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…
Detroit area is one of the worst for pedestrian safety
By Charles Sercombe According to a national study on pedestrian safety, Michigan has some terrible drivers. The “Dangerous by Design” report published by Smart Growth America says Michigan is the…
City Life … The zigs and zags of winter walkability
By Walter Wasacz Would you pay an extra, say, $35 a year for sidewalks to be plowed after it snows? It’s a question being asked by northern cities…
For these podcasters, there’s nothing scary about horror movies
By Joe Anthony Myrick Special to The Review For many of us, horror movies give us nightmares. For Hamtramck natives “Barnabas and Samael,” nothing brings them more joy than watching…
City’s hope for a new tax stream is going up in smoke
Hamtramck’s elected officials continue to go down the wrong path when it comes to allowing the sale and production of recreational and medical marijuana. At the last city council meeting,…
Brrrr … Need we say more?
By Charles Sercombe If you are reading this, you survived. Survived, that is, the polar vortex that caused a historic deep freeze for the past few days. How…
