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Blowout: the streets were alive with the sound of music

By Charles Sercombe When it comes to the annual…

This year’s MLK Day celebration’s theme: building bridges

By Charles Sercombe Despite the frigid single-digit temperature, Hamtramck’s celebration…

Hamtramck veterans still carry on the Veterans Day tradition

By Charles Sercombe Veterans Day ceremonies in Hamtramck may…

Student authors have a health message for people of color

By Alan Madlane It’s no secret that Hamtramck has…

Neighborhood Arts Festival once again opens it doors and yards

By Alan Madlane Get ready for another spectacular day…

Police chief jumps into action to help a neighbor out

By Charles Sercombe There are good neighbors, and then there…

Editorials

Councilmembers continue to overstep their authority

If you take the time to read the lawsuit filed by City Manager Max Garbarino, you may notice a common thread within it. And that is: we have…

June 13, 2025No CommentRead More

Should the city council also be suspended?

What a mess in city hall. On that, it’s a good guess that most folks in town can agree. And, opinion-wise, we’re not even going to address the…

June 6, 2025No CommentRead More

News

Chief’s offer of a gun: a ‘joke’

By Charles Sercombe The attorney for City Manager Max Garbarino’s lawsuit against the mayor,…

June 13, 2025No CommentRead More

Former mayor flying Old Glory as a symbol of national distress

By Alan Madlane Former mayor Karen Majewski has caused a bit of a local stir…

June 12, 20252 CommentsRead More

Mayor orders city manager out of council meeting:’I don’t feel safe’

By Charles Sercombe In a possible violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act, Mayor Amer…

June 10, 20252 CommentsRead More

City manager lawsuit is explosive

By Charles Sercombe A week ago, City Manager Max Garbarino warned the mayor and…

June 6, 2025No CommentRead More

Crime Log

Business

‘Discover Hamtramck’ spreads the message of development in the city

By Alan Madlane Hamtramck has a very active platform for self-promotion working out of city hall these days. They are called Discover Hamtramck, and we wanted to…

February 7, 2025No CommentRead More

It’s all in the family for this new Laundromat

By Charles Sercombe Finally, the northend of town has a much-needed service available. We’re talking about the need for a laundromat, one of which just opened at…

December 21, 2024No CommentRead More

Florian East offers a refreshing take on crafting beer

By Charles Sercombe For the first time in perhaps decades, Hamtramck has its own brewery. During the past week, Florian East, at 9350 Jos. Campau, has had…

August 30, 20241 CommentRead More

Photo Gallery

Vintage baseball comes to Hamtramck Stadium

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium came full circle last Saturday. When the stadium was first built, as…

May 24, 20191 CommentRead More

HHS Cosmos reach for the stars this season

By The Hamtramck Public School District As March…

Cosmos varsity basketball team is on a roll

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School Cosmos boys…

Cosmos basketball team is racking up impressive wins

By Alan Madlane The Hamtramck High School boys’ varsity…

Cosmos football team needs one more win for the history books

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School varsity…

Toast of the Town … A weekend of good health and celebrating a legend

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck had another busy weekend,…

Toast of the Town … Strawberries, crafts and a tribute to the Hamtramck Historical Museum

By Charles Sercombe There’s something about the sound of…

Toast of the Town … Polish Art Center ushers in the holiday spirit

By Charles Sercombe The spirit of the holiday season…

Toast of the Town … Hatch Gallery offers something very ‘curious’ indeed

By Charles Sercombe It’s been too long since…

City Hall Insider … 5/13/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on May…

City Hall Insider … 4/22/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on April…

City Hall Insider … 4/8/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on April…

City Hall Insider … 3/25/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on March…

News

Read the city manager’s lawsuit

garbarino lawsuit By Charles Sercombe There have been plenty of news stories this week about City Manager Max Garbarino’s lawsuit. On Tuesday, The Review obtained a copy…

June 4, 2025No Comment

Features

Muralist talks about his latest project in Veterans Park

By Charles Sercombe At age 80, Dennis Orlowski may be retired, but he is one busy guy. He is known locally for his many murals around…

August 23, 2024No Comment