Financial watch continues
By Charles Sercombe Now that the state’s relatively new emergency manager law has been struck down by state voters, what does this mean for Hamtramck? “Basically, we’re in…
City Hall Insider …11/9/12
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe Here is part two of the Oct.…
Frontier soccer team scores an upset in state championship play
By Ian Perrotta Before last Saturday (Nov. 3), most people had never heard of Frontier International Academy. It only took 90 minutes to change that. The school’s unranked…
Family comes full circle back to Hamtramck
By Ian Perrotta Hungry at 3 a.m.? Hamtramck’s newest eatery can help fill the void in your stomach. On Monday, L. George’s Coney Island officially opened its doors to…
Crime Log …11/9/12
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Nov. 1 through Nov. 7. Thursday, November 1 At 11:24 p.m. on October 31 a female was arrested for felonious assault during…
Street repair fund should be used for streets, not payroll
Perhaps one of the more curious things to come to light in all the recent talk about the city’s financial situation is that we have been sitting on $3…
From soup to polkas, it’s a Hamtramck party
By Charles Sercombe Throw together cold, rainy weather, eight different kinds of soup, Polish folk dancers and a rockin’ polka band and what do you get? It doesn’t matter…
For these honeymooners, it’s a trip back home
By Ian Perrotta One of these days, I’m going to send you straight to… Hamtramck? That was the gist of what former resident Antoinette Galloway (nee Horeski) told now-husband…
Main business district receives ‘historic’ designation
By Ian Perrotta Once again, Hamtramck has made history. The downtown district on Jos. Campau – from Lehman (one street south of Holbrook) to Pulaski (four streets north…
Financial meltdown looms for city
By Charles Sercombe As if it were even possible, Hamtramck’s financial picture looks a lot worse than it did a month ago. It was previously thought that the city…
