Fletcher Sharpe is in and we're talking about some of the interesting sports - and sweet - stories around town.

01:16 - Dutch Girl Donuts are back Baby!

04:38 - Detroit Piston's disapointing draft lottery spot

12:02 - Michigan Panthers clinch a playoff spot

14:25 - Phoenix Rising, DCFC draw

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Norris Howard is in for an epsiode full of stories that didn't exist less than 24 hours ago.

00:38 - The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO is put on leave over allegations of financial mismanagement, including a call for criminal charges. We discuss, as the Riverfront has been one of those organizations that has kept going through lots of hardships in the city.

Crain's Detroit - https://www.crainsdetroit.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/detroit-riverfront-conservancy-puts-cfo-leave-amid-probe

Detroit News - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2024/05/14/detroit-riverfront-conservancy-cfo-on-leave-amid-financial-probe/73685685007/

 06:06 - Detroit sues over the Census count, looking to change how it's done - and access millions of dollars.

Outlier Media: https://outliermedia.org/detroit-census-lawsuit-population-undercount-mayor-duggan/

10:55 - Should we think about right-sizing our infrastructure for the city and region we are now? 

21:32 - People names PAO the most beautiful restaurant in America (and Michigan) - https://people.com/the-50-most-beautiful-restaurants-in-america-2024-8641001

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For 14 years, Ferndale Pride has been bringing people across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum (and their allies) to West Nine Mile Road.

The 2024 edition of Ferndale Pride on Saturday, June 1 will bring together thousands of people in what is one of the major centers of life for the community - with entertainment, dancing, vendors, special events and more. 

Julia Music is key to organizing all of this, and joins us in studio to preview the events before and during Pride, as well as share some history about this gathering. 

Remember, we'll be out there - so say hi! 

More info on Ferndale Pride: https://ferndalepride.com/

Photo credit: TJ Samuels: https://www.instagram.com/uberhubris/

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Detroit has picked up the pace - and it seems like the city is starting to get back to that "buzz" of new things on a regular basis.

Devon O'Reilly is in and we talk about a bunch of new restaurants, developments and things around Detroit:

00:47 - Where Devon's been: Previewing Vollmers in the old Park Bar space. It's a bar, and aims to be great at being a bar with some food. 

06:46 - The Spanish-inspired Leña is opening in Brush Park, Devon has already been inside.

10:08 - Jer shares that athletic shoe store Run Detroit moving and expanding into Eastern Market

11:59 - GLAM Body works won $100k from Hatch Detroit, we talk about their future project in Grandmost Rosedale

13:54 - The importance of fixing the gaps in access to money in the area

16:24 - Thanks to our sponsor, Best Choice Roofing - https://bestchoiceroofingdetroit.com/

17:14 - There are 23 new single-family homes being build on the city's east side, the first project like it in awhile. https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/new-houses-being-built-23-sites-near-indian-village

20:33 - Michigan Central reopening in June after six years of work, and decades of being shuttered to the public. We get into the details we know, and how this may be the biggest story of summer in Detroit

24:31 - The new transit center at the State Fairgrounds is opening this weekend, giving new life to the old Dairy Cattle building.

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We're keeping it hot on today's episode - even if we're a bit tired after watching Detroit City beat the MLS side, Houston Dynamo, in super duper late overtime.

Today's episode...

00:52 - Why we're so tired today (all hail Saldaña!) 

03:52 - The balcony of the Fox bounces as the crowd loses their minds for Gunna. Norris then shares why it's ok to embrace the "uncle" phase of life, grab a lawn chair and hit the Jazzfest.

08:26 - A report says that a plan is being floated to put Wayne County all-in on transit. Many municipalities in the county - including some of the largest like Livonia and Canton - do not have any SMART service, and County Exec Evans says the county needs the service to compete. We discuss.

18:46 - There's drama between one of the challengers for the 13th district - Adam Hollier - and U.S. Congressman Shri Thanadar and a question over signatures. But we use the news to talk about the elephant in the room - that if you're someone who wants to unseat an incumbent (and we're not taking a side in this) - you need to have one challenger in the primary. Not multiple. And there's a big gap in brand knowledge of the challengers.

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The DBG (you might know them as the Downtown Boxing Gym) is making some big moves supporting Detroit's youth, along with plans for a new facility.

Khali Sweeney and Peter Fezzey from the organization join me to talk about it more. Then I send you out the door with three stories to know around Metro Detroit.

00:30 - Ad for City Bird - https://www.citybirddetroit.com/

01:31 - DBG Conversation with Khali Sweeney and Peter Fezzey

Three things to know:

16:07 - Gleaners has a new store concept to address the growing need for emergency food near Warren and Detroit

17:44 - About 1,000 workers vote to authorize a stroke at the Warren Stamping plant, key to a number of Stellantis brands

18:41 - The office of a U.S. Representative in Detroit was vandalized by protestors

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Today's show has a special guest in Michigan native Steve Clark, goalkeeper for the Houston Dynamo in MLS. 

Before that, there's a lot to talk about this Monday around sports and Metro Detroit, and Fletcher Sharpe is in to help do it.

01:11 - The untimely and young passing of former U of M basketball player Darius Morris

02:58 - Do the new Tigers City Connect jerseys connect? Or are they a miss?

08:52 - Detroit high schools are the biggest source of NFL talent in the country. We discuss why people need to pay attention and not think of the city as flyover country for good football.

15:18 - Detroit City FC is really missing Elvis Amoh in their attack. We talk about his injury and what the club might need to do next.

19:30 - On Tuesday, Detroit City plays the Houston Dynamo in the Open Cup. Dynamo Goalkeeper Steve Clark is from Michigan, and Fletcher Sharpe talked with him about his career, home and his favorite restaurant.

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Welcome to Friday and welcome to episode 1416 of your Daily Detroit.

Today, we’re talking about finding success in Southwest Detroit. The combination restaurant and market La Jalisciense has been making it happen for more than a decade.

Plus, what are some of the top dishes you should try? What are some keys to making it happen? And share some things about Cinco de Mayo you might not have known.

La Jalisciense chef Jose Vargas joins me to talk about it all.

Plus, I learned this after we recorded - you’re going to see another outpost of the popular restaurant coming to Telegraph near Wick Road in Taylor, soon.

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The Renaissance Center has been at the center of Detroit's skyline since the 1970s - and it's a building with a fascinating past, present, and future. 

With General Motors moving out and going to two floors of the Hudson's Detroit up Woodward Avenue, in the next year GM and Bedrock will be working together to try to find new uses for the 5.5 million square foot complex that today is mostly offices and a hotel.

I felt like we should learn a bit more about the building, and talk about way to not only redevelop it, but connect it to the rest of the city of Detroit. I say "connect" because the initial design was very intentionally separated from the rest of the city.

Through a number of interior redesigns, the RenCen of today is quite different than what was built. And what we see going forward? Might be quite a bit different than today - even on the outside.

To talk about the history, what's going on now and the future? Mark Nickita is our guest. 

Mark Nickita, FAIA is an urbanist, architect, retail entrepreneur, developer, educator, an elected municipal leader, and co- founder and President of Archive DS. He has vast experience in the development, enhancement and the regeneration of pedestrian-oriented urban environments including downtowns, neighborhoods, developed corridors, mixed-use areas and underutilized districts of post-industrial cities. Architectural and urban design projects include adaptive-reuse, historic rehabilitation and new infill buildings in a variety of cities, typically on challenging urban sites that require unique design solutions. 

I hope you enjoy (and learn something) from this conversation. 

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Where's the beef? The beef is everywhere, it seems.

This is an episode where Norris Howard and Devon O'Reilly rule the show. And it's an episode about beefs. And proposed changes to marijuana policy - and we talk about the possible impact, and what might actually make more money. . 

The rundown:

01:03 - Devon wants to know more about the beef between Kendrick and Drake. Norris obliges.

07:13 - Then we get into the beef between Comcast / Xfinity and Bally Sports, where viewers are losers in a season where the Detroit Tigers aren't bad. Major sports that aren't football are losing momentum, in part, because they're so hard to watch. 

15:25 - Is "sports" now just American football? And this is the fastest growing sport for viewership among younger adults. 

20:27 - Proposed rule changes around marijuana may impact the overall business, which is huge in volume in Michigan but low on margin. Is the real key to making money consumption lounges?

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