Al’s Corral makes a nostalgic – and welcomed – comeback
By Alan Madeleine Everything’s OK down at the Corral. That’s Al’s Corral, partner, and it’s once again open for business. Has been, in fact, since January of this year. The…
Do local officials know something we should all know?
We can’t help but chuckle at the thought that four out of six city councilmembers are seeking higher office in the upcoming election cycle. There’s nothing wrong with local elected…
Memorial Day in Hamtramck 2012
By Charles Sercombe On Monday, local vets and residents observed Memorial Day, but this year things were a little different. Instead of holding a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, things…
New promotion proved fruitful for Strawberry Festival
By Charles Sercombe You could say this year’s St. Florian’s Strawberry Festival was, a-hem, berry, berry good. And why not? It was perfect festival weather: sunny and not too hot.…
On Jos. Campau, history can be found almost everywhere
By Alan Madeleine Most people can figure out that Hamtramck has a lot of history behind it. That fact is likely about to get a whole lot more official. Rebecca…
Council lines up for election
By Charles Sercombe It seems like a majority of Hamtramck City Councilmembers would rather be somewhere else. Four out of six councilmembers are seeking higher office in this year’s elections…
Muralist weighs in on street art debate
By Charles Sercombe With the debate still going on over street art here in town, we asked Hamtramck’s most well-known muralist what he thinks of the fuss. Fans of street…
Setting up our schools for failure seems to be the plan
You seriously have to wonder if state officials are setting up local school districts for failure. According to Hamtramck Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay, all schools have to pass certain performance…
GM is not being a good corporate neighbor
Talk about adding insult to injury. As our readers know, Hamtramck is hurting awfully bad, financially-speaking. In fact, we are a hair’s width away from total financial collapse, and subsequently…
A lesson on what’s art and what’s graffiti
By Charles Sercombe The protest over one of the street murals just ramped up. Last Friday, Hamtramck police received a call from a man saying two white women were spray…
