Today in Dearborn: Aug. 1

Ready to start your day? Here's what you need to know.

1. After a weekend of all sunny skies, the threat of rain is back today, according to the National Weather Service. There will be a 30 percent chance of rain lingering all day, with the high temperature near 93 degrees.

2. Ramadan began at sundown yesterday, and continues throughout August. As such, we'll have coverage of events, features and more all month. Have any ideas of what we should cover? Send an email to jessica.carreras@patch.com.

3. Dearborn Homecoming starts this Friday, and we're ramping up with stories all week to get the community excited! Look for features on performers, special events, daily lineups and more all week long, plus extensive homecoming coverage all weekend.

4. A hearing will be held today on the for the . The meeting takes place at noon at , and will determine if the properties are eligible for Brownfield tax credits. Watch Dearborn Patch this afternoon for updates from the meeting.

5. In honor of Dearborn's automotive heritage, we bring you Ford Facts. Today's fact: Ford Motor Company's Australia branch was founded in 1925 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Its most popularly produced car is the Falcon, which started Australia production in 1960.