City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the scoop and the highlights – as well as the lowlights – of the latest council meeting. By Charles…
Crime wave brings community together
Periodically, Hamtramck experiences a crime wave of sorts. At the last City Council meeting, councilmembers complained about a rash of street muggings and young men and teens hanging out at…
Torrential rains lead to massive flooding in area
By Charles Sercombe Wednesday’s citywide flooding may have had a few people wondering if someone nearby was building an ark. Turns out that the flood quickly receded, but in its…
In Hamtramck, police scanners are now a thing of the past
By Charles Sercombe Like to keep tabs on police runs? Kiss that pastime goodbye, at least here in Hamtramck. We don’t know how many folks in town like to tune…
Weed and Seed group seeks additional funding to remain active
By David Piestrzynski The Review Special Writer The Weed and Seed program has lost its funding. But these budget cuts haven’t caused the Hamtramck Community Initiative (HCI) to give up…
HHS students learn about the power of the spoken word
By Alan R. Madeleine Café 1923 was lit up this past Friday. Lit up with the incendiary words of youthful poetry performance, that is. Hamtramck High students, under the tutelage…
Former Polish restaurant gets a major do-over
By Alan R. Madeleine Another long-familiar Hamtramck dining landmark has reopened. This time though, the name, menu and all are very different from the previous occupants. Coming fast on the…
For many, tax hike will hardly be noticed
We’ve said it before, but we’ll repeat it again. The Hamtramck City Council did the right thing on Tuesday by officially raising the city’s property tax rate to its legal…
Today’s lesson, class: It’s easy to be green
By Alan R. Madeleine Students at Dickinson East Elementary School have been getting quite a lesson on going green. But first, let’s get some background on what an extraordinary transformation…
Election outcome could be historical
By Charles Sercombe And then there were 13. That’s 13 candidates we’re talking about who will be on the August Primary ballot for three seats on City Council. Two candidates…
