Detroit Evening Report: Comerica Hatch Detroit now accepting business pitches for $100,000 award
The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest is looking for applicants to win $100,000 to open the next brick-and-mortar business in Detroit,...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of Media Diversity. Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
Hamtramck Arts and Culture Commission adds two members
The Hamtramck Arts and Culture Commission added two new members. Maria Vujic is the chair of the Hamtramck Neighborhoods Arts...
Detroit Evening Report: City of Detroit will clean freeways after $650K deal with MDOT
The City of Detroit will be responsible for cleaning highways within the limits of the city. Listen and Subscribe to...
Detroit Evening Report: Tenants coalition aims to protect Detroit renters’ rights with ‘Right to Renew’ ordinance
The Detroit Tenants Association held their first monthly meeting of the year Tuesday night, aiming to unify various efforts to...
Adda Music Café and Restaurant is the new hangout spot in Warren
"Communities of Hope" features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic....
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan schools will increase electric school buses in 2023
Michigan schools will see more electric buses this year thanks to a grant by the Environmental Protection Agency. Listen and...
Detroit Evening Report: Artist George McCalman created illustration book to highlight Black American history
This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re sharing stories we’ve covered in 2022 that show how special the people...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan school board wants to help foster children graduate on time
Michigan's Board of Education members approved a resolution aimed at helping foster care youth graduate on time. Listen and Subscribe...
Activists want the DIA to spend its $300 million on a ‘world class experience’
The Detroit Institute of Arts has collected nearly $300 million since 2012 from property taxpayers to provide services to Wayne,...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State research group receives $50,000 grant to help solve Detroit’s flooding issues
A Wayne State University research group was awarded a $50,000 grant to analyze basement floods in Detroit. Listen and Subscribe...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s water shutoff moratorium ends this month
Detroit’s residential water shutoff moratorium is set to expire at the end of December. Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: Twice as many Black and poor students held back under Michigan reading law
Black third grade students and those from low-income homes are twice as likely to be held back under Michigan's Read...