Daily Detroit

It's been a tough week, so let's look at the positive side of things for this Friday. Jer and Devon take turns looking at the positive to end the week.

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Also, as a reminder, we take Federal holidays off - it's Presidents Day on Monday - so our next episode will be on Tuesday.

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Places we've been to: Gateaux in Dearborn; Urbanrest in Ferndale

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So the story we broke of the Starbucks at Mack and Woodward in Detroit closing has gone locally semi-viral.

The response revealed a number of things at play that we're digging into, ranging from what appear to be very unsafe conditions for employees to a lack of mental health services.

Here we share our notes and myth-busting (so far) as we work on a more in-depth report on the issues, including mental health, facing the area.

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Today's show is busy.

01:59 - Fletcher Sharpe talks about Superbowl players that had Michigan or Metro Detroit ties

07:38 - We get into the Pistons multi-way trade and James Wiseman

16:00 - Some Michigan basketball

18:14 - And U of M basketball

19:58 - Detroit City FC signs Ben Morris from Ipswich Town; plus we talk about a friendly as the season gets ever closer. Plus, the team's games will be on ESPN+.

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Today is not a regular episode. Here's a word about the Michigan State University shootings, the aftermath, and what needs to be next.

You can find am earlier version of the text in our newsletter: https://dailydetroit.substack.com/p/its-a-sad-valentines-day-in-michigan

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Michigan Panthers RB Reggie Corbin joins us to talk about the upcoming USFL season.

Then, I share some things to know and openings around metro Detroit, including a downriver spot expanding to downtown Birmingham.

If you were wondering what I was talking about with 99 balloons and maybe don't know 80s music: https://youtu.be/hiwgOWo7mDc

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It's Friday, so that means it's time for Devon O'Reilly.

• Jer talks about the new Kitab Cafe and bookshop in Hamtramck; Devon visited the Potato Pit in Dearborn
• We discuss the $2.5B development headed for the Henry Ford Health campus at Lodge and the Boulevard in Detroit - A Dearborn development is in the top 20 in size in the country
• We get into some EV/Autonomous talk
• Belle Isle Pizza has new owners and has re-opened, so we have homework for Engineer Randy.

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Engineer Randy hops on the mic and we talk:

• The new Eastern Palace Club in Hazel Park
• The massive new HopCat in Royal Oak
• An old favorite in LJ's Sweetheart Lounge
• Noorjahan in Grosse Pointe Park
• Taqueria Los Charros in Lincoln Park
• And more, including our love of raspberries and why Randy drives further to skip the 8 Mile Meijer

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On today's show it's a mix of multistory developments in Ferndale, Oak Park and Detroit to talk about with Robin Runyan of Urbanize Detroit.

p.s. - Yes, we're aware of the Henry Ford Health $2.5 billion announcement over on Grand Boulevard and the Lodge. This was recorded before the surprise announcement this morning.

More on that later this week.

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The countdown is on to the Detroit City FC season, and Fletcher Sharpe is in to break down some signings and share some insights.

Le Rouge has signed Jalen Robinson and Cy Goddard since we last talked. We officially know that Richard Foster is done at Detroit City.

We also know more about the trialists who long-time Detroit City FC fans are going to be very excited about.

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Today we're talking about Downriver. This project - running from Detroit through river rouge, Ecorse, Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton, Grosse Ile, Gibraltar, Rockford, Brownstown and Flat Rock - is making $4.1 million in gap and intersection improvements to the Downriver Linked Greenways.

To learn more, on the line we have Mary Bohling.. She's the Co-chair of the Downriver Linked Greenways.

Website: https://downrivertrails.org/

Then, three stories to know around town.

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