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We are just 5 days away from Christmas -- which means shoppers are heading out to stores to grab their last minute gifts. WWJ's Darrylin Horne reports live from Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit, where many are shopping from small businesses. Plus, Tony Ortiz delivers the rest of the day's top stories. (PHOTO: Getty Images)

November 15, 2024 ~ Jeff Day, Stake President in Detroit Metro Area for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Founder of "Light The World" discusses the reverse vending machines in Campus Martius that help people give back this holiday season.

This holiday season, you can help a Metro Detroiter in need by using a "giving machine." WWJ's Jon Hewett reports from Campus Martius as WWJ's Tracey McCaskill recaps the top local headlines for your Thursday midday. (Photo: Jon Hewett/WWJ)

August 13, 2024 ~ For the second year in a row, USA Today has voted Campus Martius Park as the top public square in the country. Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, joins Kevin and Tom to preview the park's 2nd Annual Party in the Park this Thursday.

August 13, 2024 ~ Full Show: Kevin and Tom are joined by Peter Meijer as tensions between Iran and Israel ramp up. They recap the interview between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. They also preview the 2nd Annual Party in the Park to celebrate Campus Martius this weekend.

Today, we're diving into the vibrant summer scene in Detroit. Devon and Jer kick things off by discussing the new restaurant and bar scene, including the exciting opening of Easy Peasy, a new concept located in the old Cornerstone space downtown. They're now offering a lunch sushi program from Detroit Sushi, making it a must-visit spot. We also highlight the Monarch Club's fantastic cocktails and the importance of using reservation apps to snag last-minute tables at popular spots. Jer shares his recent experience at Coriander, a restaurant on the far east side of the city by the canals, which has upped its game with an excellent Marrow burger and a busy, vibrant atmosphere. For those with kids, Devon offers some tips on finding family-friendly restaurants in Detroit, emphasizing the need for space and a lively atmosphere. He mentions Supergeil as a great example of a kid-friendly spot with outdoor space. There's a new coffee shop opening at Post in Detroit on Kercheval near Grosse Pointe Park, adding to the growing list of cool daytime spots in the area. We also discuss the transformation of a Starbucks into a Lucky Coffee in the village of Grosse Pointe, expanding the brand's footprint. Summer events are in full swing, and we talk about the Brisa Bar in Campus Martius, which offers a casual vibe with small bites and tropical drinks. Capitol Park's new art installation and the upcoming Grand Circus Gala and Bourbon Garden are also on our radar, promising fun and unique experiences in the city. And in other news, Michigan has surpassed California to become the largest cannabis market in the United States by sales volume. We discuss the implications of this milestone and what it means for the state's economy and tax revenue. As always, we appreciate your feedback and support. You can reach us at dailydetroit@gmail.com or 313-789-3211. Follow us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and consider supporting us on Patreon to keep local media thriving. Thanks for listening, and remember, you are somebody. We'll talk on Monday.

This case report explores the intricacies of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), delving into its genetic basis, atherosclerotic cascade, and early-onset cardiovascular complications. It examines established diagnostic criteria and emphasizes personalized management, including statins, novel therapies, and lifestyle modifications. CardioNerds cofounders (Drs. Amit Goyal and Danial Ambinder) join Dr. Irfan Shafi, Dr. Preeya Prakash, and Dr. Rebecca Theisen from the Wayne State University/DMC and Central Michigan University at Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit for some holiday ice-skating! They discuss an interesting pediatric case (see case synopsis below). Dr. Luis C Afonso provides the Expert CardioNerd Perspectives & Review segment for this episode. Audio editing by CardioNerds academy intern, Pace Wetstein. US Cardiology Review is now the official journal of CardioNerds! Submit your manuscript here. CardioNerds Case Reports PageCardioNerds Episode PageCardioNerds AcademyCardionerds Healy Honor Roll CardioNerds Journal ClubSubscribe to The Heartbeat Newsletter!Check out CardioNerds SWAG!Become a CardioNerds Patron! Case Synopsis FH, a 9-year-old female with no previous medical history, recently moved back to the US from Iraq. She presented to establish care and discuss new-onset chest pain and dyspnea. A systolic ejection murmur was noted during her initial visit to the pediatrician, prompting cholesterol testing and a cardiology referral. Testing revealed, alarming cholesterol levels (Total Cholesterol: 802 mg/dL, LDL: 731 mg/dL, Triglycerides: 123 mg/dL) prompted concern for cardiac involvement. Due to persistent symptoms, FH was transferred to Children's Hospital of Michigan. Despite normal findings on EKG and chest x-ray, a 2/6 systolic murmur was noted. She was discharged with a cardiology clinic follow-up. However, two days later, FH experienced severe chest pain at rest, sweating, and difficulty breathing. She was transported to Children's Hospital again, and her troponin level measured 3000, and her total cholesterol was 695 mg/dL. An echocardiogram revealed valvar and supravalvar aortic stenosis, necessitating collaboration between Pediatric and Adult cardiology teams. CTA thorax revealed severe supravalvular stenosis, a hypoplastic right coronary artery, and significant coronary artery obstructions. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization confirmed severe aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease, leading to the decision for surgical intervention. FH underwent the Ross operation, left main coronary artery augmentation, and right coronary artery reimplantation. Intraoperatively, atherosclerotic plaques were observed in multiple cardiac structures. FH's recovery was uneventful, discharged on a regimen including Atorvastatin, Ezetimibe, evolocumab, and antiplatelet therapy. Persistent high LDL levels required regular plasmapheresis. Plans for evaluations in Genetics, Lipid Clinic, Endocrine, and Gastroenterology were made, potentially leading to a liver transplant assessment. Given the severity of her condition, a heart/liver transplant might be considered in the future. Conclusion: This case of FH highlights the complex presentation of severe aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease in a pediatric patient. Urgent diagnosis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and aggressive management were crucial. The case underscores the importance of comprehensive care for pediatric patients with rare cardiac conditions, emphasizing collaboration between specialties for optimal outcomes and long-term well-being. Case Media Pearls - Familial Hypercholesterolemia Mutations in LDLR, ApoB, or PCSK9 genes disrupt LDL-C clearance, leading to a cascade of events culminating in accelerated atherosclerosis and early-onset cardiovascular complications (e.g., CAD, aortic stenosis, PAD, stroke). Diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia relies on ...

April 29, 2024 ~ More than 775,000 fans were at Campus Martius and Hart Plaza for the NFL Draft over the weekend, and the event went on without a hitch! Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with Alexis Wiley, co-chair of the 2024 NFL Draft Detroit Local Organizing Committee, about the collaboration among community leaders to pull off the event, and what's next for the city of Detroit. Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA Today Network

April 26, 2024 ~ The first round of the NFL Draft in Detroit set the attendance record, with more than 275,000 fans watching the event at Campus Martius. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with Detroit Sports Commission deputy director Marty Dobek about the success of Thursday night, after years of hard work. Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA Today Network

Criminal charges are expected tomorrow against a 66-year-old woman who police say was drunk when she crashed into a building in Monroe County over the weekend -- killing two children at a birthday party. Drivers headed to downtown Detroit will see more road closures around the NFL Draft theater.  Woodward Avenue is closed from Campus Martius to Hart Plaza.  (Credit: Getty)

The city of Detroit has started preparations to welcome the NFL Draft as the host city in April. Starting Friday, traffic will be closed at sections of Randolph, Monroe, Farmer and Bates Streets near Campus Martius. Plus, a recent study says pulse oximeters don't work as well on patients with darker skin, and more. Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

The Place Man (2024) is a documentary produced and directed by Guillermo Bernal that explores the roots of the placemaking movement through the life of Fred Kent. You can watch the movie (19 minutes) on YouTube here https://youtu.be/LBf_I-sB5ZM?si=au8Vd79mxcODPKSP You can listen to the movie in audio format in this episode. Ps: Episode 395. The Place Man movie - Guillermo Bernal, you can listen to the movie Director talking about the making of the movie and behind the scenes. More about the movie:Fred Kent devoted his life to creating public spaces for people. The film begins with Fred sharing his passion for understanding why people feel good and how that can be translated into designing public spaces that foster a sense of social connection and community.The documentary takes us on a journey through Fred's life and work, starting in New York City during the urban crisis of the 1960s and 1970s. During this time, Fred started a street academy for high school dropouts and worked on environmental issues, coordinating the first Earth Day in New York City in 1970. Fred was part of a group of people exploring bigger city ideas during what he calls the Golden Age of public space research, including Jane Jacobs and William Whyte. His collaboration with Holly Whyte studying public spaces laid the foundation for his future work in Placemaking.The film follows Fred's journey with the Project for Public Spaces he founded in 1975. The organization studies people's behavior in public spaces and recommends creating more engaging, lively places. Fred's philosophy is simple: public spaces should be designed for people, open, inclusive, and full of life. We see examples of Fred's work transforming public spaces, including Bryant Park in New York City and Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit, and his belief in the power of Placemaking to bring people together.What makes this documentary so engaging is Fred himself. He is not some larger-than-life character but a humble and compassionate person who believes in creating spaces that foster community. Throughout the film, we witness Fred's enthusiasm for public spaces and his deep conviction that planning cities for people and places is essential for taking on the bigger challenges we face today.Enjoy listening and watching. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urbanistica-podcast/message

Hosts Sean Baligian and Blake Majchrzak delve into the upcoming NFL draft and share insights about the excitement building around the event in Detroit. They discuss the misconception of the draft being held at Ford Field and highlight the outdoor festivities planned at Campus Martius. The conversation shifts to draft strategies, mock drafts, and the unexpected picks that often occur outside the top 15 selections. As they explore the value of draft picks and player contracts, they scrutinize the potential deal for Amon-Ra St. Brown and the broader implications for the Lions' roster. They'll take a look at Detroit Red Wings' playoff chances amidst a challenging road trip and reflect on the recent vote of confidence for Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard. | Got something to say to Sean? Call the Unsyndicated Hotline at 248-237-3257 | Show Credits | Featuring: Sean Baligian & Blake Majchrzak | Produced by: Todd Losey & Blake Majchrzak | Executive produced by: Sean Baligian & Todd Losey | Music: “Play it Loud” by JAM Studio - PremiumBeats.com | Engineering, mixing, & graphic design: Unsyndicated LLC

We are so excited to bring you this week's show from the fantastic Thomas Magee's at the historic Eastern Market - Detroit.Segment 1: We meet Jet Robinson, the GM at Magee's who shares what she loves about this part of Detroit, a part she has just started to know over the last few years despite being a native of the city. She also will let you in on just a few of the reasons why we love this popular soccer bar located right on the edge of the market.Segment 2: Claude Molinari joins us from Visit Detroit to tell us all about the holiday season in the city when Detroit really sparkles. Where should you go? We'll tease you with two words: Campus Martius.Segment 3: There are tons of interesting, unique shops around Eastern Market, and one that really stands out for its creative takes on Detroit history. Bethany Shorb stops by to talk about her shop Well Done Goods, and how they come up with their excellent designs.Segment 4: We have our buddy and fellow beer critic Brian Manzullo from the Detroit Free Press on to talk about what is new on the Detroit beer scene.We hope you enoy the show-Amy and GonzoLearn more about Behind the Mitten at amyandgonzo.com.Follow John and Amy:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemittenX (formerly Twitter) at @BehindTheMittenInstagram at @BehindTheMitten

Today is tree lighting day in Detroit! Thousands will be in Campus Martius as the holidays really kick off. Today's show is full of what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. 02:59 - Devon O'Reilly went to the new Mad Nice goods, and has a report  06:04 - Could the beloved Lady of the House be returning? 06:55 - Scooter's Coffee opens a third location in the area, this time on Telegraph. Hadn't been, so checked it out. 08:50 - We learn about Devon's love for Boston Market mac and cheese and Jer's Pot Pie obsession as the chain leaves the region. Did you like Boston Market?  11:19 - The I-375 removal project is taking a "mother may I" step back on planning. We discuss how this could impact the timeline to a pretty large degree. 15:08 - Conde Nast names Detroit a top travel city in North America and the Caribbean. We walk through their list of reasons why and comment.  Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or 313-789-3211 Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonapple Or Spotify: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonspotify Thanks to our members: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit Or those who do a one-time contribution: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit

Detroiters gathered at Hart Plaza Thursday night to come together and mourn the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Plus, Detroit's annual Christmas Tree Lighting will take place tonight in Campus Martius. Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

The Christmas Tree that anchors Campus Martius Park during the holiday season is one of the biggest in the country ... which can make one difficult to find. On a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark heads Up North to join the Detroit Christmas Tree on its journey down south. (PHOTO: David Cowan)

Welcome to Friday! Devon O'Reilly joins us as he does each week. Save the date! Happy Hour on October 25.  01:02 We talk about Toast of the Town last week 03:43 Hot Bones! A new bone broth and yoga/pilates spot is opening up in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction. Though they don't serve booze, Devon of course has a cocktail recommendation (the Bullshot) 07:56 There's a new Michigan talent website that's launched to a not so great reception. Devon has a different take on it. 16:54 - Some things coming up around town as we're about to turn the corner into Campus Martius tree season 18:02 - Which guests do you want us to talk to on the show? Who have you always wanted to hear from? Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or 313-789-3211 Happy Hour October 25: https://www.facebook.com/events/667003075187886/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D   Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonapple  Or Spotify: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonspotify  Thanks to our members: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit  Or those who do a one-time contribution: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Today's show has six stories. 00:51 - First, to Eastern Market. Detroit has a new Director of Urban Agriculture. We'll meet Tepfirah Rushdan. 03:20 - Then, to Campus Martius. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra rolled out their season schedule. We do a preview with their president and CEO. Erik Rönmark. 08:42 - Then we hit four stories around town. The UAW is on the verge of a strike, and predictions are that it's going to happen. Deadline is in a couple days. There's a historic apartment rehab with affordable rents planned just west of Woodward. I'm including it as I see this one often - https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2023/09/11/plans-unveiled-clairwood-apartments-detroit/70821668007/ Dearborn is rolling out grants to lower the cost of SMART Flex Rides. - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/09/08/dearborn-partners-with-smart-flex-rideshare-to-offer-rides-for-1/70796707007/ And some housekeeping on the Mel Tucker story as there have been a few developments and clarifications since we talked about it yesterday.  Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or 313-789-3211 Follow us on Apple Podcasts: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonapple Or Spotify: https://lnk.to/dailydetroitonspotify Thanks to our members: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit Or those who do a one-time contribution: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Shakespeare in Detroit is celebrating 10 years of creating theatre and helping unleash the creativity of Detroit. Sam White, who heads up the theatre company, joined us to talk about what she's learned over the last decade, what it means to take Detroit with you and always come back home wherever you go, and what Detroit uniquely has to offer. As part of this celebration, they're doing a summer presentation of "Tempest," using the words of Shakespeare and inspired by Techno genius Juan Atkins who is coming to opening night. The show is free and will be on August 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20, 2023 at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. Learn more about Shakespeare in Detroit and the upcoming program: https://www.shakespeareindetroit.com/tickets  Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or 313-789-3211 Remember we're on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2  And Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Yhv8nSylVWxlZilRhi4X9  Thanks to our members: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit  Or those who do a one-time contribution: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Downtown Detroit has undergone drastic changes in the last two decades; maybe none more drastic than Campus Martius Park. On a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark remembers the visionary behind the space, Bob Gregory. (PHOTO: Downtown Detroit Partnership)

July 20, 2023 ~ Lloyd Jackson, WJR Senior News Analyst, talks with Marie Osborne about Detroit's Black Wall Street event on Friday in Campus Martius.

Ratt's Stephen Pearcy joins us, Jamie Foxx is trolling us, Britney Spears public apology demand, Drew Crime stories, Emmy nominations, Jon Gruden v. the NFL, Detroit House of Skank follow up, and the mystery of the White House Cocaine. Britney Spears demands an apology. Pauly Shore remains the true victim. Stephen Pearcy of Ratt joins the show. He'll be at District 142 on July 29th. Jamie Foxx continues to troll. This time he's playing pickleball. Drew Crime: Michael Charles Burham is still on the run. Somebody must be helping him. The missing Detroit murder suspect was busted. The murder of 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith. Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten officially released. Sharon Tate's sister worries she'll kill again. Buster Murdaugh is a little busy for Alex these days. Jonah Hill is having a really bad week. Seth MacFarlane gets dragged into it. Kevin Costner's ex is furious about money and unironically calls him "out of touch". The worst stepson ever, Brian Szasz, has no game and can't get laid even with his new inheritance after his dad died in the Titan sub implosion. Vice President Kamala Harris explains transportation. NBA star Ja Morant beat up a little kid in self-defense. What happened to the cocaine in the White House? What ever happened with those weather balloons we shot down? ESPN did fantastic reporting on who leaked emails leading to the resignation on Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. Follow up story about Detroit's House of Skank. Trudi is so excited for Barbie and some Barbi party in Campus Martius. The Hollywood Writer's Strike rolls on and on and on. 2023 Emmy Nominations were announced and the traditional networks are nowhere to be found. The View is livid at Maureen Dowd over her op-ed in The New York Times ragging Joe Biden for not acknowledging his 7th grandchild. Republicans brawl in Michigan. Melanie Griffith's arm looks funny. Sofia Vergara has great boobs and a weird looking crotch. We check out super-real video of the Titanic sub imploding. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company If you'd like to help support the show… please consider subscribing to our YouTube Page, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon

Recording live at Campus Martius - your Daily Detroit! Randy and Devon both went to Alpino in their opening days and come back with a hot review. Then, Jer, Devon and Randy share their favorite Detroit tourist spots, in the theme of Hometown Tourist Day. And finally, a couple of pieces of hotel news including a construction update and a brand change for one of Detroit's most beautiful.  Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com  Remember we're on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2  And Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Yhv8nSylVWxlZilRhi4X9  Thanks to our members: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit  Or those who do a one-time contribution: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

Introducing a voice you'll hear more often on the show, Norris Howard - from Hometown Tourist day in Campus Martius Park. We talk about his history growing up in Detroit, why he like the project, and some of the best places around town include his coney pick. Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com  Remember we're on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942?mt=2  And Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Yhv8nSylVWxlZilRhi4X9  Thanks to our members: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit  Or those who do a one-time contribution: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit  

April 17, 2023 ~ The excitement is building as the Rocket Mortgage Classic gets ready to tee off at the Detroit Golf Club. Also, preview some tasty treats rolling into Campus Martius, discover artists that will be rockin' the Motor City this summer, and get a look at the hard-hitting action that is about to take up residence at Ford Field. Guests include Rocket Mortgage Classic Executive Director Jason Langwell, Downtown Detroit Partnership CEO Eric Larson, and 313 Presents President Howard Handler.

February 26, 2023 ~ Downtown Detroit Partnership CEO Eric Larson talks about the appointment by USA Today of Detroit's Campus Martius as the nation's "Best Public Square."

Als Kaiser im alten Rom musste man sich einiges einfallen lassen, wollte man seine Masse beeindrucken. Denn gebaut war in der Hauptstadt des Imperiums schon diverses Monumentales. Neues und Anderes musste her, dachte sich Augustus und baute einen Altar nebst Solarium.

Campus Martius is the center of Detroit in more ways than one. It was used as the central point when the city was created and now it serves as a major entertainment hub. On a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark and Annie Scaramuzzino dig into the past, present and future of the park. (PHOTO: Ryan Garza/USA Today)

November 28, 2022 ~ Beth Conley, Detroit Goodfellows President talks to Chris Renwick about the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit's annual Sales Day and she says papers will be on sale at Campus Martius today.

We need your help picking the first Christmas song for the holiday season!The Christmas tree is arriving in Campus Martius today. Ways to make the most of your vacation days!

Downtown Detroit will have to wait until 2024 to host the NFL Draft, but the party started Thursday in Campus Martius with a kickoff celebration. In a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark explains why this event is huge for everybody, sports fan or not.

April 14, 2022 ~ The CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership talks to Paul about today's Draft party in Campus Martius to celebrate Detroit's involvement in the 2024 Draft.

Join Jeanette Pierce as she discusses Detroit with Bob Gregory, senior consultant for Strategy and Public Spaces at the Downtown Detroit Partnership, a nonprofit that strengthens and supports Downtown Detroit through strategic initiatives and programs including the award-winning Campus Martius park. Learn more about Downtown Detroit Partnership's public spaces at their website: https://downtowndetroit.org/experience-downtown/downtown-detroit-parks/ Discuss Detroit features conversations with small businesses owners, community leaders, and Detroit residents as a program of City Institute. City Institute shares lessons learned from Detroit to inspire individuals, organizations, and cities to innovate for a better future. The learn more about services and programming, visit: https://www.thecityinstitute.com/

On today's show: We share our morning coffee spots today: Black Box in Dearborn, and Milwaukee in Detroit. Devon O'Reilly shares his turnaround ideas after listening to yesterday's show with Kurt Metzger. They include a shift in focus, opening the doors to more immigration in the region, and more. Additional reading: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/voices-chad-livengood/why-fords-corktown-project-may-mean-more-future-next-battery-plant Plus, food news. We discuss Smith and  Co. is reopening in Midtown; a new Vegan (or plant-based) spot in downtown Detroit; and the new Sugar Factory Brasserie by Campus Martius. Devon shares his memories of the Allen Park theater that's slated to be demolished soon. If this is your first time meeting the show, don't forget to follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or wherever you download podcasts. If you'd like to support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit https://www.patreon.com/DailyDetroit  

Centered on the Pantheon and Piazza Navona, the Campus Martius is for good reason Rome's most popular zone. Today we note its main sites to visit.

September 3, 2021 ~ The CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership tells Marie Osborne and Sean Baligian Jazzfest fans can watch the acts from Campus Martius this weekend.

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Devon O'Reilly is in for his weekly segment. Today, we cover a lot. 01:00 - COVID-19, of course. Hospital officials at the University of Michigan are shutting down surgical procedures to allow space for COVID patients as are others in the area. And they're doing this without a government mandate, as hospitals have live in reality and there's only so many beds, drugs and staff. 06:24 - The "Godfather of Detroit," Ray Solomon Jr. has died. 07:41 - Chef Matt Prentice has died at age 62. 09:04 - All of the eco-homes in Midtown have sold at north of $500,000 each. We discuss, here's more: http://www.detourdetroiter.com/ecohomes-detroit-midtown-sold-fast/ 12:54 - Metro Detroit has a speeding problem. We talk about Warren and the Detroit/Hamtramck border. 16:10 - Northville is looking for a city councilmember to fill an eight-month term 16:59 - Free WiFi is coming to downtown Detroit parks including Campus Martius, Capitol Park, and more. 18:44 - The Workforce Intelligence Network has a new training program for skills to get people to work. 100 free slots are available. 21:56 - Devon warms people up to Daxton Hotel in Birmingham. Something to keep an eye on.  

In the first year of his rule, Nero was a big hit. He built a wooden amphitheatre in the Campus Martius, flooded it, and held a naval battle with sea monsters. In his gladiator shows, nobody died, not even criminals. But then… Nero fell in love. The post Nero #3 – Nero In Love appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

We mentioned John Locke in the episode on the Scientific Revolution. And Leibniz. They not only worked in the new branches of science, math, and philosophy, but they put many of their theories to use and were engineers.  Computing at the time was mechanical, what we might now think of as clockwork. And clockwork was starting to get some innovative new thinking. As we've covered, clockworks go back thousands of years. But with a jump in more and more accurate machining and more science, advances in timekeeping were coming. Locke and Huygens worked on pendulum clocks and then moved to spring driven clocks. Both taught English patents and because they didn't work that well, neither were granted. But more somethings needed to happen to improve the accuracy of time.  Time was becoming increasingly important. Not only to show up to appointments and computing ever increasing math problems but also for navigation. Going back to the Greeks, we'd been estimating our position on the Earth relative to seconds and degrees. And a rapidly growing maritime power like England at the time needed to use clocks to guide ships. Why? The world is a sphere. A sphere has 360 degrees which multiplied by 60 minutes is 21,600. The North South circumference is 21603 nautical miles. Actually the world isn't a perfect sphere so the circumference around the equator is 21,639 nautical miles. Each nautical mile is 6,076 feet. When traveling by sea, trying to do all that math in feet and inches is terribly difficult and so we came up with 180 lines each of latitude, running east-west and longitude running north-south. That's 60 nautical miles in each line, or 60 minutes. The distance between each naturally goes down as one gets closer to the poles - and goes down a a percentage relative to the distance to those poles. Problem was that the most accurate time to check your position relative to the sun was at noon or to use the Polaris North Star at night. Much of this went back to the Greeks and further. The Sumerians developed the sexagesimal system, or base 60 and passed it down to the Babylonians in the 3rd millennium BCE and by 2000 BCE gave us the solar year and the sundial. As their empire grew rich with trade and growing cities by 1500 BCE the Egyptians had developed the first water clocks timers, proved by the Karnak water clock, beginning as a controlled amount of water filling up a vessel until it reached marks. Water could be moved - horizontal water wheels were developed as far back as the 4th millennium BCE.  Both the sundial and the water clock became more precise in the ensuing centuries, taking location and the time of the year into account. Due to water reacting differently in various climates we also got the sandglass, now referred to as the hourglass.  The sundial became common in Greece by the sixth century BCE, as did the water clock, which they called the clepsydra. By then it had a float that would tell the time. Plato even supposedly added a bowl full of balls to his inflow water clock that would dump them on a copper plate as an alarm during the day for his academy.  We still use the base 60 scale and the rough solar years from even more ancient times. But every time sixty seconds ticks by something needs to happen to increment a minute and every 60 minutes needs to increment an hour. From the days of Thales in the 600s BCE and earlier, the Greeks had been documenting and studying math and engineering. And inventing. All that gathered knowledge was starting to come together. Ctesibius was potentially the first to head the Library of Alexandria and while there, developed the siphon, force pumps, compressed air, and so the earliest uses of pneumatics. He is accredited for adding a scale and float thus mechanics. And expanding the use to include water powered gearing that produced sound and moved dials with wheels. The Greek engineer Philo of Byzantium in the 240s BCE, if not further back, added an escapement to the water clock. He started by simply applying a counterweight to the end of a spoon and as the spoon filled, a ball was released. He also described a robotic maid who, when Greeks put a cup in her hand, poured wine.  Archimedes added the idea that objects displaced water based on their volume but also mathematical understanding of the six simple machines. He then gets credited for being the first to add a gear to a water clock. We now have gears and escapements. Here's a thought, given their lifetimes overlapping, Philo, Archimedes, and Ctesibius could have all been studying together at the library. Archimedes certainly continued on with earlier designs, adding a chime to the early water clocks. And Archimedes is often credited for providing us with the first transmission gears. The Antikythera device proves the greeks also made use of complex gearing. Transferring energy in more complex gearing patterns. It is hand cranked but shows mathematical and gearing mastery by choosing a day and year and seeing when the next eclipse and olympiad would be. And the Greeks were all to happy to use gearing for other devices, such as an odometer in the first century BCE and to build the Tower of the Winds, an entire building that acted as a detailed and geared water clock as well as perhaps a model of the universe.  And we got the astrolabe at the same time, from Apollonius or Hipparchus. But a new empire had risen. The astrolabe was a circle of metal with an arm called an alidade that users sighted to the altitude of a star and based on that, you could get your location. The gearing was simple but the math required to get accurate readings was not. These were analog computers of a sort - you gave them an input and they produced an output. At this point they were mostly used by astronomers and continued to be used by Western philosophers at least until the Byzantines. The sundial, water clocks, and many of these engineering concepts were brought to Rome as the empire expanded, many from Greece. The Roman Vitruvius is credited with taking that horizontal water wheel and flipping it vertical in 14 CE. Around the same time, Augustus Caesar built a large sundial in Campus Martius. The Romans also added a rod to cranks giving us sawmills in the third century. The larger the empire the more time people spent in appointments and the more important time became - but also the more people could notice the impact that automata had. Granted much of it was large, like a windmill at the time, but most technology starts huge and miniaturizes as more precision tooling becomes available to increasingly talented craftspeople and engineers.  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was an architect who wrote 10 books in the 20s BCE about technology. His works link aqueducts to water-driven machinations that could raise water from mines, driven by a man walking on a wheel above ground like a hamster does today but with more meaning. They took works from the Hellenistic era and put them in use on an industrial scale. This allowed them to terraform lands and spring new cities into existence. Sawing timber with mills using water to move saws allowed them to build faster. And grinding flour with mills allowed them to feed more people. Heron of Alexandria would study and invent at the Library of Alexandria, amongst scrolls piled to the ceilings in halls with philosophers and mechanics. The inheritor of so much learning, he developed vending machines, statues that moved, and even a steam engine. If the Greeks and early Roman conquered of Alexandria could figure out how a thing work, they could automate it.  Many automations were to prove the divine. Such as water powered counterweights to open doors when priests summoned a god, and blew compressed air through trumpets. He also used a wind mill to power an organ and a programmable cart using a weight to turn a drive axle. He also developed an omen machine, with ropes and pulleys on a gear that caused a bird to sing, the song driven by a simple whistle being lowered into water. His inventions likely funding more and more research.  But automations in Greek times were powered by natural forces, be it hand cranked, fire, or powered by water. Heron also created a chain driven automatic crossbow, showing the use of a chain-driven machine and he used gravity to power machines, automating devices as sand escaped from those sand glasses. He added pegs to pulleys so the distance travelled could be programmed. Simple and elegant machines. And his automata extended into the theater. He kept combining simple machines and ropes and gravity into more and more complex combinations, getting to the point that he could run an automated twenty minute play. Most of the math and mechanics had been discovered and documented in the countless scrolls in the Library of Alexandria.  And so we get the term automated from the Greek word for acting of oneself. But automations weren't exclusive to the Greeks. By the time Caligula was emperor of the Roman Empire, bronze valves could be used to feed iron pipes in his floating ships that came complete with heated floors. People were becoming more and more precise in engineering and many a device was for telling time. The word clock comes from Latin for bell or clogga. I guess bells should automatically ring at certain times. Getting there... Technology spreads or is rediscovered. By Heron the Greeks and Romans understood steam, pistons, gears, pulleys, programmable automations, and much of what would have been necessary for an industrial or steampunk revolution. But slaves were cheap and plentiful in the empire. The technology was used in areas where they weren't. Such as at Barbegal to feed Arles in modern France, the Romans had a single hillside flour grinding complex with automated hoppers, capable of supplying flour to thousands of Romans. Constantine, the first Christian Roman emperor, was based there before founding Constantinople. And as Christianity spread, the gimmicks that enthralled the people as magic were no longer necessary. The Greeks were pagans and so many of their works would be cleansed or have Christian writings copied over them. Humanity wasn't yet ready. Or so we've been led to believe.  The inheritors of the Roman Empire were the Byzantines, based where Europe meets what we now think of as the Middle East. We have proof of geared portable sundials there, fewer gears but showing evidence of the continuation of automata and the math used to drive it persisting in the empire through to the 400s. And maybe confirming written accounts that there were automated lions and thrones in the empire of Constantinople. And one way geared know-how continued and spread was along trade routes which carried knowledge in the form of books and tradespeople and artifacts, sometimes looted from temples. One such trade route was the ancient Silk Road (or roads). Water clocks were being used in Egypt, Babylon, India, Persia, Greece, Rome, and China. The Tang Dynasty in China took or rediscovered the escapement to develop a water powered clockwork escapement in the 700s and then in the Song Dynasty developed astronomical clock towers in the 900s. By now the escapements Su Sung is often credited for the first mechanical water clock in 1092. And his Cosmic Engine would mark the transition from water clocks to fully mechanical clocks, although still hydromechanical. The 1100s saw Bhoja in the Paramara dynasty of India emerge as a patron of the arts and sciences and write a chapter on mechanical bees and birds. These innovations could have been happening in a vacuum in each - or word and works could have spread through trade.  That technology disappeared in Europe, such as plumbing in towns that could bring tap water to homes or clockworks, as the Roman Empire retreated. The specialists and engineers lacked the training to build new works or even maintain many that existed in modern England, France, and Germany. But the heads of rising eastern empires were happy to fund such efforts in a sprint to become the next Alexander. And so knowledge spread west from Asia and was infused with Greek and Roman knowhow in the Middle East during the Islamic conquests. The new rulers expanded quickly, effectively taking possession of Egypt, Mesopotamia, parts of Asia, the Turkish peninsula, Greece, parts of Southern Italy, out towards India, and even Spain. In other words, all of the previous centers of science. And they were tolerant, not looking to convert conquered lands to Islam. This allowed them to learn from their subjects in what we now think of as the Arabic translation movement in the 7th century when Arabic philosophers translated but also critiqued and refined works from the lands they ruled. This sparked the Muslim golden age, which became the new nexus of science at the time. Over time we saw the Seljuks, ruling out of Baghdad, and Abbasids as Islamic empires who funded science and philosophy. They brought caravans of knowledge into their capitals. The Abbasids even insisted on a specific text from Ptolemy (the Almagest) when doing a treaty so they could bring it home for study. They founding of schools of learning known as Madrasas in every town. This would be similar to a university system today. Over the centuries following, they produced philosophers like Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, who solved quadratic equations, giving us algebra. This would become important to make clockwork devices became more programmable (and for everything else algebra is great at helping with). They sent clockworks as gifts, such as a brass automatic water clock sent to Charlemagne between 802 and 807, complete with chimes. Yup, the clogga rang the bell. They went far past where Heron left off though. There was Ibn-Sina, Al-Razi, Al-Jazari, Al Kindi, Thābit ibn Qurra, Ridwan, and countless other philosophers carrying on the tradition. The philosophers took the works of the Greeks, copied, and studied them. They evolved the technology to increasing levels of sophistication. And many of the philosophers completed their works at what might be considered the Islamic version of the Library of Alexandria, The House of Wisdom in Baghdad. In fact, when Baghdad was founded about 50 miles north of ancient Babylon, the Al-Mansur Palace Library was part of the plan  and over subsequent Caliphs was expanded adding an observatory that would then be called the House of Wisdom. The Banu Musa brothers worked out of there and wrote twenty books including the first Book of Ingenious Devices. Here, they took the principles the Greeks and others had focused on and got more into the applications of those principles. On the way to their compilation of devices, they translated books from other authors, including A Book on Degrees on the Nature of Zodiacal Signs from China and Greek works.The three brothers combined pneumatics and aerostatics. They added plug valves, taps, float valves, and conical valves. They documented the siphon and funnel for pouring liquids into the machinery and thought to put a float in a chamber to turn what we now think of as the first documented crank shaft. We had been turning circular motion into linear motion with wheels, but we were now able to turn linear motion into circular motion as well. They used all of this to describe in engineering detail, if not build and invent, marvelous fountains. Some with multiple jets alternating. Some were wind powered and showed worm-and-pinion gearing.   Al-Biruni, around the turn of the first millennia, came out of modern Uzbekistan and learned the ancient Indian Sanskrit, Persian, Hebrew, and Greek. He wrote 95 books on astronomy and math. He studied the speed of light vs speed of sound, the axis of the earth and applied the scientific method to statics and mechanics. This moved theories on balances and weights forward. He produced geared mechanisms that are the ancestor of modern astrolabes.  The Astrolabe was also brought to the Islamic world. Muslim astronomers added newer scales and circles. As with in antiquity, they used it in navigation but they had another use, to aid in prayer by showing the way to Mecca.  Al-Jazari developed a number of water clocks and is credited with others like developed by others due to penning another Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices. Here, he describes a camshaft, crank dive and reciprocating pumps, two way valves, and expanding on the uses of pneumatic devices. He developed programmable humanoid robots in the form of automatic musicians on a boat. These complex automata included cams and pegs, similar to those developed by Heron of Alexandria, but with increasing levels of sophistication, showing we were understanding the math behind the engineering and it wasn't just trial and error. All golden ages must end. Or maybe just evolve and migrate. Fibonacci and Bacon quoted then, showing yet another direct influence from multiple sources around the world flowing into Europe following the Holy Wars.  Pope Urban II began inspiring European Christian leaders to wage war against the Muslims in 1095. And so the Holy Wars, or Crusades would begin and rage until 1271. Here, we saw manuscripts copied and philosophy flow back into Europe. Equally as important, Muslim Caliphates in Spain and Sicily and trade routes. And another pair of threats were on the rise. The plague and the Mongols.  The Mongol invasions began in the 1200s and changed the political makeup of the known powers of the day. The Mongols sacked Baghdad and burned the House of Wisdom. After the mongols and Mughals, the Islamic Caliphates had warring factions internally, the empires fractured, and they turned towards more dogmatic approaches. The Ottomon empire rose and would last until World War I, and while they continued to sponsor scientists and great learners, the nexus of scientific inquiry and the engineering that inspired shifted again and the great works were translated with that shift, including into Latin - the language of learning in Europe. By 1492 the Moors would be kicked out of Spain. That link from Europe to the Islamic golden age is a critical aspect of the transfer of knowledge. The astrolabe was one such transfer. As early as the 11th century, metal astrolabes arrive in France over the Pyrenees to the north and to the west to Portugal . By the 1300s it had been written about by Chaucer and spread throughout Europe. Something else happened in the Iberian peninsula in 1492. Columbus sailed off to discover the New World. He also used a quadrant, or a quarter of an astrolabe. Which was first written about in Ptolemy's Almagest but later further developed at the House of Wisdom as the sine quadrant.  The Ottoman Empire had focused on trade routes and trade. But while they could have colonized the New World during the Age of Discovery, they didn't. The influx of wealth coming from the Americas caused inflation to spiral and the empire went into a slow decline over the ensuing centuries until the Turkish War of Independence, which began in 1919.  In the meantime, the influx of money and resources and knowledge from the growing European empires saw clockworks and gearing arriving back in Europe in full force in the 14th century.  In 1368 the first mechanical clock makers got to work in England. Innovation was slowed due to the Plague, which destroyed lives and property values, but clockwork had spread throughout Europe. The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomons in 1453 sends a wave of Greek Scholars away from the Ottoman Empire and throughout Europe. Ancient knowledge, enriched with a thousand years of Islamic insight was about to meet a new level of precision metalwork that had been growing in Europe. By 1495, Leonardo da Vinci showed off one of the first robots in the world -  a knight that could sit, stand, open its visor independently. He also made a robotic lion and repeated experiments from antiquity on self driving carts. And we see a lot of toys following the mechanical innovations throughout the world. Because parents.  We think of the Renaissance as coming out of Italy but scholars had been back at it throughout Europe since the High Middle Ages. By 1490, a locksmith named Peter Hele is credited for developing the first mainspring in Nurnburg. This is pretty important for watches. You see, up to this point nearly every clockwork we've discussed was powered by water or humans setting a dial or fire or some other force. The mainspring stores energy as a small piece of metal ribbon is twisted around an axle, called an abror, into a spiral and then wound tighter and tighter, thus winding a watch.  The mainspring drove a gear train of increasingly smaller gears which then sent energy into the escapement but without a balance wheel those would not be terribly accurate just yet. But we weren't powering clocks with water. At this point, clocks started to spread as expensive decorations, appearing on fireplace mantles and on tables of the wealthy. These were not small by any means. But Peter Henlein would get the credit in 1510 for the first real watch, small enough to be worn as a necklace. By 1540, screws were small enough to be used in clocks allowing them to get even smaller. The metals for gears were cut thinner, clock makers and toy makers were springing up all over the world. And money coming from speculative investments in the New World was starting to flow, giving way to fuel even more investment into technology. Jost Burgi invented the minute hand in 1577. But as we see with a few disciplines he decided to jump into, Galileo Galilei has a profound impact on clocks. Galileo documents the physics of the pendulum in 1581 and the center of watchmaking would move to Geneva later in that decade. Smaller clockworks spread with wheels and springs but the 1600s would see an explosion in hundreds of different types of escapements and types of gearing.  He designed an escapement for a pendulum clock but died before building it.  1610 watches got glass to protect the dials and 1635 French inventor Paul Viet Blois added enamel to the dials. Meanwhile, Blaise Pascal developed the Pascaline in 1642, giving the world the adding machine. But it took another real scientist to pick up Galileo's work and put it into action to propel clocks forward. To get back to where we started, a golden age of clockwork was just getting underway. In 1657 Huygens created a clock driven by the pendulum, which by 1671 would see William Clement add the suspension spring and by 1675 Huygens would give us the balance wheel, mimicking the back and forth motion of Galileo's pendulum. The hairspring, or balance spring, then controlled the speed making it smooth and more accurate. And the next year, we got the concentric minute hand. I guess Robert Hooke gets credit for the anchor escapement, but the verge escapement had been in use for awhile by then. So who gets to claim inventing some of these devices is debatable. Leibniz then added a stepped reckoner to the mechanical calculator in 1672 going from adding and subtracting to multiplication and division. Still calculating and not really computing as we'd think of it today. At this point we see a flurry of activity in a proton-industrial revolution. Descartes puts forth that bodies are similar to complex machines and that various organs, muscles, and bones could be replaced with gearing similar to how we can have a hip or heart replaced today. Consider this a precursor to cybernetics. We see even more mechanical toys for the rich - but labor was still cheap enough that automation wasn't spreading faster.  And so we come back to the growing British empire. They had colonized North America and the empire had grown wealthy. They controlled India, Egypt, Ireland, the Sudan, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Burma, Australia, Canada, and so much more. And knowing the exact time was critical for a maritime empire because we wouldn't get radar until World War II.  There were clocks but still, the clocks built had to be corrected at various times, based on a sundial. This is because we hadn't yet gotten to the levels of constant power and precise gearing and the ocean tended to mess with devices. The growing British Empire needed more reliable ways than those Ptolemy used to tell time. And so England would offer prizes ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 pounds for more accurate ways to keep time in the Maritime Act in 1714. Crowdsourcing. It took until the 1720s. George Graham, yet another member of the Royal Society, picked up where Thomas Tompion left off and added a cylinder escapement to watches and then the deadbeat escapement. He chose not to file patents for these so all watch makers could use them. He also added mercurial compensation to pendulum clocks. And John Harrison added the grid-iron compensation pendulum for his H1 marine chronometer. And George Graham added the cylinder escapement.  1737 or 1738 sees another mechanical robot, but this time Jacques de Vaucanson brings us a duck that can eat, drink, and poop. But that type of toy was a one-off. Swiss Jaquet-Droz built automated dolls that were meant to help sell more watches, but here we see complex toys that make music (without a water whistle) and can even write using programmable text. The toys still work today and I feel lucky to have gotten to see them at the Museum of Art History in Switzerland. Frederick the Great became entranced by clockwork automations. Magicians started to embrace automations for more fantastical sets.  At this point, our brave steampunks made other automations and their automata got cheaper as the supply increased. By the 1760s Pierre Le Roy and Thomas Earnshaw invented the temperature compensated balance wheel. Around this time, the mainspring was moved into a going barrel so watches could continue to run while the mainspring was being wound. Many of these increasingly complicated components required a deep understanding of the math about the simple machine going back to Archimedes but with all of the discoveries made in the 2,000 years since.  And so in 1785 Josiah Emery made the lever escapement standard. The mechanical watch fundamentals haven't changed a ton in the past couple hundred years (we'll not worry about quartz watches here). But the 1800s saw an explosion in new mechanical toys using some of the technology invented for clocks. Time brings the cost of technology down so we can mass produce trinkets to keep the kiddos busy.  This is really a golden age of dancing toys, trains, mechanical banks, and eventually bringing in spring-driven wind-up toys.  Another thing happened in the 1800s. With all of this knowhow on building automations, and all of this scientific inquiry requiring increasingly complicated mathematics, Charles Babbage started working on the Difference Engine in 1822 and then the Analytical Engine in 1837, bringing in the idea of a Jacquard loom punched card. The Babbage machines would become the precursor of modern computers, and while they would have worked if built to spec, were not able to be run in his lifetime.  Over the next few generations, we would see his dream turn into reality and the electronic clock from Frank Hope-Jones in 1895. There would be other innovations such as in 1945 when the National Institute of Standards and technology created the first atomic clock. But in general parts got smaller, gearing more precise, and devices more functional. We'd see fits and starts for mechanical computers, with Percy Ludgate's Analytical Machine in 1909, the Marchant Calculator in 1918, the electromechanical Enigma in the 1920s, the Polish Enigma double in 1932, the Z1 from Konrad Zuse in 1938, and the Mark 1 Fire Control Computer for the US Navy in the World War II era, when computers went electro-mechanical and electric, effectively ending the era of clockwork-driven machinations out of necessity, instead putting that into what I consider fun tinkerations. Aristotle dreamed of automatic looms freeing humans from the trappings of repetitive manual labors so we could think. A Frenchman built them. Long before Aristotle, Pre-Socratic Greek legends told of statues coming to life, fire breathing statues, and tables moving themselves. Egyptian statues were also known to have come to life to awe and inspire the people. The philosophers of the Thales era sent Pythagoras and others to Egypt where he studied with Egyptian priests. Why priests? They led ascetic lives, often dedicated to a branch of math or science. And that's in the 6th century BCE. The Odyssey was written about events from the 8th century BCE.  We've seen time and time again in the evolutions of science that we often understood how to do something before we understood why. The legendary King Solomon and King Mu of the Zhao dynasty are said to have automata, or clockwork, or moving statues, or to have been presented with these kinds of gifts, going back thousands of years. And there is the chance that they were. Since then, we've seen a steady advent of this back and forth between engineering and science.  Sometimes, we understand how to do something through trial and error or random discovery. And then we add the math and science to catch up to it. Once we do understand the science behind a discovery we uncover better ways and that opens up more discoveries. Aristotle's dream was realized and extended to the point we can now close the blinds, lock the doors, control the lights, build cars, and even now print cars. We mastered time in multiple dimensions, including Newton's relative time. We mastered mechanics and then the electron and managed to merge the two. We learned to master space, mapping them to celestial bodies. We mastered mechanics and the math behind it. Which brings us to today. What do you have to do manually? What industries are still run by manual labor? How can we apply complex machines or enrich what those can do with electronics in order to free our fellow humans to think more? How can we make Aristotle proud? One way is to challenge and prove or disprove any of his doctrines in new and exciting ways. Like Newton and then Einstein did. We each have so much to give. I look forward to seeing or hearing about your contributions when its time to write their histories!

Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, speaks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about the struggles and challenges retailers, restaurants and bars are facing in downtown Detroit with just one-fifth of the pre-pandemic downtown workforce to patronize their businesses.

Njia Kai loves artistry. The life work of Njia has placed her in spaces to best present performance, projects, and programming related to culture. The way she helped make flyers and programs for high school events has now transitioned to the African World Festival, Campus Martius event planning, and so much more. Our first interview (2018) discussed her background and journey and this interview connects her ideas for the future. This is a deep conversation and fruitful perspective looking at how we can all reconnect with culture moving beyond this crisis. Episode Notes Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher.Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.comFind out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co

On the show today…. On August 6, 2019 there’s going to be a neat event on the Detroit riverfront. It’s called the “Silent Hike.” It’s an audiovisual experience with music, narration and nature. Our guest on the show today to talk about it is creator Murray Hildary. Also on the show: Spirit Plaza in downtown Detroit is going to become a permanent thing, thanks to a 5-4 Detroit City Council vote that reverses a previous decision. After the news, Jer gets into why he thinks the plaza and walkable spaces downtown are good ideas. The legendary Gold Dollar burned Tuesday night, where the White Stripes got their start. It’s being investigated as arson. Kid Rock is selling his Detroit riverfront home. And free ice cream tomorrow (Wednesday) for Detroit’s birthday! Be sure to catch the Hudsonville crew in Campus Martius from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Don’t miss another episode! Be sure to catch the show on your favorite mobile podcast app. 

The big news around Detroit today is the groundbreaking on the Monroe Block. That's the two-block site adjacent to Campus Martius where Dan Gilbert and Bedrock plan an $830 million development to add 1.4 million square feet of housing, office, retail and public space. On today's podcast, we discuss the Monroe Block's colorful history as a theater district, its mostly moribund present and its potentially very exciting future. Gilbert, through Bedrock Detroit, plans to build two new towers — a 35-story office tower, and a 17-story residential building — with a more than 1-acre central courtyard featuring landscaping, seating areas, a catwalk and retail and food amenities. It will incorporate Farmer Street, which bisects the Monroe Block, but close it off to vehicle traffic. The architects were asked to adhere closely to good urban-design principles. The result is an attempt to connect different downtown districts, bring in a mix of uses and create vibrant open spaces. It’s something that a lot of downtown Detroit still lacks, frankly. Think of the relatively lifeless west side of downtown. Or the sea of surface parking lots that still comprise much of the CBD.

Welcome to the work week, automatons! Here's what to know: 1. We talk about the report Moody's Investors Services released on Detroit, which essentially asks where's the love (and money) for the neighborhoods. 2. Some development news: In Ferndale, craft beer retailer 8 Degrees Plato says it will close it store on Nine Mile by the end of the year. The beer will continue to flow at the Cass Corridor location, however. 3. In Northville, there's a battle brewing over the proposed demolition of a historic mid-century modern school. 4. That internet prank we told you about involving the Google results for Wyandotte Police Department? It's been fixed, but we solicit Downriver denizen and tech wizard/vlogger Tom Lawrence to try and get to the bottom of it. And where to go: 1. Shianne Nocerini fills us in on the new sculpture "Divergence" by artist Adriana Ohar. You can see it at New Center Park.  2. We have deets on this year's big Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which takes place Friday at Campus Martius, with concurrent activities taking place over at Beacon Park on the other side of downtown Detroit. THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR and all that. 3. Lastly, Sven interviews Dannis Mitchell of Barton Malow about the "Ready. Set. Build" workforce expo that takes place Wednesday at Cobo Center. It's all about helping to connect people with jobs in the skilled trades, where developers are also seeing a shortage of qualified employees. Find Daily Detroit wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Eight military veterans are launching businesses from WeWork's shared office space in Campus Martius through Bunker Labs, a national organization that helps former service members become entreprenuers.

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on July 10, 2018. - Right under the deadline for finishing the show, we got word that the Detroit City Council has unanimously voted for a new Cass-Henry Historic District. - The Detroit auto show is moving dates, and now we have a good idea as to when. Multiple media reports say that the show will move from January to June in 2020. - Detroit’s historic Bonstelle Theatre on Woodward Avenue is being decommissioned. - It used to be that Detroit and Michigan were places where black families made progress on home ownership compared to the rest of the country. That’s no longer the case. - Jim Brandstatter’s 31-year run as color commentator for the Detroit Lions comes to an end. - The popular Campus Martius Beach is getting a makeover. - We now have the exact dates the PGA Tour is coming to the city of Detroit in 2019. - What is the largest single event in Michigan? - Good news for eastsiders, as DISH - a popular grab and go Mack Avenue spot among Detroiters, Grosse Pointers and all points east — will be reopening following the death of co-owner Paul Sulek. - MGM Grand Detroit ditches straws - And we have a conversation with Vittoria Katanski and Ashley Hennen of Hatch Detroit about the annual contest that has helped jumpstart some of the notable local names in Detroit's retail scene. Like the show? Don't miss another episode! Subscribe in your favorite podcast app. 

Nebr, the Tiger comes back on the show to discuss his upcoming album, opening for Joyner Lucas, and his thoughts on the new Cause statue in Campus Martius. Then, Electronic Music Enthusist Harmonie Drone joins us to discuss her excitement for the Detroit Movement Festival. And finally, we debut the new segment Robert Reviews Fruit!Credits: Nebr, The Tiger, Amy Oprean, Robert AllenFind MDVH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaeldupreyvh/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelDupreyVHAttributions:“Bootleg” by Nebr, the Tiger“Hi-Fi” by Nebr, the Tiger“w&b” by Nebr, the TigerRobert Reviews Fruit Song:“Bibou pour rien” by Ève C.Intro Theme:“Don't Weigh Me Down” by Broadcast 2000Interlude Song:“Americana Jam” by The Underscore Orkestra

- Members of Detroit City Council will debate a new proposal to regulate medical marijuana businesses in the city. - The Republican-controlled state House and Senate have adopted a citizen petition to pull the prevailing wage law off the books. - City councils in two of Oakland County’s largest cities, Troy and Novi, say voters should be allowed to decide the fate of a regional transit tax in November. - It’s one of the Detroit area’s hottest and most closely watched pieces of real estate. And now, the former Como’s Restaurant at Woodward and Nine Mile in Ferndale has a new owner. - Nearly $98 million in Federal money, pending congressional approval, will be coming to help fix Mound Road. - Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will be in Detroit this weekend. He’s headlining the re-opening ceremony on Saturday for Wayfinding, a combination public art installation and skate park next to Campus Martius. - Motor City Pride festival is this weekend. - There’s a new delivery service called FlashFoodBox that’s opening up in Detroit as its first U.S. city. The company is looking to change the game, and get fresh food delivered to people, right to their door.  Jer caught up with their founder Josh Domingues at WeWork Thursday morning. Here's that interview.

The story of the 6 year old girl featured in the Michigan Chronicle who is now the event planner for over 500 events in throughout Detroit’s Downtown is a story for the ages. Njia Kai grew up in the heart of Detroit and excelling throughout her grade school years earning her scholarship to Howard University where she studied film. Howard University and Washington DC’s African Centered community groomed Njia in the ethics of value systems, leadership, and cooperative economics. Listen to the podcast where Njia shares and opens up her methods of understanding, process, and system. Njia’s Detroit Event’s Team is one of the most recognized and successful brands covering Noel Night, Campus Martius, Red Wing Championship Celebrations, African World Festival, and more.

Detroit S.O.A.R. – Sisters On A Roll, Mobile Cafe’ Hey there, I am back with another guest from the great city of Detroit. This is Romy, and I have the pleasure of introducing you to Chef Bee and Jasmine of social enterprise Detroit S.O.A.R!  They have an inspiring story of joining together around health food for some very interesting reasons. This is a true story of how we are better together!  Stay tuned at the end for a really fun song by a Detroit artist. As a matter of fact, you might want to find your dancin' shoes while you are listening, so you are ready.   http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SOARPeaceMeal.jpg () http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/wings.jpg () http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DetroitSoarTT.jpg () http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Campus_Martius.jpg () http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ChiptoleTacos.jpg () http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Channel_7.jpg () http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Detroit_soar_logo_huge_1.png ()   For the full transcript- click below Read Full Transcript Hey there, I am back with another guest from the great city of Detroit. This is Romy, and I have the pleasure of introducing you to Chef Bee and Jasmine of social enterprise Detroit S.O.A.R! They have an inspiring story of joining together around health food for some very interesting reasons. This is a true story of how we are better together! Stay tuned at the end for a really fun song by a Detroit artist. As a matter of fact, you might want to find your dancin' shoes while you are listening, so you are ready. Before we hear from Jasmine and Chef Bee, let's see what Luke found for us on this episode's fun fuel Hi, this is Luke Trombley, and I am bringing you the fun fuel for this episode. While on the topic of mobile food, nearly 795 million people in the world do not have enough to eat. That is approximately one in nine people. 98% of the worlds undernourished population live in developing countries. Thanks to companies like Detroit Soar, that bring food to people who don't get enough to eat, the world hunger problem has dropped from 23.3 percent in developing nations to 12.9 percent. Thank you for listening to this fun fuel. Enjoy the Episode! Thank you, Luke! Listening to those statistics, it really makes me thankful for the work of Detroit SOAR. Let's listen in now…. Romy: We're excited to have you. You guys [crosstalk 00:00:22]. Yeah, you guys were ... we met cause you were winners at a Build Social event in Detroit. Right? Jasmine R: Yeah. So, we were in an eight-week business accelerator to help us learn how to build a business while still doing a social mission and making a profit. And we met you at our pitch competition for that. Romy: Yeah. Lucky for me! Yeah, so let's, first of all, let our listeners know about Detroit SOAR and ... I don't know is that the name you use or do you say Sisters On A Roll? Can we clarify that right out of the gate? Chef Bee: Yes. We can clarify that. Sisters On A Roll is my personal company, and me and Jasmine met through that company, and together we became partners to do Detroit SOAR, which is Sharing Opportunities And Resources. Romy: Okay. Glad to know that. Okay, so Detroit SOAR is Sharing Opportunities And Resources. Alright, I love it. And then do you still have your other company going, Chef Bee? Chef Bee: Yes. That's the company through which we do the catering for Detroit SOAR - Romy: Okay. Chef Bee: And everybody else. Romy: And you really go by ... you're really most known as Chef Bee. Right? Chef Bee: I am. Romy: And why is that? Let's go back in history just a little bit. Chef Bee: Oh, we're going way back. I was in the kitchen when Tony from Andiamo's and it was two Browns in the kitchen. So,...

The HuffPost, formerly known as the Huffington Post, was in Campus Martius in Detroit capturing stories from Detroiters as part of their Listen To America Tour. They're visiting 25 cities across the heartland of the country to get a beat on what people actually care about. It's an interesting experiment in outreach. So we talked Editor to Editor, with Jer having a conversation with Jo Confino. At HuffPost, Confino is Editor of Impact & Innovation and Editorial Director of their solutions journalism project, What's Working. We get into the challenges of solutions journalism - how it's harder than chasing down the crime stories of the day, and it's not always about positive stories. Also, breaking down the mental barriers that some journalists have. Apologies ahead of time for a little wind noise. We recorded on location for this one.  If you like the show, subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit-news-byte/id1220563942?mt=2 Also, thanks to our network, Podcast Detroit: http://www.podcastdetroit.com A link to HuffPost's What's Working: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/whats-working

IT in the D, Episode 12, full episode... IT in the D is joined by Mark Stanislav of Duo Security. Over the course of this episode, we talk security basics, two factor authentication, recap our Pink Slip Party event at Saint Andrews Hall on 9/19, and give away the free training class from New Horizons. The Pink Slip Party Recap: http://www.ITinTheD.com/6314/919-pink-slip-party-recap/ Photos from the Pink Slip Party are live on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ITintheD Mark Stanislav can be found on LinkedIn here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mstanislav Duo Security: https://www.duosecurity.com/ The Duo Security event on two factor authentication with Girl Develop It - Detroit: http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Detroit/events/137213652/ Our Pink Slip Party sponsors: Arrow Strategies - http://www.arrowstrategies.com/ - should be a familiar name to most people at our events.  They've been heavily involved with us for years, and were sponsors the first time we hit Saint Andrews Hall on 3/13/13.  Additionally, Steve Gaura was on our IT in the D show a few weeks ago, and you can catch what he had to say about the industry as a whole, the types of positions his company is always looking to fill, and more over at http://www.ITinTheD.com/listen/it-in-the-d-show-archives/episode-9-arrow-strategies-and-yelp/  Steve in particular is truly part of the "core" of what our group is and does, so always keep him and Arrow Strategies in mind when you're looking. Brightwing - http://www.gobrightwing.com/ - was also a sponsor back on 3/13/13, and had a great group of folks there last night as well.  Additionally, Russ Dotson has been a crucial part of our Support The Troops activities over the past few years, and was a guest on our very first installment of the IT in the D show.  You can listen to that episode here - http://www.ITinTheD.com/listen/it-in-the-d-show-archives/episode-1-june-03-2013/, and then another when April and Elyse popped in over at http://www.ITinTheD.com/listen/it-in-the-d-show-archives/episode-8-august-5-2013/ Strategic Staffing Solutions - http://www.strategicstaff.com/ - is a relative newcomer to our events, but that doesn't make us any less grateful or appreciative for their support of what we do.  They're based downtown right off Campus Martius, and even though you don't hear as much about them as you do some of the other companies that are located in that same circle, they're doing really great things and always looking for great people. Logicalis - http://www.us.logicalis.com/ - is also fairly new to our events, but they're getting more engaged ever since a long-time member of ours who has been coming to our events for quite some time took a job there earlier this year.  They specialize in global virtualization solutions, and have some really cool offerings.  They're also looking for some bright minds to join their team, so give them a look and keep them in mind. MEDC - http://www.michiganbusiness.org/ - we do a lot with MEDC, not necessarily as a part of "ITinTheD.org events", but Bob and I have spoken at a number of their Shifting Gears classes and really enjoy doing our part to help people in career transition with our 10 Commandments of Networking presentation.  MEDC is far more than just the Shifting Gears program though, and they have a lot of great things going on all across the state in a number of capacities. New Horizons - http://nhgreatlakes.com/ - has been coming to our events forever, and they've helped literally hundreds of our folks find grant funding for training classes.  So it wasn't really a surprise that they wanted to get involved, and they did so in a great way - one attendee at our event last night is now the winner of a free technical training class!  Want to find out if you're the winner?  Listen to our IT in the D show live on Monday night as they'll be in-studio with us to make the announcement. The Great Lakes Technology Showcase - http://www.

An introduction to the remains of some of the most significant Roman temples in the Campus Martius.

An introduction to the remains of some of the most significant Roman temples in the Campus Martius.

Transcript -- An introduction to the remains of some of the most significant Roman temples in the Campus Martius.

Transcript -- An introduction to the remains of some of the most significant Roman temples in the Campus Martius.

Andrzej i Edyta, Powerbook G4 1 Gb RAM, Pistons, film Harry Potter, Campus Martius, rondo w Sterling Heights, MS Evangelizer, Somewhere, Demiurg, iPodcast

Andrzej i Edyta, Powerbook G4 1 Gb RAM, Pistons, film Harry Potter, Campus Martius, rondo w Sterling Heights, MS Evangelizer, Somewhere, Demiurg, iPodcast