Daily Detroit

Daily Detroit
Daily Detroit

What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.

  1. 313 or 679 Area Code? // Should WSU Have More Housing? // Skyscraper Auction // Pro/Rel USL (and more)

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    313 or 679 Area Code? // Should WSU Have More Housing? // Skyscraper Auction // Pro/Rel USL (and more)

    On today's all-local daily podcast with Jer and Norris: New Area Code: 679 is getting added to the City of Detroit and nearby suburbs in Wayne County due to the exhaustion of numbers in the 313 code.  Ren Cen Tower Auction Price: Turns out neither of us had the coin for the $9 million price tag on the 21-story tower off to the side of the Renaissance Center. More: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/renaissance-center-600-tower-lands-92m-high-bid-auction Wayne State Housing: Jer discusses an article in the Free Press that highlights that very few of the Wayne State students live on campus. Norris and Jer discuss that having a large student population in midtown would vitalize that area of the city and further contribute to the culture in the city. More: https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/03/18/wayne-state-students-commute-for-a-mix-of-campus-city-life/82310609007/ America's Best Pizza Cities: According to one list, Detroit is not number one. Rochester, New York is at the top of a recent list. Detroit should be higher, emphasizing the city’s unique square pizza and the fact that several national chains originated in the area.  Soccer: Detroit City FC is having a good season and the United Soccer League (USL) is considering a promotion and relegation system. DCFC is looking to raise $10 million. USL approved a promotion and relegation system. It needs approval from US Soccer (the Federation). Jer and Norris discuss how all of this could improve and give opportunities to the City of Detroit. Jer notes the Brownfield credits have been approved. Schedule Change Announcement: The Daily Detroit show will be switching from a 5 day per week format to 4 days per week format. To make the show better, but also give a measure of balance back to the production crew. There is a survey on http://wwww.DailyDetroit.com/survey and there is also content on Patreon (our Off The Record, Off The Rails podcast and a Discord community). http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit

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What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.

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