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Shinola At The Oscars, A New Detroit Bodega And 7 Things To Know
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
A Hollywood film director makes a giant splash at the Oscar Awards when he says Shinola is “saving Detroit” and the interweb asplodes. We talk about what that ridiculous, off-the-cuff comment means about the city and its nascent comeback. There’s a lot more news to be had on today’s episode. We also discuss that Medium blog post announcing a new bodega — that’s essentially New York City parlance for “party store” — for the hard-hit Russell Woods neighborhood on Detroit’s west side. It’ll reportedly be part of a larger development, and the post ends with the hashtag, #MakeTheHoodGreatAgain. Also on today’s show: Notorious Detroit landlord Dennis Keffalinos has the building that formerly housed El Zocalo on Bagley Avenue in Mexicantown – DetNews The Canadian government aims to waive tolls for cyclists using the Gordie Howe International Bridge – CBC The Fonz is coming to Motor City Comic Con Dearborn gets a nod as one of the top suburban, uh, suburbs in the country in which to eat – Thrillist Detroit City FC will take on the Bucks, which have moved to Flint, in a final preseason friendly Oakland County downtowns and businesses can apply for $2,500 matching small-business grants through a county program Mardi Gras is coming, and along with it, PAZCKI and assorted festivities like the Tour De Troit 5K – SIGN UP As always, thanks for listening. We love you.
Released:
Feb 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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