Am Axle denied tax exemption
By Charles Sercombe American Axle & Manufacturing found out that shipping jobs out of the country has its consequences. On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council unanimously rejected the company’s request…
New policy on ‘crime log’ will open up more information to the public
By Charles Sercombe Good news crime sleuths and crime busters. The Hamtramck Police Department will soon open its daily crime reports to the public. Just like the old days. Except,…
American Axle deserves the treatment it’s getting
Ha-Ha-Ha! That’s what we’d like to say to executives at American Axle & Manufacturing. But you know what? It really doesn’t give us pleasure. Fact is, what the executives in…
For this WWII vet, Pearl Harbor Day has a special meaning
By Charles Sercombe “I’m the last of the Mohicans.” Yes, Frank Stock is indeed one of the last of his kind. Come next Wednesday, Dec. 7, which is Pearl Harbor…
He’s back, but city is still waiting for promised reimbursement
By Charles Sercombe In his first meeting back on City Council last Tuesday, Councilmember Abdul Algazali was in familiar form. As you may recall, Algazali was tapped for the council…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe City Council met on Nov. 22, and the meeting…
Between the Lines …
Between the Lines is a column that looks at the story behind the stories and people we come across. By Charles Sercombe We zig, we zag. Turn left, turn right.…
Goodfellows drive helps feed city’s needy
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck Goodfellows standing on a street corner…
Celebrate the holiday season at ‘Winter Glow’
By Alan R. Madeleine Nothing warms you during winter like a nice healthy glow. And we know where you can get one. No, not the bar on the corner. Or…
Council does an end-run around city manager
Could it get any messier? While on the one hand we’re pleased that Hamtramck now has a new police chief on the way, the process in which it happened was…
