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Downtown Detroit Has Turned Into A True Weekend Destination

July 13, 2026

After the pandemic, downtown Detroit underwent a massive shift. Many left their offices to come back just a couple of times a week, and people looking for dining and entertainment on weekends flooded in. And the data shows they like what they see. On today's show, I'm sitting down with Sofia Song, Global Cities Lead at the Gensler Research Institute, and Antoine Bryant, Managing Director of Gensler's Detroit office, to unpack their massive 2026 City Pulse study. The big takeaway? Detroit rank...

Fairlane's Uncertain Future, Greektown's New Gateway, and Detroit Brands Head North

July 11, 2026

Fairlane Town Center is back in the headlines, and not for the right reasons. In this episode, Devon and I dig into the latest on Dearborn's struggling mall. From receivership and a possible sale to what its eventual "second life" could mean for desperately needed housing and better transit. It's our candid, locally grounded look at what happens when a once‑buzzy regional mall becomes a long‑term liability instead of an asset. Downtown, we're telling a very different story at Gratiot and R...

Lights Out, Bills Up, Everyone's Fed Up

July 08, 2026

Lights were out, bills are up, and a lot of folks around here are just done with it.  On today's Daily Detroit, Norris and I talk through the long Fourth of July weekend that turned into days without power for hundreds of thousands of people across metro Detroit — including me. As it seems like every year living in a Detroit neighborhood, I deal with 3 to 4 days in a row without electricity. From there, we zoom out. We talk about DTE's grid, why it seems like storms knock out power every y...