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…
Bear with us …. Hey, it’s working now!
UPDATE: We have fixed our glitch and you can now access this week’s issue. We are having problems with posting this week’s issue (June 15, 2018). The web nerds are…
Underfunding in education is something we all need to address
Hamtramck Public Schools teachers were right to walk. Last week they held a “walk-in” – their twist on a “walk-out” that students across the country have held to draw attention…
City once again considers what to do about medical marijuana
By Charles Sercombe A panel of lawyers laid down the city’s options on what to do about medical marijuana dispensaries. The three attorneys, all connected with the city’s…
Recycling likely to be trashed
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s monthly recycling program is likely to come to a halt in August. The city’s Recycling Commission is saying the drop-off program held on the…
A crackdown is due for rogue towing companies
Enough with rogue towing companies operating in Hamtramck. Now that there has been the appearance of another predatory towing company operating in town, city officials and the police department need…
