City Hall Insider … 9/9/25
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Sept. 9, and all councilmembers were in attendance except for Khalil Refai and Muhith Mahmood. Mayor Amer Ghalib was also absent. City…
Three join election as write-ins
By Charles Sercombe The upcoming Nov. 4 city election just got a whole lot more interesting. Two city council candidates who didn’t make the final cut in the August…
State owes it to the city to insure fair elections
We know the wheels of justice can grind ever-so slowly. But Hamtramck has serious issues surrounding our election integrity, and an important upcoming election on Nov. 4 – just a…
An alley is reborn and Hamtramck throws a party
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck might be the only city in the whole U.S.A. that would think to celebrate the repaving of an alley with a party. Or, as the…
Bugging out in Veterans Park …
By Charles Sercombe Things got awfully buggy last week in Veterans Park. But, in a good way. The Hamtramck Parks Conservancy teamed up with the Wayne County Parks Nankin…
City Hall Insider … 8/26/25
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Aug. 26, and all councilmembers were in attendance. Community Economic Development Director Isabel Allaway gave an update on the Downtown Development Authority’s…
Investment deal not for Hamtramck, mayor says
By Charles Sercombe Recently, Mayor Amer Ghalib posted on social media about his meeting with White House officials to arrange big-money foreign investments he helped orchestrate. There was speculation that…
Top presidential advisor warns against confirming mayor
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib has one key influential advisor to President Trump who is opposed to his nomination to be ambassador to Kuwait. And that’s right-wing conservative Laura…
In our opinion … Hamtramck’s election integrity is at risk
Like many in the community, we are alarmed over what looks like brazen ballot stuffing prior to the August Primary Election. Recently, more surveillance recordings involving various people who were…
City Hall surveillance recording exposes more suspected ballot stuffing
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s ballot drop box, located across from city hall, had a number of repeat visitors in the days leading up to the August Primary Election. Once again,…
