Daily Detroit News Byte

As we've reported on Daily Detroit there's a lot of controversy around an ordinance banning Airbnb and how it came to be.  Since the news was made public, leaders have been playing a game of hot potato saying it wasn't them - but, we there's more to the story. We dove into the topic and included audio of a council meeting that showed that city council members clearly knew what was going to be included in the ordinance that was passed in November of 2017 but took effect this month. This is a special pod where we don't do headlines and just focus on one topic. Thanks to our network, Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com  

Here's what we're covering today on your Daily Detroit News Byte. Prison food will no longer be privatized in the state of Michigan MoGo, Detroit's bike share, gets some love. General Motors employees getting large bonus What are the Pistons worth? More than a billion dollars. Paczki Run! Emagine adds games before the movie Berkley is looking for a new city councilmember Wahlburger's Impossible Burger hits Detroit Feature Interview: Nigel Barker, Photographer, Personality, Michigan Lover (Twitter) Thanks to Milo Detroit for their support in making the Daily Detroit News Byte possible. http://www.milodetroit.com Also, thanks to Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com Be sure to subscribe for free in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2  

Here's what happening on your Daily Detroit News Byte for February 1, 2018. Greektown goes Project Greenlight Comcast takes over cable & internet services in Highland Park The Belle Isle Grand Prix might not come back to the island A new high-rise near Comerica Park may be in the works The TV show Martin, set in Detroit, may have a reboot after 20 years GDYT is putting young people to work in Detroit this summer - http://www.gdyt.org Feature interview: Dave Lingholm from DTE Energy talks about metro Detroiters down in Puerto Rico working to restore power to the American island. We talk to him from Puerto Rico. Love the show? Subscribe for free wherever find podcasts are found. More episodes and subscribe links here: http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcasts/daily-detroit-news-byte/ As always, thanks to our network, Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com Two notes: We have a sponsor coming on board! Look for them next week. And our app is underway. If you want more Daily Detroit, try either: Our Happy

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Saturday, January 27th. Here areyour stories: MSU is continuing to fall deeper into scandal The Detroit Tigers have switched up their jersey look Comerica Park is going to stay Comerica Park $500,000 Condos coming to New Center The Leland Hotel is getting a renovation Detroit neighborhood business Pop'N'Smoked BBQ is expanding And for your feature interview, we talk to Karen Mejia of the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) about what they're up to along this important stretch of Metro Detroit roadway. More on them here: https://www.woodwardavenue.org/ As always, if you love the show, subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2 Thanks to Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018! On the show: Enforcement of rental regulations is becoming more stringent in the city 400 jobs are coming thanks to Flex'N'Gate Three fun happenings: Boogie Fever reopens, Antietam closes, and the top of the RenCen gets a James Beard chef Burns Night celebrating all things Scottish is happening at Urbanrest Brewery with Ackroyd's Scottish Bakery: https://www.facebook.com/events/838131263040408/ Don't forget to check out the HEARD podcast as well: http://heardpodcast.com/ Thanks to Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com

Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte for Friday, January 19. On the docket today: The State of Michigan is on the verge of changing public school funding to benefit charters Detroit didn't get Amazon HQ2 (We have a full episode on the topic over on the Daily Detroit Happy Hour): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-detroit-happy-hour/id1168444594?mt=2 The city of Royal Oak is looking at their own bus system: http://www.dailydetroit.com/2018/01/18/survey-royal-oak-will-gauge-interest-city-operated-buses/ Belle Isle State Park has a draft improvement plan Have you been hunting for meteors? Cranbrook has an event for you: https://science.cranbrook.edu/ The Kresge Foundation is providing money for projects in Detroit's neighborhoods A conversation behind the efforts to attract mobility companies with Devon O'Reilly of the Detroit Regional Chamber If you like the show, don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2 Thanks again t

Here's what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. Our rundown today: A new development called the City Club Apartments - CBD Detroit broke ground at the former site of the Statler Hotel 1,000 Properties are coming up for development in Highland Park - could it be the next hotpsot? TopGolf is coming to Auburn Hills and it could attract 450,000 visitors a year Eastern Market could be getting a neat windmill / wind turbine project - https://www.patronicity.com/project/can_art_wind_turbine_project#!/ Area 7-Eleven stores were raided by ICE officials The Motown Museum gets a big donation The city of Detroit is hiring more people to work with small businesses in the city Our feature interview is with Godwin Ihentuge, proprietor of Yum Village as well as a food truck and host of a new podcast, The Refrigerator Diaries.  http://www.yumvillage.com/ Refrigerator Diaries: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/sets/refrigerated-diaries  

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for January 8, 2018. Our main topics today: A Detroit City Councilmember is under scrutiny for ethics Detroit's crime rate seems to be for the most part down Detroit's a top travel destination Michigan's population is up, but not growing as fast as the rest of the country Metro Detroit is getting a new FAST transit service to make bus service better in the region Deep Dive: There's a new garden coming to Belle Isle from famed designer Piet Oudolf. He's worked on the High Line in New York City, Millenium Park in Chicago, and various gardens in Europe. We talked to Oudolf about his plans and have our writer's reaction. Don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2 Google play here: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I7qlunocz64xfl2crqq4pgkgeha?t%3DDaily_Detroit_News_B

Welcome to your Daily Detroit News Byte for December 26, 2017. When we first put together a few episodes of this Daily Detroit show, we thought of it as an experiment. Would people listen? Is there a need? And overwhelmingly, there is. So, we're going for it. This is now going to be a regular platform for us, four times a week. It will be one of the key parts of our storytelling in 2018. After all, podcasting is a great medium to reach people in a personal way. So thanks to everyone who subscribed since our last show. Downtown's construction boom is continuing to roll with the new Little Caesars Headquarters For The Love of Sugar opens in Midtown: http://www.dailydetroit.com/2017/12/19/brush-park-just-got-bit-sweeter-thanks-love-sugar/ Eh, who needs that Third Street bridge anyway?  Winter Market extended: http://www.dailydetroit.com/2017/12/22/downtown-detroit-holiday-market-extended-january-28-turn-spring-market/ No electricity for Christmas? They're trying to fix that in Puerto Rico, and Detroiters from

Welcome to your Daily Detroit News Byte for October 23, 2017! Our headlines today: The University of Michigan has connected Detroit to Ann Arbor with a bus line that's now open to the public Michigan-located restaurants win awards for locally sourced food Detroit company gets investment on Shark Tank UFO Factory looks to lift back off and get on path to re-opening Two zip codes (and one in Metro Detroit) are among the top ten most desirable in the country A discussion on Detroit Blows, the new Blow Dry salon in Detroit and Detroit retail  More stories and more about our region on Daily Detroit. http://ww.dailydetroit.com Don't miss our email newsletter! http://www.dailydetroit.com/signup Thanks to Podcast Detroit for their support: http://www.podcastdetroit.com Thanks to Sven Gustafson for guest hosting along with Jer and Shianne.

Your news byte for October 20, 2017. Detroit's bike share sees promising early results A Michigan company is a tech unicorn Eminem's 8 Mile Movie will be back in theatres Two openings this weekend A groundbreaking of a park in Detroit An interview with the owners of the new Ready Player One bar and arcade Thanks to Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com

Welcome to your Daily Detroit News Byte! Our headlines: 200 New jobs in Detroit Which Detroit suburb is one of the best cities in America to live in? The Kresge Foundation Grants $450,000 To Increase College Graduation A new book that promises to be good on Belle Isle is looking for help for photographers Detroit leaders are submitting their bid for the new Amazon HQ2 this week Our interview: Amy Oprean of "Let's Just Say." It's a storytelling event this Thursday at Go! Comedy in Ferndale and should be a fun time.  We appreciate our sponsors! Thanks to Lawrence Technology Systems: http://www.lawrencesystems.com Thanks to Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com

There's a guy looking to build more connections between Detroit and Toledo than the Mudhens and the Tigers baseball teams. That guy is Mark Pannell, and his event series is called "DETxTOL." Both places are experiencing a refocus on place-based entrepreneurship. That means starting businesses that benefit and serve a geographic place and also provide jobs in that place. The goal is open dialogue and create connections between the two cities that are an hour and a half apart but share some of the same challenge, especially when it comes to starting a business and entrepreneurship. We chatted about the free event and what the goals are and why should you should come October 17. Here's the panel: Alicia Wagner - Co-Owner, Fowl and Fodder (http://fowlandfodder.com/) Dante Williams - Founder, Cutz Lounge (http://cutzlounge.us/) Prakash Karamchandani - Co-Founder, Balance Pan-Asian Grille (http://balancegrille.com/) Joanna Dueweke - Program Manager, ProsperUS Detroit (http://prosperusdetroit.org/) Moderated by M

I know that a discussion about a discussion can be kind of meta, but the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan put together a very interesting series of conversations across the region about youth. "On The Table" is a project bringing 400 conversations together, over meals, across the seven county Detroit area.  We attended three of them. Shianne at Noble Elementary/Middle, Jer at Bamboo Detroit, and Sven at the Detroit Boxing Gym. So we initially were going to do a short roundup with some of the Daily team - Jer, Shianne and Sven - but it turned into a half-hour wide-ranging discussion of issues facing the city and youth, and some of the real challenges that are out there. Apologies since is longer than our usual episode, but we hope you enjoy it. 

One of the threads in the story of a new, $27 million development on the riverfront that will see the Stone Soap building getting new life is that Shakespeare in Detroit, a theatre company born out of Detroit's neighborhoods, is getting a new performance space. Jer caught up with Sam White, the founder and creative director, to have a chat about what it's going to look like and what this will mean to the theater company that's gotten national attention is and is beloved locally. For more on Shakespeare in Detroit: https://www.shakespeareindetroit.com/ Story coming on Daily Detroit about the development: Thanks to Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com

The HuffPost, formerly known as the Huffington Post, was in Campus Martius in Detroit capturing stories from Detroiters as part of their Listen To America Tour. They're visiting 25 cities across the heartland of the country to get a beat on what people actually care about. It's an interesting experiment in outreach. So we talked Editor to Editor, with Jer having a conversation with Jo Confino. At HuffPost, Confino is Editor of Impact & Innovation and Editorial Director of their solutions journalism project, What's Working. We get into the challenges of solutions journalism - how it's harder than chasing down the crime stories of the day, and it's not always about positive stories. Also, breaking down the mental barriers that some journalists have. Apologies ahead of time for a little wind noise. We recorded on location for this one.  If you like the show, subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2 Also, thanks to our network, Podcast Detroit:

After getting a lot of feedback, we're trying a little something different where we focus on on story or theme per show, and then do more shows. Today we talked with Devon O'Reilly from the Detroit Regional Chamber about coworking in Detroit, why it works with the interest by businesses in Detroit, and specifically an event coming up on October 5th all about it. Event link, if you're interested: https://portal.detroitchamber.com/Events/EventPassthrough.aspx?guid=%7BC107367A-9E82-E711-8100-C4346BDCF111%7D    

Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte for September 12, 2017. The state is telling medical marijuana dispensaries to close by Dec. 15. There are multiple developments in the city Royal Oak's Inn Season Cafe is getting a liquor license after 36 years Thanks to Podcast Detroit - http://www.podcastdetroit.com for making this possible.

Our stories today: An autonomous shuttle is coming to downtown Detroit A historic Detroit mansion is getting a facelift, but there's a mystery as to why. Detroit is ranked as the number one city in America for pizza fans. Detroit's own ISP is the nation's second-fastest. Amazon is searching for a spot for a second headquarters. Could it be Detroit? New housing developments in Ferndale. Hosted by Jer, Randy Walker from IT in the D, and Daily Detroit Happy Podcast host and writer Sven Gustafson. Thanks to Podcast Detroit for their support! http://www.podcastdetroit.com

Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte for September 6, 2017. Jer & Shianne's top stories today: The city of Detroit unveiled to the public today their program to catch illegal dumpers with hidden cameras Matty Maroun might still get his bridge to Canada Metro Detroit food news including a set of openings, a closing, and a renovation Dally in the Alley, Soul Stomp and what to do this weekend Of course, thanks to Podcast Detroit for helping make this possible: http://www.podcastdetroit.com Be sure if you like the show to subscribe (and give us a review!) in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2