Sunday’s a good day for a street festival
By Charles Sercombe Sunday was another great day at the Hamtramck Labor day Festival. In fact, people started streaming in even earlier than usual, probably thanks to a Channel 7…
A perfect start for Hamtramck’s Labor Day Festival
By Charles Sercombe You couldn’t ask for better weather to kick off this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. It was a sunny day with mild temps, making it just perfect…
Hamtramck Hustle is a throwback to the 1950s
By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday was a day for cool cats. The sixth annual Hamtramck Hustle, sponsored by the Dead Last Car Club, may have hit the turning point of…
Get ready to have some fun
By Alan Madeleine Hamtramck’s Labor Day Festival lives on. This year, maybe more than ever, it’s truly a grass-roots event. And once again, it’s a couple of locals who have…
Acting city manager keeps his word and resigns
By Charles Sercombe As he promised, Acting City Manager Nevrus Nazarko stepped down from his position as acting city manager. He had told the city council he was resigning immediately…
New acting city manager says there is no conflict of interest
By Charles Sercombe Newly-appointed Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzaj insisted that someone other than the city attorney negotiate employment terms with him. He told the city council at Tuesday’s meeting…
Hamtramck Hustle is a throwback to the 1950s
By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday was a day for cool cats. The sixth annual Hamtramck Hustle, sponsored by the Dead Last Car Club, may have hit the turning point of…
Crime Log …8/31/12
By Alan Madeleine Crime Log is a compilation of the more interesting or informative items taken from Hamtramck Police Reports, from between the dates of Thursday, August 23 to Wednesday,…
And now comes the hard part for the city council
The city council deserves to pat itself on the back. And Finance Director Nevrus Nazarko deserves some applause for producing a workable budget deficit elimination plan that gives the city…
Stadium preservation project enters new phase
By Ian Perrotta Now that Hamtramck Stadium has achieved National Historic status, it’s time to raise money to fix it up. That was the outcome of the most recent meeting…
