Editorials

Crossing the line of their authority

At a recent city council meeting, Mayor Amer Ghalib made an interesting comment that caught our attention. Speaking on the internal investigations into the police chief and background…

July 18, 2025No CommentRead More

City parking meters are gone, but what next?

Hamtramck is back to square one when it comes to choosing a parking meter system for the city’s main business district. Recently, the city council decided not to…

July 11, 2025No CommentRead More

News

Finally, the Caniff repaving is complete and open for traffic

Finally, the Caniff repaving is complete and open for traffic

By Charles Sercombe Time to celebrate, and if you have wheels whether it’s a car,…

July 18, 2025No CommentRead More

City job raises questions about future of city manager

City job raises questions about future of city manager

  By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is once again seeking an assistant to the city manager.…

July 18, 2025No CommentRead More

Suspended school superintendent re-appointed to state commission

Suspended school superintendent re-appointed to state commission

By Charles Sercombe Suspended Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed still has influence with…

July 18, 2025No CommentRead More

August election is coming up

August election is coming up

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s election season is now officially off and running. Absentee ballots have…

July 11, 20252 CommentsRead More

Business

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

‘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

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

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

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

HHS Cosmos reach for the stars this season

  By The Hamtramck Public School District As March…

Cosmos varsity basketball team is on a roll

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

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

Cosmos football team needs one more win for the history books

  By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School varsity…

Toast of the Town … A message of unity, coney dogs and a celebration

Toast of the Town … A message of unity, coney dogs and a celebration

  By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday was one of…

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

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

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

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

By Charles Sercombe The spirit of the holiday season…

City Hall Insider … 6/24/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on June…

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By Charles Sercombe The city council met on June…

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By Charles Sercombe The city council met on April…

News

Mayor continues to wait to be confirmed by Senate for ambassadorship

Mayor continues to wait to be confirmed by Senate for ambassadorship

  By Charles Sercombe So far, there is still no date set for Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib’s Senate hearing on his confirmation to be the U.S. ambassador…

July 11, 20251 Comment

Features

Police chief jumps into action to help a neighbor out

Police chief jumps into action to help a neighbor out

By Charles Sercombe There are good neighbors, and then there are really good neighbors. You can put Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri in the “really good” category.…

September 20, 20241 Comment

Editorials

In our opinion … Enjoy a safe and fireworks free holiday

Happy Fourth of July! We hope this holiday weekend finds you in good health and good spirits. Hamtramck has been through a lot in recent weeks and…

July 3, 2025No Comment

Sports

With a new coach, Cosmos finally have something to celebrate

With a new coach, Cosmos finally have something to celebrate

By Mike Murphy Special to The Review The Hamtramck High Cosmos varsity football team fell one game short of getting into the state playoffs this year but…

October 31, 2014No Comment