Crime Log 5/25/12
By Alan Madeleine Crime log is compiled from Hamtramck Police Department Reports from between the dates of Thursday, May 17, 2012 and (part of) Tuesday, May 22. From Thursday, May…
Free health expo is something you can’t afford to miss
By Ian Perrotta If just one unhealthy habit was changed during Wayne County’s health expo on Wednesday (May 16), then it can be considered a success. But based on the…
Crime Log … 5/18/12
By Alan Madeleine Crime Log is a compilation of incidents taken from Hamtramck Police Reports between the dates of Thursday, May 10 and Wednesday, May 16. From Thursday, May 10:…
Students’ talent show is a feast for eyes and ears
By Charles Sercombe There are school talent shows, and then there is a Hamtramck school talent show. You could say the public schools here have set the bar very high.…
Lots going on for city’s main artery
By Charles Sercombe To listen to Community & Economic Development Director Jason Friedmann talk, you’d never think there’s a lingering economic slump. Hamtramck is bustling with new development, he says,…
Cutting business tax could further harm cities
There is a tax bill winding its way through the Michigan legislature that could financially devastate cities and school districts. State lawmakers, or more specifically, Republican lawmakers, are supporting a…
St. Joe’s nursing home will host open house
Are you, or a member of your family, considering a move to a nursing home? On Monday (May 14), you can check out St. Joseph’s Healthcare Center, located at 9400…
World-wide street art project comes to Hamtramck
By Alan Madeleine In a tribute to the tight-knit nature of graffiti artists around the country –and the world — a baker’s dozen of them descended from all points, spray…
Mural brings out the art critics and supporters
By Charles Sercombe Want to start an argument in Hamtramck? That’s easy. Bring up the subject of graffiti art. Specifically one recently painted on the side of a city-owned loft…
City staves off payless paydays, for now
By Charles Sercombe A public hearing is set for the city’s new budget on May 22, but guess what’s missing? An actual budget for the public to look at. At…
