Medical marijuana ordinance can be a slam dunk for officials
Fire Chief Danny Hagen summed it up perfectly at last week’s city council work session on drafting regulations for medical marijuana operators. “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel,” he…
City budget sets the stage for debate on future Fire Department funding
By Charles Sercombe City officials recently adopted their new budget for the city but there is already a financial bump in the road. The coming budget year, which…
Summer crime watch: trash cans and carjackings
By Charles Sercombe What in the heck is it with people stealing city-issued trash cans? Once again there has been a rash – three so far – of…
After years of delay, city is moving forward on medical pot
City officials are now finally taking steps toward allowing medical marijuana dispensaries operate in town. It’s been an issue on hold for a few years, and it’s one that is…
For this resident, preserving our heritage is her life’s work
By Alan Madlane Sometimes people earn all the good things that come to them. Here at The Review, we prefer to focus on this type of person. And Rebecca…
City lot sale under investigation
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Anam Miah is asking the city administration to look into the sale of a Caniff lot to a local developer. The lot,…
Historic baseball stadium scores big with Comerica Bank
By Alan Madlane You can’t keep a good stadium down. Just before Christmas last year, we wrote about Hamtramck Stadium getting a formal review done on its restoration.…
Alley repairs pick up where they left off from last year
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s alley repair program has begun its second year. Last week work began on ripping up and repaving the alley on the west side of…
HHS graduating students are Hamtramck’s ambassadors
Each year we are amazed by the graduating class of Hamtramck High School. This year is no different. Last Friday the Class of 2018 celebrated its graduation. The students represent…
The Lore of Hamtramck … Fred Kovaleski – our spy – has died
By Greg Kowalski Fred Kovaleski died a couple of weeks ago. He is name is probably not known to many Hamtramckans today but there was a time when…
