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Dearborn & Oakland County Turn Focus To Economic Aid, Detroit City FC Spring Season Is Canceled Apr 29, 2020

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Today on your Daily Detroit, a three-parter. We interview Fletcher Sharpe for a rundown about Detroit City FC's spring season being canceled and the status of the women's team, which is supposed to launch its inaugural season this spring.

Then, Cristina Sheppard-Decius of the East and West Dearborn Downtown Development Authorities joins us to discuss a new small-business and sole-proprietor grant program being offered in the city. The window to apply for them opened Monday and closes at noon Friday. More information is here.

We also update you on the latest in coronavirus news, including the latest numbers from the state and what's happening on the ground in hard-hit Detroit. Also:

Oakland County has formed a new task force focused on helping businesses stabilize and recover from the COVID-19 shutdown
Recipients of the Federal Family Education Loan Program student loans that were insured by the Michigan Guaranty Agency are getting a reprieve on missed payments until Sept. 30
The Suburban Collection is matching up to $10,000 in donations to FLAG Metro Detroit, which gives the money to local restaurants to make meals for frontline health care workers. You can learn more at flagmetrodetroit.org.

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How This Detroit Bar Owner Dealt With The World Turning Upside Down Apr 28, 2020

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What's a bar to do when you launched a couple of years ago, you feel like you've got a handle on running the place — but then the world turns upside down?

Innovate and hold on for the ride, if you can.

To talk about how to do that, our guest on Daily Detroit is Kevin Peterson from Castalia Cocktails. That's a basement bar in a historic building that shares space with a fragrance shop - Sfumato - in Midtown Detroit.

A link to Castalia: http://www.castaliacocktails.com

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Congresswoman Haley Stevens On The Paycheck Protection Program And Michigan Apr 27, 2020

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The Paycheck Protection Program, providing forgivable, federally backed loans to businesses to keep people employed - opened for applications today with a new round of funding - $310 billion.

That's on top of $350 billion issued two weeks ago.

And that first round? Well, it had some issues, to say the least.

Some rather large companies got loans, and many small businesses just were shut out. Many of the hardest-hit states got some of the least aid.

So with this in the news (and so many businesses in deep trouble during this pandemic) I wanted to take a look behind the scenes up in Washington, D.C.

What happened? What have we learned? And, as this is one of multiple rounds of economic back-stopping, what's next?

To do that, this episode of your Daily Detroit is my conversation with Congresswoman Haley Stephens. The Democrat represents Michigan's 11th district, so think suburban cities like Troy, Auburn Hills, Rochester, Milford, Northville, Livonia, and Canton.

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Tips For Parents Trying To Balance Everything During Coronavirus Apr 24, 2020

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While we're all under a stay at home order, it can be a real challenge to deal with work life, home life, kids and all of that.

So we got some tips to help you handle it from Karen Liska. She works at Detroit Labs and is a coach at HoneySpace in Ferndale who helps people get things done.

You can follow her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KarenEvansTM

And LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenevans/

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10 Local Headlines Apr 23, 2020

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On today's show:

Coronavirus Crisis confirmed numbers update

There are new state unemployment numbers

The Detroit Public Schools are getting more than 50,000 tablets for distance learning.

Detroit summer programming will be closed, but parks will remain open.

Republicans in the state legislature are working to strip the Governor's emergency powers, wanting to open the economy faster.

An industry group says that restaurants have lost $1.2B in sales and a quarter-million jobs.

A report says that Detroit's city council president is in hot water over campaign contributions. (Read on the Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2020/04/21/brenda-jones-detroit-city-council-tlaib/)

GM is calling back some white-collar workers. The UAW doesn't want it to happen so fast.

Henry Ford Health System is adding to the pile of healthcare-related layoffs.

And a magazine popular with the Farmer's market crowd has changed hands.

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All Of Michigan Is At Risk Of Coronavirus, Not Just Metro Detroit Apr 22, 2020

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Some think Coronavirus and COVID-19 is a "Detroit" or "Southeast Michigan" problem.

But with a lack of access to health care, an older population, and risk factors like tobacco use and poverty, rural and outstate Michigan could get devastated by COVID-19.

To talk about it is Citizens Research Council of Michigan Research Associate Tim Michling. He had an eye-opening piece that might put things in a bit more perspective. You can read it here: https://crcmich.org/all-of-michigan-still-at-risk-from-covid-19

Also, we touch some top stories around the Coronavirus crisis.

The state continues to see new cases, but is starting to see more people get released from hospitals than come in.
What is the plan to reopen the economy? Governor Gretchen Whitmer says it'll be the reverse of what they're doing in Georgia, and more details will come by the end of the week.
The state of Michigan is going to be doing 10-day layoffs in various departments. We share what we know so far.
Wayne County has at least a $152 million shortfall this year, joining a growing list of cities and counties that will be severely impacted.
Beaumont has made a makeshift morgue at their Wayne hospital, and the county is investigating.
Drive through testing is expanding into Dearborn.
Well-known brewer Founders is laying off taproom and retail staff.

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Bridge Music is Loopster Kevin MacLeod

HuffPost's Jonathan Cohn On Detroit's Coronavirus Crisis Apr 21, 2020

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There are so many stories coming out of Detroit around the Coranvirus pandemic. And those stories at HuffPost are being written by local voices.

To discuss what they found and what's happening on the ground, HuffPost Senior National Correspondent Jonathan Cohn talks about the work the reporting team did.

Here's background reading material to dive in even more:

We also check in on some stories around town after the conversations. Beaumont is doing mass layoffs. GM's Maven car service is shutting down. The UAW endorsed Joe Biden for president. And local parks are limiting visitors.

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Bed music in this episode is "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow

Millenials Hit Economically Harder During Michigan Coronavirus Shutdown Apr 20, 2020

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On today's show, some top-line updates from the State of Michigan and the City of Detroit, plus, we break down a big poll released by the Detroit Regional Chamber about the statewide economic impact of the Coronavirus crisis.

Among other highlights, it shows 29% of Michiganders aren't working, and that those adults 39 and younger are getting hit very hard economically and are having more trouble filing for unemployment.

There are also large gaps in unemployment in the state, with areas like Traverse City getting hit the worst.

For background reading you can go here.

BONUS: Cocktail Recommendations And How Listeners Are Coping With The Pandemic Apr 19, 2020

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A bonus weekend episode that's around the virtual bonfire.

We talk about our favorite cocktails we're drinking and share stories of how our listeners say they're coping with the Coronavirus crisis.

A Run With Sven: For Better Or Worse, The Coronavirus Will Change Us Apr 17, 2020

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Lace up your New Balances and go on a run with Sven Gustafson as he talks about the ways the Coronavirus may change us as a society - and the ways it already has.

Then Jer will run down some top-line things you should know around town.

Here's Sven's original essay that was adapted for audio: https://8woodblog.com/for-better-or-worse-the-coronavirus-will-change-us/

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