Former Tigers player Ike Blessitt returns to ‘where it all started’
By Charles Sercombe Former Detroit Tigers player and Hamtramck sports legend Ike Blessitt has been on a hot streak lately. Blessitt has been the subject of recent media reports…
Road repair season returns with some welcomed developments
By Charles Sercombe If it’s spring, there is one guarantee besides warm (OK maybe warmish) weather: the return of orange road construction barrels. After years of complaining – even…
Candidates lined up for elections
By Charles Sercombe The 2022 election season is now officially off and running. And once again, a city councilmember is seeking a job promotion. Councilmember Mohammed Alsomiri is one of…
Bringing back film tax breaks equals jobs
It’s not often we venture off on topics not totally Hamtramck-centric, at least when it comes to our own editorials. But this subject does resonate with a number of residents.…
City’s new parking meters gets a tweak in operations
By Charles Sercombe City officials are hoping that new adjustments to the rules governing the city’s controversial parking meters will win over critics. But that may prove to be…
Library is checking out from the city
By Charles Sercombe It’s not quite a divorce. Call it more of a separation. The Hamtramck Public Library Board of Directors has decided to break away from being involved with…
A compromise is reached on parking meters
Hamtramck’s new parking meter system certainly has its critics. The new meters, some say, are too confusing, and there needs to be more grace time before you have to pay.…
Record Store Day is this Saturday
It spins us right ‘round, baby, right ‘round … By Alan Madlane Tomorrow, Saturday, April 23, is the first Record Store Day of 2022. For those not in the…
City seeks election ballots translated into Arabic
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is joining Dearborn in seeking to have all future election ballots be printed in Arabic as well as in the standard English. But there could be…
School board rejects contract renewal
By Charles Sercombe A top administrator in the Hamtramck Public School District, who had been put on administrative leave, will not be returning to her job. Last week, the Hamtramck…
