8-Wood Blog

August 3, 2018

Ferndale, Detroit win $250,000 grants for skate parks from Tony Hawk Foundation

Ferndale and Detroit got some good news this week when they learned they were the recipients of $250,000 matching grants...

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July 21, 2018

The Happy Hour is back with special guest Kevin Allison of Risk! podcast

Warning: Episode contains salty language (F-bombs) and the word “penises” 2X. Friends, we’re back! After a brief hiatus, the Daily...

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July 18, 2018

Confirmed: MoGo bike share will expand to Detroit’s ‘Avenue of Fashion’ and 5 suburbs

As we reported last week on the Daily Detroit News Byte podcast, Detroit’s MoGo bike share program plans to expand next...

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July 11, 2018

Take a video tour of the new Detroit Shipping Company

I was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP launch party, or whatever its official name may have been,...

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July 6, 2018

Metro Detroit’s longstanding city-suburb dynamic is being turned on its head

In metropolitan Detroit right now, the shoe fits squarely on the other foot: The central city is booming, attracting jobs,...

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June 13, 2018

LISTEN: Dan Austin of Historic Detroit discusses Ford’s purchase of Michigan Central Station

Ford’s move to purchase Michigan Central Station, the long-derelict train depot that for decades now has been a global symbol...

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June 8, 2018

LISTEN: An interview with Highland Park school board president Alexis Ramsey

While we were in Highland Park recording our Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast episode with Mama Shu of Avalon Village,...

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June 6, 2018

LISTEN: Talking the Rethink Royal Oak project with economic development manager Todd Fenton

If you’ve been to downtown Royal Oak recently, you’ve no doubt noticed lots of construction, as the city grows upward,...

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May 30, 2018

PODCAST: Viranel Clerard aims to chronicle Detroit’s exploding mural scene

If you spend any time in Detroit, you’d have a hard time not noticing all the incredible murals popping up...

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May 18, 2018

In praise of Detroit’s new protected bike lanes

Today was Bike to Work Day and my first time on my bike in 2018. Part of our route downtown...

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