Crime Log…5/17/13
By Ian Perrotta The weather’s getting hot so this week’s Crime Log is getting heavy. This week’s log covers Thursday, May 9 through Wednesday, May 15. Thursday, May 9…
The yin and yang of dealing with the city’s budget crisis
Micromanage, or step away from solving the city’s financial problems? That seemed to be the two conflicting thoughts influencing the city counci During a two-hour council work session…
Crime Log …5/10/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Thursday, May 2 through Wednesday, May 8. Thursday, May 2 · At 12:10 a.m. a person was arrested…
Firefighters insist on a full-time staff, except where they live
By Charles Sercombe For some Hamtramck firefighters, it’s do as we say, not as we do. Hamtramck firefighters have insisted in the past that the only way…
Letter from the Publisher: Advancing Hamtramck
By John Ulaj That’s right: “Advancing Hamtramck.” It’s my new motto. It is also the slogan by which I hope to help transform this city. The…
Time is running out for candidates
By Charles Sercombe The countdown has begun for this year’s field of political candidates running for local office. As of Thursday, the day…
Finding fault for city’s financial crisis ignores the core problem
The blame game. That’s what some folks in town played when a state financial review team visited here last week. The community was able to…
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…
