Daily Detroit

Is the future of vacant office and retail space in America self-storage? Sounds boring and not the ideal of vibrant streets, but it'll give landlords money and demand seems to just not be there.

A conversation inspired by this piece as a historic building that was formerly a Saks Fifth Avenue is adding self-storage in their retail: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/albert-kahn-building-detroit-adding-storage-units

Detroit City Councilwoman Calloway wants to look to a future with light rail within the city. Thoughts? https://twitter.com/CMAWCalloway/status/1677020800119890008

Listener James wants to know about some of our favorite coffeeshops. We discuss a non-exhaustive list and I'm sure we forgot some. We'll need to do a full list on social and the site soon.

And finally, it's National Dive Bar day so we talk about some of our favorites today, some old favorites, and remember the long-gon Tom's Tavern, kind of the granddaddy of them all.

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There's a vertical farm coming to Detroit, and we get the details from Vertical Harvest Farms CEO Nona Yehia, who has roots here.

Jer gets more details on how this is urban farm is coming together and just what kind of impact they're looking to make at John R. and Piquette in the city of Detroit.

More on them: https://verticalharvestfarms.com/

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Norris and Fletcher join Jer to catch you up on what you missed over the holiday.

• Greektown is getting a $20 million grant to turn it into a proper part time pedestrian plaza
• There's more than 40 roundabouts in Oakland County, we discuss. Good or bad?
• Younger people are holding off on getting their license to drive and cars are more expensive than ever. Coincidence? We think not.
• Plus, Detroit City FC's mens team lost and a solid finish for the women's team as they defeated Ann Arbor FC in their last game of the season.

Remember national dive bar day is Friday!

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It's the Friday before the Independence Day holiday weekend, so an episode back that harkens back to the earlier days of the show. Mr. Friday and man about town Devon O'Reilly and Jer talk about interesting things to eat and places to shop in downtown Detroit as we did a lunch out and about.

Topics include Union Assembly, Columbia Street, Premiere Pet Supply, Coffee, and more.

We will have a show for you Monday, but not Tuesday of next week.

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We're very used to the idea of the single-owner car being the center of everything Detroit, from our streets to our industries. But the city government is taking things in a different direction as it looks to the future.

Detroit's Chief Mobility Officer Tim Slusser joins the podcast today.

In his role, he works to remove local barriers and make the City of Detroit the ideal location for companies to deploy, neighborhoods to contribute, and new mobility technologies to achieve sustainable business models.

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Solar farms could be coming to Detroit neighborhoods. Yay, nay, or need to know more?

Air Quality sucks in Detroit right now, but in 1951 - it was similarly awful thanks to industrial pollution.

Could the QLINE expand? Maybe so, says a new article: https://www.bridgedetroit.com/qlines-limitations-reflect-regional-transit-failures-holding-back-detroiters/

Plus, your feedback including Norris getting called "terrible."

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Here's the second of a pair of conversations I had up on Mackinac on water. Gary Brown is the director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and we get into water affordability, replacing lead service lines, his plan to hire Detroiters for the jobs that need to be done and more.

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Three stories today with Fletcher Sharpe.... recorded at Keyworth Stadium after Detroit City's 1-0 loss to Orange County.

Fist we walk through his Detroit Pistons draft grade and why...

Then local football fans were buzzing about the new Lions alternate helmets with a lot of blue and a retro logo...

And we break down the 1-0 loss to Orange County by Detroit City FC and what's next.

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It's National Detroit-Style Pizza Day! To celebrate, a pair of conversations. First, Karen Dybis. The author of "Detroit Style Pizza: A Doughtown History" and friend of the pod meets me at Buddy's on Conant and Six Mile (McNichols) in Detroit.

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Detroit-Style-Pizza-Doughtown-American/dp/1467151947

Second, Wesley Pikula. With more than 40 years of experience starting as a dishwasher, he knows the pizza business and Buddy's better than anyone.

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Angelique Power heads up the Skillman Foundationa and she's a great person to talk to.

When it comes to investing in Detroit, it's often about buildings and sidewalks and infrastructure. And when we talk about talent, it's often about attraction.

But what about the ways we need to be investing in who already is here?

Detroit is young, diverse, and ready to make a mark on the world.

The only question is if they're going to do it here - or somewhere else.

And what do we need to be working on so that positive energy stays? It's a wide-ranging conversation and I hope it makes you think.

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