Daily Detroit

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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Hey all - it's just you, me, and the news make three today.

No conversation today, just 10 stories to know around Metro Detroit - from the interesting to the important we take you from Pontiac to Berkley to Detroit.

From iconic donuts to the re-opening of a Detroit icon. Full rundown and links to come.

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The vibes around the NFL Draft were excellent weekend, and we get into some of the early data after a press event Monday morning. From the huge amount of food sold, to hotel rooms being booked across the region, to an event with very, very, very few incidents warranting arrest.

Plus, Fletcher Sharpe talks about his favorite down-round draft picks by the Detroit Lions, and the battle that's coming for kicker for the Lions.

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The people showed up in Detroit for the NFL Draft - 275,000 of them, setting a record for the event. Plus, the Lions made a key pick - and we know now more about how the NFC North might shape up for next year.

To break it all down, Fletcher Sharpe joined me at the Foundation Hotel for a very early morning recording sessions.

The Detroit podcast rundown:

01:00 - Record-setting attendance and the vibe downtown was great

03:15 - Brad Holmes got his man: CB Terrion Arnold selected by Lions

05:59 - Lions signings - Penei Sewell, Amon Ra St. Brown

09:23 - What are Lions looking for in later rounds? 10:49 - There's more than the draft zone - parties in parks, events, etc

12:22 - JJ McCarthy and the Vikings 14:56 - Bears make moves, how does it impact Lions?

16:35 - Green Bay pick thoughts

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Norris Howard is in, and we talk about a rash of racist billboards that recently popped up in town and how it shows there's more work to do around the topic.

Source news stories we talk about: Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/04/23/american-islamic-group-leaders-condemn-hitler-racist-billboards-in-southeast-michigan/73426966007/

Metro Times: https://www.metrotimes.com/news/racist-messages-splashed-across-billboards-in-metro-detroit-on-hitlers-birthday-36078810

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