Hamtramck Hustle is ready to rattle and roll
By Alan Madeleine Maybe the Dream Cruise hasn’t totally sated you for looking at classic cars. Maybe nothing can… Welcome, then, to version six of the Hamtramck Hustle, Hamtown’s very…
Crime Log …8/24/12
By Alan Madeleine This week, Crime Log is a compilation of the more informative or unusual items taken from Hamtramck Police Department Reports for between the dates of Thursday, August…
Muslim community celebrates Eid with family festival
By Ian Perrotta You may have noticed more daytime activity coming from your Muslim neighbors in the last week. That’s because last Sunday (Aug. 19) marked the end of the…
Review of bills leads to investigation
By Charles Sercombe There were no bombshells revealed in Tuesday’s city council discussion on why $56,835 in contractors’ invoices could not be properly documented. But that doesn’t mean the investigation…
Review of contractor invoices raises a number of questions
City councilmembers need to do more than find out why some contractors’ invoices can’t be properly documented. They need to find out why, in at least one instance, they are…
Take a tour of Hamtramck
By Alan Madeleine Think you know Hamtramck? Well, there’s a whole lot of history here, and some of it might come as a surprise even to lifelong residents, says local…
Senior remembers the days when the Negro League played here
By Ian Perrotta Hamtramck Stadium may be a historic site now, but for local resident Ben Jaros it’s still a vivid memory. Back in the 1930s – when the Detroit…
Recycling in Hamtramck, doing their part to save the planet
By Charles Sercombe What’s the most common thing that gets dropped off at Hamtramck’s recycling center every second Saturday of the month? It’s the scourge of environmentalists who rue the…
Contractor bills don’t add up, says study
By Charles Sercombe There appears to be a scandal brewing in city hall. Or maybe not, depending on how some payments to contractors can be explained. At Tuesday’s city council…
Audit report gives glimpse into legal services billing
By Charles Sercombe In the recent review of work invoices of four city contractors, the city’s legal firm, the Allen Brothers, was also looked at. The firm submitted its monthly…
