Crime Log …5/3/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Wednesday, April 24 through Wednesday, May 1. Wednesday, April 24 · At 11:22 p.m. officers investigated an open door at…
‘Blowout’ loses much of its wind
By Charles Sercombe Could this be the beginning of the end of the Hamtramck Blowout? This year’s attendance seemed to be down by half, some…
Splitting ‘Hamtramck Blowout’ may work for Ferndale, but not Hamtramck
Now that the annual Metro Times Hamtramck Blowout has come and gone, it’s time to take stock. Bar and hall owners say that this year’s…
DTE ready to make city more walkable
By Charles Sercombe It’s orange barrel season. DTE Energy is about to finish up the gas line replacement project that it began last year, as well as…
Owe the city money? Here’s a deal
By Charles Sercombe Have an overdue traffic ticket, outstanding water bill, or way overdue on your business license? Rest easy, because Hamtramck has a deal for…
Crime Log …4/26/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Thursday, April 18 through Tuesday, April 23. Thursday, April 18 · At 12:22 a.m. officers responded to an animal complaint. · …
Elected officials fail to see big picture in business development
Maybe we have beaten this issue to death, but it bears repeating once more, just in case any city official is reading this. At Tuesday’s meeting the…
Friday night and it’s time to ‘Blowout’
By Charles Sercombe Music fans swarmed into Hamtramck on Friday night for the 16th annual Metro Times Hamtramck Blowout. We here at The Review got off…
Hamtramck’s emerging industry: Industrial recycling. Is that a good thing?
By Charles Sercombe “Are we going to be the recycling center of the state?” That’s a question City Councilmember Robert Zwolak recently posed about the…
City inches closer to state intervention
By Charles Sercombe It’s official: A state review team will look into Hamtramck’s financial situation. Hmmmm … sound familiar? Indeed. Last fall city officials…
