When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and other events that…
Police auction brings out the big bidders
By Alan R. Madeleine You want a hot deal on a used car, industrial-sized fan, big-screen TV or bag of jewelry? Well mister, you should’ve been there on the steps…
Schools look for a library makeover
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Hamtramck Public Schools Media Specialist Brad Alan Neff is hoping that a mini makeover set to take place at the Holbrook Elementary School…
Veterans Park could be going to the dogs
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review Lauren Hepola has a “pet” project that’s worth howling about. She wants to create a dog park for Hamtramck. “I see it as…
New housing construction to begin
By Charles Sercombe A new round of housing construction is about to get underway. This will be the second of three phases to finalize an agreement from a housing discrimination…
Education cuts are aimed at busting teachers’ union
In a way, the contract concessions that Hamtramck Public School teachers agreed to was inevitable. That’s because Gov. Rick Snyder and his fellow Republican legislators are about to impose similar…
‘This old house’ is now part of new housing
By Charles Sercombe Usually when it comes to tearing down a house there’s nothing really to it. First you disconnect the electric and gas and then bring in a bulldozer.…
Police crackdown on growing crime wave, with more to come
By Charles Sercombe All of you street-partying, drug-dealing Hamtramck people, here’s a belated heads-up – just in case you haven’t already been arrested or heard of it yet: Party’s over.…
City Hall no longer home to voters
By Charles Sercombe A decades-long tradition in Hamtramck elections has come to an end. Hamtramck City Hall will no longer be a precinct location for voters, a small irony in…
For these two councilmembers, it’s no thanks for another term
By Charles Sercombe Lost, perhaps, in this upcoming election for City Council is the fact that two incumbents have decided not to run. It’s almost unprecedented. Imagine, you are a…
