Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck-cluck?
By Charles Sercombe For those who want to raise chickens in your backyard, it’s time to raise a squawk. The city council is on the verge of doing an…
Back in 1997, the Fourth of July wasn’t so festive
By Charles Sercombe Seventeen years ago, there was little to celebrate during the July Fourth holiday. That’s because in the late afternoon of July 2 in 1997, a tornado —…
Students are being set up for failure
By Nancy L. Erickson You hear it often: Too many Michigan schools fail to educate their students. Yet the accusation is made primarily against districts where many students live in…
Car wash offers a personal touch in making your car shine
By Omar Thabet Special to The Review Don’t look now Hamtramck, but a business on the southend has begun to wash away its opponents. International Detail, located at 8422 Jos.…
Crime Log… 6/27/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers June 17-23. Tuesday, June 17 At 11:15 p.m. officers checked out an open door at a vacant house in the 2300 block…
City can’t afford to delay opening up of dispensaries
Why the wait? That’s the question we have for Emergency Manager Cathy Square when it comes to allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to open up and operate. Square has put the…
What once used to be is now blight to neighbors
By Charles Sercombe For the past three years, or so, Albert Andrus of Trowbridge St. has been trying to get the city’s attention. He’s called and filled out complaint forms,…
Official’s lawsuit expands
By Charles Sercombe The Whistleblower lawsuit filed by Department of Public Works Director Steve Shaya keeps growing. Shaya has added two amendments to his original lawsuit filed last April. The…
Chickens may not be allowed to come home to roost after all
By Charles Sercombe Don’t count your chickens yet. Three City Councilmembers have had second thoughts about allowing the raising of chickens in Hamtramck and have set the wheels in motion…
Marijuana dispensary is one toke over the line
By Charles Sercombe A would-be medical marijuana dispensary operator jumped the gun too soon. Waaay too soon. On Tuesday afternoon, Hamtramck police shut down a business called Go Green at…
