Pandemic causes the cancellation of this year’s music festival
By Charles Sercombe COVID has struck again. Yet another major Hamtramck cultural event will have to wait another year, because of the pandemic and the restrictions on people gathering…
‘Pay it now, or pay it later’
By Charles Sercombe The city’s financial health is looking pretty bad. How bad? Bad enough that it’s likely that, one way or another, property owners are going to be…
Toast of the Town … Finally, good things happening for bars and restaurants
By Alan Madlane Good news, bar- and restaurant-goers, and owners. As of today, Friday, March 5 (and in effect until at least April 19), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has loosened some…
Cosmos varsity basketball team is on a roll
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck High School Cosmos boys varsity basketball team continue their drive toward a championship on a tear. While they still have two weeks to go in…
City’s finances are now at a critical crossroad
City councilmembers received an earful this week about the city’s dire financial picture. It’s a subject that’s been brought up before, but not quite at length like in Tuesday’s budget…
Breaking News … Robert Zwolak, former city official dies
By Charles Sercombe As we went to press Thursday it was announced that Robert Zwolak, 79, who was elected to multiple positions in Hamtramck’s government, died Wednesday night…
Breaking news … Shooting on Belmont St.
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police say a house was shot up this morning on Belmont St near Lumpkin. The shooting happened at about 7:50 a.m. One person suffered non-life…
Cosmos basketball team is racking up impressive wins
By Alan Madlane The Hamtramck High School boys’ varsity basketball team just might be a slam-dunk for a championship year. The Cosmos has been beating some top-ranked teams this season,…
Council comes around to allowing medical marijuana sales, sort of
By Charles Sercombe Recently, a majority of city councilmembers rejected allowing the sale of medical marijuana in Hamtramck. But then a curious turn of events happened. A few weeks…
Sidewalk repairs put on hold
By Charles Sercombe Don’t count on Hamtramck’s uneven and cracked sidewalks to get repaired any time soon. A majority of the city council rejected a proposal by the city administration…
