Daily Detroit

Hamtramck Gets SMART Service Back, Plus a First Look at Georgia O'Keeffe at the DIA

September 14, 2026·21 min
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*:first-child]:mt-0 [&_>*:last-child]:mb-0" data-renderer="lm"> On today's show, Norris Howard and I dig into SMART's new Route 500, which restores service to Hamtramck for the first time in more than a decade. It's a new bus connection between downtown Detroit, the DMC, Hamtramck, the North End, and the Bel Air Center.  It matters for a city like Hamtramck where about one in five households does not have a vehicle, and it also gives fans another way to get to Keyworth Stadium and people visiting the city a way to get to Hamtramck without am Uber. Then, photographer Ryan Southen and I head to the Detroit Institute of Arts for a preview of Georgia O'Keeffe: Architecture, a first-of-its-kind exhibition that looks beyond the flowers and into the buildings, cityscapes, barns, and New Mexico spaces that shaped her work. We also talk with Ben Colman, the DIA's curator of American art, about why bringing this exhibition to Detroit matters and how O'Keeffe's New York paintings connect with the skyscraper boom that shaped Detroit in the same era. Finally, we check in on Detroit City FC as Le Rouge heads into the final stretch of the regular season, chasing a top-four finish and a chance to host a playoff match at Keyworth. Saturday's matchup against Pittsburgh is a big one, and DCFC will wear special green Capuchin Soup Kitchen charity kits. Feedback as always dailydetroit@gmail.com or 313-789-3211. Cover photo by Ryan Southen. What do you think on any of these topics? Hit us up, dailydetroit@gmail.com or 313-789-3211. Thanks for your support on Patreon!

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