In a second attempt, city attorney’s billings are released
By Charles Sercombe In 2012 The Review published a portion of billings from the city’s largest contractors, except one: City Attorney James Allen. At the…
EM comes up with labor contracts
By Charles Sercombe For two years at least, Hamtramck has peace among its labor unions. All four city employee unions, which includes the…
Another city-owned building is on auction block
By Charles Sercombe It’s Plan B for how to get rid of a city-owned loft development. There were no bids submitted for a two-story building on…
You no longer have to go to the ‘burbs to get quality deli food
By Tanni Deb Special to The Review There is a new local café in town that delivers more than just a cup of coffee. DeliteCafé & Deli,…
Crime Log… 1/10/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Dec. 29-Jan. 4. Sunday, Dec. 29 At 3 a.m. a woman reported that someone she knows stole her cell phone. …
There is no excuse for not having a snow emergency plan
One thing we all learned about this week’s monster snowstorm is that the city doesn’t have a plan on how to deal with snow emergencies. Emergency…
New council clashes over appointment
By Charles Sercombe An omen of things to come or just a bad start? That seems to be the question in the air after the very…
Winter comes roaring in and just as quickly leaves
By Charles Sercombe Winter was barely three weeks old when it suddenly came blasting into Hamtramck, as well as almost the entire country. Starting on Sunday night and…
Dumping of snow raises an old thorny issue
By Charles Sercombe This week’s dumping of about a foot of snow raised an old debate in town. To plow, or not to plow (side…
New council and mayor take the oath of office
By Charles Sercombe The New Year in Hamtramck started with the usual celebrations and also uniquely to Hamtramck, the inauguration of newly elected officials. This election…
