The era of sitting on empty lots is over … or is it?
The price for sitting on a vacant piece of land has become pricier in Hamtramck. After years of frustration with owners of vacant lots who just sit on their property…
City Hall Insider … 1/9/24
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan. 9, and all councilmembers were in attendance. The meeting, the first of the year, started with an appointment of a councilmember…
HPS Superintendent takes another leave of absence without explanation
By Charles Sercombe A few weeks after getting a job evaluation that said she was “minimally effective,” Hamtramck Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed has taken a paid leave of absence. The…
Here it comes: Paczki Day
By Charles Sercombe Paczki Day comes early this year, and it’s just in time to help scrape away the gray winter doldrums around here. This coming Tuesday, Feb. 13, is…
Paczki run traffic closure
By Charles Sercombe Yes, Hamtramck doesn’t mind playing host to the annual paczki Run, but we also know it can be a major pain in you know where for…
Once again, local zine ‘Stupor’ comes to life at Planet Ant
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck is in a Stupor again. As in, Stupor ‘Zine, that locally produced and highly unpredictable publication that trades on the dialog that fills the barroom…
Better late than never for school board
Hamtramck School Boardmembers are talking about tackling a nagging problem among some members: absenteeism. It’s about time. For some reason, the board has not had a policy regarding the absences…
New police chief marks an historical moment in Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe The search for a new chief of police in Hamtramck didn’t take long. The job had been posted for only 10 days, with a deadline of Jan.…
School board will look into an attendance policy for its members
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Board of Education wants to do something about its poor attendance record. Last year, the board failed to meet at least once in three separate…
Mayor says death threat seemed real
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib says he is no stranger to death threats, but recently he received one that required the attention of the police department. In a…
