Rental dwelling inspections are now up for debate
The city council is currently considering a proposal to increase the time between city inspections of rental dwellings from every two years to every three. There are good arguments to…
Crime Log … 8/19/22
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Aug. 9-15. Tuesday, Aug. 9 Gunshots were reported on Selfridge. A strong-armed robbery was reported on Dyar. Officers attempted to pull over…
Recent city manager resignation raised concern among officials
By Charles Sercombe The abrupt resignations of City Manager Kathy Angerer and City Attorney James Allen recently left the mayor and some councilmembers a bit confused. A few weeks…
Sex assault charges refiled against activist
By Charles Sercombe A prominent community activist is once again being charged with sexually assaulting of a special education high school student. Two years ago, Ibrahim Aljahim was faced…
Guest Editorial … Building community at the Family Fun Fair
By Liz Alpert The best part about heading back to school is getting to see friends, neighbors, teachers and staff after a long summer away. For me, catching up on…
Should religious animal sacrifices be allowed?
In an ongoing review of city ordinances, a thorny controversy has unexpectedly been stirred. Recently, the city council considered a revision of an ordinance governing animals, specifically which kinds of…
Pride flag leads to a shakeup in the Human Relations Commission
By Charles Sercombe There is going to be a shake-up in the city’s Human Relations Commission, the mayor has said. The commission became embroiled in a controversy about displaying…
A debate over religious animal sacrifices
By Charles Sercombe Updating the city’s animal ordinance has turned out to be no ordinary task. An issue arose when some in the city’s Muslim community noticed that, in a…
Despite the pandemic, true love knows no boundaries
By Alan Madlane You never know what a week in Hamtramck will bring. Case in point: The wedding of Todd and Reyna on Sunday, July 17, believed by them…
A teachable moment in Judge Krot decision
Hamtramck 31st District Court Judge Alexis Krot has been cleared of wrongdoing. Last week we reported on the decision by the state Judicial Tenure Commission over Krot’s handling of a…
