Want to beat the winter blahs? Hamtramck has some remedies
All of us who love Hamtramck know why this is such a special city. This weekend and next are perfect examples of why this city, despite all its ups and…
Maine Street celebrates 20 years of dishing up good food
By Charles Sercombe While many restaurants have come and gone in Hamtramck in recent times, there has been one constant for the past 20 years. Maine Street Restaurant,…
This year’s Hamtramck Music Fest gets even bigger and better
By Alan Madlane Music and Hamtramck. A match made in … Well, Hamtramck. And it’s coming around again, like a record spinning round and round baby, and et…
Financial crisis means change is coming to the city
Last week, the city council and the mayor received some sobering financial news. If spending continues at the current rate, the city will be $11 million in the hole within…
A familiar problem faces the city
By Charles Sercombe The City of Hamtramck is once again facing a financial challenge. Scratch that. It’s a crisis. At last week’s city council meeting, City Manager Kathy Angerer…
Students and cars, a lethal mix
By Charles Sercombe For the past year, an after-school ritual has played out in the neighborhood of Brombach near Evaline. At about 3 p.m. some male students leaving…
For some clubgoers, a night out isn’t complete without whippets
By Charles Sercombe You’ve probably have noticed those little silver cannisters on the ground, maybe at the curb or in parking lots. For those who cook, you will know…
Making our streets safe for pedestrians is job one
For the past several weeks our City Life columnist has taken a close look at how to make our streets safer for pedestrians. Hamtramck has long been known as…
So far, no takers on police offer
By Charles Sercombe It’s been a couple of months now since the city OK’d a new police officers’ contract that pays officers to cross-train as firefighters. Despite the offer…
Poletown Plant’s future? GM is not saying
By Charles Sercombe If production at the GM Poletown Plant does shut down for good this June, what exactly will happen to the site? That’s a question city officials…
