Daily Detroit News Byte

Long time listeners might remember the words split property taxes. The idea being - the city of Detroit's tax burden is only second only to New York City. But, I don't know if you've looked around. We don't have the household incomes, the commerce, or the number of people to support that. We were closer to that many decades ago. But no more. So the idea is to change the code to make it so land speculators and others would get punished, and those who are taking care of and improving their land get rewarded. Now that the city of Detroit has a better handle of its finances and we're not immediately after bankruptcy, maybe it's time for the city leaders to look to the future. What could we do different to truly become more resident-friendly and more competitive for businesses of all sizes? What if we could change the system so there were fewer foreclosures and more people stay in their homes? When we talked about this last, it was more theoretical. Now, there's a new report by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

From buildings built from the top down in Greekton; to park work on Detroit's west riverfront; to different kinds of housing, Detroit has a number of big projects underway. To talk about some of the key ones and get you up to speed, Robin Runyan from Urbanize is in the studio. More: https://detroit.urbanize.city/ Robin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobinRunyan8 If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit

Fletcher Sharpe is in the studio to talk match day action about Detroit City FC on the heels of a loss to Tulsa, and upcoming matches against Louisville City in the Open Cup and Loudoun United. Plus, the Women's season got an exciting start. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

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If you are a long time listeners of the show, you know that the far east side of Detroit by the riverfront is near and dear to my heart. Recently, they've been dealing with flooding and other issues that are a harbinger of what's to come. See, our region has some major infrastructure issues to handle - and there's some big impacts on what will happen going forward if we don't address them now. Josh Elling is the CEO of Jefferson East, a multi-service neighborhood service organization whose area contains much of Detroit's riverfront east of downtown and Jefferson Chalmers. I enjoy having him on the show because we get into the details of what's happening on the ground. How we need to deal with water. Changes that may be needed in Detroit's building code to handle a wetter future. A needed seawall. How projects have been impacted. How this all works regionally because the water issue isn't just in one area, but something that impacts all of Metro Detroit. How, if we work together, there can be a lot of hope.

Mature trees are more important than ever. Our climate is changing, with Metro Detroit on pace in a best case to feel like northern Arkansas within a lifetime; and worst, Texas. So how do we protect the trees we have? What trees should we be thinking of planting so they survive climate change? We get into all of that and more with Dan Herms, Vice President of Research and Development for The Davey Tree Expert Company. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on a one-time basis at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit Or as a member: https://www.patreon.com/DailyDetroit  

What a day. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us on a one-time basis at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit Or as a member: https://www.patreon.com/DailyDetroit  

Lots of Detroit City FC news. Fletcher Sharpe talks about the news breaking before we record the show about Karl Ouimette being loaned to DCFC from Indy Eleven. He has quite the history, and you won't want to miss it. Plus, are some pundits covering the USL Championship moving the goalposts on the club? Fletcher says yes. That there's still a long way to go and a lot to learn, but there's no doubt Le Rouge is showing they belong and are doing well.  Tulsa is next on the schedule on the road, so Fletcher previews that. And, we the women's season kicks off this Saturday and we'd be remiss if we didn't mention it and give you some names to watch this year. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Anthony Bourdain was right: Travel changes you. A recent trip to Chicago hits different in your 40s than your 20s or 30s. As listeners asked us to include more examples, ideas and experiences from other cities, here we go.  Plus, Devon experiences the excellence that is Barda; Belle Isle is getting road trolleys; we talk about Cavnue, I-94 and what the heck is it; Plans for the Fairlane Mall (and the magical Ramadan festival in the parking lot at night); and there's some interesting things to do around town. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Kelli Lewton is a Certifed Executive Chef, a successful catering company owner and makes frequent appearances on local media. She has a new book out, "Make Your Own Party," with 20 blueprints to empower you to put together an awesome shindig. Support your local bookstore or get it online here: https://scribe-publishing.com/product/myo/ There's also a book launch party the Whiskey Factory: https://www.facebook.com/events/518900826313400/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D Part of the proceeds go to benefit the nonprofit Detroit Food Academy. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

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Today, we preview a great animation film festival coming up and hit on six stories around town you need to know about. DIFA: https://www.difestofanim.com/schedule/ More stories: https://dailydetroit.substack.com/p/mortgage-industry-cuts-auto-show?s=w If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Big show today, wrapping up DCFC's tired win against Hartford and previewing their upcoming match against New York Red Bulls II. We discuss with some dates looming ahead if it's time for DCFC to consider getting a loaned player in the next couple weeks. For new soccer fans, loans work different than in other U.S. sports and you'll want to listen to how they work. PLUS - we speculate on the future of the beloved Keyworth as the home of Le Rouge with two different takes. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Listener question mailbag! If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Tuesday was a night for the history books, and a new chapter was written for a legendary club, Detroit City FC. Against most odds, DCFC bested the Columbus Crew, an MLS squad, 2-1 in the U.S. Open Cup. Fletcher Sharpe is in the studio and we do an in-depth breakdown of what went right, what went wrong, and what this means going forward. Of course, we do Detroit City FC coverage every Monday but this is a special episode because, well, this is a big deal. Usually, we do shows each weekday but this week we're only doing three because we have team members down. Next we'll be on air on Friday. If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2 If you love what we’re doing, consider supporting us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit If you've got feedback - dailydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com.  

On today's show: We do a bit of a rewind and look at Detroit City FC's win over Birmingham that takes the team to 4th place in the Eastern Division. Fletcher and Jer have differing thoughts on where the US Open Cup match against the Columbus Crew will go. And finally, the USFL has started. Are you watching? Do you care? Soundoff! If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

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Today, let's go to the near east side.   Joseph Campau and East Jefferson to be exact- well, it's a little tucked in as it's off the new Dennis Archer Greenway.   There, you'll find what they're calling the flagship store of Breadless, a fast-casual sandwich shop without the bread.   The grand opening was today and we have the details.  If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit

This July 4th weekend the Royal Oak Taco fest is happening for the first time. We talk with organizer Jonathan Witz about the festival, what to expect, a new family-friendly feature and more. https://www.royaloaktacofest.com/ Then, I run down five quick stories to know around town. As always, for more, check out our newsletter: https://dailydetroit.substack.com/ If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2 If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit

Today's stories: Former Ford company Spin has been spun off, and now they're working with Lyft to use their scooters in their app. That leads us to a great conversation about apps - how many pages of them do you have? KMart, with big historical Detroit ties as SS Kresge, is on Blockbuster watch with just three stores remaining. We share memories.  Shianne stans for local "Smile" artist Phil Simpson in what's become a whale of a mural debate. Plus, should Comerica Park change their bag policies? A number of women say that what they allow not only is small as far as Major League Baseball standards, but doesn't reflect the real needs of people visiting the ballpark. https://twitter.com/RobinRunyan8/status/1513527515326951425 If this is your first time meeting the show, don’t forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your favorite shows. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2 If you love what we’re doing, consider support us at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dai