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The Belle Isle Nature Center is back (and better) ft. Amy Greene Oct 17, 2022

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The COVID hiatus gave the Belle Isle Nature Center to come back with a new look and new exhibits.

Amy Greene, the nature centers director for the Detroit Zoological Society joins me to talk about it outside the center that has had $2.5 million in improvements.

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Midtown Target update; Pink Aquavit; Wyandotte's Iron Gate + trying a pizza robot Oct 14, 2022

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Today's fun Friday has Randy Walker in for Devon who will be back next week.

- Norden Aquavit's Pink strawberry is out, and we have a sip. Each year is different, and this has a great flavor. We also talk a bit about what Aquavit is in case you don't know.

- Randy went to Wyandotte's Iron Gate for a Tiki cocktail experience - Everyone's talking about the ZaBot Pizza Robot, but few are saying what it's like. We went with our own money and give it a spin with feedback

- There's progress on Target coming to Midtown Detroit at Mack and Woodward. It's still a bit away, with construction starting in December as part of a larger development. It'll be a smaller format store, so getting the product mix right will be key.

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DCFC Talk: What's ahead; Rowdies controversy; Playoff positioning Oct 12, 2022

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Welcome back from the holiday weekend. We're talking Detroit City FC as the regular season wraps up and a little mailbag on the Lions.

- A quick look back at the Louisville City FC game

- Fletcher Sharpe unpacks what happened with Monterey Bay, Laurence Wyke, The Tampa Bay Rowdies, the appealed suspension and the controversy. This could impact DCFC on the pitch because if the season ended right now Le Rouge would be headed to Tampa Bay.

- Stephen Carroll playing impacts who Fletcher picks to win on Saturday against The Miami FC.

Plus, a bit of mail. A listener wants to know why we don't talk about the Lions more. Remember that if you're biting kneecaps you're probably already on the ground.

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Where's the good beef? Plus 7 Things around Metro Detroit Oct 07, 2022

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We cover a lot of ground on the Friday podcast.

00:40 - Visiting the newish Fairway Packing Steak Shop and found some good beef

03:28 - Devon highlights that downtown Detroit's Plum Market is a busy place and we discus why

07:02 The historic United Artists Theater is coming down for a parking lot. Differing views here.

07:57 Beer Exchange in downtown Detroit is no longer a stock market of beer but an event space

11:04 The Charlotte is complete, affordable housing in midtown near the Detroit Shipping Co.

12:31 PLAV Hamtramck is for sale. It's a gorgeous building.

13:49 Greenfield Village's fall halloween events are family friendly

14:54 There's also a fall festival by JoJo's Shake Bar on Columbia Street in downtown Detroit

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DCFC Talk: So you're telling me there's a chance Oct 05, 2022

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Detroit City FC is in the final stretch of the regular season and making a push into the playoffs.

Fletcher Sharpe is in studio to talk about

The match against Loudoun and Maxi's hat trick
The importance of winning or at least drawing the Louisville City match to help our home playoff chances that stand at 17% as of this recording according to 538
The USL Championship's largest ever Hadji Barry deal to Future FC and the players teams might want from Le Rouge's roster in the offseason
Black Arrow picks in a truly crowded field this year and more.

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Detroit's the catalyst of everything cool (ft. Marcus Lewis) Oct 03, 2022

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"Detroit to me has always been the catalyst of cool, everything that's dope."

Marcus Lewis is a Detroit native and founder of Full View Productions based in the city. He joins me today to talk about the benefits of making national level media right here — and how this Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year built his business on the third coast.

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Will the Hudson's tower strangle the RenCen? Sep 30, 2022

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A failed back-to-the office push by General Motors (and some other stories) brings back into question the future of the RenCen and raises other concerns about Downtown Detroit.

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This Boblo Boat is rising from the ashes Sep 29, 2022

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Where we go on the Boblo Boat St. Claire to learn about what's ahead for the historic steamship; Plus a documentary out "Boblo Boats: A Ferry Tale" that connects the history of these boats to today.

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DCFC Talk: Who do you wanna face in the playoffs?; Bring out the press; Goddard + Foster surprises Sep 28, 2022

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Welcome to our weekly Detroit City FC talk! On today's episode, soccer journalist Fletcher Sharpe discusses:

00:30 The tie against FC Tulsa that should really have been a win

02:03 The tie gainst New Red Bulls II that should have been a win

03:46 Coach Trevor James changes things up and brought out the press against Tulsa, and it's exciting to watch

06:08 Ways Le Rouge is a different team since the beginning of the season

09:23 Dario Suarez and some City history

13:48 Previewing next weekend against Loudoun United

15:36 Cy Goddard and Richard Foster surprises and great signs for the future

19:26 Who would you rather face in the USL Championship Eastern Confernence playoffs? Memphis, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh or Birmingham?

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The power of porches + exterior design ft. Matt Mosher, DZINLY Sep 26, 2022

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One of my favorite spaces is the porch, front or back. Well, really, for me, front. We talk with Co-Founder of Dzinly Matt Mosher about front porches, why they're important, and how to improve them.

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Then we share three stories to know around town. The Lucky Duck in Clawson suddenly closed after just a year; Gratiot in Detroit as the most dangerous for car crashes; and GM is pushing their white collar employees back to work three days a week.

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