By Charles Sercombe Does Conant look fat to you? According to some folks in the Community Economic Development Department — and the city manager — it needs to go…
By Charles Sercombe Wayne County will soon take the first step of moving inmates and staffmembers from all of its jails into its new Criminal Justice Center. The county plans…
By Charles Sercombe Old Glory is looking ragged on Jos. Campau. That’s the latest chatter on social media about the condition of American flags flying on the city’s 18 flagpoles…
By Charles Sercombe Call it a dress rehearsal for the big Caniff project later this summer. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 26, repairs to a water main leak will cause…
By Charles Sercombe Getting around town will be a challenge this year. Once warm weather settles in, the city is planning a number of road and water line upgrades. And…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck city officials have notched a couple of “firsts.” Several weeks ago, the city council was one of the first dozen public bodies in the country to…
By Charles Sercombe Over the last four years, taxpayers have paid out almost $1 million to cover legal fees for the Hamtramck Public School district. The Review recently…
By Charles Sercombe As a number of people in the Hamtramck Public School District predicted, Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed did not return to the job on Monday. Instead, the district…
By Charles Sercombe A former Hamtramck police officer convicted of bribery won’t be serving time in prison. Recently, a federal court sentenced Mike Stout, 62, of St. Clair Shores, to…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s marijuana shops continue to be a money pot for the city. According to the state Treasury Department, the city’s four cannabis dispensaries paid the city $236,345,…