Masks are available at rec centers, which remain open as respite spots, and outdoor city events have been canceled through at least Saturday.
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.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroit to repair 9,000 faulty alley sewer lines for free by 2030
1 in 3 private sewer line connects are damaged or disconnected, leading to basement back-ups and alley cave-ins.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Detroit settles suit against realty group owing $460K in blight tickets
The action comes after the city filed a lawsuit late last year in Wayne County Circuit Court against Munoz, of Detroit International Holding LLC and Munoz Realty Inc., and several of his companies and associates over blighted conditions that threatened the health and safety of residents.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Jobs & Economic Development
Sheffield taps former Bedrock exec to attract national retailers
Addofio Addo will lead Detroit’s retail strategy to bring national and regional brands to neighborhood commercial corridors.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Michigan Government
Michigan’s Rx Kids cash aid program expands outside of Michigan
The program offers $1,500 mid-pregnancy and then $500 for the first six months of a baby’s life for eligible families.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit tenants group sues 36th District Court over eviction process
The Detroit Tenants Union has filed a lawsuit against the 36th District Court over how it handles eviction cases.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Michigan immigrant advocates call Supreme Court ruling a huge win
The June 30 ruling affirms that children born to parents unlawfully or temporarily in the United States are citizens under the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause.
Posted inHousing
How to claim leftover money from Wayne County foreclosures
The deadline to start the process of getting any leftover money from property tax foreclosures in Wayne County is July 1.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Political and Public Policy Information
Study finds fewer Flint newborns died after Rx Kids started
Since 2024, pregnant moms in Flint have been able to get $7,500 through the Rx Kids program. New research shows what happened next.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
Detroit solar project transfers to DTE after vendor drops out
The $130 million solar neighborhood initiative — which kicked off in 2023 under former Mayor Mike Duggan — aims to turn about 165 acres of disinvested neighborhoods into solar arrays to offset how much energy is used at 127 municipal buildings across Detroit.