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Come hang out and enjoy the discussion with Detroit wine professionals Liz Martinez from the Apparatus Room at Detroit Foundation Hotel, Joseph Allerton who is in wholesale distribution with Veritas Imports, and Remy Lutfy, owner of acclaimed restaurant Vertical Detroit.

Marsha Music  recites her poem Just Say Hi and has plenty to share about her words ... it was the first time I had met Marsha. I attended my first Detroit Urban Consulate Parlor Talk in June 2016 to hear Marsha Music. I was going to be giving a Parlor Talk the following week and felt this would be an opportunity for me to meet Marsha Music as  I have enjoyed seeing and hearing her virtually . I also wanted to get a feel for the setting at the Urban Consulate in preparing for my own Parlor Talk the next week.I was overcome with a sense of joy, melancholy, gratitude, optimism, reality, and so many emotions all wrapped up in my response to what Marsha shared ... perhaps most of all the unexpected warm and heartfelt welcome she gave me when she saw I was  there to hear her speak. I did not know Marsha personally and had no idea she knew me.  I knew that night when Marsha spoke to me from her heart I was home. I was at the right place at the right time with the right person coming into my life.  Marsha's words when talking story, her message in her poems she read, her personality, her brutal yet graceful honesty about so many issues that do linger in my subconscious, her warmth for all that were in attendance, her generosity in acknowledging others made it a very special evening. I did not record all of the talk but here is some of what I got and I hope you find listening as worthwhile as I did and do each time I listen when sharing it with others. I have since read so much more of Marsha 's work. I've had a long conversation by phone the day after her talk that I treasure as she has so much wisdom to share. I was so pleased Marsha attended my parlor talk and shared her heart and so grateful to know Marsha.  I was certain Marsha should be reciting her poem at Detroit Homecoming and told her I was going to make that a goal of mine. It was a blessing that when I was able to introduce Colleen Robar, who produces Detroit Homecoming at an event I created at Detroit Foundation Hotel an instant friendship and mutual respect  between the two evolved and Marsha did in fact present her poem at the closing of Detroit Homecoming in 2017 and so many meaninfgful friendships have evolved from bringing us all together. We have spent a lot of time together in person and on the phone and in spirit.  I have loved how we have weaved our support for one another and others too into some wonderful thoughtful friendships with new friends and people from our past.  Can't begin to express how much I have learned about the Detroit I thought I knew from what Marsha shares.

Design duo Lisa Simeone and Gina Deary met while working at a firm in Chicago in the 1990s and became fast friends. Realizing they had a similar vision and passion for design, they took a leap of faith founding their own firm Simeone Deary Design Group in 2002. Their thoughtful approach can be seen in projects such as the Detroit Foundation Hotel and Hotel Kansas City—two historic buildings transformed into modern properties while retaining a strong sense of place. Named Hospitality Design magazine's 2022 Design Firm of the Year, these two—now principals of KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, after a recent merger with the architecture firm—show no signs of slowing down.

In this episode of the Hotel Design Podcast, we welcome Lisa Simeone and Gina Deary - two of the principals of Chicago based Simeone Deary Design Group.   Host Glenn Haussman, Lisa and Gina start by discussing the state of hotel design in 2022.  Both guests feel optimistic about the state of design during the past few years and believe the future is open to new design concepts and creativity. Incredibly, post Covid, design has emerged on the other side with a lot of positivity and a lot of change for the better, they say.  Many of the worries associated with COVID crisis protocols such as the permanence of special distancing and barriers are gone, which allows designers to get back to creative rather than being hamstrung by functional design.   These days, food & beverage spaces are more frequently being incorporated directly into the lobby experience. The principals discuss Yours Truly DC, which opened during the height of COVID boasting a central bar with the entire lobby serving as a restaurant. The concept: having a productive social place to hang as a group, or be alone together.   Interestingly, while they've been partners for 20 years, they typically work independently of each other, choosing to use each other as creative partners to bounce ideas off of.  Combined, they weave into their design incredible guest experiences. “It's not always just about the sticks and stone of design”, they philosophize, but bringing in experiential components that transform spaces into Instagrammable moments.   One project they discuss is the Austin Marriott Downtown, in Austin, TX. Despite being a branded hotel with specific standards, the property has a beautiful, clean, modern, & classic design pushing the notion of what a branded hotel can be. Rather than feel prototypical, instead the property has a timeless appeal hinting at the Austin landscape.   The next project discussed is the Hotel Kansas City, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. Formally a men's club known as the Kansas City Club, the space was transformed into a hotel. Here, the adaptive reuse project highlights existing architectural elements which underscored the craftsmanship of the original structure.  The existing building also featured myriad unexpected treasures utilized to tell smaller stories within that bigger hotel design story.   When creating The Detroit Foundation Hotel, the team looked back at the region's auto industry for inspiration, combining the aesthetic and automobile colors as the palette in which they created the broader design. In rooms, pastel colors and design elements evoking the auto industry are used to create guestroom design tone.   Also featured are the downtown Dallas based Monarch and Kessaku restaurants, located at the top of the Thompson Hotel.  Here, the Jewelbox Bar has a stunning metal flower chandelier that orients the design for the small 10 seat bar. The craft cocktails bar also serves as a space delineating different space elements as guests move between separate dining areas.   Meanwhile, the Cheyenne Club at The Farm at Brush Creek Ranch is located on an 80,000 acre ranch owned by White Lodging. Here, the project is an expanded version of a farm to table concept, including a brewery, distillery, fine dining restaurant, creamery, bakery, and greenhouse.  The ranch's cattle supplies the restaurant's beef, while lambs and goats supply the dairy. It's a true experience where the design was created entirely from reclaimed materials.   Finally, the designers reveal an important secret for any future designer: build an art piece into the construction budget, thus it's included in the overall project budget, eliminating the chance the art budget will be cut considerably as the projects moves along. Follow along with some great project visuals on our website - http://hoteldesignpodcast.com/ - and subscribe to our new Youtube page to watch the video interview!  

It was a year ago June 21, 2019. The Aloha Friday Ohana Gathering at Detroit Foundation Hotel and live worldwide Broadcast with Michael Patrick Shiels Michigan’s Big Show. Started at 6am in the Detroit Foundation Apparatus Room. Michael is a long time friend. He has won many awards with his Michigan's Big Show and his extensive travel and golf writing as author and journalist. Some back story on why I wanted to do this live broadcast with Michael at Detroit Foundation Hotel. Michael's mentor was the legendary JP McCarthy, WJR Radio. In the 1970's-80's JP and WJR were was very supportive as they still are of my efforts in Detroit. Michael was JP's Producer after I left Detroit. Michael and I actually met here in Hawaii in the 1990's as he is a wonderful ambassador for Hawaii and has written extensively and broadcast from Hawaii. I mention that because I have been weaving my Detroit community and Hawaii community for years with a lot of friends and ohana. There are a lot of threads that weaved nicely over last couple years as Bob Lambert, GM Detroit Foundation Hotel had been so open to sharing ideas and ways to showcase the community space and spirit I had learned to appreciate at Detroit Foundation Hotel. So Michael and Bob and his team at DFH and a whole bunch of us I like to call Ohana shared a wonderful morning last June 21. Michael let me line up all the guests that included who we had partnered with at DFH like Empty Bowls Detroit, Rainbow Connection and the Detroit Historical Society. We also showcased the Rocket Mortgage Classic and the monies being raised for the Detroit community as Michael talked with Steve Wilke (RIP) Hour Magazine and GAM and RJ King dBusiness who had just released his new book, Detroit: Engine of America. Larry Alexander ...DMCVB aka VisitDetroit was a guest and talked about all the efforts in Detroit. Tony Michaels, Parade Company joined us and talked about the Ford Fireworks that were coming up the following week. . Watching many of the summer events being cancelled and the Detroit Foundation Hotel being temporarily closed is difficult .... however the good efforts of so many of our ohana going on in many places in the community and hopefully DFH will be open again soon. I loved listening to this broadcast the other day. I heard Michael Patrick say the crowd and energy and spirit of the day reminded him of JP McCarthy's Focus Radio Show parties. What a compliment. While it was a year ago I remember so well how happy we all were about the day and how much gratitude I had for all that helped make it such a memorable day. Bob Lambert and Jennifer Lee and the DFH team at the time, Darraugh Collins, Michael Patrick and like always Colleen Robar helping us out in so many ways. So that is why I am replaying our Broadcast.

In this episode, Delainie and Olivia sit down with live and touring photographer and editor in chief at Resurget Magazine– Kailey Howell. Kailey has gone to numerous concerts and festivals capturing acts like Anderson Paak, Greta Van Fleet, Aly & AJ, Jessie Reyez, and more. Her magazine publication, Resurget Magazine, provides people with the latest music coverage. You can find a mixture of concert reviews, full photo galleries, album reviews, features, and interviews with local and national artists We chatted with Kailey about what it's like having a front and center perspective at concerts and festivals, being a female photographer in a male-domnating industry, and her love for Game of Thrones. Kailey’s Instagram: @kaileyhowellphoto Resurget Magazine’s Instagram: @resurgetmag Resurget Magazine’s Facebook: Resurget Magazine Resurget Magazine’s Website: www.resurgetmag.com Resurget Magazine Features: Pride Series Our Website: www.industryunpacked.com Our Instagram: @industryunpacked Our Facebook: Industry Unpacked: Detroit This podcast is presented by DTM Filmworks, LLC and recorded at the Foundation Studio located inside the Detroit Foundation Hotel.

In this episode, Delainie and Olivia sit down with music producer and DJ Sam Morykwas. Sam has played around the city at places like Deluxx Fluxx, The Skip, and Fort Street Gallery. He recently released an album called Get Togethers where he collaborated with over 10 local Detroit artists including Willa Rae, Vespre, noMad, and Tears of a Martian. We chatted with Sam about his collaborative project, the joys of Flower Day at Eastern Market, and advice he gives to aspiring DJs when it comes to booking local gigs. Listen to Sam's music on all streaming platforms! Sam's latest projects: Get Togethers and Speak My Peace Sam's Instagram: @sammorykwas Sam's Facebook: Sam Morykwas Our website: www.industryunpacked.com Our Instagram: @industryunpacked Our Facebook: Industry Unpacked: Detroit This podcast is presented by DTM Filmworks, LLC and recorded at the Foundation Studio located inside the Detroit Foundation Hotel.

In this episode, Delainie and Olivia introduce their new project Industry Unpacked: Detroit, a podcast all about the local music from the perspectives of artists, promoters, photographers, managers, producers, and more. Our website: www.industryunpacked.com Our Instagram: @industryunpacked Our Facebook: Industry Unpacked: Detroit This podcast is presented by DTM Filmworks, LLC and recorded at the Foundation Studio located inside the Detroit Foundation Hotel.

In this episode, Delainie and Olivia sit down with singer and songwriter Ian Ruhala from the pop-rock band Hala. The band’s 2018 album Spoonfed has gained traction on the Spotify-curated playlist “Bedroom Pop,” awarding their song “What Is Love? Tell Me Is It Easy?” with nearly 3.5 million plays. We chatted with Ian about his musical journey, his creative process, and his love for the Detroit Tigers. Listen to Ian's music on all streaming platforms! Ian's website: www.thebandhala.com Ian's Instagram: @thebandhala Ian's Facebook: Hala Band Tour Dates: www.thebandhala.com/tour Our website: www.industryunpacked.com Our Instagram: @industryunpacked Our Facebook: Industry Unpacked: Detroit This podcast is presented by DTM Filmworks, LLC and recorded at the Foundation Studio located inside the Detroit Foundation Hotel.

In this episode we talk with Quincy Smith of Ceasefire Detroit, a community based initiative taking on gun violence among Detroit's youth. He shares about his experiences with gang members, preachers and politicians and what led him to the front lines in this battle.Today's episode was recorded at Detroit Foundation Hotel.Theme music by Phonz Phillips. Check out his sweet lo-fi grooves at https://soundcloud.com/xoultribe .My home church is Detroit Church, and you can find me at juliebeader.com or @justjulieb across all social media.

My guest for this episode of the Guest Friends podcast is long-time bosom buddy: Ben Davis. Ben is a married father of four, seemingly a life-long soccer coach, and a Veteran who served for over 5 years in the Army (from 2003-2008). He also hosts the Arsenal of Hope podcast which focuses on dietary, fitness, and wellness tips - especially for Veterans. I met up with Ben at the Detroit Foundation Hotel podcast studio (the building was the former site of the Detroit Fire Department headquarters and was built in 1921). Amongst other insights, Ben shares why "sticking it to the man" was at least partial motivation for taking on 12 Ultra Marathons over the course of a year; how the combination of trail running and changing his diet became the most effective medication cocktail; and why planning a 22-hour run on Belle Isle in Detroit is so significant to him. We'd enjoy your comments or questions: GuestFriendsPodcast@gmail.com   LINKS RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: Logo Credit: Saint-Creative.com  Music Credit: Of Asaph (James Alleman) "Inspired By" Voiceover: Doug Wells   Recommended Resources: Website: Arsenal of Hope Website: Victory Gym Book: Ultra Marathon Man (Dean Karnazes) Documentary: Free to Run Place: Detroit Foundation Hotel Company: Rogue Arc (design)

Britney Stoney stops by WDET ahead of shows at Detroit Foundation Hotel, Ziggy's

This Friday evening January 18 at the Detroit Foundation Hotel Apparatus Room is the NAIAS Charity Preview After Party. Everyone is invited. No Cover. Come as you are. Starts at 8pm. Ken Jimenez, Gail & Rice VP of Production & Entertainment, Bob Lambert GM Detroit Foundation Hotel and Jenn Life, Lifestyle Director DFH have created a evening with some Motown Music and some other fun entertainment. I'll let you hear it from Ken. I do know Bob Lambert, GM Detroit Foundation Hotel and his team will have a warm welcome for Detroiters and visitors.

Bob Lambert joins the show to give a virtual tour of the Detroit Foundation Hotel as well as some samples of the Apparatus Room's tasty treats.

Bob Lambert joins the show to give a virtual tour of the Detroit Foundation Hotel as well as some samples of the Apparatus Room's tasty treats.

Lisa Nuskowski who is the Founder and Executive Director of MOGO Detroit bike share arrived at the Detroit Foundation Hotel on a MOGO bike for a meeting with Darraugh Collins and Jennifer Lee, DFH and me at The Apparatus Room. Lisa and I had time to tape this show before she headed off to a meeting a Eastern Market on .... yes a MOGO. Lisa talks about how MOGO was just an idea 6 years ago and what has gone into bring it along to the such success that it is being expanded not just to more neighbors but to the suburbs too. I've been a huge admirer of Lisa's efforts since they rolled out MOGO Detroit which is part of Downtown Detroit Partnership whose efforts under the leadership of Eric Larson I also admire. Thanks for listening.

Your show for Thursday, August 23, 2018. - Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a group of Detroit-area residents have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law is unconstitutional and is unfairly expensive for drivers. - The internet is ablaze with speculation that it might just be the end of Hockeytown for the Detroit Red Wings. - Work is set to start Monday to build Detroit’s newest beach. - A couple of changes are on the horizon for buses around town. The first is proposed, the second is happening. - The Detroit Knight Arts Challenge has named 53 finalists for its grant contest, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. - We now have more details on the Aretha Franklin tribute concert that will be free and open to the public. - Time Magazine has named the Detroit Foundation Hotel as one of the World’s 100 greatest places.  - The Weird Homes Tour is on Saturday, August 25th and runs from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. If you like the show, don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts, or even better, write a review!

I have loved watching the people over the last few years on HandleBar Detroit. I see them when I am riding my bike around town. Singing, laughing and having a good time as they are going around downtown or whatever area the group chooses to pedal to ... So finally his Sunday I've got a group going out for couple hours... related to something with the Detroit Historical Society and Detroit Foundation Hotel. Brian Lindsey, owner with his brother Steve has been so helpful. I stopped by and met up with Brian and while we were talking I turned on my recorder and he shared how they started HandleBar Detroit and some interesting pieces to their back story. .... what is neat is you can organize your own group or go as single ad join up with others.

Sometimes, life brings in people when you least expect them and they become the exact person that you need most. That is Leah V for me. We met at a diner in Detroit. Rose's Fine Food. I grabbed us a table. It was in the early stages of my Recovery from my Eating Disorder and so I sat nervously glancing through the decadence that was the menu. Pancakes. Bacon. Eggs. All of it looked good. None of it I could have. Yogurt, I thought. I'll just do yogurt. Leah came shortly thereafter. "Thanks for checking on the bathroom situation. I have IBS, you know. I've always got to make sure an establishment has a bathroom in the case I need it." Interesting, I thought. She doesn't know me and yet here we are talking about what I would consider a very intimate subject. "You're welcome." Leah grabs the menu. She takes a gander. The waitress approaches, "what'll it be?" "Yogurt for me! Leah?" "I'll have the pancakes, eggs (not too runny, not too dry), bacon." She looks at me, "I'm hungry." My stomach dropped. I probably am too. The waitress leaves us. "I wish I could do that. That is my dream meal." "You'll get there." And we switch topics into what turns into a two-hour conversation. You'll get there. That subtle, yet strong phrase has stuck with me since. I, like Leah, can overcome anything as long as I put my mind to it.  Flash forward 7 months later, Leah and I find ourselves in the Podcast Room of the Detroit Foundation Hotel, looking into each other's eyes, as we dissect her Story. “I never felt like I belong. I remember being very young and feeling like, do I belong here? What is my place on this earth? Why am I here?” Me too.  “Being dependent on other people is a no-go. And don’t trust people. People are out to get you. I had that mentality growing up really hard because I didn’t know any other way. That’s what I was taught. That’s what I saw my mom doing. She didn’t ask for help. She’d rather struggle than ask for help.  But within that struggle that we put ourselves through we’re destroying ourselves. I didn’t know that so I took on the same thing - like, you needed help? you don’t say anything - You just suffer silently.” Me too. “Right now my Truth would be to dive into The Unknown even though you’re, like, super knees buckling, like, I wanna throw up type of fear. Do it anyway. I tell my platform that a lot and I tell my close friends, do it anyway even though you’re scared. Because the things in my life that I have been totally fearful of have been the best decisions I’ve made in my life.” Me too. That's the Truth of Leah. All labels tossed onto her - MUSLIM, FEMINIST, BLACK, WOMAN, FAT - she lets fall by the wayside. These WORDS do not define her anymore. Now, she challenges these labels, proving that every human being is allowed to be exactly who they are. This didn't come over night. After a bad divorce, Leah hit her lowest of lows.  “I was not eating. I couldn’t sleep. I had, not thoughts of suicide, but thoughts of like, why am I here? What’s the point? No one’s connecting. I don’t connect with them. I have no value. So why am I taking up space on this planet? And I’m going to admit myself to the psychiatric ward. It’s the worst feeling you could ever have to be at the lowest of low. Where you’ve lost everything. Where you don’t see anything good for yourself for the future. You don’t even see the future. It doesn’t exist.” Reaching out for help, Leah called the Muslim Family Services, where a Somali woman picked up the phone and pulled her out of herself. She saw Life once more. Hope. That is the Power of acknowledging others' stories, truths, flaws, pains, and traumas. Now, she uses her story, her voice, to shine light on issues that are not nearly talked about as much as they should be. She provides a voice for the unheard. She lends an ear to those who need it most. She bares her soul because within there is the Power of Healing. That is the significance of Leah stating those very simple words to me, "you'll get there." She, unlike me, believe in me. She, unlike most, believes in you. I am humbled and honored to call this gem of a human my friend. Thanks for sharing your Story with me and my listeners.