By Charles Sercombe In his first meeting back on City Council last Tuesday, Councilmember Abdul Algazali was in familiar form. As you may recall, Algazali was tapped for the council…
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe City Council met on Nov. 22, and the meeting…
Between the Lines is a column that looks at the story behind the stories and people we come across. By Charles Sercombe We zig, we zag. Turn left, turn right.…
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck Goodfellows standing on a street corner…
By Alan R. Madeleine Nothing warms you during winter like a nice healthy glow. And we know where you can get one. No, not the bar on the corner. Or…
Could it get any messier? While on the one hand we’re pleased that Hamtramck now has a new police chief on the way, the process in which it happened was…
By Greg Kowalski War was on the horizon in November, 1940, as the people of Hamtramck were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving. Of course, the whole nation looked ahead with apprehension…
Charles Sercombe Former Councilmember Kazi Miah’s replacement didn’t waste any time taking over his position. The next highest vote-getter from the Nov. 8 General Election, Abdul Algazali, was sworn into…
By Charles Sercombe Channel 7 news investigator Scott Lewis is not putting the brakes on his recent story about Hamtramck’s speed trap. On Tuesday night, Lewis did a follow up…
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe We left off last week part way through the…