June 21, 2019
LISTEN: How the Detroit suburb of Oak Park is sprucing itself up
For years, Oak Park was seen as an unassuming and tired inner-ring Detroit suburb. Its biggest claim to fame was...
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May 10, 2019
Packard Plant redevelopment explored in latest video segment with Detroit Public Television
In our latest Daily Detroit collaboration with Detroit Public Television’s show “One Detroit,” Jer and I explore what’s happening at...
March 18, 2019
In Ferndale, 2 new shipping container homes are listing for at least $400,000
Real estate in Ferndale appears poised to ascend to a new realm of hyperspace, with two brand-new homes made of...
March 2, 2019
Kick off your shoes and relax at The Beach, Detroit’s newest art installation
The site that previously housed Rainbow City Roller Rink is now The Beach Detroit, an interactive art installation in part...
February 2, 2019
Planners pick Geary Park as location for Ferndale’s skatepark
Planners working on Ferndale’s much-awaited outdoor skatepark have settled on Geary Park as the preferred location, with construction set to...
January 25, 2019
Map envisions 1919 Detroit subway plan, and we’re left to wonder: What if?
Now this is interesting. A friend found this on the r/Detroit Reddit, a graphic imagining the city’s 1918 subway plan,...
January 16, 2019
What to know about ‘the dot,’ Ferndale’s new mixed-use parking structure
On a recent episode of the Daily Detroit podcast, I spoke with Ferndale’s assistant city manager, Joseph Gacioch, about the...
December 12, 2018
Comedy Central’s ‘Detroiters’ is no more. Here are some legendary Detroit TV spots that probably inspired it
Comedy Central has decided not to renew the buddy comedy “Detroiters” for a third season, which inspired us to tip...
October 26, 2018
WATCH: ‘Pati’s Mexican Table’ host Pati Jinich on exploring Detroit food
As a fan of PBS, cooking shows and Mexican food, imagine my excitement: Pati Jinich, host of the James Beard...
October 16, 2018
Plans for upgrading Ferndale’s Geary Park nearing vote by City Council
Basketball courts, soccer fields, a walking path and possibly Ferndale’s eagerly anticipated new skatepark could be coming to Geary Park...
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