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Autonomous Food Delivery For Seniors; EMU Eagles Lending Tree Bowl Preview, Is Omicron Gonna Really Mess Up Sports? Dec 17, 2021

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Today's show is in three parts:

First, Rene Palileo from the Ford Foundation joins us to talk about a new autonomous shuttle that's doing food delivery for seniors in Detroit.

Second, Fletcher Sharpe is in to talk about Omicron and the impact on sports. It clearly is better at breakthrough infections, and that's having an impact on games. Plus, the province of Ontario is going to half-capacity at venues and the rest of Canada is expected to follow suit. Could we see that here?

Third, we do an in-depth preview of Saturday's Lending Tree Bowl between the Eastern Michigan University Eagles and the Liberty Flames. Because why not celebrate Michigan team's success, especially those so close in Ypsilanti.

The plight (and possibilities) of public schools in Michigan (ft. Robert McCann) Dec 15, 2021

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Our conversation today is with Robert McCann, he's the Executive Director of the K-12 Alliance of Michigan, serving many public school districts in Metro Detroit.

Yes, the city of Detroit gets a lot of attention, but the reality is the entire region and state are facing some serious headwinds when it comes to schools and education.

And any parent knows that the last year and a half has been anything but ordinary.

Some of the topics we hit on:

What's ahead for 2022?
Why are we in the spot we're in, with teachers and staff in short supply?
What impact, and opportunity, does the COVID-19 pandemic present education in Michigan?
What decisions were made to get here?
And then, of course, some possible solutions including how you can get involved to make change.

The K-12 Alliance online: https://www.k12michigan.org/

Report referenced in the conversation: https://www.fundmischools.org/

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U of M's two big Detroit projects; Velodrome deflates; New NSO facility to help the homeless recover Dec 13, 2021

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Today's show is mostly focused on development and covers four things:

The University of Michigan has announced their plans for their Detroit Innovation Center. We discuss.
Also in Maize and Blue news, the Rackham Memorial Education center is getting a facelift, an under appreciated architectural jewel (at least on the outside). It'll mean the university consolidates their footprint.
The Lexus Velodrome has deflated.
And finally, Linda Little who heads up the Neighborhood Service Organizations joins us to talk about their new healthy housing center that's going in to support homeless people who need a place to recover after a hospital visit or procedure.

Devon O'Reilly joined us for a special Monday pod since he had to dip out on Friday. He'll be back on Friday, too.

Building up Detroit's creative energy from the inside (ft. Khary Frazier) Dec 10, 2021

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Khary Frazier is the founder of the (now) non-profit community group Detroit is Different and he's our feature conversation today.

Started in 2014 and based on Clements street on Detroit's West Side, Detroit is Different - and Khary, the engine behind it - has been on the ground making things happen.

This year he had a successful "A Lot of Studio" project, but as anyone who has actually done things knows, the groundwork for success was laid over a long time.

Whether it's in media, local agriculture, or myriad other ways, Khary is not only bringing the community together, but showing one way grassroots projects can take hold.

More: https://detroitisdifferent.com/

End of the line for Detroit's old AMC Headquarters; Car subscriptions? + more Dec 09, 2021

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Oxford shooting: Who could be liable? (ft. Attorney Vince Colella) Dec 08, 2021

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Sports! All 5 D1 Michigan schools make bowl games + more (ft. Fletcher Sharpe) Dec 07, 2021

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What's next for business and leisure travel? (ft. Lindsay Roeschke) Dec 06, 2021

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There has been a lot of investment energy around hotels, meeting spaces, restaurants, convention facilities and more in Detroit before the pandemic hit.

So as we're still in it and emerge from it, what are the trends we're seeing in business and leisure travel? Will we need to adjust our plans?

Morning Consult Travel and leisure analyst Lindsay Roeschke joins me to talk about two recent surveys and what's ahead.

More reading: https://morningconsult.com/2021/11/18/business-travel-return-normal-pandemic/

https://morningconsult.com/2021/12/02/holiday-travel-spending/

Fun Friday: Detroit's top dog + cat names; Grosse Ile bridge reopens + more Dec 03, 2021

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Arts + Culture in Detroit gets a big $ boost (ft. Justin Remington) Dec 02, 2021

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The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation just announced a huge infusion of resources in Detroit's arts and culture scene.

$200 million, and endowments to ensure 11 organizations future - as well as opportunities for smaller organizations.

Our feature conversation is with Justin Remington from The Remington Group joins me to help sort it all out.

What it means and why it matters.

Then some stories to know around town:

An update on *waves arms at all the Oakland County schools that closed today*

Michigan's getting another COVID-19 response team and there's new data on vaccinated vs. unvaccinated in hospitals.

And finally, the beautifully simple and retro Water Winter Wonderland license plate is back.

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