marina Whitman joins Sven Gustafson to talk about how tariffs will impact the auto industry and Michigan.

Your Detroit News:

- Road construction at a variety of major stalled projects is restarting around Metro Detroit. That's because the Michigan Infrastructure Transportation Association is bringing in non-union workers to replace those Operating Engineers Local 324 members who have been locked out for weeks.

- Detroit is no longer the nation's most violent big city. We're now number 2. There is also some interesting data about Detroit's suburbs.

- A new study says the Detroit region ranks 11th out of the top 50 U.S. metropolitan regions for clean-energy jobs.

- The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved nearly $5.7 million in loans for a new hotel project in the lower Cass Corridor.

- Former U.S. Representative John Dingell was released from the hospital on Tuesday, a little more than a week after being admitted for a heart attack.

- Michigan breweries took home nine medals including one gold from the 32nd annual Great American Beer Festival last weekend in Denver.

- There will be a one-day haunted house at Michigan Central Station, put on by the Ford Foundation. The date isn't set, but we do know it be free to attend.

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Recorded on September 24, 2018: After your headlines, Sven talks with Miranda Mayuiers about Purrlates at the Ferndale Catfe, the first cat cafe in Michigan.

Detroit Stories:

- A rookie Detroit police officer has been fired after an offensive Snapchat post. Sean Bostwick shared a Snap over the weekend that read, quote, "Another night to rangel up these zoo animals."

- The Ambassador Bridge was closed in both directions for about an hour Monday morning to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge.

- Crews have been spotted installing plexiglass windows at Lee Plaza. That's the 15-story Art Deco former luxury apartment building on West Grand Boulevard that dates to 1927.

- The struggling Eastland Center shopping mall is hitting the auction block. Current owners CW Capital will auction off about 640,000 square feet of the mall's 1.4 million square feet of space in an auction on October 11th.

- A bit of good health news for former Dean of the House of Representatives, John Dingell.

- The men's clothing shop The Shirt Box and Kenny's Lakes Area Auto Experts are accepting donations of gently used bicycles in working condition now through Saturday, Oct. 20.

- A locally produced sitcom is holding a viewing party for its pilot episode next month, and you're invited. "Vampartier" follows a a happy, nerdy, middle-aged workaholic with no kids and no social life. It all changes when he is visited by an ancient vampire who insists he's the "perfect candidate" to transform into a blood-sucking creature of the night.

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Your Daily Detroit for September 20, 2018.

Can there be such a thing as a "new" dive bar? For our feature conversation, Devon's Detroit columnist Devon O'Reilly stops by to talk about Second Best... and house-made Zima. Apparently that's a thing.

Your Headlines:

- Detroit's schools continue to have water woes. The Detroit Public Schools Community District said that at least 57 Detroit schools have tested positive so far for high levels of copper, lead or both in drinking water.

- The beautiful Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle is about to get a $1.9 million facelift starting in October.

- Henry Ford Health System will become the lone tenant in a new office tower taking shape in downtown Royal Oak.

- Could we be looking at winter with an entire direction of I-696 remaining closed?

- A major downtown Detroit hotel is facing a possible strike by its workers.

- Detroit has lost one of its champions. David DiChiera, a man who has been a big part of getting Detroit's downtown renaissance in tune, has passed at the age of 83. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in April of 2017.

- Rumors are swirling that Dan Gilbert is going to pick up a some big legacy nameplates in media.

- The M Den is coming to Detroit. The University of Michigan-themed retail shop is opening its first location in the city of Detroit in the District Detroit.

- In Warren, there's a new Greek fast casual restaurant opening up shop.

- This Saturday, Pewabic will be unveiling a new stein during their Oktoberfest celebration. On top of that, Eastern Market Brewing will be at the pottery studio on Jefferson Avenue serving its small batch Kiln Bier, an ale-lager hybrid that was brewed specifically for Pewabic.

This is your Daily Detroit recorded on Wednesday, September 19th.

This is a special two-part episode. First, Sven speaks with Washington Post reporter Wes Lowery about the paper's investigative report about overwhelmed homicide detectives in Detroit, and how they compare to the rest of the nation. His complete article is here: https://wapo.st/2NFbWbr

Then the conversation moves City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield about her ideas — called "The People's Bills" — on how to get more Detroit residents to benefit from revitalization efforts.

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Your Daily Detroit podcast for September 18, 2018:

- Our feature interview is with Terry Bean and Shawn Lee, talking about TedXDetroit's 10th anniversary event happening at the Masonic Temple. The conference focuses on ideas worth spreading. http://www.tedxdetroit.com

- What's the fate of the old Tigers site? Shianne Nocerini went down to "The Corner," a new modular development at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull to get an update on construction.

- After 56 years of touring, Detroit's own Bob Seger will no longer be a Travelin' man.

- Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts will open its 90th season next month with a tribute to Aretha Franklin.

- Ford Motor Company has a new neighborhood wish list to go along with its newly purchased Michigan Central Station in Corktown.

- Lakeside Mall could become a mixed-use town center called Lakeside Village. Sterling Heights city officials will unveil the new design plans at a public open house event next Thursday. The Macomb Daily reports they're trying to keep Lakeside viable amid a nationwide decline of brick-and-mortar indoor shopping malls.

- A quick heads up… you can get into the Michigan Science Center free on Saturday. They're celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary. You need to register here.

- Dig, a dating app aimed at dog lovers, is launching in Detroit on Thursday. They're throwing a kickoff party at WeWork Merchant's Row in downtown Detroit.

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This is your Daily Detroit recorded on Monday, September 17. After your headlines, Sven Gustafson will chat about the anti-Gerrymandering proposal on this November's ballot with Jamie Lyons-Eddy of Voters Not Politicians. But first, let's dive into the stories.

- The owners of the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown Detroit are withdrawing their plans to build a 28-story, 500-room tower after their latest attempt was blocked by the City Council.

- Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell is in the hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack Monday.

- After 15 years with the team, Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg is hanging up his skates. The team announced his retirement on Friday at the first day of training camp.

- The Oakland County Health Division says someone with a confirmed case of hepatitis A attended the Michigan Renaissance Festival on Saturday, September 1st.

- There's a proposal to overhaul rates for Detroit's parking tickets. The city has among the highest parking-ticket rates in the region, and Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield wants to change that.

- Here's a story about sausage. Specifically, the Corridor Sausage Company.

- The Detroit Institute of Arts says a record 73,239 students visited the museum on field trips last school year.

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