Hey friends. Jer here.
Wanted to give you a pretty big update on what we're up to now that we're in 2019.
Much has changed in Detroit and in media in general since we started this journey, but what hasn't is our commitment to tell great stories in engaging ways.
So, FIRST, what we've completely redone our website to focus on our reader and listener. We didn't want to be like other sites around town that auto-played bad videos and gave you junk like "You wouldn't believe what TRUMP/HILLARY did!" Goodbye the autoplay videos that plague other sites around town. And hello to a clean design that highlights the story and our supporters.
In order to succeed, in order for us to make the case that we truly are local, we must set yourself away from the pack and put you first.
A side note, hat tip to Randy Walker for taking the role I normally play of continually pushing it to be better as we continue to make improvements. If you have feedback, just reply to this email.
SECOND... I can't share all the details yet. But our team will begin to appear starting later this month on broadcast television through a new collaboration. The work will be in-depth and in the vein of the project we did highlighting how I-375 will become a boulevard and the historical context... and bringing parts of our podcast, condensed, to the airwaves. You'll be the first to know when you can see it on your TV.
Our goal is to keep you in the know and give you context that matters, whether it's a story of major importance or telling you about the newest place you're going to want to go with your friends.
THIRD... Thank you. To all of those over the years who have believed in a crazy idea. I know I can speak for everyone who is a part of the project when I say we are humbled to wake up every day and work as a servant to all of you, telling Detroit's story.
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A single-family home, leaning to the one side, swallowed up by the ground on Christmas Eve. It’s a visual people won’t forget. And it made national news. Today on Daily Detroit, we’re digging into what officials now believe caused a major sinkhole in the Macomb County suburb of Fraser back in 2016. And it made national ...
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Hello, hello, hello! How has the first full week of January been for you? School is now back in session, which is great because we were all getting a bit of cabin fever in our house. This weekend has a lot of fun things happening around the city. I know I’m looking forward to hitting ...
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Happy Tuesday, automatons! Today your Daily Detroit gets wonky and talks all about bike lanes and trail projects with Todd Scott of the Detroit Greenways Coalition. He put together an interesting (and lengthy!) list of bike and trail projects due to see action in 2019. They include groundbreaking at the long-delayed Uniroyal site near the ...
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The city of Warren says they’re working to combat a rat problem along the freeway that the city says is caused by construction. The city says that since April they’ve deployed 128 traps along the fence line of I-696 at a cost of $125,000. A contractor is checking the traps every two weeks along the ...
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On today’s episode, we check in with soccer correspondent Fletcher Sharpe about Detroit City FC’s new coach, Trevor James, and what it means for the club as it prepares for its first (semi) season of professional soccer. Elsewhere, I-696 has now been almost fully reopened after the long delay following a labor dispute and problems ...
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A quick tip for you from the border of Detroit’s University District and the Bagley neighborhood. The Biggby we had previously reported was coming to 18685 Livernois is now open. The same folks own it as the location in Ferndale at Livernois and 9 Mile. If you’ve been to a Biggby, you know what’s in ...
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A new coach will steer Detroit City FC into its pivotal 2019 season, which will see them transition to pro soccer. The club on Friday announced the hiring of veteran coach and scout Trevor James, a former professional soccer player who has worked with big European clubs including FC Barcelona and FC Porto, the English ...
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Our show for today… A ritual of regional togetherness is no more. The annual “Big Four” gathering of the Detroit Mayor and the three county executives from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb will not happen this year around the North American International Auto Show. (Oakland Press) The Seller-Lehrer Family Foundation, founded by Detroit native and Broadway ...
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Happy New Year! We’ve made it to season 2! On to the stories: Detroit Police James Craig told the Detroit News on Tuesday there were 261 criminal homicides in 2018. That’s down six from last year and the lowest number since 1966. But for now, we’re going to put an asterisk on this statistic. We ...
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