• Willis Show Bar Pauses And New Apartments Are A Go
    Jul 22 2025

    Show notes to come

    Reminders: Birthday Bash the afternoon of Saturday, August 9 at the Old Miami, and livestream on our Daily Detroit YouTube channel tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30p

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    17 mins
  • A Soccer Stadium Dream Is Becoming Reality (Sean Mann, Detroit City FC)
    Jul 21 2025

    There's been a lot of buzz since plans were announced for a new soccer stadium in Detroit, to be located by Michigan Avenue on the border of Corktown and Southwest Detroit.

    Detroit City FC co-owner and CEO Sean Mann steps into our studio at TechTown and we get an update on where progress is, the unique way (for American sports) project and funding is happening, the timeline, the challenges, and more.

    If you're into Detroit's development or soccer, you're not going to want to miss this episode about Detroit City FC's future, the stadium and development plans, and more.

    The club is becoming one of Detroit's big entrepreneurial stories.

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    21 mins
  • Cheap and Cheerful Coffee, Not The Shock?, Statewide Races Heat Up
    Jul 18 2025

    Jer and Devon are in on this beautiful Friday to talk all things Detroit, Metro Detroit and Michigan.

    First, we'll start with where we've been:

    02:04 - Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

    07:12 - The Commons coffee shop and Laundromat on Detroit's East Side

    Topics:

    10:49 - If not the Detroit Shock, what would we call our WNBA team?

    13:45 - Devon's thoughts on the University of Michigan Center for Innovation project and the impact

    18:50 - Politics talk: Mike Duggan nabs Chamber endorsement for Gov, U.S. Senate Dem Primary battle

    25:32 - Can Michigan handle Ranked Choice Voting?

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    29 mins
  • 313 New Apartments, I-75/8 Mile Redo, Belle Isle Progress, Detroit's Young Voters Sit Out
    Jul 17 2025

    On today's show, Jer and Norris talk about some of the topics of the day.

    • The University of Michigan is building 313 apartments for faculty and staff in Downtown Detroit
    • We discuss options for an upcoming redesign of the 8 Mile and I-75 interchange
    • A trail that circles the entire shoreline of Belle Isle is getting finishing touches
    • A new report in Bridge Detroit shows that voters over 60 have way outsized influence in Detroit elections, meanwhile last primary there were less than 4,500 voters in the city under the age of 30

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    32 mins
  • Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Food Waste, Food Insecurity, and Global Food Culture in Detroit
    Jul 16 2025

    Norris Howard chats with award-winning Chef Marcus Samuelsson at Global Citizen Detroit about the global impact of food.

    Some of the topics we hit:

    Food Waste is a bigger problem than you think: Chef Samuelsson explains how food waste occurs at every level, from our own homes to massive industrialized food production.

    Global Food Insecurity: They discuss the crucial role of food distribution and access in the fight against hunger. Celebrating Culture Through Food: Marcus Samuelsson talks about his acclaimed "Red Rooster" cookbook, exploring the diverse culinary heritage of African Americans.

    Harlem's Transformation: The chef reflects on the changes he's witnessed in Harlem and how to preserve its unique culinary traditions. Plus a bonus question on how Arsenal will do this year.

    This interview was recorded at Global Citizen: NOW in Detroit for the Daily Detroit podcast. Follow Daily Detroit wherever you listen to podcasts, like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Overcast and more.

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    13 mins
  • Beyond The Headlines on Detroit's Future, Public Relations, AI, and the RenCen
    Jul 14 2025

    My guest today is Tina Kozak, the President and CEO of Franco Public Relations.

    We get into a bunch of topics, from media and public relations, to feelings on Detroit's future, Artificial Intelligence and the role it plays in media and PR, how you build a team and of course, as her firm has been in the RenCen for many years - her thoughts from looking out on Detroit River for many years on a project that may change Detroit's skyline.

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    18 mins
  • A Night Out In The City (Plus Inside The New Hudson's Event Space)
    Jul 11 2025

    Today's show is in three parts. First, we talk about our experience in the new Hudson's Tower event space. It's beautiful. It's great. Except for one (very fixable) thing.

    Then we talk about the Global Citizen:NOW conference that we attended Thursday and our takeaways - plus a tease ofr the interview that our Patreon members will watch first!

    And finally, a rundown of a crazy summer night out in the city with four stops and two harpists! (Detroit City Distillery, Woodward Throwbacks, Detroit's newest pizza place The Rectory, and an intimate concert at Third Man Records with Wyclef Jean)

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    21 mins
  • Park Progress, Coffee Shop Buzz, Stadium Architect Chosen (and more)
    Jul 10 2025

    Jer and Norris are in the studio sharing what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit!

    Be sure to check out the video version of this (aloing with our listener mailbag livestream of additonal content) - https://youtu.be/gZaeYd7kUuM?si=SxZo_HbALUqbvVjI

    00:08 - Where have we been? AM Buzz cafe opens in the Cambria Hotel in Detroit.

    07:44 - Michigan's marijuana market is struggling to make a profit, and a major player is leaving the state

    12:50 - The Capitol Park renovations in Downtown Detroit are nearly complete! And what should you check out in Capitol Park if you've never been in this part of Detroit?

    17:41 - Downtown Detroit could get a new skywalk between the Huntington Center and the new hotel.

    22:57 - Detroit City FC announces HOK as architecture firm for new stadium in Southwest Detroit.

    26:23 - New public bathrooms in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Royal Oak

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    31 mins