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The details on Apple's new Developer Academy in Detroit (ft. Alisha Johnson) Oct 13, 2021

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Apple has opened a new iOS and App developer academy here in Detroit with the goal of bringing in a thousand students a year across their programs.

It's part of their Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, with the goal to help address systemic racism and expand opportunities for communities of color across the country.

To learn more, our feature conversation is with Apple's Alisha Johnson. She leads external engagement for Apple's Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives.

Here's a link to learn more and apply when slots become available: https://developeracademy.msu.edu/

HBCU to reopen in Detroit; Towing changes; DCFC's Black Star Initiative + more Oct 12, 2021

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It is a busy show today!

01:13 - The Pensole Lewis School of Business and Design will be Michigan's only HBCU. The school is the brainchild of Dr. D'Wayne Edwards and we caught up for a few minutes and tell the story of how this project that not only teaches design as a career, but offers free tuition, comes together.

08:18 - Towing has been a source of controversy and corruption in metro Detroit. The city has a new ordinance to try and curb the abuses and tilt things more in favor of residents.

09:47 - Things are not smelling like roses on Detroit's east side near the Stellantis plant.

10:37 - The city is in line to get a new Detroit Animal Care and Control facility, more than doubling the number of available kennels to 200.

11:26 - Fletcher Sharpe steps in to talk Detroit City FC's matchdays, the upcoming Black Star initiative to help build soccer in the Detroit community. He then has thoughts on Ben Wallace joining the Piston's front office and whether Grant Hill should have his number retired.

p.s. - I know from being in the city awhile people appreciate when you ask for what you need. So two things.

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Dearborn burgers, bars and what might be next; Affordable developments in Detroit; and welcome back Thanksgiving Day parade Oct 08, 2021

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Today, we start in Dearborn. We discuss the news that Miller's is for sale, and what tweaks might need to happen next. Plus, there's a new food hall opening up on Michigan Avenue near another development we talked about recently.

Devon ranks his top three Dearborn burgers, honoring a place that's gone and a place Jer hadn't heard of but needs to try.

Plus, a couple of affordable housing projects that are actually kinda neat are happening. One, the Cathedral Apartments that look like a UFO could land on them, and the other a three-story project that brings back to life an old neighborhood apartment building.

Finally, Devon waxes poetic about the return of the Thanksgiving Parade for in-person attendance.

Thanks for stopping by fun Friday! And thanks to our members on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit for supporting us.

Could auto insurance actually get cheaper in Detroit? Plus free Men's Health Event on Saturday Oct 07, 2021

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Today's show is in two parts.

First, someone from the insurance company side who's willing to come on air and talk in detail about insurance rates in Detroit and how they might come down.

Eric Poe heads up Cure auto insurance, a not-for-profit carrier that's entered the Detroit market and says they can signficantly reduce car insurance rates. I'm interested to see what you think when you kick the tires.

Plus, Dr. Michael Lutz from the MIU Men's Health initiative previews Saturday's free health screening fair for men at Ford Field.

New things: Rivertown Market by Meijer, Albert Kahn Apartments + more Oct 06, 2021

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All the things Detroit City FC Oct 06, 2021

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Today, Fletcher Sharpe talks all the things Detroit City FC. From the drubbing Le Rouge gave to New Amsterdam (and their goalie situation), to a 0-0 draw, we cover the on the field play.

Then we get into a piece in Sports Illustrated focusing on the club and giving it some national press.

There's also the new smoke jerseys and a community initiative to help raise up soccer in the Detroit Public Schools.

At the very end, by listener request, we talk about the mean streets of Bloomfield Hills. Or that's what one local brand was trying to sell you. Until they took all the products down.

You can follow Fletcher on Twitter @SaintFDW Thanks to our members on Patreon.

Anthony Adams wants to be Detroit's mayor Oct 04, 2021

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Today's conversation is with Anthony Adams, candidate for mayor of the city of Detroit.

He has a long career in public service, and we dive into the issues the city of Detroit faces and how he'd approach them.

Some of the topics we touch on include education, policing, flooding, transit, mobility, lowering (or maybe eliminating) Detroit's residential property tax, campaign finance, and universal basic income.

His website: https://anthonyadamsformayor.com/

Should Miggy have a restaurant? Chris Webber's cannabis campus + more Oct 01, 2021

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On sculpture and art in Detroit (ft. Austen Brantley) Sep 30, 2021

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Today's feature conversation is with sculptor Austen Brantley.

Website: https://www.austenbrantleysculpture.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austenbrantley/

Also in the back few minutes, I share a couple quick things to know around town:

- Local officials are worried about the city's low (43.9%) vaccination rate and a November/.December COVID-19 surge in the region. So far, Metro Detroit has been relatively spared.

- The Starbucks at Woodward and Montcalm in the Fox Theater building quietly closed

In-depth on bringing the Detroit Grand Prix back downtown (ft. Eric Trytko) Sep 29, 2021

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The Detroit Grand Prix could be moving downtown. It's big news, as many Detroiters have had a mixed view of the race.

Many are supportive of the race as it's the Motor City, but also not too pleased about the impact to Belle Isle.

To look at the pros, the cons, the racing angles of taking the race back downtown after 32 years - Eric Trytko. He's got 30+ years of experience as a motorsports announcer, 20+ years covering motorsports and has raced cars and motorcycles himself.

We also talk about Motor Bella and how that went this year.