The recent closing of a marijuana dispensary has prompted the usual “hoorays” from folks who wish all four Hamtramck outlets would go away. These folks claim that dispensaries are magnets…
By Linda Wolyniec At first I was angry. OK, I was angry several times. I put up pride stickers at my building. They were torn down. I put up fabric…
Last week, this page questioned whether Hamtramck can still be considered a welcoming place. That was in reference to the mayor and city council supporting a ban displaying a pride…
By Russ Gordon The mayor’s and city council’s arguments supporting Hamtramck’s new restrictive flag resolution are obfuscations. In a heated council debate recently, they claimed that the Pride flag (one…
Way to go Hamtramck. And by Hamtramck, we mean the city’s mayor and city council, and by “way to go,” we mean that sarcastically. The mayor and council have managed…
Hamtramck’s city finances have long been up and down. But some folks out there are claiming that the city’s current balanced budget is a first-ever historical moment. Bunk. We know…
By Michelle Odrobina Five students recently have made Hamtramck proud and we would like to help them in return. The Kosciuszko Middle School students won first prize in a statewide…
It’s no secret that Hamtramck has a cultural divide, split between conservative religious folks and progressives. The one subject that continues to spark heated debate here is the display of…
Recently, we reported that Hamtramck has seen a slight dip in its population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That adjustment is based on the bureau’s own quirky estimates, which…
Recently, we celebrated all of the good things happening at Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium. The good news keeps on coming. The stadium is located within the city’s largest green space,…