Editorials

In Our Opinion … Will city taxpayers be hit with a hefty bill?

Hamtramck, like a number of other communities, is about to get screwed by Republican state legislators. That’s because they went to court to block roughly $5 million that…

January 31, 2026No CommentRead More

In our opinion … Hamtramck has no need to honor foreign politicians

It’s a new political era, but what we saw at the last city council meeting left us wondering if this young council is already in a state of…

January 23, 2026No CommentRead More

News

What’s in store for 2026? Let’s take a look

What’s in store for 2026? Let’s take a look

  By Charles Sercombe For regular readers of The Review, this is the time of…

January 31, 2026No CommentRead More

Former mayor announces new job

Former mayor announces new job

By Charles Sercombe Former mayor Amer Ghalib is moving on to a new job. As…

January 31, 2026No CommentRead More

Mayor moves quick to begin city rebranding effort

Mayor moves quick to begin city rebranding effort

  By Charles Sercombe In a move that surprised a number of residents, newly-elected mayor…

January 31, 2026No CommentRead More

Court puts a halt to state grant payouts

Court puts a halt to state grant payouts

By Charles Sercombe For a moment, it looked like Hamtramck would be off the hook…

January 23, 2026No CommentRead 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 … Celebrating a mover and shaker and honoring MLK

Toast of the Town … Celebrating a mover and shaker and honoring MLK

By Charles Sercombe Winter’s icy, bitter cold couldn’t keep…

Toast of the Town … Hamtramck delivers one last summery blast of fun

Toast of the Town … Hamtramck delivers one last summery blast of fun

  By Charles Sercombe Once again, Hamtramck served up…

Toast of the Town … ‘Desi Nights’ highlights the Bangladesh community

Toast of the Town … ‘Desi Nights’ highlights the Bangladesh community

By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Bangladesh community was in…

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…

City Hall Insider … 1/6/26

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan.…

City Hall Insider … 12/16/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Dec.…

City Hall Insider … 11/25/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Nov.…

City Hall Insider … 10/28/25

By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Oct.…

News

‘Newsmaker of the Year’ changed city politics

‘Newsmaker of the Year’ changed city politics

  By Charles Sercombe As usual, trying to figure out who – or what – is our Newsmaker of the Year offers too many options. Should it…

January 16, 2026No Comment

Features

Blowout: the streets were alive with the sound of music

Blowout: the streets were alive with the sound of music

  By Charles Sercombe When it comes to the annual Hamtramck Blowout and weather traditions, this year was no different. And one of those traditions is this:…

March 28, 20252 Comments

Editorials

A new year calls for a fresh start for city council

A new year has ushered in a new political era for Hamtramck. We have a new mayor now, as well as a new city councilmember and two…

January 16, 20262 Comments

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