Daily Detroit

Today's episode is a busy one.

• Fletcher shares why he's on board with Antoine Davis and all his points;
• We talk about the Red Wings, their season and belief in the Yzerplan with friend of the show AK;
• Chloe Ricketts is a Michigan-made women's soccer star making big moves and we talk about her rise;
• And Detroit City FC is starting their USL Championship season this Saturday against San Diego Loyal SC.

We do a game preview with a lot of unanswered questions. Our 2023 Podcast Survey: https://forms.gle/F7eG9WFb4pFUxjvs8

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Chef Hamissi Mamba went on Food Network's Chopped last week and brought a win - and attention - to Detroit, the food scene, and his beloved Freedom House. Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/

We talk about it all on the first 2/3rd of the podcast.

Then on the back side as something you should know, word comes in that the University of Michigan is taking over from Stephen Ross the development of what is now the University of Michigan Center for Innovation - near the District Detroit.

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On the show today, our guest for our fun Friday is Sam Abbas of Dearborn Restaurant Week, The Great Commoner and Brome Modern Eatery in Dearborn. The event starts today and runs through March 12. We get into the restaurants participating, the food you can try and more.

More about Dearborn Restaurant Week: https://www.dearbornrestaurantweek.com/

If you want to check out The Great Commoner: https://www.instagram.com/greatcommoner/

Then we discuss a couple of stories around town. The mortgage industry is in a down cycle, and Rocket cutting 7,500 employees or so in the last year - basically as much as a small town - may be one of the factors in the downward trend during the week for downtown Detroit restaurants and bars. Listeners and newsletter readers had been telling us stuff had been happening, but now we have a full picture and idea of scale.

Plus, downtown Wyandotte is building up, rehabbing an old Federal department store building into retail, restaurant and residential. More in the News-Herald: https://www.thenewsherald.com/2023/03/01/former-wyandotte-city-hall-to-be-renovated-into-mixed-use-development/

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The Michigan Science Center has a bunch of spring programming to know about, so Lucy Hale joins me to talk about the fun for kids and adults.

More: https://www.mi-sci.org/

Then, I share three stories to know around town.

Lost River Tiki Bar is going on indefinite hiatus - https://www.facebook.com/lostrivertiki/posts/pfbid027q73XNPuyaYDjGYFfMjPvMyGv9vP4XaryyWjvycLX5DJoEbVrum1eeCQH5vhUyBrl

A report shows major problems at Detroit's John D. Dingell VA hospital - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/02/28/detroit-va-hospital-harmed-patients-altered-records-investigation-reveals/69936955007/

And, Chef Mamba won Chopped! Our interview with him is coming to your podcast feeds soon.

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The District Detroit is one the development that has caught the most attention in the last year.

The expansive, $1.5 billion vision anchored by the University of Michigan's Detroit Center for Innovation means there's a lot to talk about between the four residential buildings, four commercial buildings, two hotels - and the nearly $800 million in state and local incentives that developers Olympia Development and The Related Cos. say they need to get this done.

My wide-ranging conversation is with the president of Olympia Development, Keith Bradford.

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A little Red Wings, a lot of Detroit City FC with Fletcher Sharpe.

01:42 Red Wings have legit playoff chances

03:18 Detroit City talk kicks off

03:32 How about those new kits and the seafoam?

05:18 Women's team talk

08:06 Inside the season ticket holder party

09:52 Michigan State University friendly

10:10 Closed door friendly coming vs. Western Michigan University

11:14 The surviving trialists

17:42 Detroit City is a great deal on pro sports and very affordable compared to other clubs

18:58 Detroit doesn't need an MLS team

21:04 Keyworth is a special place, reminds me of Tiger Stadium back in the day

23:12 First look at game one against San Diego Loyal SC and the many Michigan connections

Thanks to our sponsor, your Metro Detroit Edward Jones financial advisors.

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On this Monday, we're hoping for a better week so we're talking about some fun food things around town.

We try Peeps Pespi; we discuss the growth of cookie places in the area; Shianne shares her love for Olga's and their McClure's pickle collab; Baobob Fare's co-owner will be on Chopped on Food Network on Tuesday at 8pm; and we discuss some of the top bars in town by liquor sales.

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On today's Friday show we talk about the power outage, Local ecommerce success story Moosejaw being sold to Dick's Sporting Goods by Walmart, and a new witchy craft cocktail bar called Black Salt - and that gets Shianne to tell the story of when she thinks she caught a spirit.

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Goodbye Monroe blocks, hello Development at Cadillac Square.

This surprise announcement hit our inboxes and this is our reaction and the details within 30 minutes of learning the info.

The thumbnail facts include:

• 1.5 million square foot development
• 250-280 new residential units
• 90,000 square feet for a market hall, a grocer, restaurants and other retail
• 60,000+ square feet dedicated to entertainment offerings including the National Theatre with about 2000 seats
• 1,500 – 1,800 parking spaces
• 400,000 square feet of Class A office space

Jer Staes and Devon O'Reilly discuss if we're positive on the changes, the scale of it, and more.

We also do a little "where we've been," talking about Oak & Reel and the new speakeasy downstairs.

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Happy Fat Tuesday!

On today's podcast:

03:18 - Could the Red Wings make the playoffs?

07:35 - The Detroit Tigers are moving their start times earlier on weeknights. Family friendly move?

10:36 - Detroit City FC talk as the opponent is now known for the US Open Cup and there are some faces you should know.

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