History presentation focuses on city’s movie theaters
By Greg Kowalski Remember when it cost 22 cents to go to the movies? Maybe not. That was a long time ago, but it is what people paid…
City rolls out pothole repairs, starting with emergency routes
By Charles Sercombe Pothole repairs are coming down your street soon. On Thursday, a work crew kicked off a citywide pothole repair program by beginning on Holbrook and continuing…
In Wayne County it’s a game of waiting forever
Road repairs. We’ve been talking about them for months now. This past winter was more brutal than usual on our roads, and residents have been steadily complaining about when the…
Developer finds out what happens when you don’t play by the rules
By Charles Sercombe Let this be a cautionary tale for would-be developers. Last fall Noaman Nagi wanted to create a parking lot next-door to his building at 2396-2342 Conant.…
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…
