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**Daily Detroit**

What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.

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The State Of Ferndale, Baltimore Station, and Secret Detroit Author Karen Dybis Apr 11, 2018

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Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte For Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. Let's dive in:

Ferndale's Police Chief Is Out, and the mayor delivers the state of the city. We break down what's happening in the popular Detroit suburb
New development updates near New Center
And do you want to explore the Secret Detroit? Sven talked to Karen Dybis about her new book.

Thanks to our sponsors Milo Digital and Digital Marketing Secrets Revealed on May 3 at Greektown Casino.

Detroit's West Riverfront Gets A Designer, East Jefferson Bike Lanes, Voyager Gets Top Honors & More Apr 11, 2018

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Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte For Thursday, April 10th, 2018. Here's what's happening:

Detroit's West Riverfront Park will be reimagined
Detroit's public school district tests at the bottom of the barrel
Bike lanes are coming to East Jefferson & A New Joe Louis Greenway
A Ferndale restaurant, Voyager, is named one of the best in the country
An ice cream shop famous for their pothole special is, for now, shutting its doors
Belle Isle and Milliken State Park are hiring summer workers

Michael Bolton Loves Detroit, The Folk Cafe To Open, Masonic Temple Fixup & Jobs Report Apr 10, 2018

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Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte For Monday, April 9th, 2018. Here's what's happening:

A new movie about Detroit from Michael Bolton — yes, that Michael Bolton

The Detroit Zoo announces new admission and membership prices

The Masonic Temple gets its first major renovation since 1990

We run the numbers on a monthly labor report on Detroit

And a conversation with the owners of Folk, Detroit's newest Cafe.

Hubert Massey's Monumental Mural, JoAnne Purtan, The Best Burger Joint & More Apr 05, 2018

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Here's your Daily Detroit News Byte For Thursday, April 5th, 2018.

Here's what's happening:

-Michigan's lone unicorn tech company, Duo Security, is opening a Detroit office

-Macomb County has a new plan to band-aid pockmarked roads

-The Hazel Park Racetrack Has Closed

-The hit musical Hamilton is coming to Detroit -There's new developments for the Fail Jail

-JoAnne Purtan returns to the airwaves

-A new supergroup commemorates Detroit's own MC5

-A Dearborn burger joint is named one of the best in Nation

-There's a new, giant fresco going into Cobo Center. Jer had a conversation with Muralist Hubert Massey about this new project.

Exporting Detroit's Products To The World, Zoo Poo, Brush Park, Buddy's Pizza Rumors & More Apr 03, 2018

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This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018:

Brush Park could see another residential development
The Fillmore will go quiet for renovations -Detroit's Project Greenlight safety program expands to a school
It's getting more expensive to finance a car
A hot pizza rumor involving Buddy's right near Comerica Park
The Detroit Zoo is giving away free poo in partnership with Detroit Dirt.. here's how you get it
And a conversation with Sandra Choi from the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation about a program that connects Detroit businesses of all kinds to the world

Affordable Home Prices, Pizza News, A Marvel Mortgage Cameo, Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes & More Apr 02, 2018

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This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Monday, April 2nd, 2018. Here's what's happening:

Wayne County is among the most affordable places in the nation to buy a home.
Detroit Bus Service changes are coming
Fuel economy standards may be changing
Detroiters line up for free pizza…. and the pizza bots are coming
A locally based company is going to be front and center in an upcoming Marvel Studios movie
International Dark Sky week is coming
And Sven caught up with the CEO of Forgotten Harvest, Kirk Mayes

Thanks to our sponsors, Digital Marketing Secrets Revealed and MILO Digital.

Detroit Nonprofit Day, Warren Wants To Create A Downtown, Detroit Councilman Sued & More Mar 31, 2018

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This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Saturday, March 31, 2018.

-The suburb of Warren is trying to create a downtown

-A Detroit councilman is being sued

-Local furniture maker Floyd is opening up a retail shop in Eastern Market

-The State of Michigan adds 21 more schools to their possible closure list. Three, all charters, are in Detroit.

-The Michigan Science Center is hosting a week long spring break camp

-I talk to Amanda Lewan about Detroit Nonprofit Day

-And since it's the end of the week, I check in with Sven Gustafson about who he's chatting with for the Daily Detroit Happy Hour

3/28/18: Detroit Man Exonerated After 45 Years In Prison, Vehicle Sales Up, Quicken Loans Demo Day, Weekend Events & The Internet Of Things Mar 28, 2018

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This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

-A Detroit man wrongly spent 45 years in jail

-Vehicle sales are up -We break down new data on parking rates in the city

-Quicken Loans is going to award a million bucks to entrepreneurs -Stephen Clark comes out of a short retirement

-Boxed Water benefiting Belle Isle

-We talk weekend plans with our 5 picks for things to do in the city of Detroit this weekend

-And we talk with M I Tech newses Mike Brennan about an upcoming Internet of Things conference.

3/27/18: Macomb County Clerk Is Out, Gov Talks Transit & Roads, Belle Isle Boat Launch? And More Mar 28, 2018

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This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Macomb County Clerk Karen Spranger removed by a judge
Governor Rick Snyder talks transit, roads
Belle Isle might get a boat launch
Wayne State is expanding the Hilberry Theatre
Ford has a car vending machine in China
Carhartt has new Tigers hats
Comerica is helping connect low-income families with prom dresses
Bookstock is coming to Livonia

3/24/18: Inside Amazon's New Detroit Facility, BMW Pulls Out Of The Auto Show, Bike Lanes & More Mar 24, 2018

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This is your Daily Detroit News Byte For Saturday, March 24th, 2018.

We go inside the new Amazon Facility in Livonia
BMW rolls out of the Detroit auto show
Ferndale may get 97 new residences
Royal Oak is getting more bike lanes
The Detroit JazzFest is looking to bring concerts to Detroit neighborhoods
Ford's marketing head leaves the company
And one guy has decided to eat his cereal out of a pothole

Thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, Milo Digital.

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