Councilmember makes a payment on fine, but still owes campaign reports
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan said it’s a “lie” that he owes a $3,000 fine for not filing campaign reports for his unsuccessful run for state representative in…
Radio station report revisits call to prayer issue
By Charles Sercombe Last week Detroit public radio station WDET-FM ran a series of stories on Hamtramck. One of the stories was about the Islamic call to prayer, and how…
A victory for the school millage is a victory for our kids
Smart decision, Hamtramck voters. On Tuesday, the public school district’s millage proposal managed to just get by and win. Although it’s unfortunate that the margin of victory was only 22…
City real estate up for sale
By Charles Sercombe In the past few months the city has been in the real estate business. Recently, about six dilapidated houses were sold off, ranging from $3,000 each to…
Crime Log… 5/9/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers April 29 through May 5. Tuesday, April 29 A Detroit resident was arrested during a traffic stop for not having a license.…
A city icon serves up its last hamburger
By Charles Sercombe Nick Konke has the distinction of being the last person in Hamtramck to order up at Campau Towers. The landmark burger joint at Jos. Campau and Caniff…
School building tax passes by slim majority in low voter turnout
By Charles Sercombe Let the repairs begin. The Hamtramck Public School District’s millage won by 22 votes on Tuesday. The millage will bring in $750,000 a year for the district…
Toast of the town …5/2/14
When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and other events throughout…
Crime Log…5/2/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers April 22-28. Tuesday, April 22 At 12:20 a.m. an intoxicated man was arrested for making an improper 911 call to police. At…
Hamtramck Drugs is a step back in time when customers mattered
By Alan Madeleine Special to The Review Chet Kasprzak is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. That alone could make one want to patronize Hamtramck Drugs. But there…
