This election season is missing one thing: candidates
Where are the candidates? This year’s election for city council attracted very few candidates, which is surprising when you consider three seats will be on the ballot. In past elections…
Crime Log… 5/8/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers April 28-May 4. Tuesday, April 28 A break-in occurred at a residence in the 11700 block of Sobieski where guns, ammo and…
In business and development, it’s a family affair
By Charles Sercombe Last time we checked in with brothers Nick and Mario Lulgjuraj, they were building a new shopping strip at Caniff and Gallagher. It was done…
Arts festival highlights Hamtramck’s border with Detroit
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Exploring Hamtramck/Detroit borders both physically and culturally will be the main agenda on May 16 and 17 when Detroit-based performance company The…
City council candidate faces questions over plans for shopping center
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski has a question for one of the candidates running for city council. She would like to know what Mohamed Alsomiri plans to…
Voters say ‘no’ to road repair tax
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters joined with voters statewide in rejecting a ballot proposal to raise the sales tax to fix roads. Statewide, voters gave the proposal a thumping by…
Crime Log… 5/1/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers April 21-27. Tuesday, April 21 Officers found narcotics on a prisoner being booked in the police station. At about 1 a.m.…
Proposal 1 is not perfect but it’s the only choice we have
There is one thing that folks from all sides of the political spectrum can agree on: Our roads need to be fixed. Now. But how we should go about funding…
Getting that sinking feeling over the cost of home ownership
By Charles Sercombe Take a look at the alley behind your home. Chances are you will see a sinkhole. The alleys in town are scattered with them. In…
Tax exemption claims raise questions
By Charles Sercombe The race is set for the city council election. Last Friday was the deadline for council candidates who had second thoughts to drop out of the Aug.…
