By Charles Sercombe When the Wayne County Hamtramck Health Center opened a little over a year ago, organizers had no idea what challenges they would face. The biggest one,…
By Charles Sercombe Enjoy fresh eggs for breakfast? If so, you won’t have to drive or walk to the store for them. On Tuesday, the City Council passed an updated…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Fourth of July will have extra “oohs” and “aahs” this year. Thanks to the Hamtramck Fire Department, the city will celebrate a real fireworks show…
By Charles Sercombe Without a doubt, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano is in the political battle of his life. Ficano is facing some big names in the upcoming August Primary.…
By Charles Sercombe The last batch of the winter snow plowing bills has come in. Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The Review received a copy of invoices submitted…
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Robert Zwolak says homeowners are paying twice for garbage pickups. And he wants the Attorney General’s Office to determine if the city is unlawfully charging…
By Charles Sercombe It’s been about a month since city officials interviewed two finalists for the city manager job. It’s now up to Emergency Manager Cathy Square to decide who…
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan said it’s a “lie” that he owes a $3,000 fine for not filing campaign reports for his unsuccessful run for state representative in…
By Charles Sercombe Last week Detroit public radio station WDET-FM ran a series of stories on Hamtramck. One of the stories was about the Islamic call to prayer, and how…
By Charles Sercombe In the past few months the city has been in the real estate business. Recently, about six dilapidated houses were sold off, ranging from $3,000 each to…