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On today's show, Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh speaks with WDET's Amy Miller about some of the city's most pressing issues. WDET's Pat Batcheller joins Amy to discuss updates on the Tiger's pennant race. WDET's Amy Miller speaks with national leader in the Green Jobs Movement, Jerome Ringo about the state environmentally-minded efforts taking place in Detroit. Ringo, CEO of Eco-Opportunity Advisers and former President of Apollo Alliance, is also the Keynote Speaker for WARM's 4th Annual Breakfast on Sept. 20th at the Masonic Temple Ballroom.
WDET's Amy Miller hosts this week's Friday Follies and is joined by Alexis Wiley of Fox 2, WDET's Laura Weber-Davis and Crain's Nancy Kaffer to discuss some of the highlights in the news this week. Metro Detroit has grown a national reputation for urban and community gardens. There are hundreds throughout Metro Detroit, but the vast majority of those gardens go dormant in the winter. Now Oakland County Parks is taking the concept of Community Gardening to the next level and is moving the gardens indoors for the winter months. WDET’s Amy Miller speaks with Mike Donnellon, Chief of Parks and Facilities Maintenance for Oakland County Parks. WDET's Travis Wright speaks with Amy Miller about some of the best events taking place in and around Detroit this weekend.
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