Pages Bookshop owner Susan Murphy said she’s retiring at the end of the month, and so is 10-year-old Pip, the bookstore’s resident cat.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
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The 2024 stories we can’t stop thinking about
A year in review: cash for moms, street medicine, housing voucher holdups and more.
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Need for food assistance is high. What you can do to help
Nonprofits have reported high levels of need all year and that’s growing in the winter. Agencies say they need volunteers, warm clothes and money.
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Detroit water assistance program stops taking applications as funding remains unclear
The state House failed to act on legislation that would have provided long-term funding for the Lifeline Plan, which reduces eligible Detroiters’ water bill to as low as $18 a month and wipes away debt from overdue bills.
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What happens when you give moms and babies $7,500? Flint is finding out.
The program received $20 million in a state budget allocation to allow it to grow beyond Flint to communities across Michigan.
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Moms are getting cash each month to ease financial troubles. Does it work?
Two programs, one in Michigan and the other in Mississippi, aim to ease the economic hurdles families face, as costs remain high.
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Warming centers, respite spots are open across Detroit
The City of Detroit opened warming centers last month with 100 extra emergency shelter beds, providing sleeping spots, two meals and showers.
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Focus: HOPE needs volunteers to deliver food to 1,500 seniors
On Dec. 21, volunteers will deliver holiday-themed food boxes to hundreds of low-income seniors struggling to afford the basics.
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Prosecutor: Bailiff who killed man during eviction ‘justified’
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said a bailiff who fatally shot a man during an eviction in July acted in self defense.
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Thrive: Don’t skip these Detroit area book shops
Nushrat Rahman has your guide to must-see Detroit area book shops. Plus, the latest on grants for legacy businesses, free rides to medical appointments for pregnant moms, water affordability and immigration.